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SUPERSONIC CESSNA?
HalogenGuides Jets, which calls itself the
"Insider's Guide to Private Aviation," is reporting that Cessna is
working on development of a supersonic business jet. Cessna did not
immediately respond to AVweb's request for comment on the report.
However, the Web site, which also offers insight on real estate and
travel, seems pretty sure that a Cessna SSBJ is on the horizon. In an
analysis of the current SSBJ market, the Web site says "An intriguing
third player has emerged with the news that business jet stalwarts,
Cessna, has entered the ring with a design of its own. Little is known
about Cessna's plans at the moment, but the fact that such a reputable
private aviation brand is developing a supersonic jet ought to lend some
credence to the movement." More...
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CIRRUS
JET DEBUT AT COPA MIGRATION?
The Cirrus Owners and Pilots
Association is busy planning their annual "Migration" to Cirrus Design
headquarters in Duluth and they're hoping the company has something new
to show them. Last year, Cirrus owners who put a deposit on "the-jet"
got the first look at the mock-up at the event and this year COPA hopes
they'll be seeing the prototype fly. "While there are no guarantees,
many COPA members think the chances are good that Migration attendees
will be the first to see not only the mock-up but hopefully the first
flying Cirrus jet - in person," says COPA's newsletter.
More...
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BOMBARDIER,
AIRBUS OUTSOURCING PARTS, AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE
Bombardier
will invest $250 million and create 1,100 jobs in Mexico to build parts
for its all-composite Learjet 85, and Airbus is preparing to ship
airframe components to China for assembly of its first Chinese-built
A320. The moves are not unique, they're just recent -- Boeing has been
struggling with outsourcing complications attached to its 787 Dreamliner
development for some time. Montreal-based Bombardier's investment in
Mexico is an addition to a previously announced plan to invest $200
million in the country by 2012. The company has been producing parts in
Mexico for its all-composite business jet since 2006. Bombardier hopes
to put the Learjet 85 in service by 2012. For Airbus, the Tianjin
assembly line in China should receive major components including a
fuselage, wing and empennage soon after June 24 with assembly scheduled
to begin on August 18. The logistics of shipping the parts involves
barges, ships and road travel and ends at the Chinese final assembly
line, which Airbus officials say is a carbon copy of their plant in
Hamburg and should be able to produce both A320 and A319 aircraft.
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Cessna Aircraft Company, the
World's Largest General Aviation Manufacturer
Based on unit sales, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world's
largest manufacturer of general aviation airplanes. In 2007,
Cessna delivered 1,272 aircraft, including 387 Citation
business jets, and reported revenues of about $5 billion. Cessna
has a current backlog of $12.6 billion. The global fleet of more than
5,100 Citations is the largest fleet of business jets in the
world.
More information about Cessna Aircraft
Company is available at Cessna.com. 
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MALLYA,
EADS IN TALKS ABOUT BIZJET: INDIAN PRESS
The Economic Times
of India says Indian airline tycoon Vijay Mallya is in talks with EADS
Socata to develop a business jet that would be manufactured in India.
The newspaper says EADS Socata spokesman Phillipe de Segovia has
confirmed that the discussions are taking place and they are not
exclusive to Mallya and his group. "We want to look at a global
organisation that has service centres in place with tools to market in
the country," de Segovia told the Times. Although Mallya declined comment
to the Times, the $200 million reportedly pledged to fund the EADS jet
joint venture is the same figure cited when Mallya announced his
investment in Epic Aircraft at last year's National Business Aviation
Association convention in Atlanta. Epic CEO Rick Schrameck responded
somewhat cryptically to AVweb's request for comment through his
Marketing Coordinator Alice Myers. "He said you should know better than
to believe anything you read in the Indian Press," Myers said in an
email to AVweb but she did not elaborate. More...
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CESSNA
SELLS 88 AIRCRAFT FOR $750 MILLION
On the heels of last
week's European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE 2008)
Cessna has confirmed orders for aircraft totaling nearly $750 million.
The three-day event held in Geneva won Cessna orders for 70 Citation
business jets, 14 Caravans and four single-engine pistons, including at
least one Cessna 172 Skyhawk and one 182 Skylane. Success at the show
may in part reflect a weak dollar, which some aircraft brokers claim has
since 2000 reversed their sales from 95 percent within North America to
90 percent outside of the U.S. Buyers from Austria and Russia took 44
business jets, including orders for 24 Citation Mustang very light jets
(VLJs), and one of Europe's most active Caravan sales representatives
took six 208B Grand Caravans. Commenting on the sales, Cessna emphasized
that "our broad product range allows us to match an aircraft to fit any
mission our customers have." More...
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| Proper Training Is What Keeps the Skies Friendly | | back to
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CORPORATE
FLIGHT ATTENDANT SCHOOL UPGRADED
It takes a special
combination of skills and attitudes to look after the cabin of a
corporate aircraft and Beyond and Above Corporate Flight Attendant
Training is taking its program up a notch. The company has opened
new training facility at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and is
holding an invitation-only reception next week to show off the facility
and explain the training. The center is already in operation with a
class, whose graduation will be celebrated at the party, undergoing
training in a wide range of practical and somewhat more esoteric skills.
More...
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CHARTER
BOOKING COMES OF AGE IN THE INTERNET ERA
We've been doing it
for about a decade, and for anyone who travels, online booking of
airline flights is practically second nature. But the complexities of
charter and business aircraft bookings have made the transition to
online reservations a little more challenging for charters. CharterX CEO
Jim Betlyon explains to AVweb's Russ Niles how his
company's RealQuote system changes that. More...
AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: THIELERT'S FLAWED ECONOMICS (AND WHY THE COMPANY KNOWS
IT)
Our analysis of Thielert's new diesel engine pricing
shows that the diesels now cost more than twice as much as a turbine
engine to maintain. We don't see how this can work, and Paul Bertorelli
runs down the logic on our blog, AVweb Insider.Be sure to visit
our new blog, AVweb Insider, for personal insights and commentary
on the aviation industry from our staff of writers and editors.
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TODD
SIMMONS NEW CIRRUS VP
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Simmons |
Todd Simmons recently joined Cirrus
Design as Vice President of Marketing. Simmons was the former president
and CEO of Cubcrafters and has worked in the airline industry. He's an
active pilot and will head up the marketing team.
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CRONIN
HEADS UP SIMAUTHOR SALES
 | | Dan
Cronin |
Dan Cronin has been named director of
sales to the U.S. Department of Defense market for SimAuthor, which is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc. The
company specializes in software and service products for defense
aerospace organizations. More...
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WHERE? YOU TELL US
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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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