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Marion Blakey Will Speak At EBACE 2003 … FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey will be the keynote speaker for the Opening General Session of EBACE 2003, to be held May 7 through 9 in Geneva, Switzerland. EBACE 2003 will commence with the Opening General Session from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7 […]

Bombardier Chief Seeks Strategy Shift … The new boss at Bombardier has shifted the company’s strategy to consolidation and cost-cutting from the rapid growth of its recent past, according to a newspaper report. The National Post reports that Bombardier chief executive Paul Tellier said his mandate is to “change the culture” at the conglomerate, which […]

Cessna Cutting Turbine Production, Furloughs Workers … Cessna Aircraft, reacting to “uncertain worldwide economic conditions,” announced a series of measures in late March to reduce production of its turbine-powered aircraft models and cut personnel costs through furloughs and layoffs. The Wichita-based manufacturer said it is again reducing the production schedule for its Caravan turboprop and […]

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The following business aviation events will occur within the next few weeks:SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AVIATION FORUM & STATIC DISPLAYMarch 28, Long Beach, Calif.FSF/NBAA CORPORATE AVIATION SAFETY SEMINARApril 22-24, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.EBACE2003May 7-9, Geneva, SwitzerlandMAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCEMay 17-20, Charlotte, N.C.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PDP) COURSEMay 21, Charlotte, N.C.MAINTENANCE MANUAL WORKSHOPMay 21, Charlotte, N.C.

Learjet Model 24/25 The FAA has issued a final notice of special conditions for some Learjet models. These conditions are issued for the Learjet Model 24/25 Series airplanes, modified by Avcon Industries Inc. The FAA claims these modified airplanes will have novel and unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in […]

Working to streamline its processing of business aviation and charter passengers, the U.S. Customs Service has developed a Web page dedicated to the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS). While it is currently only informational in nature, this page has documentation for UN Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commercial Trade (EDIFACT) implementation, US EDIFACT issues, as […]

New routings in California could be a boost for RNAV equipped aircraft but are really meant to aid area controllers. Effective March 31, the Los Angeles ARTCC will begin using new preferred routings from California’s Ontario International (ONT), Van Nuys (VNY), and Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena (BUR) airports for RNAV-equipped aircraft destined to San Jose International (SJC) and […]

NBAA is reporting that, effective January 1, 2004, all turbojet-powered aircraft will be required to have Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs). All installations of the ELTs (including turbine-powered airplanes) must comply with either TSO C126 or C91a. Because search-and-rescue satellites will not support VHF after 2009, NBAA suggests the C126 units be used for all new […]

Now that it has dealt with its engine-replacement predicament, Eclipse Aviation has moved on to deal with another part of a jet program that always requires attention: fundraising. The Albuquerque-based manufacturer needs a total of about $300 million to move its Eclipse 500 jet through the FAA certification process. Eclipse has already raised $238 million […]