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CBAA boasts full participation in safety-management program
October 2, 2006, 9:12 AM
September 2005

At the annual Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) Convention held in Vancouver earlier this year, CBAA president Rich Gage announced that all Canadian private corporate operators have enrolled in the CBAA/Transport Canada Private Operator Certificate (POC) program.

Embraer establishes dedicated sales team for business aircraft
October 2, 2006, 9:02 AM
September 2005

Just months after announcing plans to manufacture two new business jets, Embraer has begun modifying its sales department to sharpen its focus on the executive aviation sector.

Owner-pilots get glassy-eyed
October 2, 2006, 8:58 AM
September 2005

Very light jets (VLJs) may well represent the tsunami on the horizon for the owner-flown turbine market. But with less than a year to go before the first VLJ is scheduled for delivery, the turbine tide, nevertheless, has been rising steadily for at least the past decade-and-a-half.

9/11 +4 years: What have we done and how safe are we?
October 2, 2006, 8:39 AM
September 2005

In the aftermath of 9/11, the number-one priority quickly became answering “How did it happen?” and “How do we stop it from happening again?”

Avionics at Oshkosh
October 2, 2006, 8:18 AM
September 2005

The amateur-built market has been a crucible for avionics development for decades. The word “experimental” on the airframe often also applies to the panel.

Piston Air Limos: Getting the Jump on Pogo
October 2, 2006, 8:14 AM
September 2005

Piston Air Limos Getting the Jump on Pogo

Back to the Future…of the HondaJet
October 2, 2006, 8:12 AM
September 2005

As he does with all VIPs arriving at AirVenture, EAA president Tom Poberezny greeted Honda’s Michimasa Fujino with warm words and great respect. But the HondaJet’s future remains an enigma.

EAA Air Venture 2005: Oshkosh show highlights aviation's innovative spirit
October 2, 2006, 8:10 AM
September 2005

If giant airshows such as Paris, Farnborough, Asian Aerospace and Dubai–even NBAA– represent business aviation’s economic engine, then EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., (July 25 to July 31) measures the pulse of flying’s human side.

Dassault Names China Sales Manager
October 2, 2006, 7:53 AM
September 2005

Dassault Falcon Jet announced that it has named Carlos Brana sales manager for China.

Brana has spent the past 20 years with Dassault Aviation in St. Cloud, France. He will be based at Dassault Falcon’s Teterboro, N.J. headquarters.

Hainan Airlines to open
October 2, 2006, 7:52 AM
September 2005

Chinese operator Hainan Airlines announced at the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition that it will open an authorized service center for Raytheon’s Premier I and Hawker 800XP.

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