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Bizav Flight Departments Latest Casualty of Recession

December 04, 2008

Rodney Hamilton, the director and chief pilot of Ford’s now-defunct flight department, summed up the state of the industry yesterday in two words: “difficult times.” In the past week, General Motors and Ford Motor Company announced they were shutting their respective flight departments, and investors learned that Citigroup has put two of its jets–worth $30...

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Embraer Breaks Ground on Florida Phenom Facility

December 04, 2008

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and local leaders joined Embraer executives this morning to break ground on the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer’s $50 million Phenom 100/300 assembly and completions facility at Melbourne International Airport. “Today’s groundbreaking celebrates a milestone for Embraer by launching its first U.S. assembly plant devoted to the...

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Bizjet Market Deteriorating Rapidly, UBS Report Says

December 04, 2008

According to a UBS Investment Research report issued yesterday, the business jet market “is deteriorating at an accelerating rate” as pre-owned inventory continued to rise, flight activity fell and sales slowed last month. Worse yet, business jet financing appears to be drying up, threatening backlogs. This combination of bad news caused UBS’s bizjet market...

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THIS SEGMENT EXPLORES THE MANY OPTIONS FOR THIESE SMALLER AIRCRAFT AND HOW THEY MEASURE UP AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.; Cessna Mustang; Eclipse 500; Phenom 100; Piperjet; Very Light Jets; BJTtvs Charles Alcock explores small cabin jets, and what buyers get for their money. We'll show you the Hawker 400XP, Emivest SJ30, Phenom 100 and HondaJet. ; Aviation's Online Television Network ; Aviation; Airplanes; business jets; aircraft; Air show; middle east; Embraer's Orlando Neto tells AINtv that the company is ready to meet evolving fleet needs in the air transport sector.; asia; Charles Alcock; Embraer; aircraft; regional aircraft; Cessna's Roger Whyte talks to AINtv about forging new territory with the Columbus large cabin aircraft.; asia; business jets; Citation Mustang; Cessna Colimbus; aircraft; Roger Sperry sits down with AINtv's David Lombardo to discuss Asia' s emerging market for large business aircraft.; Aviation; Hong Kong; Airplanes; g550 Aircraft; asia; Savannah Georgia; Gulfstream; Bombardier’s David Dixon talks about what it takes to be successful in Asia's business aviation market and how it compares to the US.; bombardier; business jets; middle east; business aviation; Sikorsky President Jeff Pino discusses a "self-actualized" helicopter, the X-2, VH-71 and how Sikorsky is increasing production.; helicopter; Sikorsky; hai; aircraft; houston; conventions; David Davis of CIT Aerospace talks to Randy Padfield about the state of business aviation finance today and in the coming months.; convention aviation news; Aviation; Airplanes; business jets; business aviation; AINtv talks with Embraer about the future of business jets, and how the company plans to compete in the coming months. ; Embraer; Airplanes; Phenom; business jets; AIN; business aviation; MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton tells AINtv how her mission to save troubled companies could extend to VLJs.; Aviation; Rolls-Royce; aircraft; business aviation; MD Helicopters; Lynn Tilton; AINtv's Charles Alcock quizzes Jet Aviation CEO Peter Edwards on how the group is taking business aviation service around the world.; Jet Aviation; AINTV.com; Airplanes; aircraft; business aviation; Providing funding and his brand, Sir Richard Branson launches charter-booking Website with Virgin Charter CEO Scott Duffy.; Aviation; Virgin Charter; Airplanes; richard branson; business jets; business aviation; AINtv talks with Eurocopter CEO, Lutz Bertling about a struggling US economy, international partnerships and environmental issues.; CEO; AINTV; Eurocopter; aircraft; helicopters; Heli-expo; Hear AINtv's One-on-One Interview with Michael McConnell on the growth of VLJ maker, Eclipse.; AIN owner and CEO Wilson Leach gets an incredible opportunity to fly in an F-18 fighter with Blue Angels pilot Lt. Frank Weisser, USN. ; CEO; AINTV; Aviation; AINTV.com; AIN; Wilson Leach; blue angels; Survivor and New York Times columnist Joe Sharkey recounts the midair collision over the Amazon.; Aviation's Online Television Network

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Air Transport and Cargo

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Cabin interior and electronics

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Charter and Fractional

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Defense

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Financing, Insurance and Taxes

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General Aviation

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Maintenance and Modifications

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People

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Regional Airlines

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Regulations and Government

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Rotorcraft

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