|
This issue of AVweb's Business AVflash is brought to you by
…
Piedmont Hawthorne Aircraft
Sales
LOOK TO THE PIEDMONT HAWTHORNE AIRCRAFT SALES TEAM WHEN
YOU’RE BUYING or SELLING YOUR NEXT AIRCRAFT
Whether
you're looking for that "envy of many pilots" single (such as a
Bonanza) or a workhorse turboprop or multi-mission jet, Piedmont
Hawthorne Aircraft Sales does it all — and has done so for
over 65 years — boasting a professional sales/marketing team
engaged in new and pre-owned aircraft with more than 100 years of
sales, support, and consulting expertise — Turnkey assistance
from acquisition, financing, or sales consulting to award-winning
service and avionics centers, and a VIP program for every customer at
their extensive network of 36 FBOs — Always looking to purchase
quality turboprop, mid-size, and large turbine aircraft. One
call to (800) 259-1940, or one click to http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/phas/biz. |
Visit
Piedmont
Hawthorne
Online |
The Top Headlines From AVweb's Expanded
Business News Coverage At AVweb's
Business NewsWire.
NBAA
2004: DAT'S A WRAP...
It's over, except for the shouting, the hangovers and the wallets
emptied after a week or so in Las Vegas. In the wake of the 2004
edition of the National Business Aviation Association's 57th Annual
Meeting and Convention, which was held Oct. 12 through 14, the
association is patting itself on the back and most who attended
profess themselves pleased with the results. Some of the raw numbers
tell the tale: The event closed out with a total of 31,259 attendees,
a 9.4 percent increase over last year's total of 28,574 in Orlando; a
new record of 1,084 exhibitors was set; and 87 aircraft were on NBAA's
formal static display at the Henderson (Nev.) Executive Airport, with
some untold number of "gray market" airframes also being hawked.
Exhibitors occupied a million square feet of exhibit space in the Las
Vegas Convention Center. In a nutshell, optimism and growth were the
watchwords on everyone's lips during the week. Several manufacturers
professed pleasure with their results at the show, reflecting those
sentiments. More...
|
FROM PORTABLE TO PANEL MOUNT — JA AIR CENTER IS THE
PLACE TO BUY GARMIN
If you're thinking of purchasing Garmin
GPSMap 296, 96C, or 96 or installing a GNS-530 avionics package, now
is the time to contact JA Air Center. Established in
1965, JA Air Center prides themselves on being Garmin's largest
aviation dealer. With exceptional customer service and the
finest Garmin Avionics installations, JA Air Center is the place to
purchase your next Garmin product. Extensive inventory of all
Garmin units and accessories. Contact JA Air
Center at (800) 323-5966 and mention this AVflash, or order online at
http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/ja/biz. |
...BUT
OTHER RESULTS NOT IN YET
Other airframers, including Bombardier and Raytheon, professed
pleasure with the results of their showing at NBAA this year, although
no company except Cessna has attached numbers to their performance.
Bombardier, which celebrated U.S. type certification of its Global
5000 on Oct. 12, also announced its claim to a speed record on landing
the plane at Vegas. According to the company, the jet covered the
4,597 nautical miles from Dublin to Vegas in 0955, against
26-knot-average headwinds. Meanwhile, two other companies made the
trek to NBAA to market even faster products: supersonic business jets.
The best-known of the two competitors, Aerion, went public with its long-rumored plans for an
SSBJ while Supersonic Aerospace International (SAI) announced it
"has successfully confirmed the design for the Quiet Small Supersonic
Transport (QSST) which will facilitate transcontinental and
intercontinental supersonic travel. The QSST will be able to comply
with or exceed all applicable environmental standards and FAA rules
for takeoff and landing noise." More...
|
IF YOUR CELL PHONE CAN SURF THE NET, IT CAN RECEIVE
AVIATION WEATHER
— and now much more!
