Trajen FBO Network is undertaking two major construction projects at FBO sites in Texas and Oklahoma. Trajen's Austin, TX (AUS) location has broken ground on a 36,000-square-foot hangar and office facility to bring available hangar space to over 108,000 square feet by the start of summer 2006. At Trajen-El Paso (ELP) a new 38,000-square-foot FBO Terminal/Hangar facility is designed to compliment the El Paso International Airport's enhancements, while providing amenities already implemented throughout the Network.
With the U.K. Department for Transport (DfT) considering banning "N"- registered and U.K. Overseas Territories-registered aircraft from being permanently based in the United Kingdom, a new player has entered the field. The Isle of Man, a small, U.K. Dependent, Island State and tax haven located in the Irish Sea, is planning a new off-shore aircraft register. "Everything has to be confirmed by the U.K. DfT, but the U.K. government has given broad agreement in principle for us to create an autonomous civil aircraft register under U.K.
Attendance at NBAA's 58th Annual Meeting and Convention in Orlando, Fla. totaled 28,796. The show attracted 1,142 exhibitors, who bought 4,815 10-foot by 10-foot exhibit spaces. Some 110 aircraft were on static display at Orlando Executive Airport. Attendance was down from the 31,259 attendees at the 57th annual event last year in Las Vegas, but the number of exhibitors topped NBAA's previous record of 1,084, set at that same event.
John Hall has been named president. Prior to joining Premier Jet, Hall was a longtime member of Cessna's Citation sales group and most served as senior vice president of the CitationShares fractional ownership program.
Learjetstore.com is the first Web-based Bombardier Aerospace store. It features apparel, accessories and gadgets galore, including a premium, limited edition Learjet aviator wristwatch. So far, the store is stocked with more than 35 items from manufacturers such as Tommy Hilfiger, Nike and Maglight. You can't call the store on the phone. You can't drive there. But you can browse and buy there 24/7 from you home or office computer at: www.Learjetstore.com.
Genesis 3 Engineering Inc., the Woodland Park, Colorado company that has been offering a reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) compliance package for Dassault Falcon 20s, is working on certifying an RVSM solution for Learjet 35, 35A, 36 and 36A airplanes. The retrofit comprises installation of dual Revue Thommen AG AD30 air-data display units and dual J2, Inc. air-data computers. The modification also includes installation of new probes that match those installed on later-model Learjet 35s and 36s.
Piaggio Aero's newly certified Avanti II was showcased in the static area at NBAA. It was awarded its certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Oct. 21. The Avanti II features the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite with three 10-inch by 8-inch liquid-crystal displays, an FMS 3000 and an AHS 3000. The first Avanti IIs will be delivered to customers in early 2006. The upgraded Pratt & Whitney PT6A-66Bs are expected to add 12 knots, raising max cruise to 398 knots (460 mph) and give a max operating Mach (MMO) of 0.70.
These are the options that are currently planned for the Hawker 4000. We do not have finalized prices on everything yet so we have not included any. Avionics Options - Third crewmember audio and oxygen - Honeywell third comm - Honeywell MCS-4200 satcom - Honeywell CMS (communication management function) - AirCell ST Iridium phone system - FA2100 flight data recorder - 2nd Honeywell ADF - FAR Part 135 options
S-TEC, a Meggitt company based in Mineral Wells, Texas, has received FAA certification of its installation of the MAGIC electronic flight instrument system (EFIS), electronic instrument display system (EIDS) and the MAGIC 2100 digital flight control system in the Cheyenne II. This enables operators of the twin-engine turboprop to replace their original flight-control system and upgrade their instrument panels to a modern glass cockpit.
Dec. 17 marks the 70th anniversary of the first flight of the Douglas DC-3. The National Aviation Hall of Fame will celebrate the iconic airborne master-of-all trades' birthday. Dec. 17 also happens to be the 102 anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight. The party is at Santa Monica Airport, where the DC-3 first took to the air from what was then Clover Field in 1935. Led by the NAHF's own aircraft, ``Duggy the DC-3,'' a flyover of DC-3s and C-47s will make a circuit above Santa Monica to coincide with the 2 p.m.
