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EAA AirVenture 2009
September 01, 2009
This year’s ‘Oshkosh’ shone a light on the industry’s best
moreGAMA Airplane Shipments Off 46 Percent in 1H
August 04, 2009
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s second-quarter shipment and billings report, released this afternoon, shows that general aviation airplane shipments so far this year fell 45.9 percent, from 1,918 in the first half of last year to 1,037 in the same period this year. Industry billings are down 22.7 percent to $9.26 billion. Turboprop...
moreStratos Taking Deposits for Its VLJ
August 01, 2009
Bend, Ore.-based Stratos Aircraft last month began taking refundable $50,000 deposits, which will be placed in escrow, for its four-seat, single-engine Stratos 714 personal very light jet. The first 25 aircraft will be sold for $2 million each, after which there will be a modest, but as-yet-undetermined, price increase. First flight of the Model 714 is...
moreKlapmeier team vying to buy Cirrus program
August 01, 2009
Alan Klapmeier, chairman of Cirrus Aircraft, has formed a team to raise funds to try to buy the Vision SF50 single-engine personal-very-light-jet program from Arcapita Bank, the majority owner of Cirrus. “I feel comfortable that we can do this,” said Klapmeier. “Obviously it’s a difficult time to be raising capital, but that means more focus on funding...
moreNBAA introduces ‘lighter’ fare at annual convention
August 01, 2009
While economic considerations forced NBAA to cancel its first annual Light Business Aircraft (LBA) show originally scheduled for March this year, the organization is not ignoring the owners and operators of smaller aircraft and will include many of the educational offerings it had originally planned for LBA at the NBAA 62nd Annual Meeting and Convention,...
moreSonex Testing Market for Jet-powered Sportplane
July 28, 2009
Sonex Aircraft brought what might be the only new jet-powered aircraft to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis.–a research-and-development project intended to evaluate market reception for a small jet airplane kit. The aerobatic “Subsonex” will be powered by a 200-pound-thrust turbine engine, according to Sonex’s Mark Schaible, and should offer one hour of...
moreTSA Names Acting GM for General Aviation
July 16, 2009
Brian Delauter, most recently the federal security director at Savannah (Ga.) International Airport, has been selected to serve as the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) acting general manager for the General Aviation Branch. According to the TSA, he has an extensive general aviation background and currently holds multiple FAA licenses,...
moreIn the works:Dornier Seaplane-Seastar
July 01, 2009
Dornier Seaplane exhibited its all-composite Seastar amphibian at the Canadian Business Aviation Association show in Montreal in late May, showing off fresh paint and an upgraded interior. The Seastar program “is gaining momentum,” according to Joe Walker, CEO of the Punta Gorda, Fla.-based company, which has taken orders for 25 of the twin-turboprop...
moreViking Air soars with large order from ME firm
June 17, 2009
Canada’s Viking Air has sold 10 of its Twin Otter Series 400 turboprops to Global Aerospace Logistics of Abu Dhabi. The agreement, which represents the largest order to date, calls for delivery of six landplane-configured DHC-6 Series 400s and four Guardian Twin Otter floatplanes, slated for use throughout the United Arab Emirates in both government and...
morePiccard team set to unveil Solar Impulse this month
June 16, 2009
The HB-SIA solar-powered aircraft, the first prototype of the Solar Impulse project, is to be unveiled next week on June 26 at Dübendorf air base, near Zurich, Switzerland. Those who attend will discover some design changes since the last images were released, company CEO André Borschberg told AIN, adding that a first flight is planned for later this...
moreAOPA, EAA Teaming To Protect General Aviation
June 11, 2009
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) said last week that they will be collaborating on issues and programs that protect, support and foster general aviation. This effort stems from a meeting last Wednesday between EAA chairman and president Tom Poberezny and AOPA president and CEO Craig Fuller, as...
morePilot Pax Lands King Air after Pilot Dies
May 01, 2009
The FAA is hailing three South Florida air traffic controllers for assisting Doug White, a fixed-wing single-engine-rated private pilot and passenger, in safely landing King Air B200 N559DW on April 12 after pilot Joe Cabuk Jr. became incapacitated minutes after takeoff from Marco Island (Fla.) Executive Airport. After Cabuk became unconscious, a Miami...
moreAOPA Launches GA Campaign
May 01, 2009
Long-time AOPA member, pilot and actor Harrison Ford has teamed with AOPA to promote general aviation. Dubbed “General Aviation Serves America,” the campaign will showcase Ford and “other real people” to help explain what “general aviation means to their communities and to their businesses.” AOPA has committed an initial $1.5 million to the campaign, which...
moreP&WC engine for Columbus shares GTF core
May 01, 2009
The in-development geared turbofan (GTF) has been attracting most of the headlines at engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney lately, and it does indeed promise to make a large leap in powerplant efficiency and environmental friendliness when it enters airline service in 2013. The GTF achieves its gains in large part from the integral gearbox that allows...
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