WxServer works with virtually any internet-enabled phone and
any nationwide wireless carrier. WxServer gives you
up-to-the-minute aviation weather information such as the NEXRAD,
METAR, TAF, and satellite images. WxServer includes airport
frequency listings, fuel availability, and quick-dial links to FBOs,
rental cars, and taxis. SPECIAL OFFER: AVweb readers
receive $10 off the regular annual subscription rates, and CFIs can
sign up for the WxServer Referral Program at no charge! 10-Day
No-Cost Trial. See for yourself at http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/wxserver/biz. |
O'HARE
SLOT RULE OUT FOR COMMENT
Chicago just got a little bit unfriendlier to general aviation, thanks
to the FAA. AVweb's Favorite Aviation Agency, the one that only
now is taking the City of Chicago to task for bulldozing lakefront
Meigs Field into oblivion on March 31, 2003, last week published a new rule reimposing restrictions on GA access to the
City of Brotherly Love [PDF]. The new regulation, SFAR 105, was
published in the Federal Register on Oct. 20 and restricts
non-scheduled (i.e., non-airline) operations at O'Hare International
Airport to four per hour between 0700 and 2059 local time, starting in
November and continuing at least through April 30, 2005. The agency is
seeking comments on the new rule from the public through Nov. 1, 2004.
To its credit, however, the FAA this week announced a series of $5.5
million upgrades to two runways designed to reduce delays during poor
weather. The upgrades consist of "enhanced navigation equipment" and
brighter lights. More...
|
AVIDYNE CERTIFIES XM DATALINK WEATHER
SOLUTION
Avidyne has announced they have received a
Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval for the XM WX Satellite
Weather and Heads Up Technologies XM receiver interface for
their FlightMax® Entegra display systems. Avidyne is the
first company to certify XM satellite weather interface for the
piston-single through very-light-jet market. For complete
details, go to http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/avidyne/biz. |
AIR
CHARTER BROKERS TARGETED BY DOT
If your company has a Part 135 certificate and you use a third-party
marketing organization to sell trips to the public, listen up: The
U.S. Department Of Transportation (DOT) has published a notice "on the
role of air charter brokers in arranging air transportation" that puts
many such companies on notice that they may need to change their
business practices. The notice, published in the Oct. 18 Federal Register, is
designed to "provide guidance regarding the lawful role of ...
entities ... that link prospective charter customers with direct air
carriers." According to the notice, the DOT's Enforcement Office has
"become aware" that brokers without DOT economic authority are
soliciting air charter customers and then contracting directly with an
air carrier to provide the transportation. More...
FAA
GOES GLOBAL
Business is booming at the FAA. It's so good, in fact, that the agency
last week signed a deal with Bombardier Aerospace awarding a
fixed-price contract for a new Bombardier Global 5000 business jet.
The decision marks the FAA as the first government operator to select
the newly certificated bizjet. In fact, the announcement comes only a
week after the type -- designed as a high-speed business jet with
intercontinental legs -- received its type certificate from the U.S.
agency. Transport Canada awarded full certification on March 12; the
European Aviation Safety Association granted its approval on July 15,
followed closely by the Joint Aviation Authority (JAA), which issued
its letter of recommendation to member countries on Aug. 26.
Bombardier plans to begin deliveries of the Global 5000 by January
2005. More...
THE
SCHEYDEN GIVEAWAY CONTINUES! LOG ON TO SEE THE LATEST
WINNERS
"They blow my RayBans out of the water!" says
private pilot Jason Downs. A pair of Scheydens will
be given away every other week to a lucky AVweb subscriber, with a
retail value up to $395! The unique flip-up design has become
the #1 choice of pilots who demand quality and function.
Scheydens are handmade of Titanium (Ti) frames with quality lenses. A
Rosewood case and plush micro-fiber cleaning cloth are standard
equipment. For information and to register to win, go to http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/scheyden/biz. |
FRED
MCINTOSH
Longtime NBAA staffer Frederick B. McIntosh, who retired from the
association in 1983 after almost 20 years in its Operations
Department, died Oct. 15 of congestive heart failure. He was 87.
