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July 28, 2008
Cessna at Oshkosh
Cessna Aircraft Company will feature a mix of historic, updated and new aircraft at this week’s Experimental Aircraft Association's annual week-long conference in Oshkosh, Wis. Exactly one year after launching the light sport aircraft program, Cessna...
July 28, 2008
Epic Elite Logs Fastest VLJ
Epic Aircraft’s twin-engine Elite VLJ flew to Tbilisi, in the Republic of Georgia to begin an Eastern European demonstration tour, but not before setting the bar for other jets. In test flights over Oregon, the sleek, eight-passenger jet consistently...
July 28, 2008
NATA Schedules Environmental Seminar for Indy in September
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) created a new seminar for members to learn about the latest environmental compliance issues confronting the industry. The new NATA Environmental Compliance Seminar for Aviation Facilities focuses solely on...
July 28, 2008
Day Jet Expands Again
In response to the continuing dilution of regional airline services, DayJet Corporation rolled out a 30 percent expansion of its per-seat, on-demand service network with the addition of two primary DayPort™ and 14 secondary DayStop™ markets...
July 21, 2008
New VLJ – Stratos 714
Bend, Ore-based Stratos Aircraft announced it will develop called the ultimate personal jet last week. The announcement of the new $2 million bird, expected to hit the market in the first quarter of 2010, comes a little more than a week before next...
July 21, 2008
Raytheon, Sensis to Study Aircraft Impact on NextGen
Raytheon Company will lead a team of air transportation experts from industry and academia to study the impact of new classes of aircraft on the next generation air transportation system including very light jets, super heavy transports, un-crewed aircraft...
July 21, 2008
NASA Developing Wing Shape Sensors
NASA is evaluating an advanced, fiber optic-based sensing technology that could aid development of active control of wing shape in order to take advantage of aerodynamics and improve overall aircraft efficiency. The Fiber Optic Wing Shape Sensor system...
July 21, 2008
Farnborough Watch
With little news coming out of the biennial air show with respect to Very Light Jets, Aviation Today Publisher and Blogger John Persinos turned his attention to a business jet analysis in response to a reader’s question. Aviation Today publishes the...
July 21, 2008
Cessna News: 100th Mustang to be Delivered Shortly
Cessna Aircraft Company is approaching the 100th delivery of a Citation Mustang – more than half of which have gone to international owners and operators. On display at Farnborough, the Mustang is certified in 48 countries and has gained global...
July 21, 2008
Senate Introduces Oil Speculation Bill
The aviation industry was pleased to see proposed legislation designed to curb the excesses of oil speculators. The initiative followed the creation of a new coalition – Stop Oil Speculation Now – which calls for federal action on several fronts...
July 21, 2008
ExecuJet Reports Boom in Pre-owned Aircraft
ExecuJet Aviation Group is experiencing so much demand for pre-owned aircraft that it has created a dedicated division with sales representatives in Europe, South Africa, the Middle East and, very shortly, the USA. The company reported that growing demand has...
July 21, 2008
Key Airports Meet On Fuel Costs and Air Service Reduction
A number of airports attending the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Air Service/Energy Task Force outlined 10 to 20 percent reductions in service in 2008 compared to 2007, and, in some cases, losses will be between 60 and 100 percent. General...
July 21, 2008
Flight Services Operators Can Do More to Save Fuel
After pulsing several airlines over the last few months, fuel management firm Flight Sciences International came to the stunning conclusion that air carriers need a better structure and more urgency with their jet fuel decision making, prompting one to wonder...
July 21, 2008
FAA Lacks Fatigue Plan – Part II
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says fatigue can affect aviation operations and now is the time to do something about it. But the U.S. aviation agency doesn't offer a concrete plan for action. This is the second in a two-part series on fatigue...
July 14, 2008
NATA Hotline on Illegal Charters
Funded by a grant from the FAA, NATA set up a toll-free hotline for certificated operators to report suspected illegal commercial activity. "Persons illegally conducting commercial flights adversely affect the air charter industry,” said NATA...
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