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Byer Replaces Burnside To Lead NATA Govt. Affairs

Eric Byer, who has been manager of legislative affairs for the National Air Transportation Association for the last five years, has been promoted to direct
Safety

Tokyo Company To Distribute EVAS in Japan

EVASWorldwide, the Ramsey, N.J.
Regulations and Government

NTSB Wants Visibility Limits on Position and Hold

The NTSB has asked the FAA to “explicitly prohibit” position and hold clearances at the intersections of active runways during low-visibility conditions an
Airports

2nd suit filed in VNY noise dispute

XtraJet, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based charter firm, has become the second operator to be sued by the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners for alleged
Aircraft

Hawker Horizon exceeds performance estimates

Raytheon Aircraft’s Hawker Horizon super-midsize business jet is beating projections–performance projections, that is.

Airbus Corporate Jetliner Training Introduced in N.A.

CAE in January will introduce training for Airbus Corporate Jetliner crews for the first time in North America.
Regulations and Government

Manufacturers Ask FAA To Update SST Flight Rules

The FAA’s rules are a “barrier to the development and application of supersonic technologies in advanced general aviation aircraft,” said the General Aviat
Aircraft

Real-estate developer plans to resurrect vantage

Matt Eller, an Ames, Iowa real-estate developer, acquired the intellectual property of bankrupt VisionAire on October 2 for $441,000 and, under company nam
ATC

New Routes Being Implemented Over Aegean Sea

Greece and Turkey have concluded an agreement intended to improve the air traffic route network over the Aegean Sea, according to NBAA.
Charter & Fractional

Bizav Accused of ‘Complacency’ Toward Security

“A troubling trend has developed that threatens to harm business aviation in unimaginable ways–complacency,” claims Aviation Security International.
Charter & Fractional

Association Meets With French on Fractional Issues

During a meeting last month with French aviation officials, the National Air Transportation Association reiterated its position that regardless of how Fran
Charter & Fractional

Former Gulstream president on the job at NetJets

Bill Boisture, who resigned suddenly in April as president of Gulfstream Aerospace, has been on the job for the last 30 days as president of NetJets.

Third-quarter delivery figures reported by Embraer indicate the Brazilian manufacturer’s presence in the business jet market is gradually but steadily increasing.

Third-quarter delivery figures reported by Embraer indicate the Brazilian manufacturer’s presence in the business jet market is gradually but steadily incr
Aircraft

Legacy upgrades boost range and performance

Embraer introduced a beefed-up Legacy Executive jet at the NBAA Convention last month.

ACA rebuffs MESA overture

 In a unanimous vote by its board members, Atlantic Coast Airlines last month formally rejected Mesa Air Group’s offer to acquire all of its outstandi
Aircraft

Proposed turbine single gets notable backing

Farnborough Aircraft’s struggling turboprop-single program has received the backing of former Rolls-Royce chairman Sir Ralph Robins and the ex-CEO of BAE S
Aircraft

Second SJ30-2 joins test program

The second of three conforming Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 light jets joined the flight-test program on October 17.
Aircraft

Raytheon turbine deliveries increase

In contrast to its primary competitors, Raytheon Aircraft posted an increase in deliveries of its turbine business airplanes.
Aircraft

Gulfstream ships more in 3Q, but less YTD

Gulfstream reported delivering 19 jets in the third quarter, two more than the same period last year.
Aircraft

Falcon deliveries off nearly 50 percent

French manufacturer Dassault delivered 10 Falcons in the third quarter, compared with 18 in the same period last year.
Aircraft

Fewer Citation deliveries seen in 2003

Cessna Aircraft delivered 42 Citations in the third quarter, compared with 74 in the same period last year, bringing nine-month delivery totals this year t
Safety

Ad addresses Citation pitch-trim failure

Operators of U.S.-registered CitationJets must disengage the pitch-trim/ autopilot circuit breakers to prevent runaway pitch trim, a condition that has led
Regulations and Government

Final rule solidifies January 2055 DRVSM

DRVSM will commence as proposed on Jan.

Irish IRE at Bombardier

Bombardier Aerospace’s Belfast, Northern Ireland work- force has rejected a new pay deal and is threatening strike action.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier removing Tucson from completions

As part of a major consolidation project that it says will save $25 million a year, Bombardier has embarked on an 18-month project to consolidate all Learj

NBAA Celebrates Centennial of Flight with Record-setting Show

If the annual NBAA Convention serves as a barometer of the general health of the business aviation industry, recovery can’t be very far off.
Aircraft

Cessna XLS builds on popular midsize Excel

Cessna Aircraft last month unveiled the Citation XLS, a faster and longer-legged derivative of the Citation Excel with a price tag of $9.895 million and de
Regulations and Government

Bizav bests airlines on RVSM compliance

The surprisingly high number of business aircraft that now comply with reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM)–and the number of service centers that a
Aircraft

Bombardier’s Global XRS rangier, better performer

At last month’s NBAA Convention Bombardier launched the Global Express XRS as the next generation of its super-large, long-range business jet offerings.
Aircraft

Next-gen GIV does exist: Gulfstream unveils G450

Gulfstream Aerospace took the wraps off its newest model, the G450, at the NBAA Convention last month.