Funeral services were scheduled for Friday, Oct. 22, near his home in
Leesburg, Va. McIntosh was the second recipient of NBAA's "Lifetime
Achievement Award," which recognizes a minimum of 15 years of service
combined with significant contributions to the business aviation
community. In addition, "Mac" was instrumental in procuring the Small
Aircraft Exemption found in FAR Part 91, Subpart D, for association
members operating aircraft weighing less than 12,500 pounds.
More...
AVIATION
IS KIND OF A RELIGION, AFTER ALL
Prayer has always been a part of aviation, whether practiced by the
student pilot before his or her first solo or by the grizzled vet
facing an airborne emergency. On the off chance you believe
genuflection and worship directed at aircraft is only the province of
Judeo-Christians or Muslims, comes a report from Katmandu, Nepal,
noting that Hindus have been worshipping their helicopters. While we
agree that it requires a bit more faith to fly helicopters than,
perhaps, fixed-wing aircraft, Hindus who worship the goddess Durga are
celebrating a festival in her name by praying to their copters.
More...
TSA
WATCH: "READY, FIRE, AIM"
A confession: We really hate to give the TSA any ink in these pages,
but it's such a target-rich environment that we just can't help
ourselves sometimes. Most recently, the agency took some nine months
to develop a new regulation then published it on Sept. 20 and gave
small-aircraft operators only 30 days to understand and implement it.
Last week, and as AVweb told you two weeks ago it would, the TSA released
a new document, an "interpretation," which delays portions of the new
rule for an additional 60 days -- to Dec. 19 -- and changes some of
its provisions. "The recent changes are a start but just that and only
that," said AOPA President Phil Boyer. More...
WATCH
YOUR INBOX...
...the next issue of AVweb's BizAVflash will be e-mailed to you
on Nov. 10. Until then! More...
| Sponsor News and
Special Offers
Access to AVweb and AVflash is provided by
the support of our fine sponsors. We appreciate your
patronage. |
| SHOPPING DEALS |
|
MODERNIZING YOUR TRANSPONDER DOESN'T GET ANY
EASIER!
Narco Avionics is proud to announce the
introduction of the AT165/K Transponder, a digital
plug-and-play replacement for the old mechanical KT76A. The
all-digital AT165/K is competitively priced with the current crop of
mechanical transponders. Also available is the AT165, a plug-and-play
replacement for the Narco AT50, AT50A, AT150, or AT155. COMING
SOON: The plug-and-play replacement for the Cessna RT-359A.
FALL SPECIAL: Purchase an AT165 and get an AR850 for $99.
For more information on these innovative Narco Avionics products, go
to http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/narco/biz. |
BUYING OR SELLING BUSINESS AIRCRAFT? HERE'S THE
PLACE TO BUY AND SELL!
AvBuyer.com and World Aircraft
Sales Magazine offer the complete solution when buying and selling
business aircraft. Listing aircraft for sale from around the
world, AvBuyer.com is visited by thousands of buyers each
day. Try AvBuyer.com today and experience fast, effective
aircraft sourcing. For more information and to sign up for the
no-cost, no-obligation aircraft e-mail alert, visit http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/avbuyer/biz. |
STOP!
DON'T TRUST JUST ANYONE WITH YOUR COMPANY'S AIRCRAFT
INSURANCE
Go to the professionals at CS&A.
They insure all types of corporate aircraft (including rotor) and will
work to find your company the right insurance at the right
price. Call (800) 761-2557 and mention this Business AVflash, or
go online at http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/csa/biz. |
A BRAND-NEW AIRCRAFT FOR THE COST OF A SECOND
CAR!
OurPLANE Fractional Aircraft Ownership is the
#1 world leader in offering brand-new Cessna, Cirrus, and Raytheon
aircraft at a fraction of the cost of sole aircraft ownership. No
hassles, no responsibilities with these brand-new aircraft, including
the glass-cockpit Cirrus SR22 and Cessna 182T. Lowest-cost aircraft
ownership GUARANTEED! Locations throughout California, Florida,
Texas, New York, Minnesota, and Connecticut. Call (877) 775-2631 and
mention this AVflash, or go online at http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/ourplane/biz. |
WHICH
SIX-PLACE RETRACTABLE HAS THE BEST SAFETY RECORD?
