Orlando, FL – AAI Acquisition, Inc. (AAIA) President and CEO Jack Braly told key members of the business aviation media, gathered at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention October 6, 2008, that the company's A700 very light jet program is alive, well and proceeding toward FAA certification and first deliveries by 2010.
Englewood, CO – AAI Acquisition, Inc. (AAIA) has named longtime aircraft manufacturing executive Dan Culleton to the position of vice president of Manufacturing.
Englewood, CO – AAI Acquisition, Inc. (AAIA) has named longtime business aircraft sales and marketing executive Chester Schickling to the position of senior vice president of Sales, Marketing and Customer Support.
October 05/08 - Diamond Aircraft flew its D-JET for the first time with the new Williams FJ33-5A engine today. “This is an important milestone for the D-JET program as we will be using this and subsequent aircraft for actual certification flights,” said Peter Maurer, President of Diamond Aircraft.
October 07/08 - Diamond Aircraft has announced that ATP (Airline Transport Professionals) will provide factory-authorized initial and recurrent type rating flight training for the Diamond D-JET personal jet.
October 06/08 - YourJet, a startup air taxi company, has selected the Diamond D-JET to inaugurate jet air taxi operations to serve more than 4,300 airports within a 700-mile radius of its base in Louisville, Kentucky. YourJet, which plans to begin initial operations later this year with a Diamond DA42, has ordered six D-JET aircraft with options for additional aircraft.
Eclipse 500 jets to be assembled in state-of-the-art Ulyanovsk factory
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - September 23, 2008 - Today Eclipse Aviation®, manufacturer of the world's first very light jet (VLJ), announced that the Russian State Bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) Supervisory Board, chaired by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, has approved the construction of a factory in Ulyanovsk, Russia to assemble the Eclipse 500 Jet®.
Global Financial Crisis Grounds World’s First “Per-Seat, On-Demand” Jet Service
BOCA RATON, Fla. – September 19, 2008 – DayJet Services, LLC, the world’s first operator of “Per-Seat, On-Demand” jet service, today announced that it has ceased jet services, pending further notice. The company today eliminated most employee positions. With the discontinuation of jet services and cancellation of all flights, DayJet is unable to honor any customer reservations.
VLJ leader welcomes independent investigation; Eclipse 500 certification process one of the most rigorous in FAA history
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - August 20, 2008 - Eclipse Aviation®, manufacturer of the world's first very light jet (VLJ), said it will cooperate fully with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) special certification review. Eclipse is confident the review will find that the Eclipse 500® was in full compliance with all federal regulations at the time of its certification, and that all FAA testing was completed with the highest degree of thoroughness, accuracy and integrity.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan., August 20, 2008 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, delivered Citation Mustang unit 100 today during a ceremony at the company's manufacturing facility in southeast Kansas.
Effective 18 August 2008, Grob Aerospace GmbH in Germany has been forced to file for insolvency.
This unfortunate situation has arisen as a consequence of recent delays in the spn program, resulting in the increased requirement for cash to see the program through to certification. Under the circumstances, our current loan provider has elected to discontinue their support.
Bend, OR, August 21, 2008 — Epic Aircraft is reporting record year- to-date sales activity for 2008, despite a sluggish U.S. economy. The company says their Oregon-based customer build center is at capacity with 22 customer aircraft currently in production, and more than 50 airplanes on the waiting list.
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