Fleet of Eclipse 500s approved for charter flights

by admin on April 19, 2010

According to Flightglobal news, the Federal Aviation Administration has approved 10 Eclipse 500 aircraft for use by the charter service NAJet. Apparently this approval came about after the company upgraded the aircraft to specifications set by Eclipse Aerospace, the company that recently bought out bankrupt Eclipse Aviation.

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Epic Air assets to be sold

by admin on April 12, 2010

According to AIN Online, Harlow Aerostructures, which is based in Wichita, KS, is seeking to buy the assets of now-bankrupt kit aircraft manufacturer Epic Air. Harlow had previously put in a bid for the assets of very light jet developer Eclipse Aviation, but did not participate in the final bidding.

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Cessna Citation Public Debut

April 5, 2010

Cessna took its newest venture into the VLJ market on a tour through India. According to VLJ News, the Mustang was very well received in the country.

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Jet for the masses?

March 29, 2010

Jet travel for businesses has expanded rapidly in the past decade. In this article from Popular Mechanics, Can Honda Bring Corporate-Style Jet Travel to the Masses, the author discusses reasons why the HondaJet and very light jets in general may garner continuing use despite economic conditions.

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Companies rethink flight efficiency

March 22, 2010

According to the New York Times, “Operating on surveys showing that nearly eight of 10 business jets fly with four or fewer passengers, and over 90 percent of those trips are for three hours or less, a start-up company called JetSuite last fall began providing flights by the hour or day. JetSuite now has seven [...]

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Piper Aircraft Expands

February 15, 2010

According to TCPalm news, Piper Aircraft may be joining forces with Czech Sport Aircraft. The company hasn’t made any statements, but there is speculation that Piper may own as much as 49% of the Czech company when and if the deal takes place. This could affect the development of the company’s venture into producing microjets, [...]

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Cirrus Looks Forward

February 11, 2010

According to Duluth News Tribune, Duluth-based Cirrus may see an increasing amount of business coming its way in 2010. The company suffered a setback when several customers rescinded their orders for the new single-engine Vision., taking with them the $10,000 deposit that is required to reserve one of the aircraft. However, the company reports that [...]

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Charter Startup

February 8, 2010

It appears that Ambeo, a UK charter startup is going to employ a Cessna Citation Mustang in its lineup for the upcoming year. The company plans to use this craft in addition to several Embraer Phenom 100′s to conduct flights. According to CharterX Industry Headline News, the company has received “overwhelming demand” for the Mustang, [...]

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Successful Year for Embraer

February 5, 2010

With much of the aircraft industry in financial trouble, or at least cutting back, Embraer’s successful delivery of it’s planned quota of jets for the past year is an encouraging sign. Embraer delivered its first Phenom 300 to a customer in Kansas City, Mo. and sold an additional number of its Legacy craft to a [...]

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Economy and Industry

February 3, 2010

After working for a number of aviation companies in the Los Angeles area, David Stuppler went out on his own at what was probably the worst time. Not only was the economy in the dumps but in late 2008 private aviation took a hit to its image that it still hasn’t fully recovered from – [...]

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