Content Archive: December 2009

Aircraft

Boeing 787 Finally Flies

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took to the air for the first time today from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., at about 10:25 a.m.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Comlux Dissolves Partnership with Airbus

The Comlux Group, which became a 40-percent shareholder in the Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC) in May last year, has withdrawn from the partnership by m
Rotorcraft

VH-71 Presidential Helicopter May Get a Small Boost

Capitol Hill observers expect the House and Senate conference committee on defense appropriations to issue its final report this week.
Charter & Fractional

Comprehensive Charter Safety Review Issued by ACSF

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) late last week released its first accident and incident review of the Part 135 on-demand air charter industry.

NetJets Cancels $2.6B in Hawker Beechcraft Orders

In a financial update released yesterday, Hawker Beechcraft revealed that fractional provider NetJets has cancelled orders for a “significant number” of ai

Roel Pieper Ordered To Produce Property Documents

Etirc Aviation chairman and former Eclipse Aviation chairman Roel Pieper will have to produce records of properties that he owns, according to an order iss
Aircraft

Boeing 787 ready to fly after completing taxi tests–perhaps tomorrow

Boeing completed high-speed taxi tests on the first 787 Dreamliner on Saturday, marking the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for
Aircraft

Gulfstream G250 Makes Its First Flight

Gulfstream Aerospace and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) flew the G250 super-midsize business jet for the first time today, fulfilling a promise made ear
G250 First flight
Aircraft

Boeing Validates 787 Mod Analysis, Completes Gauntlet Test

Boeing announced yesterday that it completed the review and analysis of the