Expansive Campus Ramping Up Work on Phenom, Praetor Series Aircraft
Embraer has begun hiring more than 150 additional employees for its Melbourne, Florida facility. The company is searching for additional assembly technicians, A&Ps, aircraft painters, quality inspectors, and manufacturing engineers. Embraer's Florida location is on the rise, seeing more business as the headquarters for the Executive Jets unit. The facility is home to the assembly line for the Phenom 100EV and 300E, as well as final assembly of the Praetor 500 and 600 series.
From 2018 (YouTube Version): Stratos Jets Will Initially Be Offered Kits
Stratos Aircraft presented an update on its VLJ program and introduced the Stratos 716 model at AirVenture this summer. The Stratos 716X is an evolution of the 714 Proof of Concept (PoC) aircraft. The all carbon fiber 716X features trailing link gear, is powered by a Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5 and is configured with dual G3X screens, GTN 750 MFD, integrated Garmin Autopilot, dual standby attitude indicators, custom switch panels, fully automated pressurization
Californian Festival Goers Given Option to Skate Over 5+ Hours of Traffic for Music Getaway
Capitalizing on expected record crowds expected for Coachella 2022, Blade has opened direct flight service between the Santa Monica airport and its custom lounge at Thermal Airport. The intra-state service will take festival-goers out of the snarled LA traffic and bring them out for the weekend event. Festival attendees will fly direct, with additional charter services available to bypass traffic elsewhere amid the expected crowds.
Engine Re-Started And Stopped Two Or Three Times As He Maneuvered For A Subsequent Landing
On March 26, 2022, about 1614 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-401, N9192E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Rayville, Louisiana. The pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. The pilot reported that he was making the final agricultural spray passes on a field when the airplane engine began to “spit and sputter, and miss”.
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