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December 10, 2007
GAO Says Incursions Pose Higher Risks
While runway safety remains at the top of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Most Wanted List, recent incidents have heightened concerns about safety on airport runways and ramps, and pose a "a high risk of a catastrophic runway...
November 19, 2007
Embraer Net Triples
Embraer reported net income in the third quarter (3Q07) was $194.9 million, representing a net margin of 13.6 percent, compared to net income of $61.3 million and a net margin of 7.0 percent in the same period of 2006. In 2Q07 net income was $67.3 million and...
November 19, 2007
Phenom Phenomenal at Dubai
Embraer booked double digit orders for its VLJ Phenoms during Dubai with one customer being a newly forming air taxi operation in India and the other a newly forming low-cost airline in Nigeria. First Phenom Fleet Order for New Indian Air Taxi As a time when...
October 15, 2007
Dingell Proposes Climate Tax
Representative John Dingell (D-Mich.) is proposing legislation calling for a tax of 50 cents a gallon on gas, including jet fuel, a $50 per ton carbon tax on burning oil, coal or natural gas along with reducing or eliminating interest tax deductions on...
October 15, 2007
Webinar Discusses Composite Safety Concerns
Emerging safety concerns about composites will be the focus of the next AviationToday Webinar – Aircraft Composites: How New Materials are Forever Changing Aviation, scheduled for Thursday, November 15, 11:00 am. Composites are at the core of the...
October 8, 2007
ADS-B Requirement by 2020
In a bid to decrease separation standards without compromising safety, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking requiring all aircraft using controlled airspace to have satellite-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance...
October 8, 2007
NTSB Continues Emphasis on Runway Incidents
With runway incursions at the center of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) radar, operators must be vigilant in ensuring runway safety, especially after a recent incident at Washington Dulles International Airport. The agency is now...
September 24, 2007
Welcome to AviationToday’s VLJ Report
Few advances in aviation technology have generated the keen interest the very light jets have with pundits labeling them the microchip of aviation and detractors charging they will blacken the skies. As with most such controversies, the reality lies somewhere...
September 24, 2007
FAA Confirms VLJ Commercial Regs
Saying it would like to see new regulations governing commercial very light jet operations in place by 2008, FAA’s Acting Manager of AFS-250 Harlan Sparrow indicated the work is part of the agency’s re-write of its Part 135 rules as recommended by...
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