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Star Turned

Posted by William Garvey at 10/7/2008 11:00 AM CDT

The “Flight Log” in the October issue of BCA is by a fellow who had started to fly as a college kid but put his piloting aspirations aside when the cost of plane and instructor hit $19 an hour. Years later, after he’d put some good money in the bank, he decided to restart his aviation training. Since then ... Read More »

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Aircraft resurrection

Posted by William Garvey at 10/7/2008 10:57 AM CDT

By now the SJ-30 has had several owners and as it approaches its 25th year, something like three of them have been delivered. As for the Adam, whose developer went bankrupt earlier this year, Jack Braly, new venture’s CEO, said the previous owners completed about one third of the VLJ’s certification work thereby ... Read More »

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Hawker's Light Jet Gets Not One, But Two Makeovers

Posted by Graham Warwick at 10/7/2008 7:15 AM CDT

With more than 770 in service and production continuing, what began as the Beechjet becomes the foucus for upgrades. ... Read More »

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Learjet 85 - Back to the Drawing Board?

Posted by Graham Warwick at 10/7/2008 7:10 AM CDT

Not quite, but Bombardier has a lot of work to do after taking back structural design responsibility for its first all-composite jet. ... Read More »

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Is Charles Park Sweating?

Posted by Joe Anselmo at 10/6/2008 1:49 PM CDT

As stock market plunges, Honeywell stands by its optimistic forecast

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NBAA Goes Hollywood

Posted by William Garvey at 10/6/2008 12:04 PM CDT

I was standing in the press room, studying some notes, and when I glanced up, I saw Cassandra Bosco, one of the association’s press persons, seated nearby, was motioning me to move aside and out of her line of fiew. I did, but since there was nothing beyond by a wall and closed door, I was momentarily confused about ... Read More »

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Political Theater at NBAA

Posted by William Garvey at 10/6/2008 11:55 AM CDT

The formal opening general session of the NBAA Convention has for years been, well, formal with presidential speechifying and remarks – usually dry and overlong – from some business aviation worthy or governmental nabob in a suit. In past years, the audience was generally modest in size, somewhat interested in ... Read More »

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GE Aviation Gets Serious About Bizav

Posted by Christopher Fotos at 10/6/2008 11:07 AM CDT

Graham Warwick writes:
General Electric has been associated with business aviation for a long time. Its CJ160 turbojet powered the original 20-series Learjets and its CF700 turbofan powered the Sabreliner 75A. And, of course, GE's CF34-3 has had a long and successful association with Bombardier’s ... Read More »

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No, Not That Hawker 450

Posted by Graham Warwick at 10/5/2008 9:40 PM CDT

Hawker Beechcraft recycles a number as it upgrades a popular light jet. ... Read More »

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Economic Storms Cloud Orlando Skies

Posted by Graham Warwick at 10/5/2008 9:29 PM CDT

Industry leaders at NBAA have thoughts, but no answers on the impact of the Wall Street crisis on business aviation. ... Read More »

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