Press/Events

Spectrum Produces First Freedom S.40 Fuselage

Wednesday, 10 June 2009 00:00

San Diego, CA, June 11, 2009 – As part of the ongoing development program of the S.40 Freedom mid-size jet, Spectrum Aeronautical announced today that the first of a series of Fuselage Manufacturing Demonstrator (FMD) test articles has been completed. The FMDs will be used to validate the production process for the aircraft’s all-composite one-piece co-cured fuselage.

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Spectrum Aeronautical CEO Receives Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Friday, 23 January 2009 17:08

Carlsbad, CA, January 23, 2009 – Spectrum Aeronautical announced today that on January 22, 2009, Living Legends of Aviation and the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy honored Linden Blue, Chairman and CEO of Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC, with the Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year Award. During the Sixth Annual Living Legends of Aviation ceremony in Beverly Hills, CA, Linden and other award recipients were honored at the sold out venue.

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Spectrum Aeronautical to Exhibit at NBAA’s Light Business Airplane Conference

Thursday, 18 September 2008 00:00

CARLSBAD, CA, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 - Austin Blue, President of Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC, today announced plans to exhibit at the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA’s) inaugural Light Business Airplane Exhibition and & Conference (LBA).

The new NBAA event will be held in San Diego, CA from March 13-14, 2009, and will feature exhibits, educational sessions and a static display of airplanes all designed specifically for operators who rely on light business airplanes to help their companies succeed.

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Starfish Aviation Purchases Fleet of Spectrum S.40 and S.33 Business Jets

Monday, 11 August 2008 00:27

Carlsbad, California . 8/11/08 - Austin Blue, President of Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC, announced today that the company has finalized the sale of a fleet of aircraft comprised of its Freedom S.40 and Independence S.33 business jets to Starfish Aviation, LLC, of Northbrook, Illinois. Although both companies have policies that prohibit public disclosure of details and order backlogs, Blue commented that the value of the contract is in the nine-digit range.

Blue noted that Starfish selected Spectrum’s equipment following in-depth evaluations to find the right aircraft to fit their operations. “Starfish has a program that is well suited to today’s dynamic and demanding transportation marketplace. The Freedom and Independence will perform very effectively for them,” he said.

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Spectrum.aero Soars to GREEN Platinum Standard

Monday, 28 July 2008 00:24

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Carlsbad, CA, USA, July 28, 2008 – In a world going green: Cars, Food, Buildings, we are compelled to ask, can an Aircraft truly go green? What would it look like? Sound like? How would it fly? Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC, a corporate jet designer and manufacturer with operations at the Palomar Airport, near San Diego, CA and in Spanish Fork, UT has answered those questions with its proprietary composite technology, fibeXTM. Currently on track for FAA certification are two Spectrum jets, the “Freedom” (set to certify in 2009) and the “Independence” (set to certify in 2010).

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Spectrum Freedom S-40 Jet To Use Honeywell Primus Apex Avionics

Wednesday, 14 May 2008 00:21

Carlsbad, California - 5/14/08 - Spectrum Aeronautical announced today that it hasselected the Honeywell Primus Apex integrated avionics platform for its new Freedom S-40 mid-sized business jet.

Austin Blue, Spectrum’s President, said, “The Freedom is unique in the mid-size jet category because of its extraordinary capabilities and efficiency in a variety of missions. We feel Honeywell’s Primus Apex platform provides a combination of best-in-class features and rock-solid reliability that offer the flexibility our customers are looking for.”

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Spectrum Aeronautical Receives Fleet Order from Jetpool

Monday, 25 February 2008 00:18

Carlsbad, California - 2/25/08 - Austin Blue, President of Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC, announced today the company has received a significant fleet order for the Independence model S-33 and Freedom model S-40 business jets. The order was placed by Jetpool, LLC, of Charlotte, North Carolina. Spectrum Aeronautical is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, with its development center located in Spanish Fork, Utah. The company is developing two jets: the Freedom, a nine-place mid-sized jet, scheduled for certification and first deliveries in 2009 and the Independence, an eight-place light jet, scheduled for certification and initial deliveries during 2010.

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Rocky Mountain Composites Founder Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Thursday, 18 October 2007 00:15

Carlsbad, CA, October 26, 2007 - On October 18, 2007, the American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA) honored Larry Ashton, Chairman and Founder of Rocky Mountain Composites, Inc (RMC) with the Lifetime Achievement Award during its ACMA Composites and POLYCON meeting in Tampa, Florida. Mr. Ashton was recognized for his innovative and successful 50+ year career in the field of advanced composites. RMC is headquartered in Spanish Fork, UT and is a subsidiary of Spectrum Aeronautical, www.spectrum.aero. Spectrum’s corporate offices are located in at KCRQ (McClellan-Palomar Airport) at 2036 Palomar Airport Road, Carlsbad, CA 92011.

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Spectrum Aeronautical Enhances Performance of its Independence S-33 and Accelerates its Mid-size Freedom S-40 Certification Schedule

Friday, 10 August 2007 00:25

Carlsbad, CA, August 10, 2007 - Linden Blue, Chairman of Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC, today announced significant performance improvements to the S-33 “Independence” and that the company will also accelerate the FAA Type Certification program for its new mid-sized light jet, the model S-40 “Freedom”.

Spectrum is enhancing the capabilities of the S-33 Independence through continued design refinement and the application of newly available technologies. The company recently decided to use the Williams International FJ33-4A-19 engine instead of the previously planned FJ33-4A-15.
This will give the jet a substantial step up in both thrust and efficiency. Blue said, “The Independence already had the highest thrust to weight ratio of any business jet, and now it’s even better. Also, the -19 incorporates Williams. Latest technology, so with the additional thrust it has even better fuel specifics. We’re enthusiastic about continuing to work with Williams on this exceptional airplane.”

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Spectrum Aeronautical to Open Operations in Carlsbad, California

Friday, 18 May 2007 00:23

(San Diego, California – May 18, 2007) - Spectrum Aeronautical LLC, manufacturer of the new Spectrum Independence light jet and the Spectrum Freedom mid-size jet, announced that it has established its corporate and sales headquarters at the McClellan-Palomar Airport (KCRQ) in Carlsbad, California. Spectrum has moved into 8,000 square feet of office and hanger space which will include room for future expansion.

Austin Blue, Spectrum’s President noted that, “The new location at Palomar is ideal for us. The airport provides excellent visibility for our aircraft programs, and its convenience is a real plus.” Prior to the move, Spectrum’s operations were directed from off-airport offices located a few miles away in Cardiff by the Sea, California.

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