Content Archive: October 2007

The all-American business jet and its European partners

Despite the large-cabin Gulfstream’s aura of being the all-American business jet, it has significant European content.
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Grand China Takes First ERJ 145

The Harbin-Embraer Aircraft joint manufacturing venture on September 28 delivered the first of 100 airplanes to its biggest Chinese customer, Hainan Airlin
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Charter & Fractional

Special Report: Fractional Ownership

What began as a concept that met with outright skepticism and indeed some hostility by the established aviation industry has blossomed into a viable branch
Aircraft

Four Premier I overruns, but no injuries

The Premier I has been involved in four landing overruns since the Raytheon Aircraft light jet entered service in the summer of 2001.

After exec turmoil, NBAA puts its ear to the ground

It is not unheard of these days for a company to hire an executive and have that person depart within a short period.
Aircraft

Chinese Gov’t signs for two Citation XLSs

Over the last few years China has seen a marked increase in based turbine business aircraft operations.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier rethinks the way it outfits aircraft

To demonstrate the feasibility of a major restructuring of its aircraft cabin-completion process, Bombardier recently delivered the first Challenger 604 to

Eurocontrol admits error to Cessna`

Eurocontrol has now admitted to Cessna that the Citation 560 was mistakenly included on a list of nine aircraft that were found not to have met “group” hei
Maintenance and Modifications

Exeltech flush with New MX work

At a ceremony last month marking the delivery of a newly overhauled Dash 8 to Honolulu-based Island Air, ExelTech announced that it secured C$7 million in

TSA develops GA airport risk-assessment tool

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)–with the assistance of the general aviation industry–is developing a Transportation Risk Assessment and Vu