May 2007
Embraer Showed Off Its Jets In Mexico
(May 31, 2007)The Legacy 600 and a mock up of the Phenom 300 were on display at the sixth annual International Aviation Trade Show and Convention which held from May 24 to May 26 in Mexico City. Embraer sought to dazzle guests with the spaciousness, comfort and luxury of the cabin spaces of the jets.
K2 SmartJets Begins Private Jet Operations In Greece With The Legacy 600
(May 31, 2007)Embraer announced today that K2 SmartJets will begin operations in Greece with one Legacy 600 jet. The company has negotiated an option to order an additional two jets in the future.
Boeing Hopes To Generate 4000 Jobs In California
(May 30, 2007)Boeing announced recently that if selected to build the US air force’s new tanker fleet, it would result in 4000 new California jobs, and a total investment into the region of 175 million dollars annually into the California economy.
China And Boeing Working To Expand Chinese Air Routes
(May 30, 2007)China Eastern Airlines today flew a Boeing into Linzhi airport in Tibet, to demonstrate a new and advanced aircraft navigation procedure.
Sentinent Jet Recognized As Best of the Best
(May 30, 2007)A leading provider of private jet membership has been recognized as ‘The Best of The Best’. For the fifth year in a row Sentient Jet was named as such.
Billion Dollar Roundtable Welcomes Boeing As Newest Member
(May 29, 2007)Don McKneely and Sharon Patterson, co-founders of Billion Dollar Roundtable, announced its acceptance of Boeing as one of its newest members last week in New York. Billion Dollar Roundtable is an organization formed in 2001 for the purpose of bringing together major companies that spend at least a billion dollars annually to the growth of woman-owned and minority-owned businesses.
TAG Farnborough Appointed Authorized Service Center To HBC Hawker 800-series Aircrafts
(May 29, 2007)Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) increases its exceptional client service in the UK by appointing TAG Farnborough, one of the TAG Aviation Holding subsidiaries, an authorized service center for the HBC Hawker 800-series. TAG Farnborough is to become the second facility certified to perform maintenance on the Hawker models and one of over 100 around the world.
Fokker Now Approved By Airbus To Outfit Aircraft
(May 28, 2007)The Dutch company Fokker Services has been approved by the Airbus Corporation as an Airbus cabin outfitter. The new outfitting company will now give Airbus customers greater choice on the interiors of their cabins.
Airbus Newest Member Of The UN Global Compact
(May 28, 2007)The UN global compact is a UN initiative that brings businesses together with other UN agencies on the areas of civil society and governance, in an effort to enhance human rights and labor efforts.
Cessna Hits 7500 Milestone At Independence Facility
(May 28, 2007)May 24, 2007 marked the 7,500th single engine piston aircraft produced at Cessna’s Independence facility. Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, reports that over the next 14 months it will provide eleven Model 172 Skyhawks to Northwestern Michigan College as an upgrade to its training fleet.
