DayJet Layoffs, Despite Successful Business Model
Despite its recent layoffs, DayJet is standing by its business model saying its members and the number of frequent flyers have proved the model, but the condition of the capital markets have forced it to slow its growth for at least six months. It made the point to say that it was not contracting its already... [read more]
Eclipse Gains Indian, Australian Certification
Eclipse Aviation’s Eclipse 500 received certification from both India and Australia paving the way for customers in both regions. The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India granted the first foreign country Eclipse 500 certification on April 7 and the Civil Aviation Safety Agency (CASA) in...
PlaneSmart! May Add Air Taxi Model
After founder and long-time President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffery A. Cullen announced he was stepping down to become vice president of strategic development, he indicated PlaneSmart! will be expanding into the air taxi business focusing on very light jets. He is succeeded by Marketing and Media...
California Hoping to Attract Air Taxis to Rural Markets
State and local officials in California are considering expanding the use of airports from personal/agricultural aircraft to making them bases for the growing number of air taxi services and are considering infrastructure improvements to accommodate the new services. Glenn County officials are already...
CJ4 Completes First Flight
Cessna Aircraft Company, completed first flight of its Citation CJ4 business jet prototype May 5. “It was an outstanding first flight,” said Cessna Senior Engineering Test Pilot Dan Morris, who flew the aircraft with Engineering Flight Test Manager Dave Bonifield as co-pilot. “We tested...
Industry Blasts Feds on FAA Bill, Congestion Pricing
Industry was shocked as the Senate failed to pass a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill last week, effectively killing chances for a bill this year, despite continuing efforts to bring it to a Senate vote again. Most chalked it up to an astonishing lack of leadership at a time when Congress...
XOJET in Key Safety Ranking
XOJET earned the highest ranking in four key safety, maintenance and operations categories – more than any other operator – from Aviation Research Group/U.S. (ARG/US), the industry’s leading independent safety firm. The four categories are: Operations Safety Program, Maintenance Control and...
Teamsters File with NMB in Flight Options Negotiations
The Teamsters announced Friday they filed for mediation with the National Mediation Board (NMB), the federal agency responsible for collective bargaining in the airline and railroad industries, on April 30 because negotiations have broken down with Flight Options, LLC. The International Brotherhood of...
GA Taking on Emissions
National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President James K. Coyne testified yesterday before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation at the hearing "Aviation and the Environment: Emissions" highlighting NATA’s Environmental Committee's Climate Initiative that includes...
Quick Takes -- Eclipse, New Homestead FBO
Eclipse Wants Single-Pilot Air Taxis Speaking at the Royal Aeronautical Society VLJ Conference in London in March, Eclipse CEO Vern Raburn challenged attendees to prove the safety of single-pilot operations for very light jet air taxi operations to change European regulations requiring such operations have...
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