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Falcon 7X splish-splashes closer to certification

Calculation and theory go only so far in an aircraft development program, and last month it was time for Dassault’s Falcon 7X S/N 003 to jump in and get it
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Aircraft

Watch for CJ4 at NBAA show

Expect Cessna at the NBAA Convention next month to announce the Citation CJ4, a stretched version of the CJ3 with a slightly swept wing based on the Sovere

FAA cuts back mailing of ADs

The FAA is cutting back mailing ADs and will no longer mail Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins to affected owners and operators.

Icing training for Caravan pilots

Cessna has submitted documents to the FAA that could serve as a new AFM supplement requiring flight-into-known-icing training for Caravan pilots.
ATC

ACSS targets runway incursion dangers

Runway incursions this summer nearly wrecked the flawless accident record major U.S.

U.S. regs slow growth of Eurofly Milan-NY service

Italian carrier Eurofly has been operating its all-business-class Airbus A319 service between Milan and New York since May, but the start-up has been marre

Euro transonic, cryogenic wind tunnel in full swing

In Cologne, Germany, the $412 million European Transonic Wind Tunnel (ETW)– a multinational joint venture among France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK

Research tests composites’ fire-resistance

The release of an Australian university’s study of how fire affects composite materials has caught the attention of the aerospace industry, given the growi

Hotel squeeze likely at Ryder Cup

Passengers on corporate and private aircraft flocking to Ireland for this month’s Ryder Cup golf tournament could face inflated parking rates and a shortag
Airports

News Note: Feras has opened new passenger and crew lounges in the general aviation terminal at Germany’s Munich Airport

The new facilities are adjacent to the terminal’s arrivals entrance.

Both lounges offer complimentary Internet access, drinks and satellite
Avionics

MagnaStar Owners Weigh Options

It didn’t take long for Iridium resellers to start targeting MagnaStar customers after Verizon Airfone’s July announcement that it plans to exit the genera
Avionics

Universal Cockpit STC’d in PC-12

Kansas City Aviation Center (KCAC) has obtained an STC to install the retrofit EFI-890R cockpit from Universal Avionics in the Pilatus PC-12.
Avionics

King Air Upgrade Choices Grow

Garmin isn’t the only company targeting the venerable King Air turboprop with modern glass avionics (see "Garmin reveals first retrofit package fo
Charter & Fractional

Manifest Notification Changes Proposed

Comments are due August 14 on proposed changes to U.S.
Avionics

Forward Vision EVS Drops to $10K

The Florida company that intends to bring low-cost enhanced-vision system (EVS) technology to the (general aviation) masses announced a $5,000 price break

Flying to Ireland for the Ryder Cup?

International handlers are recommending that corporate aircraft operators planning to attend this year’s Ryder Cup golf tournament from September 22 to 26

CHC Helicopter ups ante in São Paulo

With an eye to expanding markets, CHC Helicopter is extending its presence in Brazil, where demand for offshore helicopter support of the oil industry is g
Aircraft

SJ30 Light Jet Shows Long Legs

Sino Swearingen’s SJ30 (née SJ30-2) production-conforming test aircraft with two pilots aboard recently established several speed and range records for a l
Avionics

Will lead-free mean unreliable?

New environmental laws enacted by the European Union over the summer could mean that the avionics of tomorrow will be less reliable than radios built befor
Cabin Interior and Electronics

‘Chatter-free’ in-flight phone to debut

A device that its Australian inventor says will let in-flight cellphone users access a variety of data functions without interfering with aircraft avionics
Avionics

Honeywell Introduces XM WX Unit

Honeywell has introduced the KDR 610 datalink weather receiver to the company’s Bendix/King product line, entering the hot market for XM satellite weather
Avionics

Arinc’s eFlyBook Challenges Jepp

An electronic flight bag (EFB) portable computer that’s about as thin as a pencil and can run for days on a single charge? That is the aim of Annapolis, Md
Avionics

NASA Tackles Unstable Approaches

A NASA research program has led to a U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Alto is Music to the Ears of High-flying Audiophiles

For the music lover, Premier/West Star has installed an Alto Aviation Entertainment System (AES) in a Citation X.
Avionics

DisConnexion at eXchange’s launch party


Boeing’s plan to shut down its Connexion in-flight Internet service by the end of the year has thrown the future of Rockwell Collins’s eXchange hig
Avionics

Not all datalink services are created equal

When it comes to the market for business aircraft datalink messaging services, three companies have settled into sharing and competing for most of the avai
Aircraft

Embraer’s bizav no longer a one-trick pony

Two years ago Embraer had one product for the business aviation market, with the Legacy, an executive/VIP or corporate shuttle version of its ERJ 135 regio
Aircraft

Upstarts favor electric while establishment sits on fence

Business jet manufacturers do not agree on the virtues of electric power for onboard systems.
Rotorcraft

Helicopters carry the day in Latin America

There is “lots of demand” for civil helicopters in Latin America, according to Danny Maldonado, v-p of Latin American sales for Bell Helicopter.
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