The BEA Interim Report released Thursday covering the crash of Air France Flight 447 show a span of more than nine hours between the last message received from the Flight's crew and the launch of a first rescue aircraft. Though communications on oversea flights can be sparse, the rescue launch...
FBO of the Week: Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport FBO (SC)
Friday, 03 July 2009
>>> AVWEB FUEL FINDERCURRENT PRICE FOR 100LL: $4.37 (down 2ยข from last week)CURRENT PRICE FOR JET A: $4.03 (no change from last week)Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav, based on prices from the past 2 weeks. Changes are relative to last week's prices. /TEXT_ONLY-->AVweb's "FBO of the Week"...
Celebrating a 37-year career in aviation and his 60th birthday, Tim Carter has set himself a goal of flying 60 aircraft in the year starting immediately after his Nov. 1, 2008, 60th birthday. He's got about four months left and, according to his Web site, he's flown 29 aircraft. Carter's career has...
Viper Aircraft's new Viperjet LXR fanjet is a 375-KTAS, experimental two-place tandem aerobatic-capable personal jet with an 1100-nm range (with reserves) and room for 125 pounds of baggage -- and it's now available with a special endorsement from the FAA. The company has established standardized...
Eclipse Loses EASA Type Certificate, Suppliers Lose More
Friday, 03 July 2009
The EASA Type Certificate covering the Eclipse 500 has been suspended (PDF) as of June 12, 2009, striking a potential blow to the value of Eclipse Aviation's intellectual property assets that may soon be sold at auction. Now in Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Eclipse Aviation has even less to offer potential...
Qatar Airways to launch flights to Australia later this year
Friday, 03 July 2009
Qatar Airways will begin operating flights to Australia before Christmas and in time for the holiday season. It will launch two routes to Melbourne and Sydney, with the inaugural flight to Melbourne scheduled for December 6th. Qatar Airways will begin