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Government Funds P&WC’s R&D
October 9, 2006, 5:11 AM
July 2005

The Quebec government will provide Montreal-based Pratt & Whitney Canada $250 million in “reimbursable support” for research and development over the next three years.

Barbados FBO Celebrates Grand Opening
October 9, 2006, 5:10 AM
July 2005

IAM Jet Centre, a new FBO in Barbados, held official grand-opening ceremonies late last month. Completed in December, the 6,000-sq-ft facility offers on-site customs clearance, conference rooms, showers, crew and passenger lounges, Internet access and state-of-the-art security screening.

NetJets and SSBJs
October 9, 2006, 4:53 AM
July 2005

A former NetJets researcher places high odds on the likelihood of the fractional pioneer operating a fleet of supersonic business jets.

Competitor SAI also moving forward with its SSBJ
October 9, 2006, 4:51 AM
July 2005

Supersonic Aerospace International (SAI) of Las Vegas said it continues to work with Lockheed Martin on the Quiet Small Supersonic Transport (QSST), the circa-$80 million, 4,000-nm, 12-passenger, Mach 1.8, no-boom supersonic business jet (SSBJ) it announced at the NBAA Convention last year.

The Fine Print: Under the plan to reopen DCA to non-airline traffic
October 9, 2006, 4:48 AM
July 2005

• General aviation operations will be limited to 24 arrivals and 24 departures each day.

• Pilots must be pre-certified under a program similar to the Twelve-Five program.

• Flight plans and crew manifests must be filed 24 hours in advance.

DCA will open to GA soon, with many strings attached
October 9, 2006, 4:45 AM
July 2005

A limited number of general aviation operations may return to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) soon, but some rather onerous requirements will be attached.

Aerion: viable market for SSBJ
October 9, 2006, 4:42 AM
July 2005
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Last month at the Paris Air Show, Reno, Nev.-based Aerion said its market research, conducted over the past nine months by aerospace market research and strategy firm I2, indicates that there is sufficient demand to proceed with development of the company’s proposed supersonic business jet (SSBJ

HondaJet to debt at Oshkosh show
October 9, 2006, 4:31 AM
July 2005

The experimental HondaJet is scheduled to make its worldwide public debut at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., later this month. Will this be the initial step in actively marketing the new light business jet? Stay tuned.

Advanced vision test flights end
October 9, 2006, 4:30 AM
July 2005

Wrapping up a four-year effort, officials from Rockwell Collins, NASA, the FAA and other entities last month conducted the culminating test flight of advanced-vision avionics in an FAA 727.

GE changes policy on use of aircraft
October 9, 2006, 4:29 AM
July 2005

General Electric implemented a policy that requires its vice chairmen to personally pay for any trips–personal or business–on company aircraft once their travel expenses have cost the company $200,000 a year, according to a June 21 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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