Content Archive: October 2006

Waco welcomes aerospace companies

In recent years the city of Waco–population 150,000–has quietly built a reputation as home to a number of prominent aviation and aerospace operations, and
Charter & Fractional

Spanish charter firm expands its bizjet fleet

Executive Airlines, Spain’s second largest executive charter operator, in the last few months has added three business jets to its fleet, bringing it
FBOs

Tag Aviation Opens Full-Service Facility in Madrid

TAG Aviation, in a joint venture with European company SOKO, has opened a new business aviation handling facility at Torrejon Airport in Madrid.
FBOs

Sky Services opens first franchise FBO

Italy’s Sky Services is finally making some progress toward establishing its planned network of franchised FBOs.
Aircraft

In The Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin

Aviation Technology Group’s Javelin twinjet prototype completed its maiden flight from Denver Centennial Airport on September 30.
Aircraft

In The Works: Cessna CJ2+

Cessna received FAA type certification of its CJ2+ on October 3.
Aircraft

In The Works: Embraer VLJ and LJ

Last month Embraer released more details about its very light jet and light jet programs.
Avionics

DOD reveals plans for its own LAAS project

The Department of Defense (DOD) recently unveiled its program for JPALS, the joint precision approach and landing system.
Avionics

USAF facility tests GPS jamming vulnerability

A special military facility dedicated to testing the vulnerability of GPS installations to deliberate jamming is now open to corporate pilots whose operati
ATC

A global perspective on RNP: A joint Eurocontrol and FAA meeting addressed the ever-evolving concept of performance-based navigation

Performance-based navigation was identified in ICAO’s Future Air Navigation System concept of the early 1990s, which defined required navigation performanc