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- Hawker Beechcraft positioned for growth, says CEO
Hawker Beechcraft posted a net loss of $683.9 million for the third quarter, but the company's CEO said the airplane manufacturer is "well positioned for growth." Bill Boisture predicted Hawker's revenue will improve in the second half of 2011 but said he will continue to cut costs until that point. Although the Hawker 4000 business jet continues to lose money, sales of the company's military trainers more than doubled from last year. The Wichita Eagle (Kan.)
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- Bombardier: More layoffs may be in store
With demand for its business and regional jets still sluggish, Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier Inc. says it may need to cut more jobs on top of the nearly 4,400 workers who have already lost their jobs this year. The company's CEO, Pierre Beaudoin, said details of any changes will be announced before the end of January. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
(11/9)
- NetJets could fly to profit in 2010 as companies spend more
Despite losing more than $500 million in the first nine months of 2009, NetJets Inc. will likely return to profit in 2010 as corporations spend more on transportation and companies steer away from private ownership of aircraft, according to its owner, Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Analysts agreed that U.S. firms may turn to NetJets fractional jet ownership as the economy recovers, because, as one said, "it's seen as less piggish." Bloomberg
(11/10)
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- Airport installs crushable concrete safety system
The Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City is installing a $17 million safety feature for airplanes that overshoot the runway. The EMAS -- or engineered materials arresting system -- is composed of crushable concrete blocks that will sink into the ground from the weight of an airplane. "It actually acts like quicksand," said Mike Barnes, a construction site supervisor with Esco-Za, a Zodiac Aerospace company. The Kansas City Star (Mo.)
(11/6)
- Safety foundation urges expanded runway at Mont. airport
A safety foundation urged the county to approve an extended runway at the Ravalli County Airport in Hamilton, Mont. The runway expansion at the general aviation airport would build a 5,200-foot runway slightly northeast of the existing 4,200-foot runway. The 1934 airport complies with Federal Aviation Administration standards on runway length, but the FAA said the runway and taxiway are too close together. Ravalli Republic (Hamilton, Mont.)
(11/9)
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- Blimp maker sets his sights on aerial cruise ships
Igor Pasternak founded one of the first private businesses allowed in the former Soviet Union, but it was in California that his dreams really took off. Pasternak's company, Worldwide Aeros, produces more than 35 kinds of blimps used in advertising, surveillance and military transport. He's now working on a massive airship capable of ferrying passengers on relatively low-altitude national and international travel. Los Angeles Times
(11/8)
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- Rifle maker aims for premium service with private plane
Pilot Charlie Sisk, the owner of Sisk Rifles in Dayton, Texas, flies his Cessna 182 for both work and play. Sisk delivers his custom-made hunting rifles to customers across the U.S. in the 1957 airplane. "I like to hand-deliver the rifles," Sisk said. "If people pay a premium price, they should get a premium product and service." Houston Community Newspapers
(11/9)
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Airport support group discusses clearing local obstacles
The field captains of airport defense met with AOPA government affairs staff Nov. 6 to review the game plan for protecting general aviation at the local level. At a meeting of AOPA Airport Support Network volunteers at AOPA Aviation Summit, AOPA government affairs staff discussed common issues that volunteers encounter and provided advice on how to prevent and address threats to airports and encroaching development. Read more.
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Security comes to Summit
A collaborative approach among the Transportation Security Administration, AOPA and other stakeholders in the general aviation community is leading to changes in the Large Aircraft Security Program that TSA announced in late 2008, AOPA President Craig Fuller said Nov. 6, during a Center Stage Live discussion with TSA Assistant Administrator John Sammon. Read more.
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