How good
is the new Garmin 196? Which low-cost ANR headset is most
failure-prone? Only Aviation Consumer gives pilots
full, unbiased reviews and evaluations of aircraft, avionics, gear,
accessories, and more. Subscribe to general aviation's most
outspoken and respected monthly at a special money-saving price, at http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/avcons/biz. |
HASSLE-FREE AUTO BUYING FROM CREWCAR & CONSUMER
GUIDES
Next to your home, a vehicle is the most important
item you will purchase. Don't go blindly into a dealership; look
to CrewCar. CrewCar is a car-buying service formed by
aviation professionals providing shoppers with a complimentary
integrated phone and electronic concierge-level buying service
offering value no matter the geography. The service is provided
gratis and meets the Consumer Guide dealership network
standards. For more information, visit CrewCar at http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/crewcar/biz. |
| SPONSOR NEWS |
WHAT DO
APPLYING FOR LIFE INSURANCE & A RAMP CHECK HAVE IN
COMMON?
The answer is simple: Both are no fun, but
sooner or later you know you will have to deal with them. As a
pilot, you take extra precautions to be prepared for things like ramp
checks, so shouldn't you take the same extra measures with the
security of your family? The Pilot Insurance Center (PIC)
offers Preferred Rates for pilots that can typically save you 30-60%
through A+ rated carriers (or better). In addition to the great
savings, your policy will have no aviation exclusions
whatsoever. Don't get caught ill-prepared when your family does
a ramp check on your life insurance! Call (800) 380-8376 for an
instant quote, or visit PIC's web site at http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/piclife/biz. |
ATTENTION, MECHANICS! SOFTWARE FOR YOUR
HARDWARE!
John Schwaner's The Mechanic's Toolbox
+ Engineering Manual Companion has been a mainstay of mechanics
for years. John has revised and updated this publication and put it on
CD. The Mechanic's Toolbox Program contains everything
from: Ohm's Law for Mechanics, Torque Wrench Extension Calculator,
Pressure Conversions, Velocity Computing, and more; to a Palm
operating system including: Alternator Charging System Checker, Hose
Shop, Starter Analyzer, Metals ID using Field Methods, and much more.
Whew! This is immense! For complete details and to order (in
the U.S. only), go to http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/skyranch/biz. |
PRO
PILOTS — INCREASE YOUR CAREER RATE-OF-CLIMB WITH GREG
BROWN'S
classic book Job Hunting For Pilots
(second edition). This book puts you on the inside track. It
addresses all aspects of advancing your career, specifically focusing
on how to get your resume hand-carried into the flight departments
where you want to work. Not just another airline interview book,
Job Hunting For Pilots offers tips and techniques for
job-seeking pilots at all levels — from regional, corporate, and
airline to new CFIs and helicopter pilots. Take command of your career
and network your way to a new flying job. Order at http://www.avweb.com/sponsors/paperjet/biz. | |
_____________________________________
We Welcome
Your Feedback!
Business AVflash is a twice-monthly summary of the latest business
aviation
news, articles, products, features and events featured on
AVweb, the
Internet's Aviation Magazine and News Service.
http://www.avweb.com
Have a comment or question? Send it to mailto:newsteam@avweb.com.
Today's issue written by Joseph E. (Jeb)
Burnside:
http://www.avweb.com/contact/authors.html#jburnside
AVweb's
editorial team: http://avweb.com/contact/authors.html.
Have a product or service to advertise on AVweb? A question on
marketing?
Send it to AVweb's sales team:
mailto:sales@avweb.com.
Want to subscribe or unsubscribe? Review/update your AVweb Account?
Forgot your password? No problem! Simply go to our friendly Member
Services menu.
|
