Content Archive: July 2009
Klapmeier team vying to buy Cirrus program
Alan Klapmeier, chairman of Cirrus Aircraft, has formed a team to raise funds to try to buy the Vision SF50 single-engine personal-very-light-jet program f
Meyer joins aerospace pantheon
The National Aviation Hall of Fame honored one of general aviation’s most influential figures when it inducted Russell Meyer Jr., former chairman and CEO o
Paris Area To Get More Public Helipads
The French government launched a study to add several helipads in the Paris area before the summer of 2011.
GAMA Opens European Office
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) last month opened a European branch office in Brussels and hired Brian Davey as director of European
Aircraft
All-electric Falcon jet could be launched by ’15
Dassault Aviation could launch an all-electric Falcon business jet program in 2014 or 2015, said company engineers at a conference held by the ASTech Paris
OEMs’ layoff strategies suggest plan for upturn
In hard times past, when an economic crisis resulted in reduced demand for business aircraft and business aviation services, layoffs were common, often wit
Aircraft
Dassault rethinks super-midsize jet
Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne in June made it clear that all design choices for the manufacturer’s next Falcon business jet, a super-midsize air
Charter & Fractional
Mercury Jet Charter Reduces Rates
Charter broker Mercury Jet Charter is offering one-way charter rates under its new Mercury Express program.
NBAA introduces ‘lighter’ fare at annual convention
While economic considerations forced NBAA to cancel its first annual Light Business Aircraft (LBA) show originally scheduled for March this year, the organ
Charter & Fractional
More charter flights likely for British royals
Britain’s Royal Household and Ministry of Defence are evaluating options for providing flights for Queen Elizabeth II and her family beginning April 1 next
