Business aviation faces failing financial markets, energy concerns, and increased regulation; executives will share, discuss, and strategize at upcoming Management Forum NEW YORK, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- AVIATION WEEK will host the third edition of the Very Light Jets VLJ Forum on November 11-12, 2008 at the Crowne...
By Kathryn B. Creedy, Editor, Aviation Today's VLJ Report More criticism was heaped on the Federal Aviation Administration FAA last week as the House Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation subcommittee held a hearing on certification of the first very light jet, the Eclipse 500. The hearing, with...
Aug 31, 2008 Eclipse Aviation says it "welcomes" a US Federal Aviation Administration independent investigation into the Eclipse 500's airworthiness certification, a process the company says was "one of the most rigorous" in the agency's 50-year history. The FAA has revealed that it launched a 30-day special certification review...
The Federal Aviation Administration FAA is conducting a month-long review of the Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet VLJ in response to allegations of safety issues when the VLJ was certified by the federal agency in 2006. The charges will also be aired at a congressional hearing in...
BEIJING AFP — China's first lunar satellite, which has been turning around the moon for nearly nine months, will be stripped of its solar energy supply Sunday when the earth eclipses the sun, state media said Friday. In a second challenge for Chang'e 1, a lunar orbiter launched last...
WASHINGTON -- Federal officials are investigating claims that regulators approved the design of a revolutionary small jet in 2006 despite safety concerns raised by the engineers and test pilots who evaluated the plane, congressional officials said. The Eclipse 500 jet holds three passengers and is being...
After both engines on an Eclipse 500 became stuck at full power as the pilots were trying to land, the Federal Aviation Administration FAA, at the urging of the National Transportation Board NTSB, issued an emergency airworthiness directive on June 12 grounding over 200 of the "very...
May 16 Scheduled launch date for GLAST, NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope. Visit glast.gsfc.nasa.gov. May 28-June 1 The World Science Festival, an event-filled celebration and exploration of science in modern life, in New York City. See www.worldsciencefestival.com. August 1 Total solar eclipse, visible in Asia....
By WorldNetDaily Will Jesus return to Earth in the year 2015? And can studying NASA's website provide evidence for such a scenario? A minister who promotes the Old Testament roots of Christianity suggests a rare string of lunar and solar eclipses said...
Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI) ("Comstock" or the "Company") today released unaudited preliminary results for its first quarter of 2008 which ended on March 31, 2008. Highlights of 1Q 2008 preliminary results are as follows: ...
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Buoyant conditions for civil and military aerospace, and a turnaround at Hampson's automotive turbocharger business, are likely to result in stronger-than-expected profits this year. Stephen Gunnion The combined order books of Airbus and Boeing rose 37 per cent in 2007 to 6,848...
PARIS AFP — A handful of scientists and visitors in Antarctica will get a rare treat on Thursday with an annular eclipse of the Sun, while Southeast Australia and New Zealand will get a partial view, websites reported on Thursday. An annular eclipse happens when the Moon moves between...
Byline: By PETER YOUNG Political editor CITY bars are seeking longer opening hours, sparking new fears of binge drinking. It is more than two years since the Government relaxed the licensing laws and many pubs on Tyneside now stay open later. But some bars granted longer hours...
Jan 14, 2008 Aerospace shares decline on warning of slowdown in orders. Warnings that orders will slow in 2008 sent shares of aerospace companies tumbling on Monday. Boeing lost 3.5%, while shares of Airbus parent EADS fell 7.5%. Analysts noted the weak dollar is hurting EADS. Jan 8, 2008...
Inquirer staff columnist Bob Ford won an honorable mention for the 2007 Eclipse Award in the news-commentary category for his column on Calvin Borel, the Kentucky Derby-winning jockey, who was aboard Street Sense. The column appeared on May 7. Ford won the award in the same category two years ago...
Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSTX), a leading independent supplier of turnkey wireless transmission solutions, has secured a deal to provide EclipseTM wireless transport platform to TDF, a French converged service provider. The Eclipse radios will provide high speed Gigabit Ethernet connections for TDF's WiMAX network. ...
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Harris Stratex Networks Inc (Nasdaq: HSTX), an independent supplier of turnkey wireless transmission solutions, announced on Monday (5 November) that the company has been awarded a contract by TDF, a converged service provider based in France, to provide its Eclipse wireless transport platform....
HARTFORD, Conn. -- A growing number of pilots, daytrippers and business travelers with some extra dollars are finding a new way to join the jet set. Small private planes known as "very light jets," or VLJs, are starting to show up in the sky and on the...
