The News Review:
- Eclipse friends critics disagree on jet’s legacy
- Plane Crash Victim ID’d As Reserve Deputy
- Air China uncertain of ’09 profit amid cold winter
- Aviation firm launches alternative to Part 91
- TSA flooded with opposition to corporate-jets proposal
- Business Aviation Turbine Technology
- Nigeria: Inadequate Funding Ageing Workforce Bane of Local …
Eclipse friends critics disagree on jet’s legacy
The Associated Press
(AP) — Eclipse Aviation’s critics say it was too good to be true: A twin-engine six-seat jet for a mere $775000 or about a quarter of the price of competitors’ jets in 2000. A decade later the Albuquerque manufacturer of the Eclipse 500 faces a federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware who will decide whether the company will be liquidated in Chapter 7 proceedings. The company has said it has no plans to fight the bankruptcy which comes before a court Wednesday. “Especially for the last three to four months it’s been a process that’s akin to watching a loved one die” said Vern Raburn the former Microsoft executive who founded Eclipse and served until last summer as its chief executive. “You’re always hopeful there’ll be a remission.
Plane Crash Victim ID’d As Reserve Deputy
MSNBC
He had been a reserve deputy since his departure in 1996. The Federal Aviation Administration reported that a 1960s Mooney M20E crashed at 9:05 a. Saturday in a parking lot just west of the Rio Linda Airport.
Air China uncertain of ’09 profit amid cold winter
Reuters
HK) ChairmanKong Dong said on Monday he was uncertain whether the nation’sflag carrier would follow expected losses in 2008 with more redink this year. The aviation industry was going through its worst winter andthere was no sign that the global economic situation wasimproving he told reporters in a briefing. “I can’t be certain of profit this year” Kong saidpointing to falling passenger traffic along with sharp declinesin exports and imports. However Kong said he had confidence the government’spolicies — including the 4 trillion ($585 billion) stimuluspackage — would help the economy reach the targeted 8 percentgrowth this year. China Eastern Airlines (.
Aviation firm launches alternative to Part 91
Aviation International News
And if the Transportation Security Administration’s Large Aircraft Security Program becomes law then chartering offers a simple way to comply with the rules as similar rules already apply to charter operators he said. “Congress shareholders and the media are forcing companies to either revise their policies regarding corporate aircraft or shut down the flight department” Kelley said. “Senior management and directors are rushing to revise aviation policies and the result is often a policy that violates FAA regulations especially under Part 91. ur experience assists the client in formulating procedures that make sense are regulatory compliant and demonstrate good corporate governance.
TSA flooded with opposition to corporate-jets proposal
USA Today
The outpouring including nearly 1500 e-mails last week represents the largest public opposition to an aviation-security proposal since the TSA was formed in 2003. n Monday the Alaska State Senate urged the TSA to drop the security proposal calling its cost to plane owners and small airports “exorbitant. “There’s a visceral type of reaction to this” said Andy Cebula head of government affairs for the Aircraft wners and Pilots Association which urged its 415000 members to protest the TSA effort. “ur members are saying I’m a good American I’m not a threat to our country. Why is there a presumption that somehow I’m a threat and I’ve got to prove myself innocent?”The TSA has not identified a specific threat involving corporate jets but notes that many are the same size and weight as commercial planes that are tightly regulated.
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Business Aviation Turbine Technology
Aviation International News
According to engine manufacturers these concepts are not suited to the needs of business aircraft which require a lot of thrust during almost the entire flight. In previous decades the direct-drive turbofan gained popularity over the geared turbofan and the open-rotor concepts but the fuel burn advantage the latter offer has prompted renewed interest recently. Separately biofuels will probably find their way on board business aircraft. According to Andrew Tanner v-p for business and regional aviation at Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) a geared turbofan is good for takeoff thrust but not as strong for the high cruise speeds business jets must provide.
Nigeria: Inadequate Funding Ageing Workforce Bane of Local …
AllAfrica.com
He outlined the problems but was quick to add that the country has done well in some areas. ExcerptsHW safe is Nigeria’s skies? GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );Dr. Harold Demuren NCAA director general.