Content Archive: September 2007

Charter & Fractional

TAG Holdings May Sell Part of AMI Jet Charter

AMI Jet Charter CEO Charles McLaren confirmed to AIN today that TAG Holdings might be interested in selling some of its stake in the chart
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Cleared for Service Takeoff

The FAA has given Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet the green light to use Eclipse 500 very light jets (VLJs) for its “per-seat, on-demand” service, the compan

Hawker Wins Big at Asian Aerospace

Hawker Beechcraft dominated the business aviation news headlines this week at Asian Aerospace in Hong Kong, announcing 10 new jet sales and the strengtheni
Aircraft

Cessna Delivers First European-bound Mustang

Cessna yesterday delivered the first Citation Mustang to a European customer when British entrepreneur Jane Howell received her aircraft at the London-area
ATC

IATA Criticizes Brazil ATC System

In a report sent privately to Brazilian officials and airlines, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says Brazil’s military-run ATC system is

Lakota Gets FAA Certificate, Army Full-Rate Production Approval

American Eurocopter has received an FAA aircraft production certificate to manufacture its U.S.
Avionics

2007 AIN Product Support Survey - Part Two: Avionics

Garmin edged out Universal Avionics for the top spot in this year’s avionics product support survey, finishing in first place in five of seven categories,
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Gulfstream Looks To the Future

Last Thursday Gulfstream officially opened the first of two phases of its new 624,588-sq-ft Savannah (Ga.) Service Center as part of a seven-year, $400 mil

Kingfisher Chief To Invest $200M in Epic Aircraft?

“Stay tuned–it’s going to be an interesting company,” Epic Aircraft CEO Rick Schrameck told AIN today, confirming speculation that he has been in ta
Regulations and Government

Russia Reduces Bizjet Import Tax

The Russian government has halved the import tax on larger business jets from 20 to 10 percent, according to the country’s Ministry of Economic Development