Mustang News at Farnborough
Feb 6, 2008 10:14:16 GMT 1
Post by Admin (Annette Andria) on Feb 6, 2008 10:14:16 GMT 1
from a link sent to me :
Cessna Mustang Simulator Heads to FlightSafety in UK
05-Feb-2008
By Karen Di Piazza
Steve Phillips, director of corporate communications at FlightSafety International Inc., said, "A full-motion Cessna Citation Mustang simulator will arrive at Farnborough Airport (EGLF) in March. Training will begin in June. Two full-motion Mustang simulators are up and running in Wichita, Kan; training became available in February and June 2007. Ending 2007, 150 pilots completed full-motion Mustang simulator training. Entering service in 2009, a Mustang simulator will be available in Orlando, Fla." As air charter operators in Europe have begun taking delivery of Mustangs, a six-place, twin-engine jet with a top speed of 340 knots and a 1,150-nautical-mile range, FSI's simulator in the UK will make it a lot easier for pilots to obtain type ratings.
Triple Alpha Jet Charter in Germany became Europe's first Mustang very light jet operator. Netherlands-based Bikkair, a new air-taxi operator, recently took delivery of its first Mustang. Bikkair, selling 15, 40 and 100-hour blocks of flying time, plans to launch service this month with three Mustangs. The operator said it would take delivery of an additional seven aircraft through 2008, and by 2009, 20 VLJs are forecast for operations. With an ambitious plan, the company hopes to have 100 VLJs in service by 2012. Thursday, during a ceremony at Farnborough Airport, London Executive Aviation, the UK's largest executive air charter operator, took delivery of its first Mustang. With an order of 10 Mustangs, LEA said deliveries would continue through 2009.
Commercial airline travel in Europe is cumbersome. According to Bikkair, passengers of airlines spend 53 percent of their time waiting in long lines at commercial airport hubs. With plans to begin air charter service in mid-February, LEA said by using the Mustang, the cost of chartering a jet will be reduced by up to 30 percent. European-based charter operators agree that VLJs will provide business travelers with efficient, point-to-point travel bypassing congested commercial airport hubs.
Cessna Mustang Simulator Heads to FlightSafety in UK
05-Feb-2008
By Karen Di Piazza
Steve Phillips, director of corporate communications at FlightSafety International Inc., said, "A full-motion Cessna Citation Mustang simulator will arrive at Farnborough Airport (EGLF) in March. Training will begin in June. Two full-motion Mustang simulators are up and running in Wichita, Kan; training became available in February and June 2007. Ending 2007, 150 pilots completed full-motion Mustang simulator training. Entering service in 2009, a Mustang simulator will be available in Orlando, Fla." As air charter operators in Europe have begun taking delivery of Mustangs, a six-place, twin-engine jet with a top speed of 340 knots and a 1,150-nautical-mile range, FSI's simulator in the UK will make it a lot easier for pilots to obtain type ratings.
Triple Alpha Jet Charter in Germany became Europe's first Mustang very light jet operator. Netherlands-based Bikkair, a new air-taxi operator, recently took delivery of its first Mustang. Bikkair, selling 15, 40 and 100-hour blocks of flying time, plans to launch service this month with three Mustangs. The operator said it would take delivery of an additional seven aircraft through 2008, and by 2009, 20 VLJs are forecast for operations. With an ambitious plan, the company hopes to have 100 VLJs in service by 2012. Thursday, during a ceremony at Farnborough Airport, London Executive Aviation, the UK's largest executive air charter operator, took delivery of its first Mustang. With an order of 10 Mustangs, LEA said deliveries would continue through 2009.
Commercial airline travel in Europe is cumbersome. According to Bikkair, passengers of airlines spend 53 percent of their time waiting in long lines at commercial airport hubs. With plans to begin air charter service in mid-February, LEA said by using the Mustang, the cost of chartering a jet will be reduced by up to 30 percent. European-based charter operators agree that VLJs will provide business travelers with efficient, point-to-point travel bypassing congested commercial airport hubs.