http://www.flyingmag.com/ Flying Magazine Saturday, November 07, 2009 en-us http://www.flyingmag.com/assets/image/2008/W4/123200815230.jpg http://www.flyingmag.com http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1817/northwest-pilots-explain-reasons-for-overflight.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1817/northwest-pilots-explain-reasons-for-overflight.html Thursday, October 29, 2009 When Airbus decided to configure its A320 with sidesticks, one of the benefits was that the crew would have ample workroom without a control column in front of them. Northwest captain Timothy Cheney and... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1816/nbaa-show-figures-are-in-reflecting-challenging-times.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1816/nbaa-show-figures-are-in-reflecting-challenging-times.html Thursday, October 29, 2009 Attendance at the National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando last week was down by 25 percent compared with last year. The 23,000 figure is the second lowest since... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1815/satsair-discontinues-service.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1815/satsair-discontinues-service.html Thursday, October 29, 2009 Greenville, South Carolina-based SATSair has quit flying. The company used a fleet of Cirrus SR22s in what had been an apparently successful air-taxi model. But last week... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1814/nbaa-to-co-op-with-aopa-on-light-business-aircraft-shows.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1814/nbaa-to-co-op-with-aopa-on-light-business-aircraft-shows.html Thursday, October 29, 2009 NBAA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association to coordinate Light Business Aviation (LBA) conferences. There will be LBA conferences at... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1813/back-to-the-future-for-light-jet-aficionados.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1813/back-to-the-future-for-light-jet-aficionados.html Thursday, October 29, 2009 Long before Eclipse, Cirrus or even Lear Jet, the Morane-Saulnier MS-760 brought jet performance to personal aircraft. In production from 1959 to 1966, the four-place twinjet was... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1812/can-charity-event-bucks-industry-downsizing-trend.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1812/can-charity-event-bucks-industry-downsizing-trend.html Thursday, October 29, 2009 While NBAA exhibitors were downsizing and fewer attendees were traveling to the show, the spirit of giving was not sacrificed on the altar of frugality. The Corporate Angel Network... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1811/nbaas-ewald-platinum-award-goes-to-b-cas-garvey.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1811/nbaas-ewald-platinum-award-goes-to-b-cas-garvey.html Thursday, October 29, 2009 Bill Garvey, former Flying editor and current editor-in-chief of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine, received this year's Dave Ewald Platinum Lifetime Achievement Award... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1804/cessna-weighs-the-good-and-the-bad.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1804/cessna-weighs-the-good-and-the-bad.html Thursday, October 22, 2009 With typical Midwest pragmatism, Cessna addressed the clear problems it faces while also outlining its reasons for optimism. At his press conference during the NBAA... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1803/stratos-names-new-ceo-touts-latest-personal-jet-projecta.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1803/stratos-names-new-ceo-touts-latest-personal-jet-projecta.html Thursday, October 22, 2009 The dream persists. Stratos Aircraft of Bend, Oregon, introduced its new CEO during the NBAA convention this week, and has a cabin mockup of its single-engine Stratos 714 personal jet... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1802/honeywell-forecast-points-to-non-traditional-markets.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1802/honeywell-forecast-points-to-non-traditional-markets.html Thursday, October 22, 2009 Ten-year forecasts are often more a reflection of current conditions than realistic predictors of future activity. As an example, this year's Honeywell market outlook... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1801/embraer-launches-legacy-650-large-cabin-bizjet.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1801/embraer-launches-legacy-650-large-cabin-bizjet.html Thursday, October 22, 2009 Brazilian airframer Embraer hasn't let the down economy slow its developments plan. The company surprised NBAA convention attendees by announcing a new product, the Legacy 650... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1800/hondajet-and-piperjet-to-serve-as-launch-customers-for-g3000.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1800/hondajet-and-piperjet-to-serve-as-launch-customers-for-g3000.html Thursday, October 22, 2009 Garmin announced on Monday that it has two launch aircraft for its G3000 avionics suite. On Tuesday, Honda Aircraft and Piper both confirmed their developmental jets are the aircraft Garmin was... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1799/garmin-announces-g3000-suite-aimed-at-part-23-turbines.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1799/garmin-announces-g3000-suite-aimed-at-part-23-turbines.html Thursday, October 22, 2009 Garmin Vice President of Marketing Gary Kelley said the engineers at Garmin have not been idle during the downturn. As proof, the company announced its latest new product, the G3000... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1798/bizav-meets-to-take-on-the-downtimes-head-on.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1798/bizav-meets-to-take-on-the-downtimes-head-on.html Thursday, October 22, 2009 The tone at this year's 62nd National Business Aviation Association convention was almost warlike. In fact, Hawker Beechcraft's press conference at the Orange County Convention Center... http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1793/nbaa-meets-next-week-in-recovery-mode.html http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1793/nbaa-meets-next-week-in-recovery-mode.html Friday, October 16, 2009 It has to hurt that Cessna and Hawker Beechcraft have chosen to forego their large floor displays, but the National Business Aviation Association remains optimistic about next week's annual show...