Flight International articles from October 2006

Flight International archives from October 2006

American bids to be 787 MRO king.(American Airlines)(mainte;nance, repair and overhaul services to Boeing 787)
October 3, 2006... Support Mary Kirby / Philadelphia American Airlines is vying to become North America? sole provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to Boeing 787 customers that sign up for the manufacturer? GoldCare support programme....

Boeing gears up for 747-8I drive.(Boeing Co.)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Boeing is intensifying its efforts to secure a launch customer for the passenger version of the 747-8, following the manufacturer? decision to standardise on the freighter version? longer stretch. Boeing denies that it has settled on the...

NTSB finds no mechanical failure in Comair CRJ100.(US National Transportation Safety Board)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... The ongoing investigation of the remains of Comair flight 5191 has found no mechanical or pre-impact failure to contribute to August? fatal crash of the Bombardier CRJ100 (N431CA) at Lexington airport in Kentucky. The latest US National...

Myair reaches for CRJ900 stretch.
October 3, 2006... development Brendan Sobie / BarcelonA Bombardier says it will decide whether to launch its proposed CRJ900X stretch by year-end, and has announced the first airline commitments for the aircraft. The Canadian manufacturer announced last...

Heads up for Collins.(Rockwell Collins HGS-4200 head-up guidance system)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... systems Darren Shannon / Washington DC Air Canada Jazz and Lufthansa CityLine are to install the Rockwell Collins HGS-4200 head-up guidance system (HGS) following Canadian, European and US certification for use on the Bombardier CRJ705 and...

Spanish start-up clocks on.(Clickair's operations)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Spanish start-up Clickair launched operations on 1 October with a fleet of three Airbus A320s operating five routes from its Barcelona hub. Clickair, which is part-owned by Air Nostrum and Iberia, has an ambitious expansion plan that envisages...

ERA warns on danger of thickened de-icing fluid.(European Regions Airline Association)
October 3, 2006... Action to recertificate the use of thickened de-icing fluids is needed urgently because of the dangers their misuse poses ? particularly for regional airliners ? warns European Regions Airline Association (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose....

Turboprops resurgent in European market.(airlines)(Industry overview)
October 3, 2006... Europe? regional airlines are flying fuller aircraft than ever, as the sector rebounds strongly from the 9/11 downturn with turboprops in particular enjoying a renaissance. European Regions Airline Association director-general Mike Ambrose...

FedEx seeks 10% of world?s 757-200s in 10 years.
October 3, 2006... FedEx Express is set to acquire almost 10% of the world? Boeing 757-200 fleet over the next 10 years to satisfy its need to replace its ageing Boeing 727-200 fleet. The US express package carrier revealed plans to acquire around 90...

Air Sahara and Jet prepare for arbitration.(Jet Airways)
October 3, 2006... arbitration Nicholas Ionides / Singapore India? Air Sahara and Jet Airways are preparing for arbitration over which side has the right to hundreds of millions of dollars related to Jet? failed takeover of the smaller carrier. ...

Tu-154 in close shave.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Investigators in Kyrgyzstan are probing an accident in which a Tupolev Tu-154 lost part of its wing after colliding with a US Air Force Boeing KC-135 tanker during take-off from Bishkek, writes Tom Zaitsev. Despite the collision, the...

Lufthansa near to long-haul choice.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Lufthansa could replace some of its 747-400s with the new 747-8 Lufthansa is set to finalise its long-haul fleet-replacement strategy in the next four to five months, when it will decide whether to order the Airbus A350 XWB or the Boeing...

A380 hold-ups brushed aside.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Lufthansa chief executive Wolfgang Mayrhuber expects Lufthansa to receive its first Airbus A380 in the summer of 2008 ? ?but summer is a long time?, he says. Mayrhuber brushes off concerns about the news that the programme would see...

