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The next generation of Hawker Beechcraft’s composite Premier is faster, goes farther and gets to a new maximum altitude of FL450 faster than its already-revolutionary predecessor and it only costs 10 cents per nautical mile more to operate. The rejuvenated Wichita planemaker unveiled a mockup of the aircraft in a pre-show press conference at EBACE […]

The largest investor in Eclipse Aviation says the European market for VLJs is huge and a plant in Russia is likely to fill that void. In his first public appearance on behalf of ETIRC, which poured more than $100 million into Eclipse, Dutch business magnate Roel Pieper told AVweb in a video interview at EBACE […]

Although EBACE isn’t the usual venue for major light aircraft announcements, Cirrus rolled one out here in Geneva nonetheless in the form of a new model called the Cirrus Perspective, which sports some airframe upgrades but-the real stunner-a new, upgraded version of Garmin’s popular G1000 EFIS system. We went to Duluth last week for an […]

EBACE 2008 begins Tuesday at PalExpo convention center in Geneva, and coverage in AVwebBiz will include original videos, podcasts and details on the latest announcements daily through Friday. AVweb‘s Russ Niles ran into our European correspondent, Liz Moscrop, who’s reporting for the Flight Evening News daily show publication, and she set the scene for what […]

New flight patterns at Newark are confusing pilots, controllers say… Bombardier Aerospace selected Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Pw307b engine for the all-composite Learjet 85… The 2008 Milton Caniff “Spirit of Flight” Award from the Aviation Hall of Fame goes to the X Prize Foundation… AeroLEDs now offers AeroSUNLite, a recognition/landing-taxi lighting system based on their […]

Jet Support Services Inc. has named Greg Hampton as sales manager for government programs. Dave Mikalauskas is tip to tail sales manager.

Kelly Linell Kelly Linell has been named Customer Service Manager at Shadin Avionics. He’s been with the company for 14 years and helped develop and support many of its products in his other roles.

An Irish pilot has been rapped by his country’s aviation authority for “poor airmanship” after he landed his Hughes 369HS helicopter on a car parkade in a busy shopping area of Athlone Town. According to the Belfast Telegraph, the unidentified pilot was picking up a set of freshly cut keys for the chopper at a […]

The developments at DayJet continue to be discussed at our AVweb blog, and also at James Fallows’ blog for the Atlantic Monthly… An Air France pilot allegedly had to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision after “showing off” to a visitor in the cockpit… Thielert says it will fulfill all currently held orders for […]

Randy Fank Randy Fank has been named Manager of FBO operations at JA Air Center’s new Aurora Municipal Airport location and the existing FBO at DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport. Fank was previously director of DuPage Flight Center.