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Debate about Farnborough traffic continues
September 27, 2006, 12:00 PM
October 2006

Many local residents who successfully opposed TAG Aviation’s application to increase the number of weekend and holiday movements at the UK’s Farnborough Airport are hypocrites, according to their local member of parliament, Gerald Howarth.

Pilot Report: Cessna Mustang
September 27, 2006, 11:52 AM
October 2006

The champagne corks were surely popping in Wichita on September 8 when Cessna Aircraft announced it had earned full type certification of its newest jet, the Mustang.

New Bizjets
September 27, 2006, 11:39 AM
October 2006

Like the overall U.S. economy, the business aviation industry is still exceptionally strong, as reflected by the healthy number of new business aircraft in the works. There are now 31 business jets in development, in flight-test or certified within the last 12 months.

Doubts cast over VLJ overcast
September 27, 2006, 11:20 AM
October 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.

Eclipse 500 still chasing full TC
September 27, 2006, 11:17 AM
October 2006

At press time, FAA type certification continued to elude Eclipse Aviation for its very light jet, while Cessna confirmed speculation that it would be first to certify a VLJ when its Citation Mustang received Part 23 type certification for everything but known icing on September 8 (see page 1).

Senat Bill Contains Incentive for R&D
September 27, 2006, 11:12 AM
January 2006

Before leaving for the Thanksgiving break, the Senate passed a bill with tax credits to encourage innovation in aerospace and defense research and development. Earlier, the House Ways and Means Committee approved a similar tax measure; at press time it was awaiting a floor vote.

Pilatus connects with owners at regional event
September 27, 2006, 11:10 AM
October 2006

Pilatus Business Aircraft held its first-ever regional operators conference on August 17. Appropriately, the event took place in Manchester, N.H., home of Alpha Flying’s Plane Sense Pilatus PC-12 fractional share company and Atlas Pilatus Center, Alpha’s PC-12 service center.

ATC Centers Get New Com System
September 27, 2006, 10:59 AM
January 2006

The FAA has finished deploying at all 20 en route centers a new communications gateway that processes radar and flight data and eliminates problems that bedeviled the previous system.

DeCrane not Taking a Back Seat
September 27, 2006, 10:54 AM
January 2006

DeCrane Aircraft Seating has announced a patent on core technology around which a new line of lightweight 9-g and 16-g executive single and double passenger seats is being built for super-midsize and large business jets.

Pure Water at Indianapolis Jet Center
September 27, 2006, 10:52 AM
January 2006

In an age of global travel, pure water that is free of microorganisms is a major concern. With that in mind, Indianapolis Jet Center of Whitestown, Ind., has become the exclusive provider of the IJC-2 ultraviolet water disinfection system from the American Ultraviolet Company.

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