Saturn powerplant meets thrust expectations in tests.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Russian manufacturer NPO Saturn has disclosed that tests of its modernised D-30KP Burlak powerplant, designed for retrofitting Ilyushin Il-76 transports, show the engine meets declared thrust expectations. NPO Saturn is to proceed with...

SIA pilots argue for higher A380 pay.(controversy over airbus 380s of Singapore Airlines)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its pilots are involved in a dispute over pay and benefits for cockpit crew operating its future fleet of Airbus A380s. SIA says it wants to resolve the dispute through arbitration. Although it does not provide...

SMEs get visible.(small- and medium-sized enterprises)
October 3, 2006... From high metal prices, to a shortage of skilled engineers, from the shift towards new composite technologies to currency fluctuations, the long list of challenges faced by the thousands of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) making up a...

LEA seeks earlier Mustang.(London Executive Aviation)(Citation Mustang)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... UK business aircraft charter operator London Executive Aviation (LEA) remains in negotiations with Cessna to advance the delivery slot for the first of its order of nine Citation Mustang entry-level jets. Chief executive Patrick...

Aeroflot's business aviation arm gets ready to go it alone.(Aeroflot Plus)
October 3, 2006... Aeroflot Plus, the business aircraft arm of Russian flag carrier Aeroflot, plans to expand its operation from February with the addition of a leased Bombardier Learjet 60 and a Challenger 604. The acquisition of the super mid-size and...

Shenzhen joint venture to expand.(BAA Jet Management)(Shenzhen Airlines)
October 3, 2006... BAA Jet Management, the Hong Kong-based management and charter company, is drawing up an ambitious plan to expand its business aviation operations throughout China once its Shenzhen joint venture is fully operational in 2007. ?Our aim is to...

One way to beat traffic.(helicopter ferry services)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Indian HELICOPTERS Kingfisher Airlines plans to offer helicopter ferry services to airports in Bangalore and Mumbai for its first- and business-class passengers, helping them to avoid congested roads in the two overcrowded Indian cities....

NetJets kicks off its 7X campaign.(NetJets Europe)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... FRACTIONAL Kate Sarsfield / London Fractional ownership and charter operator NetJets Europe will begin selling shares in Dassault Falcon 7X business jets by the end of the year, 12 months ahead of the first aircraft delivery in early 2008....

Neverland security.
October 3, 2006... Now the dust has settled since the 10 August discovery of a terrorist plot allegedly to blow up airliners flying between the UK and the USA, the full extent of the chaos and inefficiency in Europe? security system has become painfully clear....

EADS to showcase low-level autopilot in cockpit mock-up.(EADS Military Air Systems)
October 3, 2006... EADS is to demonstrate an advanced low-level autopilot for the Airbus Military A400M tactical transport to Germany early next year, and hopes to attract additional nations to select the system, which will enable hands-free operation at an...

Boeing may switch laser to 747-8.(Boeing Co.)
October 3, 2006... Boeing has begun company-funded studies into using the new 747-8F freighter, instead of the 747-400F, as the platform for the US Air Force? Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defence system. Although a decision on whether to produce further ABL...

Northrop bid sees testbed role for B-2.(Northrop Grumman to use B-2A bomber for demonstration)
October 3, 2006... Northrop Grumman is raising the stakes in its bid to win the US Air Force? next-generation long-range strike aircraft contest by planning to use the B-2A bomber as a flying demonstrator. The aircraft would be used to test long-range strike...

No hiccups as BERP IV blade flies on EH101.(British Experimental Rotor Programme)(top airline companies bid for 141-aircraft CSAR-X contract)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... SEARCH-AND-RESCUE Graham Warwick / Washington DC AgustaWestland has flown an improved main rotor blade on the EH101, just days after its partner on the US101 programme, Lockheed Martin, submitted its final proposal for the US Air Force?...

Raytheon AESA in key tests.(active electronically scanned array)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Radars Raytheon expects to achieve two major milestones with its active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar family over the next month with the start of tests of the first Boeing F-15C fitted with an APG-63(V)3 and the first flight...

