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| Top News: ATC Modernization Now a Top Priority | | back to
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PRESIDENT
BUSH ORDERS PRIORITY ACTION ON ATC MODERNIZATION
President
Bush on Tuesday signed an Executive Order to mandate that modernizing
our national airspace system remains a leading priority for federal
agencies. "At an age when teenage drivers use GPS systems in their cars,
air traffic controllers still use World War II-era radar to guide modern
jumbo jets," Mr. Bush said. "That doesn't seem to make any sense
to me ... Modernizing our aviation system is an urgent challenge." He
also called on Congress to "help make our transportation system worthy
of the 21st century," by providing incentives for the private sector to
develop new technologies and investing in infrastructure upgrades.
According to a White House fact sheet, the Executive Order will "help transform
the national air transportation system and effectively implement the
NextGen Initiative (Next Generation Air Transportation System) that
utilizes satellite-based guidance technology, which is safer, more
secure, affordable, and environmentally friendly." The action aims to
strengthen the DOT's coordination with other federal agencies. But
according to Doug Church, spokesman for the National Air Traffic
Controllers Association, "[The executive order] certainly appears like
yet another new red bow on the same old box, which remains empty. Is the
administration now saying modernizing our aviation system was NOT a
leading priority up until today?" More...
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BIZJET
DELIVERIES WILL PEAK THIS YEAR
Thanks to the credit crunch
and a burgeoning inventory of used business jets, financial analysts are
busily rewriting the fairy-tale forecast for business aviation and are
predicting a steep decline in orders and deliveries over the next three
years. As little as six weeks ago, the predictions were that business
aviation would continue to grow through 2010 and then level out or
decline modestly. But now the Montreal Gazette is reporting that independent
reports by two UBS analysts, Fadi Chamoun and David Strauss, point to
the market's peaking this year at 1,080 business jet deliveries followed
by declining sales and order books through 2011. More...
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Zulu Named Aviation
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cell phone or music interface.
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DHS
FINALIZES GA BORDER-CROSSING RULE
A final rule issued by the
Department of Homeland Security this week is not as bad as it might have
been for GA pilots, but it still will have an impact on all
across-the-border operations. That's the bottom line from AOPA's analysis of the rule published Tuesday by the Bureau of Customs
and Border Protection, which is part of the DHS. As initially
proposed last year, the rule would have required pilots to file
passenger manifests and other information via the Internet an hour
before the flight, a problem for pilots who operate from remote and
undeveloped airports where Internet access is not available. More than
2,900 comments were filed. "Thanks to pilot input, the CBP better
understands the nature of GA operations and the remote areas that pilots
often travel," Andy Cebula, AOPA executive vice president of government
affairs, said on Tuesday. The final rule offers various options for
pilots to file the required information. "Pilots didn't get everything
they wanted," Cebula said. Concerns remain over the type of information
required and possible delays in approving flights. But, Cebula said, the
revisions in the final rule are "proof of how influential general
aviation pilots can be when they unite." More...
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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 $15.6 billion. The global fleet of more than
5,400 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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MEBA
ORDERS TOP $1.5 BILLION
About $1.5 billion worth of deals
were announced at the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) show in Dubai
this week. The show wrapped up Tuesday with the announcement that Cessna
had concluded $90 million in deals that included the sale of three
Columbus large-cabin bizjets and four other aircraft to undisclosed
buyers. The Nov. 16-18 show was attended by virtually all business
aircraft manufacturers, including Eclipse Aviation, which skipped AOPA
Expo earlier this month. Grob Aerospace was absent from MEBA as it
grapples with insolvency in Germany. According to the Khaleej Timesthe strain of the current economic
situation was an undercurrent to the show and the wealthy region is
feeling the pinch. More...
