Federal Aviation Administration issued special certification conditions for an S-Tec modification of the Piper Mirage PA-46-350P airplane. The supplemental type certificate covers the installation of a singled-sided electronic flight instrument system, which includes a Meggitt "Magic" display. The special conditions are designed to ensure that the display can be adequately protected from the effects of high intensity radiated field.
ECLIPSE CEO Vern Raburn returned Friday from a sweep through Europe that he said proved much more fruitful than he expected."We were frankly blown away," Raburn said, adding that he found a "much higher level of interest than we were sensitized to." He called Europe a "perfect market" for the small Eclipse 500 jet because the aircraft can use the short and unimproved runways that are common in Europe. Even Geneva International Airport (GVA) has a grass strip for general aviation, he noted.
Raytheon Aircraft Company selected Airshow, Inc. to provide a total cabin management system for the Hawker Horizon aircraft. The system will include Airshow's line of DVD, CD and VCR entertainment components, LCD displays and the Airshow Network. Financial terms were not disclosed, but RAC will take delivery of the first equipment for production airplanes during the second half of 2003.
Raytheon Aircraft is seeking new markets for its Beech 1900D 19-passenger airliner as regional airlines continue to transition their fleets from turboprops to jets. RAC was displaying a German-registered Model 1900D Executive configuration that includes an air ambulance component at last week's European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE). Beechcraft Berlin Aviation GmbH completed the 16-passenger interior that includes a Spectrum Aeromed Systems air ambulance installation in the aft cabin adjacent to the aircraft's cargo door.
Cessna Aircraft's Citation European Service Center increased its hours of operation and added personnel to meet the needs of European-based Citation business jet operators. The facility, near Le Bourget Aviation in Paris, has completed modifications of 27 Citations to bring them into compliance with new Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) standards. It operates from 0700 to 2200 five days a week and provides 24/7 AOG response.
ALTHOUGH senior Transportation Security Administration officials hoped to release a security plan by the end of May that would allow general aviation back into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), that plan still has not been released. TSA finished its work but had not received all the necessary clearances for its release before the end of the month, said Pete West, senior vice president of government and public affairs for the National Business Aviation Association.
Raytheon Aircraft Company selected Airshow, Inc. to provide a total cabin management system for the Hawker Horizon aircraft. The system will include Airshow's line of DVD, CD and VCR entertainment components, LCD displays and the Airshow Network. Financial terms were not disclosed, but RAC will take delivery of the first equipment for production airplanes during the second half of 2003.
ORGANIZERS were pleased with the results of the Second Annual European Business Aviation Conference&Exhibition (EBACE2002), which drew 4,824 attendees, up from the first EBACE attendance of 3,620. Some 219 exhibitors bought 533 three by three-meter booth spaces this year and 35 aircraft were on static display. National Business Aviation Association President John Olcott said the partnership between NBAA and the European Business Aviation Association has "formed a very effective means of communicating the good news of business aviation in the European marketplace.
Cessna Aircraft's Citation European Service Center increased its hours of operation and added personnel to meet the needs of European-based Citation business jet operators. The facility, near Le Bourget Aviation in Paris, has completed modifications of 27 Citations to bring them into compliance with new Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) standards. It operates from 0700 to 2200 five days a week and provides 24/7 AOG response.
Rolls-Royce appointed A.S. Novick to the newly created position of vice president-cost excellence. Novick will coordinate business units to improve product cost management and overall cost reduction. He will be based in Indianapolis and report to Rolls-Royce COO Dick Lewis. Novick previously served as vice president-supplier relationships and Alliance management. Novick has served with Rolls-Royce since it acquired Allison Engine Company in 1995.
TINA RULO was named vice president of human resources and administration for Eclipse Aviation Corp. Rulo has more than 20 years of human resources experience, serving as vice president of human resources for Western Multiplex, Hyperion Solutions and VLSI Technology Inc.
Jet Aviation, one of the world's largest operators of high-end business jets and aircraft maintenance facilities, is being shopped around to potential buyers, officials confirmed last week. The official word, from a Jet Aviation spokesman, was that the board of directors of Hirschmann Industrial Holding Ltd. Zug, the parent company of Jet Aviation, has retained the services of Goldman Sachs and is "currently evaluating strategic options, including, but not limited to a potential combination and/or cooperation of Jet Aviation with a strategic partner."
Rolls-Royce appointed A.S. Novick to the newly created position of vice president-cost excellence. Novick will coordinate business units to improve product cost management and overall cost reduction. He will be based in Indianapolis and report to Rolls-Royce COO Dick Lewis. Novick previously served as vice president-supplier relationships and Alliance management. Novick has served with Rolls-Royce since it acquired Allison Engine Company in 1995.