?Not your father?s Oldsmobile?: F-15E+ Super Eagle unveiled.(product introduction of aircraft)
October 3, 2006... Boeing has revealed details of the proposed F-15E+ ?Super Eagle?, which is being offered as a ?fourth-generation plus? fighter stopgap to the US Air Force in case of significant delays to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). ...

US Congress slows JSF production.(Joint Strike Fighter)
October 3, 2006... US Congress has voted to slow, rather than delay, initial production of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), avoiding a halt in the line, but still pushing up the cost of early aircraft for US and international customers by...

US Air Force tanker RFP reveals KC-777 offer.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... The US Air Force? request for proposals (RFP) for tankers to replace ageing KC-135s, issued in September, has prompted Boeing to unveil its proposed KC-777 tanker as a running mate to the KC-767. Boeing and competitor EADS, teamed with...

Indian Sea Kings to fly again.(contracts of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... AgustaWestland has won a contract to service and overhaul seven of the Indian navy? Sea King MK2B helicopters, which have fallen into disrepair since the imposition of US sanctions in the 1990s. The manufacturer will work with Hindustan...

Rafael seeks more from Spice.(product development of RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd. )(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Israeli company Rafael is upgrading its Spice satellite/inertial navigation bomb guidance kit to achieve greater range and accuracy. The effort ? which has been accelerated following the recent war in Lebanon ? is aimed at meeting the...

Taurus Systems seeks enhanced cruise missile.(Taurus Systems GmbH enhances KEPD 350)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... WEAPONS Less than a year after entering operational service with the German air force, Taurus Systems? KEPD 350 cruise missile is being lined up for capability enhancements. Future develoments of the 1,400kg (3,100lb) weapon now under...

Features.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Flight International World Airliner Census Summary World airliner fleet****2006****2005****Difference****% change Western-built****22,893****22,431****+462****+2.1 Russian-built****2,857****2,871****-14****-0.5 ...

Features.(aircraft rankings)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Top 10 fleets ? regional aircraft Rank****Type****Fleet****% change* 1 (1)****Bombardier CRJ100/200****938****-4.1 2 (2)****Embraer ERJ-135/140/145****848****+2.7 3 (3)****Bombardier Dash 8/Q Series****630****+4.7 4...

Features.(rankings of aircraft)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Top 10 fleets ? Russian/CIS types Rank****Type****Fleet****% change* 1 (1=)****Antonov An-24****448****+1.8 2 (1=)****Tupolev Tu-154****435****-1.1 3 (3)****Yakovlev Yak-40****411****-4.2 4 (4)****Tupolev...

Features.
October 3, 2006... World fleet by Western manufacturer Rank****Manufacturer****Fleet****Share (%)****% change* 1 (1)****Boeing******10,715****46.8****+0.6 2 (2)****Airbus****4,092****17.9****+10.7 3 (3)****Bombardier****2,307****10.1****+1.9 ...

Features.(aircraft rankings)
October 3, 2006... The data in this census covers all commercial jet- and turboprop-powered transport aircraft in service or on firm order with the world? airlines, excluding aircraft that carry fewer than 14 passengers, or the equivalent in cargo. The tables are...

Canada calls for tighter standards.(proposals of Transportation Safety Board of Canada in licencing of aircrafts)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is urging the US Federal Aviation Administration and Transport Canada to strengthen certification and design standards for small aircraft after an investigation by the board found that occupants...

iFly receives first Columbia 350s.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... US members-only aero club, iFly, has taken delivery of its first six Garmin G1000-equipped Columbia 350 light aircraft. The programme, which offers unrestricted use of the four-seat aircraft for lower initial monthly and hourly costs than...

Gretchen Jahn makes move away from Mooney.(Mooney Airplane Co.)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Gretchen Jahn has resigned as chief executive of general aviation aircraft manufacturer Mooney Airplane and president of parent company Mooney Aerospace ?to pursue other opportunities?. She is replaced by Dennis Ferguson, but Mooney says she...

