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CJ3 Stays Ahead Of Schedule … Cessna recently announced its first production Citation CJ3 (serial number 001) took its first flight on August 8, three weeks ahead of schedule. This particular CJ3 — to be used primarily for avionics development and certification — departed from McConnell Air Force Base and landed at Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport […]

Big Numbers And Big Names Expected … The business aviation event of the year is quickly approaching and its organizers are putting the final touches on this year’s show. The NBAA 56th Annual Meeting & Convention, to be held October 7 to 9, 2003, at the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., will feature […]

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The following business aviation events will be held within the next few months:Professional Development Program (PDP) Course“Developing a High-Performance Flight Department Team”October 5, Orlando, Fla.Emergency Response WorkshopOctober 5-6, Orlando, Fla.Management Fundamentals For Flight Departments WorkshopOctober 5-6, Orlando, Fla.Human Factors-Fatigue Management WorkshopOctober 5-6, Orlando, Fla.Professional Development Program (PDP) Course“Legal Issues in Aviation Management”October 6, Orlando, Fla.Inspection […]

NBAA has adopted .aero Web site addresses for its international events in Europe and Latin America.EBACE.aero provides information about EBACE, the only European exhibition of its kind to focus exclusively on business aviation, and LABACE.aero is devoted to LABACE, the only Latin American exhibition of its kind to focus exclusively on business aviation..aero is a […]

On August 1, the NBAA, the New York Department of Transportation, Long Island Business Aviation Association and Long Island’s Republic Airport petitioned the Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals to carefully review a variance to the zoning code that would enable a retailer to build within the runway protection zone (RPZ). The NBAA reports a petition […]

FAA Administrator Blakey And Congressman Mica To Speak At NBAA 2003… FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey and U.S. Congressman John Mica will be the featured Opening General Session keynote speakers for the NBAA 56th Annual Meeting & Convention, to be held Tuesday, October 7 to Thursday, October 9, 2003, in Orlando, Fla. The Opening General […]

Avocet Aircraft Announces ProJet … Avocet Aircraft LLC and Israel Aircraft Industries LTD (IAI) have signed an agreement to jointly investigate the development and marketing of the Avocet Professional Jet, a next-generation jet designed specifically for the requirements of the air-taxi and fractional operator markets. The company claims the Avocet ProJet “will have an acquisition […]

Fights BBJs, While Singles Pay More To Land … How big is too big? For the people who run Teterboro Airport in New Jersey — by some standards the busiest GA airport in the country — the limit is 100,000 pounds, regardless of what the FAA says. The Port Authority of New York and New […]

Distributors And Vendors Gather At Ae270 Factory … While the lack of news from Ibis Aerospace has been intriguing, the company recently made a series of announcements to bring us up to speed on the latest Ae270 Propjet program developments. On June 23, Ibis gathered the largest assembly to date of vendors, distributors and key […]