Archive for July, 2006Eclipse 500 Becomes First Certificated VLJ, Earning Provisional FAA ApprovalFriday, July 28th, 2006Eclipse Aviation has received provisional certification for its Eclipse 500, the first very light jet (VLJ) to obtain Federal Aviation Administration approval. But the company will not begin customer deliveries until it obtains full type certification, expected by 30 August. For the full article please click here: Eclipse 500 Becomes First Certificated VLJ, Earning Provisional FAA Approval Getting Close: Eclipse 500 Certification Projected Within WeeksThursday, July 27th, 2006A revolutionary and time-consuming project, one that literally reshapes the paradigm for light jet transportation, is proving to be just a tad more time-consuming (like most revolutions are) than its adherents had hoped. For the full article please click here: Getting Close: Eclipse 500 Certification Projected Within Weeks Honda’s Microjet Ready For TakeoffWednesday, July 26th, 2006Honda, the Japanese carmaker, said Tuesday it will begin selling aircraft for the first time in its history. Starting this fall, Honda will take orders for a new microjet. Dubbed HondaJet, it becomes the latest entrant in what is expected to be a competitive market for “very light jets,” or VLJs. For the full article please click here: Honda’s Microjet Ready For Takeoff Embraer Takes Wraps Off Phenom OrderbookTuesday, July 25th, 2006Embraer has more than 235 firm orders for its Phenom business jets. These are part of a $1.25 billion backlog of business aircraft orders unveiled by the Brazilian manufacturer. “That is five times what it was a year ago,” says Louis Carlos Affonso, senior vice-president, executive aviation. For the full article please click here: Embraer Takes Wraps Off Phenom Orderbook DayJet to Offer Boca ServiceWednesday, July 19th, 2006It wasn’t’ anywhere near the $600 plus million the state and county are giving to Scripps Florida, but DayJet is nonetheless pleased that Palm Beach County Commissioners have approved providing $350,000 of a total tax refund of $1.75 million expected from the state to help it open a new headquarters and operations center at the Boca Raton Executive Airport. For the full article please click here: DayJet to Offer Boca Service Cessna Celebrates EASA Certifications At FarnboroughTuesday, July 18th, 2006t this year’s International Air Show in Farnborough, England, Cessna Aircraft Company announced it received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the Citation CJ1+ March 13, the Citation CJ2+ July 10 and the Citation CJ3 June 16 — allowing all of the CJ series aircraft to be certified and registered within the 25 European countries adhering to EASA regulations. For the full article please click here: Cessna Celebrates EASA Certifications At Farnborough Cameron Burr: Pogo-ing Into A New Aviation AgeFriday, July 14th, 2006What is that new way to travel? What is Pogo, if not an airline? In an exclusive interview with AirTaxiFlights.com’s Elliot Borin, Pogo Jet President Cameron Burr answers those questions. For the full article please click here: Cameron Burr: Pogo-ing Into A New Aviation Age Eclipse Says Lone Supplier Is Holding Up FAA CertificationMonday, July 10th, 2006The Albuquerque company that is planning to revolutionize private air travel should be only two weeks away, at most, from achieving Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of its flagship plane. But that certification is being held up by an Eclipse supplier, says Eclipse founder and CEO Vern Raburn. For the full article please click here: Eclipse Says Lone Supplier Is Holding Up FAA Certification ATG Redesigns Portions of the Javelin Very Light JetFriday, July 7th, 2006Aviation Technology Group, Inc. (ATG, Englewood, Colo.) announced the following design changes to its Javelin aircraft: an increase in wing size, enhancement of wing lift devices, and improvement to the canopy opening mechanism. For the full article please click here: ATG Redesigns Portions of the Javelin Very Light Jet Supply Delays Cause Eclipse SlipWednesday, July 5th, 2006Continued delays at two suppliers have pushed back certification of the Eclipse 500 very light jet by several weeks from the end of June, the manufacturer says. Final flight tests have been held up awaiting US Federal Aviation Administration technical standard order (TSO) approval of production-conforming equipment. For the full article please click here: Supply Delays Cause Eclipse Slip |
