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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 […]

The first LABACE Has Come And Gone … The first annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) was held last week amid much fanfare. The only Latin American event of its kind to focus exclusively on business aviation, LABACE was held from March 13 to 15 in So Paulo, Brazil. The exhibition featured […]

Flight Testing Going Well … Dassault Falcon reports that it is in the final stages of certification for the new Falcon 2000EX. The total flight time accumulated on the Falcon 2000EXs has surpassed 435 hours. While the flight test program took longer than originally anticipated, Dassault says it was able to react quickly enough to […]