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October 04, 2006

Eclipse Marches Toward Full Production

Repair Station Approval Is Big Step Forward

Fresh on the heels of receiving its full Type Certificate for the Eclipse 500, on Monday Eclipse Aviation received 14 CFR Part 145 Repair Station Certification to repair and maintain the very-light-jets.

Bombardier Marks End Of An Era

Aero-News learned Wednesday the last Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet, serial number 5665, rolled off the assembly line this week at Bombardier's Montreal-Trudeau International Airport facility.

Gulfstream Recognizes 40th Anniversary Of The GII's First Flight

An interesting milestone came about last Tuesday... it having been the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the nearly legendary GII. On October 2, 1966, Grumman Aerospace test pilots Carl Alber and Bob Smythe flew the first Gulfstream II (GII), serial number 001, on its maiden flight over the skies of Bethpage, N.Y. The GII was the first large-cabin, purpose-built business aircraft powered by jet engines.

ANN Special Feature: Part 2 - iFly's Andrew DeMond 10.04.06

In the second and concluding segment of his interview with iFly's Andrew DeMond, Jim Campbell asks about the California roll-out of iFly's Columbia 350 fractional ownership plan, and the involvemen

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Bizjet Grounded After Alleged Erratic Flight

Could Pilot Have Descended Over 33,000 Feet In Two Minutes?

It is probably every pilot's worst non-flying fear to be told to call the tower after landing. Shortly after midnight Monday, that's what happened to Steven Tursey, when he landed his boss's Gulfstream II at Orange County Airport in upstate New York.