FAA Certifies Robinson R66 Police Helicopter It has been over fifty years since I was flying one of the first police news helicopters for WGN in Chicago. I then slipped south to Indianapolis to make the first test flights with Allison’s Model 250 Turbine Engine. This week Robinson Helicopter Company announced beautifully marrying the two […]
Cessna Announces First Citation Service Center in the UK | The JetAv Blog WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 25, 2012 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the first Cessna-owned Citation Service Center in the UK, located at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield. The newly-acquired 50,000-square-foot facility, rebranded as the […]
U.S. Wins World Balloon Championships Congratulations to USA teams of Nick Donner and Johnny Petrehn for taking home gold and sliver from the World Balloon Championships in Battle Creek MI. Yudai Fujita of Japan won bronze in the 20th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship.
Cessna Opens State-of-the-Art Citation Service Center in Valencia, Spain VALENCIA, Spain, Sept. 17, 2012 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron company (NYSE: TXT), is today celebrating the grand opening of its new regional Citation Service Center in Valencia, Spain. The 100,400-square foot (9,328-square meter), state-of-the-art facility is located at Valencia Airport (ICAO: LEVC) in eastern Spain, […]
Phenom 300 Added to Melbourne Assembly Line Melbourne, FL, September 10 2012 – With the arrival of the first wing and fuselage in late August, Embraer Executive Jets’ assembly facility in Melbourne, FL, has added production of the Phenom 300 light aircraft to the two-shift assembly operation. Full development of the assembly line, including the […]
Embraer Executive Jets Phenom 100 Type Certificate Validated by CAAC Beijing, China, September 4, 2012 — Embraer’s entry-level Phenom 100 executive jet recently received the Validation of Type Certificate issued by Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). “Embraer has been strengthening its market position in China’s executive aviation market over the past few years,” said […]