Don't believe the rumors. In his latest update to customers,
Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn says this mantra must be called on
once again, to silence critics of the Albuquerque, NM-based
planemaker's required personality test for prospective Eclipse 500
pilots.
Exclusive Partnership Will Focus On High Altitude Training
Aero-News has learned Delta Air Lines' training subsidiary Delta
Connection Academy recently entered into an exclusive agreement
with the Southern AeroMedical Institute (SAMI) to develop and
operate a training program for pilots and flight attendants in high
altitude recovery operations, in the rare event of a cabin
depressurization.
Astrum Helicopters First Commercial Helo Operator In
Country
Astrum Helicopters announced this week the delivery of its new
Bell 206 Long Ranger L4 helicopter. The helicopter was delivered
from Bell Helicopter, and is now undergoing an eight-week
completion at Hillsboro Aviation located in Hillsboro, OR.
Flight Test Report and Analysis by ANN Editor-In-Chief Jim
Campbell
When we were standing in the halls of the 2002 NBAA Convention,
for the first official announcement of what was expected to be
"Cessna's VLJ", few expected what would eventually result from the
decision. Most pundits expected Cessna to compete with the
previously announced Eclipse 500 on its own level and attempt to
give the "Albuquerque Upstart" (the irrepressible Vern Raburn) a
solid run for his jet-fuel money. But for those in the know; this
was the last thing they saw in the cards...
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