Content Archive: September 2007

Bombardier Foretells the Future for Bizjets

Bombardier this week released its first-ever forecast for the business aviation market segments in which it competes, and the Canadian company’s crystal ba

Naples Jet Center now Raisbeck King Air installation center

Raisbeck Engineering has named Naples Jet Center an authorized installation center.

A-Pro to offer Piaggio Avanti overhauls

Aero Precision Repair and Overhaul (A-Pro) of Deerfield Beach, Fla., will begin overhaul and repair services on the Piaggio Avanti landing gear and related
Charter & Fractional

Pogo Jet charter service would use Eclipse 500s

Pogo Jet clarified plans to launch a charter service using Eclipse 500 very light jets in a registration statement for an initial public offering (IPO) sub

California operator focuses on servicing Gulfstreams

Van Nuys-based Western Jet Aviation has made a name for itself servicing Gulfstreams, and general manager Jim Hansen attributes the success of his company
Engines

P&WC hastens support for new engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada is seeing its engines enter service on three new business airplanes this year–the Dassault Falcon 7X, Cessna Mustang and Eclipse
FBOs

HPN’s Westair throws its lot in with Million Air

Roger Woolsey, president and CEO of Houston-based Million Air (Booth No.
Engines

Phenom 300 Engine at Full Power

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s new PW535E turbofan engine for the Embraer Phenom 300 has reached its full takeoff thrust of 3,360 pounds at the company’s Lon

APPH Reorganizes in Wichita

APPH Group (Booth No.
Accidents

Racing driver killed in helo crash

British racing driver Colin McRae was killed when the Eurocopter AS 355 Twin Squirrel he was flying crashed near his home in Scotland on September 15.