Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:10:32 -0800
CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avantair, Inc. (OTCBB: AAIR), the industry leader of fractional aircraft ownership in the light jet cabin category and the only publicly traded stand-alone private aircraft operator, announced today that it has taken delivery of the 100th Piaggio Aero P.180 Avanti aircraft. The centennial aircraft, serial #1216, was recently delivered to Avantair’s headquarters ... More...
Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:32:11 -0800
A local company has proposed its four recently imported private aircrafts be exempt from all taxes, given that they were meant to be used for defense training, VnExpress reported on Thursday. More...
Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:37:11 -0700
SHANGHAI may open its low-altitude airspace to the growing number of privately owned light aircraft, a police official said yesterday. More...
Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:57:48 -0700
The third private aircraft to get into difficulty in the Wakatipu in nine days made an emergency landing in a paddock near the residential Lake Hayes Estate yesterday. read more More...
Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:20:45 -0700
We'll all been there. You are craving that delicious sandwich from that place a couple of miles from your home for lunch, when you realize your wife took the car to go shopping (again). So you hop online, looking to compare prices for the best private aircraft and nearest available flight, and begin to search frantically for a website where you can quickly charter a helicopter or small private ... More...
Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:23:54 -0700
Transportation officials are investigating what caused a private aircraft to taxi past the end of a runway at T.F. Green Airport, forcing the runway's closure for about 15 minutes. More...
Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:39:52 -0700
Caraviello: Toughest job in NASCAR just keeps getting tougher More...
Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:49:08 -0700
A federal grand jury has indicted six former executives and supervisors of a Northern California aircraft repair company on charges that they cut corners and used unapproved parts. More...
Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:26:27 -0700
CLEARWATER, Fla., -- Avantair, Inc. (OTCBB:AAIR), the only publicly traded, stand-alone private airc... More...
Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:02:00 -0700
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Avantair, Inc. , the only publicly traded, stand-alone private aircraft operator and the leader of fractional aircraft ownership and flight hour time cards in the light jet cabin category, announced that Robert DeGrie has been hired as Vice President of Maintenance. More...
Fri, 27 May 2011 07:00:52 -0700
Undoubtedly, some of you will think that building your own airplane is the weird part of this story. There are actually a large number of people that want to get into the private pilot game, but can’t afford the hundreds of thousands of dollars that commercially built private aircraft sell for. For these folks there [...] More...
Tue, 24 May 2011 08:52:25 -0700
Hawker Beechcraft Corp., the private- aircraft manufacturer owned by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Onex Corp., said it’s in negotiations about a joint venture that could lead to the production of planes in China. More...
Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:02:02 -0700
VINCE DEVLIN Missoulian KALISPELL, Mont. Peter Gross used to build race cars for Unsers, Andrettis, A.J. Foyt and the first woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500, Janet Guthrie. Now he rebuilds old airplanes. "The technologies are similar," Gross says. "One just flies closer to the ground." As long as he's building — or rebuilding — things with his own two hands, the 61-year-old Gross is a ... More...
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:16:00 -0700
NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - 04/20/11) - Social Flights, LLC , the web-based service that enables travelers to reserve seats on private aircraft at rates comparable to commercial airline fares, has introduced Travel Tribes . Travel Tribes are collaborative, virtual groups of people who share travel interests and needs. By forming Travel Tribes, travelers may easily create collective buying power ... More...
Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:45:46 -0700
share: digg facebook twitter Other compensation, for life insurance, contributions to 401K and retirement plans, personal use of private aircraft, security, and housing, totaled $678,029. Mulally also improved reliability and shifted Ford's model lineup from trucks and SUVs to smaller vehicles to prepare for higher gas prices. [...] he consolidated much of Ford's regional product development and ... More...