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Cabin Electronics Special Report
February 01, 2010
Competition heats up among electronics providers
moreFlying Colours Delivers First Completion of Green Challenger 850
January 29, 2010
Flying Colours, a specialist in aircraft completion and refurbishment, has delivered its first green completion of a Bombardier Challenger 850. The airplane is in Moscow, where it is being operated and managed by Chartright Air Group. Assisting Flying Colours in the engineering phase was Berletex Aero Design of Montreal. Peterborough, Ontario- based Flying...
morePrivate Jet Luxury on Four Wheels
January 29, 2010
London-based Design Q has taken its work creating private jet cabins to a new level. Ground level, that is. The latest is a stretched Range Rover that the company says “will allow VIPs to travel in exactly the same comfort on the ground as in the air.”The Q-VR has a raised roof for additional “cabin” space and a rear passenger door in two sections. The top...
moreInternational Water-Guard Has Cause To Celebrate
January 29, 2010
International Water-Guard has marked some highlight events recently, among them delivery of its 2,000th water treatment unit (for installation in a Dassault 2000LX) and delivery of the first of the new IWG-A6 unit to Gulfstream Aerospace for the new G650.The IWG technology uses a part of the ultraviolet spectrum that destroys micro-organisms but does not...
moreAircraft Interiors Middle East Ready for a Big Show
January 29, 2010
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of Dubai’s Department of Civil Aviation, plans to open the second Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) show on February 28 at the Airport Expo site in Dubai.AIME will showcase the latest in design, cabin fittings and new technology. Speakers include Gary Doy of Design Q, which created the BAE...
moreBizliner business sees slight dip in demand
January 01, 2010
In March last year, it appeared the bizliner completion centers were sailing through the recession with barely a ripple, working at capacity with slots filled well into 2012. Since many customers for such aircraft are wealthy individuals and governments, it appeared that order cancellations and deferrals would be minimal. And so they were.
Almost a...
moreIacobucci Offers a Solution To Waste
January 01, 2010
Iacobucci HF Electronics has introduced its first WastePak trash compactor, a device developed specifically to resolve the problem of waste disposal during long business jet flights. WastePak comes in two sizes–15 by 18 by 25 inches and 12 by 18 by 25 inches. Its two tons of compacting force draw little power, according to the company.
The WastePak bin is...
moreACJC Creates Multi-mission VIP Kit
January 01, 2010
Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC), a Toulouse, France-based completion and refurbishment specialist, has introduced for the Airbus A320 a kit that allows the aircraft to operate either as a VIP or passenger transport.
“This kit allows conversion of the forward A320 passenger area into a VIP section, giving the customer the flexibility to make even wider...
moreHappy Design Puts an End to the Plain Plane
January 01, 2010
Happy Design Studio, an eight-year-old firm based in Strasbourg, France, has launched a new venture in aircraft exterior livery design.
Despite the reluctance of many private jet owners to draw attention to their aircraft, there remain those who want their aircraft to make a statement, either about themselves or their company. For these, Happy Design has a...
moreGreenpoint Develops 747-8 ‘Aerolift’ Elevator
January 01, 2010
Greenpoint Technologies’ design team has released its concept for a ground-to-main deck elevator for executive versions of the Boeing 747-8.
The elevator, according to the Kirkland, Wash.-based completion center, “is capable of transporting passengers from the ground to the main deck, providing an elegant and secure method to board the aircraft.”
The...
moreComlux ends partnership with Airbus Corporate Jet Centre
January 01, 2010
The Comlux Group, which became a 40-percent shareholder in the Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) in May 2008, has withdrawn by mutual agreement from that partnership to focus on its new facilities in Indianapolis.
Comlux Group’s parent company, The Aviation Group of Zurich, acquired the Indianapolis facility in November 2008 with the purchase of the...
moreRMD Brings Luxury Yacht Experience to Business Jet Cabins
January 01, 2010
Rainsford Mann Design (RMD) opened its doors as an aircraft cabin concept designer in January last year, teaming with independent completion and refurbishment center Altitude Aerospace Interiors of Auckland, New Zealand, to create a bespoke 787-8 interior.
Since then, RMD Air has taken on redesign of a Global 5000, as well as a preliminary study concept...
moreRotorcraft Update: IBF System Approved for AW139
January 01, 2010
Donaldson’s Aerospace Filtration Systems (AFS) unit has received supplemental type certificate approval from the FAA for an inlet barrier filter (IBF) system for the AgustaWestland AW139. The new AW139 IBF system features low-profile conformal fore and aft fairings with dual filter assemblies mounted on the existing engine doors, creating a sealed intake...
moreHigh-end BBJ offered by Jet Aviation, Andrew Winch
January 01, 2010
Thus far, the bizliner completions sector has remained comparatively solid despite the effects of the recession on the rest of the industry. That relative immunity was most recently underscored by the partnership of London-based Andrew Winch Designs and Jet Aviation of Basel, Switzerland, which delivered a highly customized Boeing Business Jet for a private...
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