US Manufacturers Head For Switzerland Full Of New Hope
A year ago, they were smarting from deep cuts in the labor force
and even deeper cuts in orders for aircraft. Now, representatives
of Raytheon, Cessna and Eclipse are among those who've flocked to
Geneva, Switzerland, hoping to interest Europeans in business jet
aviation.
Ibis Aerospace announced that it has selected Honeywell’s
APEX Integrated Avionics System for its Ae270 Propjet. The APEX
system will be offered as an avionics upgrade for future deliveries
of Ibis’ Ae270 single-engine turboprop.
Cessna's Citation CJ3 is targeted to be Cessna's first airplane
certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The
Citation CJ3 program has completed well over half of the required
FAA certification conditions, and logged over 900 flight hours in
540 flights.
Eclipse Take Delivery Of Landing Gear For Test Aircraft
Eclipse Aviation says it's received the landing gear assembly
from Mecaer for Aircraft N502EA, Eclipse's first certification
flight test aircraft. Aircraft N502EA, which will feature Pratt
& Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW610F engines, is on schedule to
make its first flight in Q4 2004.
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