ECLIPSE
EMPLOYEES PAID, BACK AT WORK
Eclipse Aviation employees who
have contacted AVweb b this week are back at work and say they've
been paid for the first half of the month. There has been the inevitable
speculation about what will happen on the next payday, but Eclipse's
usual spokesperson has not responded to repeated e-mail and phone
requests for comment on the current situation. Last week the company
told employees that it would not meet its biweekly payroll but it did
arrange funding in time to pay workers on Tuesday. Meanwhile an
increasing number of disgruntled customers are filing lawsuits to get
refunds of deposits. More...
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Precise Flight: Hidden in
Plain Sight
With design capabilities as varied as the number of aircraft models
available, it's easy to find at least one device manufactured by
Precise Flight in the cabin, cockpit, or body of any aircraft on
the market. In fact, integration is a key characteristic of Precise
Flight's operating code.
Learn more online. 
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SJ30
SETS ANOTHER SPEED RECORD
Well, while everyone in business
aviation seems to be looking at their bottom line, the folks at Emivest
(formerly Sino Swearingen) found a brief diversion in monitoring the
ground speed of their SJ30 business jet between London and Dubai last
week. The speedy little jet covered the 3,470 miles at an average speed
of 488 mph to claim the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) record for
aircraft weighing less than 20,000 pounds. Emivest Chairman Buti Saeed
Al Ghandi said the SJ30 "is completely built for speed," and noted it
also set a record from San Antonio to Dubai last year.
More...
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Virtual Flying in Some of the
World's Great Airplanes
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: RECESSIONARY PARADOX — GA INNOVATES AS IT
SHRINKS
People who think GA's piston segment is dying are the
same ones who think there's growth to be found in what's a long downward
slide. According to AVweb's Paul Bertorelli, arguing that GA is
dying is like saying a fat man on a diet is committing suicide. The game
isn't over, but first we have to accept some basic facts. Paul takes a
hard look at those facts in the latest installment of our AVweb
Insider blog. More...
AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: BLUE SKIES, JERRY SMITH
Garmin's Jerry Smith
was recently killed in the crash of his Cardinal. He knew everyone in
the GA business, and everyone he knew will miss him, including us.
AVweb's Paul Bertorelli remembers Jerry on the AVweb
Insider blog. More...
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Join NAA and Help Shape the Next Century of
Flight
It's a great time to join the National Aeronautic Association
( NAA), the nation's oldest aviation organization. At $39 a year,
NAA membership is a terrific value for any aviation enthusiast!
Members receive the Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine, plus
access to aviation records and much more. To become an NAA member,
sign up online
or call (703) 416-4888 and press 4.
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AVWEB'S
AOPA EXPO 2008 VIDEO ROUND-UP
 At the 2008 AOPA Expo, our video team
brought you exclusive interviews with outgoing AOPA president Phil Boyer
and the incoming president, Craig Fuller — plus a demo flight with
Cirrus Design's new EVS system and an in-depth profile of Garmin's hot
GPSMap 696. If you missed any of those, you can watch all eight of our
show videos right here. (Click through to watch.) More...
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Look Around Your Hangar and
Office!
Build A Plane needs items for their annual eBay auction.
Avionics, parts, electronics, headsets, books, videos/CDs, software,
leather jackets, even special airplane rides — well, you get the
idea. Anything Build A Plane can sell will benefit
school-building projects offering students an exciting way to learn
science, engineering, math, and build a new generation of aviation
enthusiasts. For complete information, contact Katrina Bradshaw at
(804) 843-3321, or
go online. 
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STANDARDAERO
PROMOTES TURNER
 | | Mike
Turner |
Mike Turner is the new Marketing and
Corporate Communications Director at StandardAero. He was formerly
Corporate Communications Manager. More...
GIBSON
NEW VP OF SALES
 | | Mark
Gibson |
Mark Gibson has been named vice president
of sales at Sun Aviation in Kansas City, Mo. He was formerly at the
Aircraft Electronics Association for 17 years.
More...
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WHERE? YOU TELL US
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out. Drop us a line about the
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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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