Orders for the Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) family have reached the 50-aircraft milestone with the sale of four more to an undisclosed customer earlier this year. The announcement comes in the same week that Boeing reported sales of its Boeing Business Jet topping the 100 mark. The BBJ program was launched in 1996, with Airbus entering the corporate market one year later. Airbus now claims to be catching up after a slow start, achieving its goal of winning at least half of top-of-the-line business jet sales, estimated at about 15 aircraft per year.
The Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom, has been awarded a project grant for 4,000 through the South West Museums and Library Council to develop a stage two teaching package for schools with children ages seven through 10.
GMAC Commercial Finance, Southfield, Mich., added vice presidents Kirk Holtze and Bob Wilke to the company's Equipment Finance Division, Business Aviation Finance Group.
Gulfstream President Bryan Moss has been meeting with FAA Administrator Marion Blakey and legislators on Capitol Hill to stress the importance of maintaining the FAA's aircraft certification services. The FAA earlier this year began to set priorities among its services, saying budget constraints were forcing the agency to slow certification activities. The agency is now looking at assessing fees for its certification services, a move that the General Aviation Manufacturers Assoc. (GAMA) adamantly opposes.
Million Air Interlink added Pentastar Aviation in Pontiac, Mich., to its chain of fixed-base operations, increasing its network to 33 members. Pentastar will retain its corporate identity in all its business units, but the FBO will be branded as Million Air. Pentastar provides aircraft management, aircraft charter, maintenance, avionics design/installation/repair and brokerage. The FBO is an ExxonMobil Avitat dealer.
Piaggio Aero's newly certified Avanti II was showcased in the static area at NBAA. It was awarded its certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Oct. 21. The Avanti II features the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite with three 10-inch by 8-inch liquid-crystal displays, an FMS 3000 and an AHS 3000. The first Avanti IIs will be delivered to customers in early 2006. The upgraded Pratt & Whitney PT6A-66Bs are expected to add 12 knots, raising max cruise to 398 knots (460 mph) and give a max operating Mach (MMO) of 0.70.
Dassault Falcon Jet CEO John Rosanvallon says that this year international orders for Falcon Jets will exceed U.S. orders for the first time in many years. Dassault Falcon Jet officials expect to log orders for 100 new aircraft by the end of November, the first time in company history the French firm will have hit the three-digit mark in new orders in a single year. North America has traditionally accounted for about 75 percent of all business jets sold. Cessna and Raytheon Aircraft also report strong demand from overseas customers.
The Senate Commerce Committee recently approved the nomination of Mark Rosenker as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board. Rosenker was first sworn in as a board member in March 2003 and was re-nominated to a five-year term in January 2005. He currently is serving as acting NTSB chair, because the Commerce Committee has yet to take action on the nomination of Ellen Engleman Conners for a second two-year term as chair. Conners initially became chair in March 2003, and her term expired in March 2005.
Proposed Rules Bell 206A, B, L, L-1, L-3 and L-4 helicopters -- Conduct an initial inspection and, at specified intervals, check and inspect the tail-rotor blade for a deformation or crack. Also, check for a bent or deformed tail-rotor weight. If any damage is found, replace each blade with an airworthy blade before further flight.
The 1,568-pound-thrust FJ33-4a-15 was awarded FAA type certification in September 2004, making it the first of a new generation of small turbofan engines to earn that distinction. It has been selected for use on several emerging VLJ and light jet aircraft.
Million Air Interlink added Pentastar Aviation in Pontiac, Mich., to its chain of fixed-base operations, increasing its network to 33 members. Pentastar will retain its corporate identity in all its business units, but the FBO will be branded as Million Air. Pentastar provides aircraft management, aircraft charter, maintenance, avionics design/installation/repair and brokerage. The FBO is an ExxonMobil Avitat dealer.
Marked by a series of loud reports and showers of sparks that momentarily unnerved exhibitors in adjacent booths Embraer unveiled full scale mockups of its newly named Phenom 100 very light jet and Phenom 300 light jet at the NBAA convention in Orlando. Although featuring identical cabin cross-sections and Garmin 1000 integrated cockpits layouts, the two aircraft will have little structural commonality.
Officials at Pro Star Aviation in Londonderry, N.H., expect an STC to be granted soon for the company's installation of a Honeywell Primus Epic avionics suite in a Cessna Citation III. Besides the new displays, the installation will include an EFIS, a second air-data computer, TCAS II, ground proximity warning system, updated flight management system and the hardware needed to make the older jet RVSM compliant.
