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Nextant selects Rockwell Collins Venue cabin system for 400Next
March 01, 2010
Nextant Aerospace has selected the Rockwell Collins Venue cabin management system for the interior of the Beechjet 400Next as part of a retrofit package that brings high-definition video screens, Blu-ray disc players, iPod docking stations and more to the passenger compartment of the original Beech 400A/XP.
The agreement announced in late January between...
moreARGUS OFFERS OPERATORS FREE TRIPCHEQ REPORTS
March 01, 2010
Charter operators that are rated by Argus can now run free TripCheq reports for any aircraft listed on that operator’s DO85. According to Argus, this allows charter customers to receive a TripCheq report, for U.S. and international trips, when they ask for a charter quote. “The TripCheq report directly addresses the NBAA’s recommendations [in its Best...
moreEdelman Offers Metallic Dream Cow and Pitch Brown
February 24, 2010
Edelman Leather of New Milford, Conn., has introduced a touch of metal to a new line of leather goods for private jet interiors. As Edelman puts it, it has added a sprinkling of gold dust–“just enough to add glamour.” The line comes in 10 variants, including Metallic Dream Cow, Pitch Brown, Night Life Demi Cow Volcanic Ash and City Lights Goldini. Isn’t it...
moreList Begins Supplying Interior Furnishings for PC-12 NG
February 24, 2010
List Components and Furniture of Austria has begun deliveries of executive interior furnishings for the Pilatus PC-12 NG (Next Generation). The family-owned firm received Austro Control approval in October 2009 as a certified manufacturing operation for the aviation industry and just a month later won the PC-12 contract as a tier-one supplier for the...
moreActive Air Filtration Coming from AAR and Quest
February 24, 2010
AAR, an aviation products and services provider, has joined with Cheadle-based Quest International in the UK to develop and distribute Quest’s AirManager, an active air filtration and sterilization system designed to eliminate potentially harmful airborne contaminants. The agreement names AAR an authorized distributor of AirManager. AAR will also provide...
moreDuncan and Securaplane Offer PreFlite Security System
February 24, 2010
Aviation services and aircraft interiors provider Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Neb., is offering an upgrade option to the new PreFlite Security System by Securaplane of Tucson, Ariz. Duncan says the new PreFlite offers minimal downtime; calls and/or sends a text message report of intrusions; allows users to arm, disarm and check status from any phone;...
moreDassault Falcon and BMW Group’s DesignworksUSA Share Design Award
February 24, 2010
For their successful collaboration on the new Falcon 7X interior option, Dassault Falcon and BMW Group’s DesignworksUSA have been awarded the prestigious “Good Design” award for 2009, given by The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design. The new Falcon 7X cabin option introduces subtle curves throughout the interior. A...
moreFlying Colours’ Challenger 850 Interiors Program Ramps Up
February 24, 2010
Maintenance, completion and refurbishment specialist Flying Colours delivered its first Challenger 850 green completion in December and the program is ramping up, according to director of sales and marketing Sean Gillespie. Six more Challenger 850s are in the completion pipeline at the company’s Peterborough, Ontario facility and at JetCorp, its U.S.-based...
moreField Aviation Wins Dash 8 Q400 Contracts
February 24, 2010
Canada’s Field Aviation has been picked to produce and install custom-designed interiors for two new Bombardier Q400s under a contract with Avitrade Belgium on behalf of its ultimate customer. Work began last month at Field’s completion center at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. The 62-seat airline configuration will be converted to a 28-seat,...
moreAudio International Rocks in High Definition
February 24, 2010
Audio International plans to begin deliveries of its new ethernet-based Platinum HD cabin-management system in the second quarter of this year.The DeCrane Aerospace company, based in Little Rock, Ark., introduced the system at the NBAA Convention last year as the high-definition follow-on to its Select CMS package. Audio International says, “The...
moreSikorsky cabin projects moving to India, China
February 21, 2010
Helicopter manufacturer Sikor- sky is outsourcing more of its civil production to India and China while scaling down its partnership with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). The company also announced that China’s AVIC subsidiary Changhe Aircraft has delivered the first S-76C++ airframe built in China and that India’s Tata Advanced Systems will be...
moreHi-Def Comes To Helicopter Cabins
February 21, 2010
Flight Display Systems of Alpharetta, Ga. (Booth No. 717), is at Heli-Expo 2010 to introduce a high-definition (1080P) digital video recorder (HD-DVR) “designed for rugged aviation use.” It features up to eight hours of recording time, with a 50-percent smaller installation profile than legacy VHS recorders.Flight Display Systems reports several launch...
moreDigital climate system keeps everyone comfy
February 21, 2010
Air Comm has unveiled the first digital climate-control system for helicopters at Heli-Expo. The system will allow crew and passengers to dial in desired temperatures throughout the aircraft. Simply called the Digital Climate Control System, it automatically engages air-conditioning and heating as required to maintain the selected temperatures. It features...
moreEurocopter showcases Texas completion center
February 21, 2010
American Eurocopter points to a highly customized AStar AS350B3 as a prime example of the capabilities of its Grand Prairie, Texas completion center. This AStar was assembled at American Eurocopter’s Columbus, Miss. plant before being flown to Grand Prairie. There it was outfitted with an NVG cockpit, pop-out floats, space pods and the capabilities for a...
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