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Just before obtaining the EASA type certificate, Gulfstream rolled out the 100th copy of the G200 before it headed off to be completed. The 100th G200 is slated for delivery to fractional aircraft operator NetJets later this year. “Our final phase manufacturing facility, which outfits and completes the G200, has transformed the aircraft into a […]

Gulfstream Aerospace last week announced receiving a type certificate for its G200 business jet from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), enabling the aircraft to be registered in all European Union member countries. Since it acquired the G200, ne Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Galaxy, in May 2001, the G200 has undergone significant modifications, including a […]

Brown’s appointment comes as a tumultuous year at the NBAA heads into its home stretch: the association’s annual meeting. With Bolen apparently firmly at the stick, any additional changes will likely be handled with similar deftness. One task remaining to be performed is backfilling the vice president of government and public affairs position, which will […]

Steve Brown, a longtime aviation-industry veteran and current head of the FAA’s air traffic control planning apparatus, will be leaving the agency and joining the National Business Aviation Association as its new senior vice president of operations, the association announced yesterday. Brown will replace Bob Blouin, who resigned his position with the NBAA on Aug. […]

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It’s baaaaack. “It” is something dubbed “Robolander,” variously described as a device or a software package ultimately designed to allow ATC to take control of an aircraft and land it in the event of, ummm, “trouble.” Systems like it were widely proposed in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, although it […]

Cessna Aircraft Company this week announced the promotion of two long-term employees to its customer services operation as vice presidents. Jack Stiffler has been named vice president of Citation parts distribution and Peter Wilkinson has been named vice president of Cessna parts distribution. Both Stiffler and Wilkinson will report directly to Ron Chapman, senior vice […]

Raytheon this week announced that two of its Raytheon Aircraft Services (RAS) locations were designated as authorized Hawker Service Center facilities. By adding the two facilities — RAS San Antonio and RAS Indianapolis — to its list of authorized Hawker service centers, Raytheon has upgraded nine of the 10 U.S.-based RAS facilities to authorized Hawker […]

Speaking of politics, that’s what appears to stand in the way of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s (D) getting a new King Air. And the details won’t surprise the average corporate aviation manager who has to deal with his own internal bureaucracy. After soliciting as many as six bids, Richardson’s administration is in the throes […]

It looks kind of like the results of an immoral mating between a Hawker and a Starship, but it didn’t come from Beech/Raytheon. Further, it’s apparently not the result of any U.S. aerospace jobs being exported to India. Instead, the latest project to come out of that country’s fledgling aircraft manufacturing industry — dubbed “Saras,” […]