Content Archive: November 2007

Mideast training demand relentless

The boom in air travel throughout the Middle East and beyond has certainly reaped economic rewards, but not without a significant amount of growing pain, p
Engines

Ever-widening range of forces driving direction of engine tech

The debate about the design of future commercial aircraft engines broadened this year as concerns mounted over the effect aircraft engines may be having on
Engines

Mitsubishi Picks GTF for Future RJs

The news that Pratt & Whitney had beaten Rolls-Royce and General Electric in the competition to power the new Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) was received in

Eurocopter proves virtue of patience in Mideast

Eurocopter (Stand C220) expects the long-anticipated growth in demand for civil helicopters in the Middle East to materialize now and it believes the marke

Mideast’s new rich help drive bizav growth in Gulf region

There is a bit of an ironic twist in the continuing fast-pace growth of business aviation in the Middle East.
Charter & Fractional

Charter companies feast on bizav bounty

The impressive growth of business aviation in the Middle East hasn’t excluded the region’s executive charter companies, some of which have been enjoying th

GAMA: 3Q Deliveries Up, Names New Leadership

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released its third-quarter shipment and billings report today, and the news is good for the business
Aircraft

King Airs Are Still King for Hawker Beechcraft

Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft yesterday reported third-quarter pre-tax profits of $62.1 million and quarterly aircraft sales of $871 million, resulting i
ATC

Eclipse’s Avio NG On Schedule, but Funding Questioned

Eclipse Aviation’s Avio NG avionics suite remains on schedule for FAA certification in mid-November, according to an Eclipse spokesman, and an Eclipse 500
Charter & Fractional

NATA Chief Blasts FAA Brass at Aircraft Charter Meeting

At a closed-to-the-press meeting between FAA officials and attendees of the NATA Aviation Business Roundtable on Monday, NATA president James Coyne accused