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GULFSTREAM
ROLLS OUT G650 Gulfstream rolled out the first example of its
ultra-large G650 Tuesday in front of about 7,000 people at its plant in
Savannah, Ga., and announced the program is on schedule with first
deliveries planned for 2012. The aircraft has been spotted several times
in recent weeks as it underwent engine start and low-speed taxi tests.
The rollout on Tuesday presumably marks the beginning of the flight test
program, although no date has been announced for a first flight. The
rollout comes about two months after Cessna announced it was shelving
its large-cabin Columbus intercontinental jet. "Simply put, the
Gulfstream G650 is in a class by itself," said Joe Lombardo, the
executive vice president of General Dynamics' aerospace group.
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FIRST
EMIVEST SJ30 DELIVERED The first SJ30 light business jet to
be delivered by Emivest, the company that resulted from the takeover of
Sino Swearingen by Emirates Investment and Development Corp., was handed
over to its new owner Sept. 23. The Emivest jet is serial number 8 and
the third SJ30 to enter service. The well-appointed aircraft went to
Harry Mahoney, who runs an international entertainment business. Mahoney
had to wait four years for his aircraft as Sino Swearingen went through
some difficult times before emerging as Emivest. "We have persevered
through it all but have always known that the SJ30's performance would
be worth the wait," Mahoney is quoted as saying by Emivest. There's
another high-profile delivery to actor Morgan Freeman coming up next
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COLUMNIST
SUED OVER LEGACY CRASH COVERAGE The widow of one of the
passengers who died when the GOL Boeing 737 he was on collided with an
Embraer Legacy and crashed in Brazil three years ago has put a price on
the damage allegedly done to her country's honor by an American
journalist. As
we reported last year, Rosane Gutjhar launched the suit saying New
York Times columnist Joe Sharkey, who was on the Legacy, caused "moral
damages" in his coverage of the tragedy. According to the Committee for the Protection of Journalists, Sharkey
didn't actually get served with suit until Sept. 16; the suit is
demanding $280,000 and a public apology from Sharkey. Sharkey told the
CPJ that the comments referenced in the suit were published on a
Brazilian newspaper and incorrectly attributed to him in the reader
comments on the site. But that may not mean much in the strange
litigation class under which he's being sued. More...
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NTSB:
GA FATALITIES LEVEL; MORE BIRD-STRIKE MEASURES NEEDED The
NTSB on Tuesday released its annual compilation of transportation fatalities, and
reported that in 2008 aviation-related deaths increased slightly to 572,
from 550 in 2007. Nearly 87 percent of those fatalities occurred in
general aviation accidents (495), which was almost unchanged from the
previous year (496). The other deaths occurred in air taxi operations
(66), airlines (3), and foreign or unregistered aircraft (8). Commuter
airlines were fatality-free in 2007. "We at the NTSB will continue to
press hard advocating improvements in all modes of transportation to
keep this trend moving in the right direction," said NTSB Chairman
Deborah Hersman. "Every transportation fatality is an unnecessary
tragedy." Also on Tuesday, the board issued several safety recommendations asking the FAA to take action
to prevent bird-strike accidents. The FAA should ensure that GA airports
near woods, wetlands, or water comply with the wildlife-hazard
assessments they are required to perform, the NTSB said. Also, aircraft
manufacturers should be required to develop guidance for pilots to
minimize bird-strike damage, such as airspeed charts that show the
safest speeds to fly when in areas of known bird activity.
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AVIATION
ALLIANCE SURVEY SHOWS POSITIVE IMPACT OF GA General aviation
airports and private aircraft have taken a beating in the press lately
(click
here if you missed it), but the industry is not taking it without a
fight. This week, the Alliance for Aviation Across America unveiled a new
tool for the defense of GA -- an online compilation of data from each of
the 50 states detailing the jobs, businesses, and other economic
activity generated by all those little airports and aircraft. "We've
been working for about six months to collect all this data," AAAA
spokeswoman Selena Shilad told AVweb on Tuesday. "So it's not a
direct response to the recent USA Today stories -- but it is
particularly important in light of that." She said AAAA aims to
communicate to the public, to lawmakers, and to the media that GA is a
crucial element in our communities, supporting thousands of jobs and
small businesses. Click here to view the new map, which allows users
to look up local airports by state or by Congressional district.
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you won't want to miss!
Don Antonucci has
been named chairman of the board of directors of Metron Aviation, which
specializes in air traffic management. He retired in 2006 as president
of Lockheed Martin. More...
Tann Chesley is the new vice president
of Skytech Inc. He is working out of the company's new FBO at Carroll
County Regional Airport in Westminster, Md. More...
WHO'S
WHERE? YOU TELL US Get 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
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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.More...
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: NO HAIR SHIRT FOR GA OVER NEW YORK
CONGESTION AOPA Prez Craig Fuller met with FAA and industry
officials in New York this week to talk about ways to reduce congestion
in New York. Resident blogger Paul Bertorelli points out that he quite
rightly pledged that GA would do its part but isn't sure GA has a part
to play. Traffic volumes are already in the tank, and not many of us
file New York's three major airports as a final destination. If you
really want to cut congestion, says Paul on the AVweb Insider,
eliminate about every third RJ operation into New York.
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EVER
MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD? AVIATION SAFETY WANTS TO HEAR
ABOUT IT! If you've ever had to make an emergency landing
on a road, we'd like to hear more about it. As part of sister
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landing on a road. Especially if your event includes a "teachable
moment," we may ask you to help inform other pilots about the lessons
you learned by participating in an upcoming podcast, moderated by
Aviation Safety magazine Editor-in-Chief Jeb
Burnside.
If you've "been there, done that" and would like to
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briefly describing what happened. Please also include your name, e-mail,
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