For $300,000 to $450,000, you can a buy a 1986 to 1989 Beechjet 400 (RJ-0001 to RJ-0065) that climbs directly to FL 400 to FL 410, that cruises at 440 KTAS and that can carry four passengers more than 1,600 nm. While there are plenty of choices in today’s pre-owned light jet market, few offer this aircraft’s blend of speed, cabin comfort and full-tanks payload. Of the 65 units built, around 50 remain in service.
A passenger leans into the cockpit and says, “Captain, there is smoke pouring from behind the lav. It’s getting hard to see and breathe.” As you turn to look, another voice shouts, “Fire!” These words may be the most chilling you will ever hear in flight and they are your clarion call to battle. Dealing with a cabin fire is the worst kind of aerial combat you will ever face, and to prevail, you need a plan. Fire is a deadly adversary.
Tom Hendricks, National Air Transportation Association, President & CEO discusses his objective “to focus on areas of agreement” within the aviation community.
The FAA has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Safety Management Systems. This new rule would be applicable to operating certificate holders and not FAR Part 91. While safety is always on everyone’s mind, making SMS mandatory can be problematic, especially for small operations. Fortunately, if the new NPRM becomes a rule, there will be a phase-in period to give operators time to come up to speed. The FAA has a website dedicated to SMS at: https:// www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/sms/
Airbus Defense & Space has agreed to a technology collaboration that Aerion says will give it access to engineering skills in the disciplines required to move the program ahead toward certification and production. Both companies say they are committing significant resources to the partnership. For Airbus Group, supporting Aerion in design of its AS2 business jet will provide valuable work for senior engineers from its military aircraft division, which has been negatively affected by declining defense spending.
London City Airport (EGLC) is the closest airport to the London financial district (“the City”), but it has a reputation for being frightfully expensive. But does that constitute gouging?
Parking on a distant ramp assessed at $4,000 a day. To tow an aircraft to the general aviation terminal: $1,000. Landing permits billed at $15,000 for one trip, plus $7,500 for ground handling “coordination.” More than $2,000 each for weather briefings and flight planning. And that was just the beginning. Maybe we should have stayed home.
Maverick Helicopters, an air tour operator that flies routes in Nevada and Arizona, is expanding into Hawaii beginning in spring 2015. Maverick will open a base in Maui, Hawaii, its fifth permanent location, providing tours over the island. Maverick will use Airbus Helicopters Eco-Star EC-130 helicopters for the tours.
Induction ovens provide improved cooking methods that enhance the quality of food preparation and expand the range of “cooked onboard” items such as eggs, toast, premium meats, etc.
We provide leasing, lending and related services for the business aviation market. We’re targeting new and used business jets valued at $25 million or more and we’re brand neutral, financing everything from BBJs and ACJs to Gulfstream, Bombardier, Falcon, Embraer and Textron aircraft
The wait is over. On October 14, Gulfstream rolled out the G500, the first of two models from its secretive P42 development program. In the works since 2008, the project actually spawned two new models, the 5,000-nm G500 and the 6,200-nm G600. Both look a lot like the firm’s 7,000-nm G650 flagship, but they have less range, smaller cabin cross-sections and lower price tags. The G500 is priced at $43.5 million and the longer G600 will go for $54.5 million.
The International Registry of Mobile Assets (IRMA), an online business that was founded in 2006 under the Cape Town Convention and Protocol of 2001, has surpassed 500,000 registrations covering 110,000 aircraft “objects” valued at more than $500 billion (U.S.). The registry is averaging 7,000 registrations a month, 68% of which are en
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Colorado Springs-based Trine Aerospace & Defense has developed a Stage 3-compliant hushkit to help save Learjet 20 series aircraft from extinction. At the direction of Congress, the FAA is mandating the phaseout of all Stage II business jets by the end of 2015.