Piper: the next big noise in VLJs?(product information of very-light jet plane)
October 3, 2006... Piper Aircraft will unveil a next-generation aircraft, expected to be a very-light jet (VLJ), this month at the National Business Aircraft Association convention in Orlando, Florida. The aircraft will be positioned between the manufacturer? $2...

Snecma and Avio to team for engine.(Avio)(development of aircraft engine by Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation and Avio S.p.A)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... France? Snecma is to team up with Italian aerospace propulsion specialist Avio to develop an all-new engine for business aircraft and smaller regional jets. At this month? National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando,...

A380 delay puts brakes on A350.
October 3, 2006... Airbus is studying a bigger version of its largest A350 XWB variant, the -1000, to improve its competitiveness against the Boeing 777. But the manufacturer may be forced to delay the formal launch of the entire A350 XWB family as it battles...

Airbus waits for ICAO to issue guidance on A380 separation.(International Civil Aviation Organisation )(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Airbus expects that the International Civil Aviation Organisation will be able to recommend more specific guidance on A380 separation distances by mid-November, following the completion of its A380 steering group? study. ICAO? interim...

Wake vortices could blow ATM progress off course.(air traffic management)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Wake vortices are emerging as a potential barrier to achieving the capacity increases sought from next-generation air traffic management (ATM) systems planned in the USA and Europe, and industry experts are warning that real-time knowledge of...

Boeing looks to acquisitions to boost UK profile.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Boeing is looking at potential takeover targets in the UK to boost its competitiveness in the wake of the publication of the nation? Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) in December last year. The DIS is aimed at ensuring that the UK can...

Barracuda crashes.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... EADS? Barracuda high-speed unmanned reconnaissance air vehicle crashed into the sea during a test flight off the coast of Spain on 23 September. The aircraft ?ditched into the sea...upon approach for landing at San Javier AFB, Murcia,...

Boom success for KC-767.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Boeing has flown the extended fly-by-wire (FBW) flight refuelling boom of the KC-767 tanker throughout its full-flight envelope after deploying the device for the first time on 21 September. The event marks a major milestone in the KC-767...

Director-general envisages defence role for European Space Agency.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... The European Space Agency could work on defence projects, its director-general Jean-Jacques Dordain predicts, as the agency undergoes a fundamental review of its entire industrial policy in the light of a planned ESA-European Union joint space...

Eclipse edges to certification with final hours of testing.(Eclipse Aviation)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Eclipse Aviation was expected to secure full certification for the Eclipse 500 very light jet late last week, pending the completion of the final few hours of function and reliability flight tests. The long-awaited certification comes after...

Experts aim for EU harmony.(European Union)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... National aviation security experts met in Brussels last week and backed European Commission proposals that would harmonise airport security procedures throughout the European Union. The new rules, which update 2002 aviation legislation, propose...

ERA carriers slam inefficient security.(European Regions Airline Association )
October 3, 2006... The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is vowing to renew pressure on governments over security in the wake of the heightened levels imposed in the UK from 10 August. Checks were stepped up after security services uncovered an alleged...

New Virgin company to focus on green fuel.(Virgin Fuels)(SpaceShipTwo)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Sir Richard Branson? new company Virgin Fuels is to investigate a derivative of cellulosic butanol to find a more environmentally friendly fuel for aviation. Made from wood, straw and other biomass sources, Virgin Fuels is to study...

The age of reason.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... The booming Chinese airline industry is seemingly being inhibited by the global pilot shortage. The most obvious answer seems to have escaped the Chinese ? increase the retirement age to 65. India suffered the same problem and extended the...

Lexington: rule-breaker?
October 3, 2006... Your report of the Comair CRJ100 accident (Flight International, 5-11 September) says that there was only one controller on duty at Lexington airport, although US Federal Aviation Administration regulations require two. So why did the...

