Content Archive: October 2006

Rotorcraft

Spanish Operator Invests in Simulator

Helicopteros del Sureste (HSE) has ordered a cueSim Bell 412 flight training device (FTD).
ATC

Eurocontrol undertakes study of bizav traffic

“Despite several crises, air traffic growth continues inexorably in Europe but with delays reaching an all-time low, the average delay per flight now stand
Safety

Flexjet crew aids in rescue of downed Bonanza in Baja

Thanks to the efforts of a Flexjet Learjet 31 crew, a former airline pilot and his three passengers were spared spending a cold February evening outdoors a
Safety

Eclipse training program aims to allay safety fears

The prospect of marginally qualified pilots hurtling through the rarefied atmosphere of the flight levels in very light jets and promoting fear and loathin
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault opens top-notch paint facility in Delaware

Just 387 days after groundbreaking ceremonies last year, Dassault Falcon Jet officially opened a new 40,000-sq-ft aircraft paint facility at its Wilmington
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aircraft insurers adopt ‘wait and see' attitude about covering very light jets

Beyond the merriment that the very light jet is coming to market, the insurance industry is preparing to drop the curtain in the final act.

Farnborough International Air Show Report: September 2004

Multi-billion-dollar airliner orders are back in fashion on the international airshow circuit if July’s Farnborough International ’04 event proves to signa
Aircraft

Global XRS on track for TC okay by year-end

When Bombardier announced the Global XRS follow-on derivative of the Global Express, the Canadian manufacturer promised an airplane that represented added

FAA and industry create training program for technically advanced, owner-flown aircraft

It’s an unusual fact that, unlike just about any other marketable items, very light jets (VLJs), alcohol and tobacco share one unique characteristic.
Aircraft

QTA maintaining GII/GIII hush kit installation pace

by Gordon GilbertQuiet Technology Aerospace (QTA) continues to install Gulfstream II and III Stage 3 hush kits at the rate of about one per month sin