Business Jet Traveler » June 2010

Editor's Desk: Coping with the Iceland Volcano
June 1, 2010
Nobody knows for sure what Iceland's temperamental Eyjafjallajökull volcano will do next. But the lack of a coordinated response to the ash cloud by air traffic control officials-and the ensuing lengthy shutdowns of air travel across Europe this spring-clearly needs to be remedied. The question is how?
Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG
June 1, 2010
The noises are savage, visceral, sure to incense people who don’t really like
There's likely no finer V8 engine in car showrooms today than the 6.2-liter monster that propels the AMG version of Mercedes' newest E-class. The rising snarls and staccato twitches of the tach will curl the hairs on the back of your neck. It can drop-kick your rump down the highway with a savagery that the four-door body barely hints at.
Government aircraft on the cheap
June 1, 2010
Looking for a bargain on a Cessna Caravan or other aircraft? You may find one
Every year the federal government auctions off to the public a handful of its used business-class jets, turbine helicopters and turboprops at prices that, at first glance, seem ridiculously low. Over the last decade, buyers walked away with deals that have included $30,000 for a Falcon 20, $101,000 for a Sabreliner 75A, $387,000 for a Turbo Commander 690A and $399,000 for a Gulfstream II.
Kids in the Tower
June 1, 2010
Irony is a funny thing. Sometimes "ha ha" funny, and other times just weird. Occasionally it's both.
Warren Buffett
June 1, 2010
-Warren Buffett, speaking at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., on May 1
Mark Cuban
June 1, 2010
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban claims he can type 50 words a minute on his BlackBerry. He uses e-mail for nearly all his business correspondence, saying it keeps him in constant contact with the people who need to reach him and is far more efficient than picking up the phone.
Restoring business aviation's image
June 1, 2010
“We need CEOs to say, ‘Yeah, we have a company jet or two or three and we use
A large and punishing backlash resulted after executives of the big-three automakers offered painfully naïve answers to questions about their corporate jet use on Nov. 18, 2008.
Cessna's Citation Cj4
June 1, 2010
The CJ4’s peppy engines allow it to cruise at 453 knots and climb directly to
Cessna delivered the first Citation CJ4 (Model 525C) in April after wrapping up a rigorous flight-test program that included 1,000 sorties and more than 1,600 hours in the air since the airplane's first flight in May 2008.

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-Dan Drohan, CEO of Solarius ­Aviation