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In the annals of business aviation, it will be recorded that Cessna won the race to be the first to obtain full FAA type certification of a very light jet (VLJ). Last week’s achievement doesn’t come without an asterisk, however. The footnote will be necessary since it’s highly likely that Eclipse will deliver examples of […]

Eclipse Aviation this month announced Saul Pacheco joined its executive team as vice president of quality. Pacheco was most recently the global director of quality and reliability for medical technology leader Medtronic, where he was responsible for all products released to the medical marketplace. At Medtronic, Pacheco led the evaluation of manufacturing processes, documentation, controls […]

Cessna Aircraft Company on Monday delivered its 100th production Citation CJ3. Jeffrey Mark, chief executive officer, principal owner and co-founder of Mark-Taylor Residential Inc., an Arizona-based real estate development corporation, purchased the milestone aircraft. I have always loved airplanes, Mark said. When I was a kid, my father was a pilot, and I flew radio-controlled […]

Cessna said earlier this month is named Mark Paolucci, currently vice president of Citation Sales, to replace retiring Senior Vice President Ron Chapman as head of the companys customer service organization. Paolucci will also assume Chapmans position on Cessnas Senior Leadership Team. Paolucci will be based at the company’s headquarters in Wichita, Kan. Paolucci will […]

Tempe, Ariz.-based Landmark Aviation earlier this month announced it had completed a $2 million hangar and office space project at its Raleigh, N.C., FBO facility. The expansion at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) includes 13,500 square feet of additional space for aircraft storage and maintenance, a new three-bay ground equipment support hangar, and 4,800 square […]

Rockwell Collins last week said it is expanding its Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System (IDS) offering with a new Supplemental Type Certification (STC) on King Air 200 and King Air 300 aircraft. According to the company, the Pro Line 21 IDS King Air installation integrates with the aircraft’s existing autopilot and sensors and includes […]

For years, industry players have been watching and commenting on who will be the big winner in the coming very light jet (VLJ) wars. Some say the first manufacturer to bring a VLJ to market will be the winner. This camp nominally would favor Eclipse and the Eclipse 500, since it received at least provisional […]

With Eclipse and Adam seeming to make it across the finish line, whither Cessna? Will we also see a certified — full, partial or provisional — Cessna Citation Mustang in the near future? Maybe before or during the upcoming NBAA annual meeting and convention? While AVweb was unable to get anyone at Cessna to comment […]

It’s been a long time — a very long time — in the making, but Raytheon’s Hawker 4000 “super mid-size” bizjet may soon get its FAA certification papers. First announced at NBAA in 1996 — yes, 1996 — company officials tell AVweb they expect FAA certification in advance of this year’s NBAA annual meeting and […]

The FAA people involved with aircraft certification will be busy during the next few weeks. In addition to the Adam Aircraft A500 piston twin, Eclipse Aviation’s Eclipse 500 VLJ, which received provision type certification during last month’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, is likely to get its full certification, also. Back in July, Eclipse CEO and President […]