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Eclipse 500 To Fly at Oshkosh
October 11, 2006, 5:18 AM
June 2005

The first public flight exhibition for the Eclipse 500 very light jet is planned on July 27 during the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., from July 25 to 31.

Company Books Its 100th Caravan Interior
October 11, 2006, 5:16 AM
June 2005

Installation of an executive interior last month represented the 100th completion of a Cessna Caravan by Capital Aviation. The Oklahoma City-based company has been installing its Big Sky Custom Edition interiors, based on 15 different floor plans, in new and used Caravans since 1996.

Interior Designer Selected for SSBJ
October 11, 2006, 5:07 AM
June 2005

Aerion, a Reno, Nev. start-up that says it plans to have a supersonic business jet (SSBJ) in service before the end of 2010, selected Infusion Design of Kansas City, Mo., to develop eight- to 12-passenger interior concepts for the aircraft’s 30-foot long passenger cabin.

NASA Studying Weather-encounter Incidents
October 11, 2006, 5:06 AM
June 2005

General aviation pilots who report weather encounters to NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) between April and September might receive a follow-up request to participate in a voluntary written survey.

Stage III Gets Final STC for Hush Kit
October 11, 2006, 5:05 AM
June 2005

Stage III Technologies of La Jolla, Calif., last monthreceived final FAA certification of its FAR Part 36 Stage 3 noise kit/thrust reverser for the Gulfstream II/III.

First Flight: Three OEMs make four first flights
October 11, 2006, 5:02 AM
June 2005

In the 16-day period between April 27 and May 13, three OEMs started flight testing four of their latest aircraft.

TEB noise limits expansion sought
October 11, 2006, 4:58 AM
June 2005

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the FAA are considering a proposal to expand noise-abatement procedures at Teterboro Airport (TEB). Currently, Runway 24 has published noise-abatement procedures.

Challenger 600 gets glass
October 11, 2006, 4:57 AM
June 2005

In a first for an avionics installer, Duncan Aviation has certified and installed the Universal Avionics EFI-890R retrofit cockpit system in a customer Challenger 600.

UK warns: reduce emissions or pay
October 11, 2006, 4:55 AM
June 2005

The UK intends to push for emissions trading for aviation when it heads the European Union for six months, beginning July 1. The UK told an EBACE audience in Geneva last month that the aviation community, including business aviation, must own up to its responsibilities.

Errant pilot has certificate pulled
October 11, 2006, 4:54 AM
June 2005

The FAA revoked the pilot certificate of Hayden Sheaffer, pilot-in-command of the Cessna 150 that violated the Washington, D.C. ADIZ on May 11.

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