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Flight Display hits the Big Leagues
November 01, 2009
Flight Display Systems, launched in 1999 from the basement of now-president David Gray, began simply with its first product–a moving-map display.
Some 4,500 product sales later, the Alpharetta, Ga.-based cabin electronics specialist now has more than 100 products currently in stock, including its new Ellipse phased-array satellite direct television small...
moreInternational water-guard rolls out with G650
November 01, 2009
When Gulfstream’s G650 rolled out on September 29, it was with the first of International Water-Guard’s new IWG-A6 water treatment units installed. The system will be standard on all production G650s and is IWG’s newest and most advanced product, “protecting passengers and crew from waterborne contaminants.”
Gulfstream now has orders for more than 200...
moreTrans-Exec claims global connection first
November 01, 2009
Trans-Exec Private Jets, a charter operator based in Van Nuys, Calif., claims to be “the first private jet company to have installed advanced, global in-flight, high-speed wireless Internet service.” The system is the eNfusion System 6 package from EMS Satcom and, according to Trans-Exec, it provides service worldwide “over land or water.” It allows...
moreBAE, Quest launch air management system
November 01, 2009
The issue of “toxic cabin air” is becoming a significant concern. BAE Systems, with Quest International UK, recently launched a new “active air management system.” BAE Systems will be introducing AirManager in its own BAe 146/Avro RJ airliners (a type of airplane that has been singled out for scrutiny by cabin environment activists), and will also make the...
morePAC introduces Affinity Seat
November 01, 2009
PAC Seating Systems has introduced a new seat of modular design that the Palm City, Fla. company says “incorporates the best ideas” of completion center customers, upholsterers, and the PAC design and engineering teams.
An easy-pull manual control handle has a new ergonomic design that releases the track and swivel lock more smoothly and with minimal...
moreLou Martin Pleated Window Shades Get ‘Smart’
October 22, 2009
Lou Martin & Associates, a San Antonio-based supplier of cabin shell packages and window shading systems (Booth No. 4989), is now offering a “next-generation E3 Shade” that integrates the pleated variant with the dimmable window technology of InspecTech Aero Service.By incorporating the manually or electrically pleated window shade with the I-Shade,...
more‘Smart’ I-shade window gets even smarter
October 22, 2009
InspecTech Aero Service (Booth No. 3706) has unveiled the new Smart Cabin Automated Dimming System (SCADS) for its I-Shade.The basic technology is relatively simple. The I-Shade window consists of two layers of clear polycarbonate, between which particles are suspended in a special conducting emulsion. When an electrical current is passed through the...
moreTownsend Unveils New Pattern-cutting System
October 22, 2009
Townsend Leather of Johnstown, N.Y., is featuring the new Townsend pattern-cutting system this year at its booth (No. 4841). The automated, high-speed leather cutter detects the perimeter of the hide it is cutting and is designed to increase cutting yield and overall productivity. “With the economic downturn that has shaken the industry in the past year,...
moreGore To Gain ODA Approval
October 22, 2009
The FAA has announced its intent to award Gore Design Completions (GDC, Booth No. 2944) an Organization Designation Authorization approval in the fourth quarter 2009. The ODA designation will allow GDC, with FAA oversight, to issue special airworthiness certificates, standard airworthiness certificates and supplemental type certificates, approving all...
moreGreenpoint Delivers Sixteenth BBJ Completion
October 22, 2009
Greenpoint Technologies (Booth No. 2096) is wrapping up the year with “all programs delivering on time or ahead of schedule,” said executive v-p Sloan Benson here at NBAA. Most recently, the Kirkland, Wash.-based completions and refurbishment company delivered it’s sixteenth Boeing Business Jet “months ahead of the contractual delivery date.” The interior...
moreAlamo Plating Intros Water Transfer Printing
October 22, 2009
Alamo Plating & Metal Finishing (Booth No. 2888) announced a new finishing process called water-transfer printing, which uses a specialized film to print natural designs, such as burl wood, walnut, marble and geometric patterns, on nearly any substrate. Interior paneling, cabinetry, handles, switches, bezels and other interior parts lend themselves to...
morePrices and usage are down as charter market feels the pinch
October 22, 2009
When is a business jet not a business jet?–When it has been developed into a regional jet that has been converted into a corporate jet. Some of those conversions, such as that of the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet Series 200 (CRJ200), itself based on the CL-600 Challenger business jet, have enjoyed mixed fortunes. The CRJ’s airframe, engines and multiple-...
moreEmivest and Jet Works hand over their first SJ30
October 21, 2009
Jet Works Air Center has begun delivering completed SJ30 light jets for Dubai-based Emivest, an 80-percent share holder in the former manufacturer, Sino Swearingen.The first SJ30 completion was done at Jet Works by an Emivest team with the assistance of Jet Works technicians. Optional equipment was installed and certified by Jet Works, which was also...
moreFlying Colours boosts capacity with JetCorp buy
October 21, 2009
Two competitors with separate programs that convert Bombardier CRJs into executive jets combined forces in March, when Peterborough, Ontario-based Flying Colours acquired JetCorp of St. Louis, Mo. The two companies had developed competing programs for the CRJ–Flying Colours’s is called Execliner, while JetCorp’s was branded Renaissance, and now the two are...
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