UK CAA and IMC policy.(united kingdom Civil Aviation Authority)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... In the article ?Single-engine IMC hit by new hold-up? (Flight International, 12-18 September), the UK Civil Aviation Authority? group director of safety regulation Mike Bell is quoted as having said in a letter that ?the CAA is not tied to any...

Armed and responsible.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... I agree wholeheartedly with David Lonsdale? view (Flight International, 19-25 September): the last line of decisive defence is to arm pilots. I would gladly undertake the training required to fulfil that role, but would expect a considerable...

Eurocontrol?s objectives.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Your Comment ?Circumnavigate this idea? (Flight International, 29 August?4 September) suggests Eurocontrol plans to collect environmental levies from airlines. This is a misguided interpretation of the agency? role in air traffic management...

Why two are better than one.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Single-engine instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) flying continues to spark debate (Fight International,12-18 September). I am chief aviation health, safety and environment specialist for a consultancy to the oil, gas and seismic...

Did MD-11 crew check the ILS?(Gemini Boeing MD-11F )(instrument landing system )(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... The low approach by a Gemini Boeing MD-11F into Nottingham East Midlands airport is interesting (Flight International, 15-21 August). We all make mistakes, but why did nobody look for the instrument landing system glide path? Lining up at 7nm...

Set the heading bug.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... It has always been our flight department? standard operating procedure to set the flight director and heading bug to the assigned runway heading for take-off. Following this procedure may have saved a lot of the lives lost in August? Comair...

NASA to name moonlander after Greek goddess Artemis.(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Artemis is the preferred name for NASA? proposed Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM), which is expected to land four astronauts at the Moon? southern pole from 2020 for missions that initially will last up to a week. Artemis was a daughter of...

ESA investigates GIOVE-B failure.(European Space Agency)(Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... TESTING ROB COPPINGER / LONDON Three technical teams are investigating failure of the on-board computer during thermal vacuum tests of the European Space Agency? Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element (GIOVE)-B navigation satellite. Teams...

UK firm secures brake cash.(united kingdom)(Surface Transforms)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... UK materials company Surface Transforms has secured its second and third contracts, for different aircraft programmes, to further develop its silicon carbide carbon-brake technology. The technology uses a ceramic material within the carbonfibre...

NASA aims to measure fuel levels using radio.(National Areonautics and Space Agency)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... GAUGING NASA wants to develop radio frequency (RF) gauging of propellant levels in launch vehicle cryogenic tanks for use in low-gravity environments on future exploration missions. An accurate, robust low-gravity quantity gauging system...

Urban kicks off hunt for Mule medevac UAV partners.(Urban Aeronautics )(unmanned air vehicle )(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Israel? Urban Aeronautics is seeking partners to develop an unmanned air vehicle offered in response to a US Department of Defense request for information on a medical supply and evacuation UAV. Urban? Mule, projected to cost $1.5 million, will...

South Africa looks at high-altitude radar.(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... South Africa? Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) plans to investigate the use of an unmanned high-altitude platform as a receiver for a bi-static synthetic-aperture radar system that uses a space-based illuminator. In a...

Fuel Renewal.
October 3, 2006... Shortly after sunrise on a cool September morning in California? Mojave Desert, a US Air Force Boeing B-52H rolled down the main runway at Edwards AFB on a historic first flight. Three of the four twin-engine pods under the bomber? wing...

Western-built jet and turboprop airliners.
October 3, 2006... Aerospatiale (Nord) 262 7 Africa 3 Equatorial Int? Airlines (A) 1 Int? Trans Air Business (A) 1 Trans Service Airlift (B) 1 North/South America 4 Aerolineas Sosa (A) 3 RACSA (A) 1 Aerospatiale (Sud) Caravelle 2 Europe 2 WaltAir (10B) 1 WaltAir...