RAYTHEON'S HORIZON MOVING TOWARD CERTIFICATION NEXT YEAR - Raytheon Aircraft has added a second aircraft to the flight test program for the Hawker Horizon, and the company expects to wrap up FAA certification for its new super mid-size business jet in 2003, Raytheon Aircraft said last week. "The Hawker Horizon is exceeding our expectations in flight test," said Jim Schuster, chairman and chief executive of Raytheon Aircraft, who added that company executives have been pleased with its progress.
DASSAULT FALCON JET officials say more than 300 people are working on the Joint Development Design Phase of the Falcon 7X7 business jet, with about half the team composed of Dassault Aviation design engineers, complemented by representatives of other disciplines within the company plus participants from the program's risk-sharing partners. "We're very pleased with the way the aircraft is coming together," said Yves Davaine, Dassault's program manager.
ECLIPSE CEO Vern Raburn returned Friday from a sweep through Europe that he said proved much more fruitful than he expected. "We were frankly blown away," Raburn said, adding that he found a "much higher level of interest than we were sensitized to." He called Europe a "perfect market" for the small Eclipse 500 jet because the aircraft can use the short and unimproved runways that are common in Europe. Even Geneva International Airport (GVA) has a grass strip for general aviation, he noted.
GLOBAL EXPRESS WINS JAPANESE CERTIFICATION - Bombardier's long-range Global Express business jet won type certification approval from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, clearing the way for customers to register the 6,500-nautical-mile aircraft in Japan. The Canadian manufacturer won Transport Canada and U.S. FAA type approval for the Global Express in 1998 and it has now been certificated in 33 countries, including 24 in Europe. Since entering corporate service in 1999, Bombardier said 64 Global Express aircraft have been delivered to operators worldwide.
Jet Aviation Dusseldorf was named an authorized service center for Raytheon Premier I aircraft. The recognition allows the Dusseldorf, Germany, facility to perform heavy and scheduled airframe and engine maintenance on the business jet. Jet Aviation Dusseldorf also is a Raytheon authorized service center for the King Air 200 and 300, Beech 1900, Beech Baron and Beech Bonanza.
Lufthansa Introduces BBJ On Dusseldorf-Newark Route - Lufthansa is the first airline worldwide to introduce a business jet on one of its thin long-haul routes. The airline plans to reintroduce its six-times-weekly service from Dusseldorf to Newark, N.J. on June 17 using a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) wet-leased from Swiss VIP operator PrivatAir. The aircraft will be configured in a 48-seat, all-business layout, a cabin interior superior to Lufthansa's mainline product.
Central Flying Service (CFS), the Little Rock, Ark. company that bills itself as "Arkansas' largest and oldest aviation center," completed the acquisition of Midcoast Aviation's Little Rock facility from Sabreliner Corp. of St. Louis. With the addition of Midcoast Aviation's modern executive terminal, nine aircraft hangars, and maintenance and paint facilities, Central Flying Service is now "the largest full-service fixed-base operation in the world," according to Dick Holbert, president of CFS.
Federal Aviation Administration issued special certification conditions for an S-Tec modification of the Piper Mirage PA-46-350P airplane. The supplemental type certificate covers the installation of a singled-sided electronic flight instrument system, which includes a Meggitt "Magic" display. The special conditions are designed to ensure that the display can be adequately protected from the effects of high intensity radiated field.
Lufthansa is the first airline worldwide to introduce a business jet on one of its thin long-haul routes. The airline plans to reintroduce its six-times-weekly service from Dusseldorf to Newark, N.J. on June 17 using a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) wet-leased from Swiss VIP operator PrivatAir. The aircraft will be configured in a 48-seat, all-business layout, a cabin interior superior to Lufthansa's mainline product. Seat pitch in business class on Lufthansa's Airbus A340s and Boeing 747-400s is 48 inches; PrivatAir offers 55 inches.
Jet Aviation recently received an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong, which permits the company to operate private jets for commercial aircraft charter in the Pacific Rim region. Jet Aviation manages a Bombardier Global Express aircraft that is available for charter. Equipped with seating for 10, plus a three-person couch, the aircraft has a maximum range of 6,700 nautical miles.
Lufthansa Technik, which previously completed its first two Boeing Business Jet 2 (737-800) aircraft, is preparing a specialized interior for a third BBJ 2 contracted for by Multiflight Ltd. The aircraft, which will be the first United Kingdom-based and G-registered BBJ 2, will have a 19-passenger layout.
