Pilot Was Only Person On Board On Flight From PA to CA
The CEO of a company which recently opened a solar array
manufacturing facility in Las Vegas was fatally injured when his
airplane went down in Pennsylvania Thursday. Brian Robertson, 38,
was the only person on board the Cessna 441 when it went down two
miles from York, PA.
Pilot Flew A 16-Year-Old Cancer Patient Home For Christmas On
December 22nd, 1981
From its first flight involving one patient and one airplane,
the Corporate Angel Network has grown to an extensive array of
companies that has helped tens of thousands of people with cancer
reach get access to treatment. The non-profit group, which offers
free flights aboard business aircraft to patients traveling across
the country for medical care, celebrates its 30th anniversary this
month.
Looks For Creative Solution To Keep Law Enforcement Aircraft
Flying
Onodaga County, NY, Sheriff Kevin Walsh says he doesn't
particularly like the idea of of a corporate sponsor for the
department's Bell 407, but the alternative, he says, is grounding
the aircraft in 2012.
One Of The Industry's Most Aggressive Product Support Teams Fights
The Menace Of 'AOG'
AOG... it stands for Aircraft On Ground and what it really means
is that an expensive and critical asset, a company's much needed
business aircraft, is not in the air when it needs to be. To the
folks at Gulfstream, those are fighting words... even though the
Gulfstream line is rumored to boast over a 99% reliability rate.
Gulfstream's Airborne Product Support team is ready 24/7/365 in
order to keep down the expenses of 'down time." As a matter of
fact, a timely Gulfstream assistance flight can reportedly save two
days or more of waiting for a replacement windshield or tire. The
Gulf
Strong Markets In Asia, The Middle East, Parts Of Latin
America
Yet another business aviation forecaster is predicting the start
of a long-term industry recovery in 2012. Forecast International
(FI), a provider of market intelligence, forecasting, proprietary
research and consulting services for the worldwide aerospace,
defense, electronics and power systems industries, expects modest
improvements next year, with stronger growth coming in 2013.
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