CIS-built jet and turboprop airliners.
October 3, 2006... Antonov An-12 179 Africa 33 Aerolift Airways 1 Afriqiyah Cargo 1 Afrique Cargo Services 1 Air Guinee 4 Air West Express 2 Alada 5 Astral 1 AZZA Transport 1 Centrafricain Airlines 2 Comp...

slow down.
October 3, 2006... The growth in the world? airliner numbers has slowed for the second year in succession, as expansion of the fleet has begun to plateau after several years of rapid growth during the recovery after the 2001 terrorist attacks. Flight...

Rocketplane in race to find $10m.(Rocketplane-Kistler)(Orbital Sciences)(Brief article)
October 3, 2006... Rocketplane-Kistler (RpK) has less than a month to find $10 million ? 25% of its private financing ? for the first phase of NASA? $500 million Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) programme after losing its primary partner Orbital...

Airbus rethinks plan to put winglets on A320.
October 10, 2006... Upgrade Max Kingsley-Jones / London Airbus? mid-life update for the A320 family has hit trouble with the revelation that it is unlikely to adopt new large winglets that were central to expected fuel burn improvements. The manufacturer...

Eagle Saab 340s set to soar again.(American Eagle Airlines)(Brief article)
October 10, 2006... American Eagle Airlines is reviving a large part of its parked Saab 340B fleet to replace 25 340B Plus aircraft that it is returning over the next two years to Saab Aircraft Leasing for onward lease to Australian regional carrier Rex. ...

Class 3 EFB 737 first for Egyptair.
October 10, 2006... The first Boeing 737 equipped with a Class 3 electronic flight bag (EFB) has been delivered to Egyptair. The Class 3 system, which incorporates data provided by Boeing? Jeppensen division, was first introduced on the 777, but is now being...

ICAO to examine advanced ground-guidance concepts.(International Civil Aviation Organisation )
October 10, 2006... Pan-European air navigation safety agency Eurocontrol is to present a set of proposals to the International Civil Aviation Organisation on implementation of advanced ground-guidance concepts, after an investigation concluded that such systems...

GE readies FADEC software patch.
October 10, 2006... safety guy norris / los angeles General Electric says a new software load for the GE90-115B full authority digital engine control (FADEC) will be installed in the Boeing 777-200LR/300ER fleet from mid-November to counter dual thrust...

Was Legacy at fault in 737 crash?
October 10, 2006... investigation JACKSON FLORES / RIO DE JANEIRO & DAVID LEARMOUNT / LONDON The ExcelAire Embraer Legacy 600 corporate jet that collided with a Gol Linhas Aereas Boeing 737-800 on 29 September was at the wrong flight level, say sources close...

JAL order may be fillip for market.(Japan Airlines Company Ltd)(Brief article)
October 10, 2006... Bombardier and Embraer are competing on an order for 70- to 90-seat aircraft from Japan Airlines (JAL) that has the potential to open up the large regional jet market in Japan. JAL issued a request for proposals (RFP) to the two...

Tu-154 suffers severe wingtip damage in take-off collision.(Brief article)
October 10, 2006... Kyrgyzstan Airlines has released images of the Tupolev Tu-154M damaged in a collision with a US Air Force tanker while taking off from Bishkek? Manas International airport on 26 September. The Tu-154 has been identified as a 15-year-old Altyn...

Russia may axe tariff to spur fleet renewal.(Brief article)
October 10, 2006... legislation Howard Gethin / MOSCOW The Russian government is again considering scrapping import tariffs on aircraft in a bid to encourage fleet renewal, amid concerns over the condition of Russia? increasingly ageing civil fleet. ...

Ardent to invest in Avantair.(Brief article)
October 10, 2006... Piaggio P180 Avanti fractional-ownership provider Avantair is to be acquired and taken public in a move that will give the US company the necessary capital to grow its fleet and diversify into fixed-base operations (FBO). Privately held...

Eclipse 500 debuts at Jet-Alliance.
October 10, 2006... CERTIFICATION Graham Warwick / Washington DC Eclipse Aviation expects to deliver the first production Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ) this week, after receiving full US type certification on 30 September. The aircraft will be handed over...