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GA Blamed For Airline Delays In Aspen
Both commercial and private flights were disrupted by a storm the day before and that meant there was a backlog of both commercial and private traffic when the weather cleared. The airport was also closed for an hour after a private aircraft slid off the runway. And although the ramp was full of GA aircraft on that day, Airport Manager Jim Elwood said increased airline service to Aspen has actually reduced GA traffic by 18 percent as private pilots opted for airline seats.
AVweb Insider Blog: A Bad Rap for GA?On March 15 at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, frustrated airline passengers were told via the PA system that the reason they were delayed was that there were too many private aircraft getting in the way of airliners. Of course it was much more complicated than that but the message was heard by hundreds of people just looking for someone to blame for their inconvenience.
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As frustrated airline passengers waited for flights to Denver that ranged from a few minutes to six hours late on Mar. 15, airport staff were making public-address system announcements blaming the
delays on an influx of private aircraft. That quite naturally riled those cooling their heels in the gates. “You’re causing a huge inconvenience for hundreds of people who fly into
Denver,” Aspen resident Richard Simpson, whose daughter was stuck at the airport for most of the day, told
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Fuel Prices Make Airlines' Small Jets Obsolete?
Kansas City Courting C Series
Missouri is ready to pass a “mega-project amendment” to its current economic deal-sweetener legislation and it could amount to incentives worth $880 million over the next 22 years. But the economic imprint of all those $55,000-a-year aerospace jobs at the factory itself and the spinoff industries that will pop up is estimated at $5.9 billion. "They really like Kansas City,” Greg Steinoff, of the state economic development department, told the Kansas City Star. “If we can put together this legislation and have it passed, I think they’ll give us a hard look.” Of course, Canada would like to have all that, too, but the strength of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar is working against Bombardier building in its own country. |
"The (regional jet) era is over," according to aviation consulting firm The Boyd Group. 
Bombardier isn’t just sniffing the ground for customers for its proposed C Series aircraft, it’s also looking for a place to build them. Folks in Kansas City consider themselves to be
front-runners for the $375 million plant that would turn out the 110- and 130-seat airliners, which are the first clean-sheet aircraft from the Montreal-based planemaker in decades. The factory would
employ 2,100 people and the proposed investment dwarfs the last big deal attracted to KC, an $86 million Harley Davidson factory built 10 years ago. Local and state governments are rolling out the
incentives for Bombardier.
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Door Falls Off Challenger
The incident occurred shortly after the aircraft took off from Grand Junction Regional Airport about 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The aircraft circled the airport briefly before landing uneventfully at about 4 p.m.
NBAA’s Lobbying Bill $2.4 Million
NBAA’s lobbying expenses were about half that of AOPA’s and there was plenty of overlap on the issues both organizations dealt with. On a per capita basis, however, NBAA’s 8,000 mostly corporate members ponied up an average of $300 apiece for the effort while the 410,000 individuals that make up AOPA chipped in a little more than $10 each. |
FAA investigators were to have arrived in Grand Junction, Colo., Tuesday to try and determine why the cabin door fell off a 25-year-old Canadair (Bombardier) Challenger 600 on climbout from the local
airport. The door fell in a desert area and no one was hurt on the ground or in the air. It’s not clear how many people were on board the aircraft, which is 
The National Business Aviation Association spent $2.4 million getting its members' views across to politicians and bureaucrats in Washington, note lobbying-disclosure statements quoted by
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Interiors Expo A Big Draw
Comfort is key and 20 percent of the exhibitors are involved in seating and overall interior design. Galley equipment suppliers are almost as numerous and in-flight entertainment and communications companies are a close third. Most of the attendees are from Europe but about 1,000 Americans have pre-registered. |
Kerosene and LCD screens may keep the business aviation industry going but it’s the people in the back who are generally paying the bills for all that gear, and keeping them fed, comfortable and
rested is not only high art, it’s a big-bucks industry. Witness the pre-registration figures for the Aircraft Interiors Expo that will be held at the HamburgMesse in Germany starting next
Tuesday. More than 8,000 attendees have registered to view more than 500 exhibitors in the three-day show. Show organizers say the numbers reflect “not only the increasing popularity of the
exhibition, but also the sustained business confidence in the industry itself.”
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Richard Aboulafia Explains How the BizJet Market Can Soar Above Turbulent TimesFile Size 11 MB / Running Time 12:04
In defiance of all the lousy economic news of late, the business aircraft industry continues to boom. Teal Group Analyst Richard Aboulafia told AVweb's Russ Niles that it generally takes about two years for a downturn in the rest of the world to reach the business jet sector. In the meantime, the industry is booming.
Exclusive Video: Lockheed U-2S "Dragon Lady" Cockpit TourOriginal, Exclusive Videos from AVweb | Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos
The Lockheed U-2 has been in service for over 50 years. It has been at the center of some of the most tense moments in America's history. AVweb's Glenn Pew takes you inside the cockpit on a guided tour with an active U-2 pilot.
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Matheis to Universal Avionics
Norm Matheis has been appointed Regional Marketing Manager for Canada for Universal Avionics Systems. He worked at Field Aviation in Toronto for 19 years and was educated in Ontario.
Jacques New Socata Chief Test Pilot
Stéphane Jacques has been named EADS Socata's chief test pilot. The 44- year-old Jacques retired as a Lt. Col. in the French Air Force where he was a test pilot instructor.
Who's Where? You Tell UsGet a promotion or a new job? Your colleagues want to know about it, and AVwebBiz can get the word out. Drop us a line about the staff appointment, with a nice recent photo, and we'll do our best to include it in our new section, "Who's Where." The items will be permanently archived on AVweb for future reference, too. |
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Always Wanted To Fly A DC-3?
Arguably the most important aircraft ever produced, the DC-3 ushered in the "modern" era of air transportation. But until you've sat in the left seat, gripped that huge yoke and tried to muscle the big bird onto final, you can't appreciate what life was like for the tens of thousands of pilots who have shaken, rattled and rolled in the confines of that cockpit.
Or maybe you're a former DC-3 pilot looking for a trip down memory lane. Whatever the motivation, now's your chance to fly left seat in the iconic aircraft, courtesy of Herpa Wings, AVweb and the owner of N143D, Dan Gryder, at Sun 'n Fun on April 8. You'll be in control as Dan guides you through takeoff, pattern work and even a few low and overs in a beautifully maintained but still very historic DC-3. All you have to do is tell us (and 200,000 AVweb readers) why you want to. Send us a short (no longer than 200 words) essay on the topic: "Why I Want To Fly The Herpa Wings DC-3."
E-mail your entry to fly-the-dc3@avweb.com by April 1, 2008.
Important Rules:
Winner will be announced in the April 3 edition of AVwebFlash. Good luck!
To get some idea of what you're in for, watch this video of AVweb Editor-in-Chief Russ Niles as he tries to push the aircraft around (left) and Dan's patented one-wheel landing (right):
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