I just returned from our nation’s capital in Washington DC. I was recently attending the Points of Light Institutes’s Tribute for President George HW Bush and landing at Dulles I noticed the lack of many corporate jets. It seems that the economy makes it difficult to find the leaders of the country using private business [...]
It has been reported that Representative Jerry Costello, (D-Ill.) is once again championing the issue for business aviation on use fees to be charged. Representative Costello serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and he has issued a statement on Friday urging President Obama not to include general aviation user fees in the upcoming [...]
The new Florida governor is keeping a promise to residents of Florida and is selling off the private jets owned by the state. The newly elected Rick Scott has directed his staff to liquidate the two business jets owned, a 2000 Beechcraft King Air 350, and a 2003 Cessna Bravo. This is seen as a [...]
Catching up on more of the news that came out of the NBAA show last week we hear news that Embraer has news that the new Legacy 650 has now had its certification and is able to begin handling passengers. The Legacy 650 is a large class jet with a a longer range than the [...]
Bombardier is joining the announcements coming out of the National Business Aviation Association in Atlanta this week. Bombardier is introducing two new jets that are geared for long range. The Global 7000 and the Global 8000. The Global 7000 is the larger of the jets and has a 7300 nautical mile range. The Global 7000 [...]
In Atlanta the news is coming out hot and heavy from the National Business Aviation Association and it is difficult to keep up but I wanted to make sure to report that Embraer inked a deal with NetJets. It was announced yesterday that the fractional provider NetJets has purchased 50 Phenom 300 light jets with [...]
Don’t get too excited about a quick recovery as the recovery is not set for another year according to Honeywell, the avionics, equipment and engine manufacturer. The report that Honeywell is reporting on indicates that there should be one more year of an economic slide in store for the business aviation industry in 2011, with [...]
The company over at Bombardier has been working hard to stay competitive and the folks over at AIN have been keeping up with the story since they released the information about Bombardier talking about a competitor to the Gulfstream 650. Bombardier announced at the NBAA show that they are launching a new “Global Aircraft Family”. [...]
The NBAA will be holding its annual convention and meeting in Atlanta, GA on October 19-21, 2010. The Georgia World Congress Center will be host to the vent for exhibitors, speakers and attendees, and there will be a static display of aircraft at the DeKalb Peachtree Airport. This is the 63rd Annual meeting for the [...]
I love playing golf and watching golf is almost as fun. This weekend is the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. The airport that is going to be servicing the U.S. Open for many of the private jets used by companies, sponsors and players is the Monterey Peninsula Airport. The FAA has issued a statement concerning [...]
