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Aviation Industry Expo 2006: Charter Operational Control
May 01, 2006
Judging from the size of the audience–about 200 people–many charter operators sent personnel to the NATA show to attend the first FAA operational control briefing session. A number of participants were local FAA inspectors, a sign that the FAA is trying to make sure all parties are on the same page when it comes to understanding the operational control...
moreAviation Industry Expo 2006: PAMA experiences turnaround
May 01, 2006
“This is our first show since the SAE [Society of Automotive Engineers] alliance and I think it’s going well. It’s good exposure for both SAE and PAMA; I expect to see our alliance continue to grow,” Dave Orcutt, PAMA chairman and v-p of customer support for Bombardier Business Aircraft, told AIN. “We’ve seen a lot activity on the floor, and the PAMA...
more2006 FBO Survey
April 01, 2006
With the business model in flux, FBOs focus on safety and hospitality
moreAIN Special Report: VLJs fly in the face of critics
March 01, 2006
Competitors move toward certification and market entry
moreNew Zealand
March 01, 2006
With a home-based fleet of just eight bizjets, Kiwi business aviation market welcomes foreigners
moreSpecial Report: Cabin Electronics
February 01, 2006
Cabin electronics keep passengers connected and entertained
moreAsian Aerospace Preview
February 01, 2006
This month’s Asian Aerospace 2006 show, which runs from February 21 to 26, promises to be the largest staging of the biennial event since it started in 1982. Exhibition space at Singapore Changi International Airport has been increased by 20 percent to meet rising demand for the show, which is expected to draw more than the 27,000 trade visitors and 48,000...
moreCatering Report: Healthier fare and speciality foods are among the top trends for business aviation caterers
February 01, 2006
Edward Taylor, a 16th-century New England Puritan not given to excess, nevertheless saw fit to describe the spiritual in terms of the flesh when he wrote of the sacraments, “It’s food too fine for angels.”
Food too fine for angels, indeed. Business jet passengers may not fly as high as angels, but their expectations in terms of cabin cuisine are no less...
moreHeli-Expo Preview: Industry rotors up for this year's convention in Dallas
February 01, 2006
As the helicopter industry once again prepares to hold its annual roundup in Dallas later this month, it is riding the crest of a wave that includes the highest U.S. rotary-wing production figures in more than a decade.
Billed as the world’s largest trade show dedicated to the civil helicopter industry, Heli-Expo has drawn an average of 13,000 attendees...
moreNew Rotocraft: Manufacturers continue building new models to meet the global demand
February 01, 2006
Last year was a good one for the helicopter industry. Aerospace Industries Association figures indicated that the export performance of U.S. civil helicopter manufacturers is currently at “record levels.” Sales activity represented what the association called a “surge” in export activity for the sector–up nearly 60 percent over the previous...
moreIn The Works Analysis: January 2006
January 01, 2006
Our crystal ball shows how entry-level bizjets, SSBJs and business turboprops could fare in 2006 and beyond.
moreThe future of head-up display technology
January 01, 2006
Makers explore a variety of HUD concepts, from LCD projection to new types of enhanced and synthetic vision
more2005 Newsmakers
January 01, 2006
It’s that time of year when AIN’s editors reflect on the people and events that captured our attention in the past year and inspired the thousands of manuscript pages that filled our issues in 2005. Last year, as in most other years, business aviation garnered both positive and negative attention. Some high-profile accidents this year captured the...
moreNew Engine Technology
January 01, 2006
Engine manufacturers are ready to benefit from the hot market for new business aircraft and helicopters in the coming decades. In addition to established manufacturers–General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rolls-Royce, Turbomeca and Williams–several new OEMs will be introducing their own models to the market.
THE MARKETNew aircraft designs...
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