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Fewer Citation deliveries seen in 2003

Cessna Aircraft delivered 42 Citations in the third quarter, compared with 74 in the same period last year, bringing nine-month delivery totals this year t
Aircraft

Falcon deliveries off nearly 50 percent

French manufacturer Dassault delivered 10 Falcons in the third quarter, compared with 18 in the same period last year.
Aircraft

Gulfstream ships more in 3Q, but less YTD

Gulfstream reported delivering 19 jets in the third quarter, two more than the same period last year.
Aircraft

Raytheon turbine deliveries increase

In contrast to its primary competitors, Raytheon Aircraft posted an increase in deliveries of its turbine business airplanes.
Aircraft

Second SJ30-2 joins test program

The second of three conforming Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 light jets joined the flight-test program on October 17.
Aircraft

Proposed turbine single gets notable backing

Farnborough Aircraft’s struggling turboprop-single program has received the backing of former Rolls-Royce chairman Sir Ralph Robins and the ex-CEO of BAE S
Aircraft

Legacy upgrades boost range and performance

Embraer introduced a beefed-up Legacy Executive jet at the NBAA Convention last month.
Charter & Fractional

Former Gulstream president on the job at NetJets

Bill Boisture, who resigned suddenly in April as president of Gulfstream Aerospace, has been on the job for the last 30 days as president of NetJets.
Charter & Fractional

Association Meets With French on Fractional Issues

During a meeting last month with French aviation officials, the National Air Transportation Association reiterated its position that regardless of how Fran
Charter & Fractional

Bizav Accused of ‘Complacency’ Toward Security

“A troubling trend has developed that threatens to harm business aviation in unimaginable ways–complacency,” claims Aviation Security International.
ATC

New Routes Being Implemented Over Aegean Sea

Greece and Turkey have concluded an agreement intended to improve the air traffic route network over the Aegean Sea, according to NBAA.
Aircraft

Real-estate developer plans to resurrect vantage

Matt Eller, an Ames, Iowa real-estate developer, acquired the intellectual property of bankrupt VisionAire on October 2 for $441,000 and, under company nam
Regulations and Government

Manufacturers Ask FAA To Update SST Flight Rules

The FAA’s rules are a “barrier to the development and application of supersonic technologies in advanced general aviation aircraft,” said the General Aviat
Aircraft

Hawker Horizon exceeds performance estimates

Raytheon Aircraft’s Hawker Horizon super-midsize business jet is beating projections–performance projections, that is.
Airports

2nd suit filed in VNY noise dispute

XtraJet, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based charter firm, has become the second operator to be sued by the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners for alleged
Regulations and Government

NTSB Wants Visibility Limits on Position and Hold

The NTSB has asked the FAA to “explicitly prohibit” position and hold clearances at the intersections of active runways during low-visibility conditions an
Safety

Tokyo Company To Distribute EVAS in Japan

EVASWorldwide, the Ramsey, N.J.
Aircraft

Byer Replaces Burnside To Lead NATA Govt. Affairs

Eric Byer, who has been manager of legislative affairs for the National Air Transportation Association for the last five years, has been promoted to direct
Aircraft

Flight Controls Modified on New Citation Sovereign

When the Citation Sovereign receives certification, expected before year-end, it will include modifications that reduce lateral control forces.
Charter & Fractional

Innotech-Execaire To Fly Delta AirElite Charters

Montreal-based Innotech-Execaire has been authorized by Delta Air Lines’ business jet charter operation, Delta AirElite, to be its first Canadian affiliate
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Pilot Hiring Levels Way Down

As a group, the four largest fractional operators reported pilot hiring activity significantly off from what it was a year ago, according to AIR Inc., the
Aircraft

Raisbeck adds zip to the Learjet 35/36

“Welcome to Lear Jet Country,” a marketing slogan that attached itself to the early-20-series Lear Jet, is likely to be remembered only by industry old-tim
Security

9/11 Panel To Subpoena Documents from the FAA

The commission investigating the 9/11 terror attacks is subpoenaing documents it says the FAA has withheld.
Charter & Fractional

New Chinese Charter Firm Starts with Gulfstream IV

Air China Business Jet will launch its planned charter service with a Gulfstream IV, the first large-cabin Gulfstream to be based in China.
Charter & Fractional

Autothrottle Coming for G200 and Galaxy

Gulfstream has penned a letter of intent with Safe Flight Instrument for the supply of the latter company’s Enhanced AutoPower automatic throttle system as
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Wants Pitot Probes Replaced on Hawker 800XP

A proposed AD would mandate replacing the pitot probes on nearly 160 U.S.-registered Hawker 800XPs because of reports that they have frozen above FL290, ca
Security

Jet Aviation and Kollsman Explore Anti-SAM Systems

In separate efforts, Jet Aviation and Kollsman are the latest companies to explore possible anti-surface-to-air-missile (SAM) systems.
Aircraft

Happy 40TH, Learjet

Learjet–arguably business aviation’s most enduring brand name–turned 40 last month.
Aircraft

Mission group to get Kodiak

The Alaska Air Group and members of the Bruce Kennedy Memorial Fund announced last month that the two organizations have raised more than $870,000 toward t
Training and Workforce

SaferJett to provide training for Adam pilots and mechanics

Adam Aircraft has chosen Colorado-based SaferJett to provide training for its aircraft programs.