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Bidding To Reopen for a Third FBO at Hanscom
November 15, 2006, 4:34 AM
September 21, 2006

Boston Hanscom Field may yet get a third FBO to compete against Jet Aviation and Signature Flight Support.

Chicago Settles with FAA over Meigs Destruction
November 15, 2006, 4:32 AM
September 21, 2006

The City of Chicago settled FAA enforcement action that arose after it bulldozed Meigs Field’s runway on March 30, 2003. The city agreed to pay $33,000, assessed for failure to provide advance notice of changes to the airport, although under terms of the settlement the city admits no violation.

Plant Health Inspections Return
November 15, 2006, 4:26 AM
September 21, 2006

Aphis, the U.S.

Falcon 50 Engine Upgrade Expected By Year-end
November 15, 2006, 4:21 AM
September 21, 2006

Premier Aircraft of East Alton, Ill., continues to work with Honeywell on an engine upgrade program for the Falcon 50. Now that a launch customer–Samaritan’s Purse of Boone, N.C.–has been secured, an STC is expected to be completed by year-end.

Study: VLJ Market Worth $2.5 Billion through 2011
November 15, 2006, 4:17 AM
September 21, 2006

The market for very light jets (VLJs) will be worth $2.52 billion over the next five years, according to a new study by UK-based consultants PMI Media.

Joint venture seeks key to NATO radar RFP
November 14, 2006, 12:40 PM
July 17, 2006

AGS Industries, a recently formed joint-venture company headquartered in Ottobrunn, Germany, is working on a response to a formal request for proposal for the design and development of NATO’s alliance ground surveillance (AGS) system.

New ICAO rules to render aging ELTs obsolete
November 14, 2006, 12:37 PM
July 17, 2006

Imagine that a malfunction on an aircraft forces the captain to make an emergency crash landing in the middle of an unforgiving landmass, such as Siberia, a thousand miles from anywhere.

All-electric brakes set for Boeing 787 by year-end
November 14, 2006, 12:28 PM
July 17, 2006

Messier-Bugatti (Hall 4 Stand B12) is scheduled to deliver the first complete braking system for the Boeing 787-8 airliner by December. The first all-electric brakes on a civil aircraft promises a weight savings and improved performance as well as maintenance ease and added safety.

On duty with U.S. Marines, ScanEagle in league of its own
November 14, 2006, 12:27 PM
July 17, 2006

What makes the ScanEagle unmanned air vehicle on display here this week different from the multitude of similar robot airplanes being touted for surveillance today? First, its endurance/payload combination is unmatched for a vehicle of its size, according to Boeing.

CMC helps breathe life into ‘legacy’ airframes
November 14, 2006, 12:24 PM
July 17, 2006

CMC Electronics (Hall 4 Stand C16a) is showing off its latest avionics technology here at the Farnborough show, but it is also looking for customers wishing to breathe new life into their older “legacy” airframes.

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