New VLJ – Stratos 714
Bend, Ore-based Stratos Aircraft announced it will develop called the ultimate personal jet last week. The announcement of the new $2 million bird, expected to hit the market in the first quarter of 2010, comes a little more than a week before next week’s EAA Air Venture at Oshkosh and ushers in yet... [read more]
Farnborough Watch
With little news coming out of the biennial air show with respect to Very Light Jets, Aviation Today Publisher and Blogger John Persinos turned his attention to a business jet analysis in response to a reader’s question. Aviation Today publishes the Very Light Jet Report and Persinos’ report...
Key Airports Meet On Fuel Costs and Air Service Reduction
A number of airports attending the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Air Service/Energy Task Force outlined 10 to 20 percent reductions in service in 2008 compared to 2007, and, in some cases, losses will be between 60 and 100 percent. General aviation airport representatives, including the...
Senate Introduces Oil Speculation Bill
The aviation industry was pleased to see proposed legislation designed to curb the excesses of oil speculators. The initiative followed the creation of a new coalition – Stop Oil Speculation Now – which calls for federal action on several fronts to help materially reduce unnecessarily high energy...
Cessna News: 100th Mustang to be Delivered Shortly
Cessna Aircraft Company is approaching the 100th delivery of a Citation Mustang – more than half of which have gone to international owners and operators. On display at Farnborough, the Mustang is certified in 48 countries and has gained global popularity since entering service in April 2007...
ExecuJet Reports Boom in Pre-owned Aircraft
ExecuJet Aviation Group is experiencing so much demand for pre-owned aircraft that it has created a dedicated division with sales representatives in Europe, South Africa, the Middle East and, very shortly, the USA. The company reported that growing demand has put a premium of up to 15 percent on late model...
Raytheon, Sensis to Study Aircraft Impact on NextGen
Raytheon Company will lead a team of air transportation experts from industry and academia to study the impact of new classes of aircraft on the next generation air transportation system including very light jets, super heavy transports, un-crewed aircraft systems and supersonic transports. The most...
Flight Services Operators Can Do More to Save Fuel
After pulsing several airlines over the last few months, fuel management firm Flight Sciences International came to the stunning conclusion that air carriers need a better structure and more urgency with their jet fuel decision making, prompting one to wonder whether a focus on general.aviation might yield...
FAA Lacks Fatigue Plan – Part II
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says fatigue can affect aviation operations and now is the time to do something about it. But the U.S. aviation agency doesn't offer a concrete plan for action. This is the second in a two-part series on fatigue originally published by RAN’s sister publication...
NASA Developing Wing Shape Sensors
NASA is evaluating an advanced, fiber optic-based sensing technology that could aid development of active control of wing shape in order to take advantage of aerodynamics and improve overall aircraft efficiency. The Fiber Optic Wing Shape Sensor system measures and displays the shape of the aircraft's wings...
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