ANN Learns More About Cirrus Design's Acquisition Of SATSair
Air Taxi
There was a big announcement at the AOPA Expo 2005 earlier this
month, involving an upstart Part-135 operation flying single-engine
IFR, and the company whose aircraft makes that possible. As was previously reported in
Aero-News, Cirrus Design made public its plans to
purchase Greenville, SC-based SATSair.
This is news for a few reasons, not the least of which is the
nature of SATSAir's operation. Since SATSair (the acronym stands
for Smart Air Travel Solutions) uses single-engine aircraft for
passenger hauling operations usually handled by multiengine planes,
the company had to prove to both its passengers and to the FAA the
Cirrus SR22 provided what co-founder Steve Hanvey
(above) calls "an equivalent level of safety."
The fact that Cirrus
decided to bring SATSair on as a subsidiary shows the company just
might be onto something... and that's before Cirrus
unveils a personal jet...
ANN Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell chats with Cirrus' Dale
Klapmeier (below), as well as Steve Hanvey, on today's Aero-News
Special Report. This feature is in addition to our daily news
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Klapmeier and Steve Hanvey On SATSAir: 11.30.05
(Today's special feature, with Cirrus's Dale Klapmeier and Steve
Hanvey of SATSAir Air Taxi.)
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