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Tips for FAA Medical Exams
October 16, 2006, 6:37 AM
June 2005

1. Establish a long-term relationship with an aviation medical examiner (AME) so he gets to know you and will be comfortable answering all your questions, even on the phone.

Flight Safety Foundation/NBAA Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar: Forum addresses current challenges
October 16, 2006, 6:35 AM
June 2005

“This is the largest turnout we’ve had in the 50 years we’ve been holding the Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar,” Ed Williams, Flight Safety Foundation’s (FSF) chairman, told the more than 370 attendees in his opening remarks.

Honeywell developing new engine technologies
October 16, 2006, 6:29 AM
June 2005

A new powder-metal turbine disk that Honeywell calls Alloy 10 might show up soon in an engine near you, according to Ron Rich, director of advanced technology development for Honeywell Engines, Systems and Services.

From Link Aeronautical to SimuFlite
October 16, 2006, 6:24 AM
June 2005

SimuFlite celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, but the company’s roots go farther back than that, all the way to the Link Trainer.

SimuFlite’s Simfinity may offer Web-based pilot training soon
October 16, 2006, 6:18 AM
June 2005

With two major players in the field of simulator training for business aviation, competition for a larger share of the market is a constant, and innovation has driven both CAE SimuFlite and FlightSafety International to seek the advantage by continually upgrading and improving their respective c

Raytheon Tweaks the Hawker 800 and Premier I
October 16, 2006, 6:08 AM
June 2005

At its EBACE press conference, Raytheon Aircraft took the wraps off two improved jets, the Hawker 800XPi and Beechcraft Premier IA.

EBACE 2005: FBOs and Charter
October 16, 2006, 6:02 AM
June 2005

Greek FBO Athens Aviation Signature is introducing a new tailor-made package called “Fly & Save.” The package provides free cleaning services and fuel discounts for frequent visitors, the company said at EBACE.

EBACE 2005: Engines
October 16, 2006, 5:59 AM
June 2005

GE Honda Aero Engines, though it has yet to announce an airframe application for its engine, continues to develop its HF118 1,700-pound-thrust turbofan. The company validated durability and performance enhancements on rig tests held in March at Honda’s facility in Japan.

EBACE 2005: Aircraft
October 16, 2006, 5:50 AM
June 2005

Raytheon Aircraft brought a completed Hawker Horizon to Geneva for the first time. Full FAA certification of the super-midsize jet is expected by the end of this summer and EASA approval next year.

EBACE 2005: In The Cabin
October 16, 2006, 5:44 AM
June 2005

Coming just one month after it announced receipt of the supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of its Broad Band Multi-Link (BBML) high-speed data system in the G500 and G550, Gulfstream Aerospace announced at EBACE it had received approval for installation of the hig

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