Jetwhine - AirSpace blogs - Aviation & Aerospace Blogs

Sort by: Most Recent | Most Viewed | Most Commented

New Book Holds Hope for Aviation’s Future

The only thing that sucks worse than the economy right now is the state of aviation. Mix layoffs with shrinking pilot numbers and the growing list of new regulations and requirements that benefit only bureaucrats, and you have a case of cynicism about...

Published Wed, Nov 26 2008 1:53 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Sport Pilot, Dick Starks, Kansas City Dawn Patrol, Fokkers at Six O’Clock, light-sport aircraft, Liberty Landing Airport, You Want to Build & Fly a What?, grassroots flying, flying for fun
One Airline’s Version of Social Media: Stop … I Want to Get Off

Most people will tell you I’m a fairly gregarious person. Even a few might tell you I talk way too much. I’m the guy that wants to introduce everyone to everyone else. But there is one place I absolutely clam up and simply shy away from contact...

Published Mon, Nov 24 2008 8:05 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, FAA, Business Aviation, Blogging
Next-Gen Challenge: Selling Aviation

Cessna recently lifted the lid on its next generation flight training program . After military and airline training programs have proven the efficacy of scenario-based training for decades, Cessna is finally bringing it to general aviation. Working in...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 1:36 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Military, Cessna Pilot Center, SkyCatcher, scenario-based training, Skyhawk, glass-cockpit, next-generation training, niche marketing
Do VLJs Have a Future?

I spent some time on the radio the other day with my podcaster-buddy Addison Schonland of Innovation Analysis Group in San Diego trying to figure out the answer to that question in light of the recent shutdown at Eclipse. Despite what people may think...

Published Sun, Nov 16 2008 9:57 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Business Aviation, VLJ, very light jets, IAG podcasts, Jetwhine. Eclipse. Citation Mustang, Vern Raburn
Building a Cessna Citation

I used to fly Part 135 charter from Chicagoland a few years back. The company often had us riding as co-captains in some early Citations on some wonderful trips in some occasionally awful weather. Any of you who have found yourself stuck down at 3,000...

Published Thu, Nov 13 2008 8:12 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz
Will Only the Boutique Airframers Survive?

Not a day goes by, it seems, when the aviation e-news organizations don’t report that another general aviation airframe manufacturer has reduced its work force and cut or ceased production to get through the globally self-inflicted economic meltdown...

Published Mon, Nov 10 2008 4:14 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Cessna, Aviation Marketing, Pilot Population, American Champion Aircraft, Eclipse Aviation, Aircraft manufacturers, Cirrus, Piper, Mooney, Aviat Aircraft, Adam Aircraft, Hawker Beech, aviation news, Maule
TSA Large Aircraft Comment Period Begins

By now, most aviators are aware of the TSA’s new focus on general aviation security now that they have slapped the airlines around enough over the past five or six years that is. I’ve always thought anything that is detrimental to any sector...

Published Wed, Nov 5 2008 7:45 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, Blogging, air travel, Aviation Marketing, General Aviation, EAA Sport Aviation, TSA, Large Aircraft Security NPRM, Earl Lawrence, Air Transport Association, ATA, Department of Homeland Security
ACA Fights Financial Fires With Aqua-Bama

Airframe manufacturers are dealing with the financial fires spawned by the global economic meltdown in many ways, including reorganization, furloughs, and layoffs. American Champion Aircraft is pursuing a different tact, introducing a new airplane. It’s...

Published Mon, Nov 3 2008 1:13 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Military, American Champion Aircraft, Scout, fire bomber, aerial firefighting, High Country Explorer

November 2008 - Jetwhine

Syndication

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives

New Book Holds Hope for Aviation’s Future

One Airline’s Version of Social Media: Stop … I Want to Get Off

Next-Gen Challenge: Selling Aviation

Do VLJs Have a Future?

Building a Cessna Citation

Will Only the Boutique Airframers Survive?

TSA Large Aircraft Comment Period Begins

ACA Fights Financial Fires With Aqua-Bama