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Flying Colours Foresees More International Business

Canadian independent completion and refurbishment specialist Flying Colours of Peterborough, Ontario, is anticipating a growth in business from outside the
Training and Workforce

Flexjet Adds More Benefits for Frax Customers

Flexjet added two new benefits for its fractional jet owners: a 90-day satisfaction guarantee and an unlimited carry-forward hours program.

Associated Delivers 21st BBJ Completion

Associated Air Center of Dallas, a Boeing Business Jet-approved center since 1998, delivered its 21st BBJ completion earlier this year.

Hybrid PRO Cleans Up Business Aviation

Brush and Clean, a Fort Lauderdale manufacturer of commercial carpet and upholstery dry cleaning systems, has announced Hybrid Pro, a carpet and hard-floor
Security

General Aviation Groups Seek Relief from Presidential TFRs

The presidents of six general aviation associations have asked the head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help soften the financial im
Safety

NTSB Slams NM State Police Over 2009 Helo Crash

The NTSB’s final report on the fatal 2009 accident that killed a New Mexico State Police (NMSP) helicopter pilot and the hiker he had just rescued is sharp
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Adding Global 5000/6000 Sims

With sister company NetJets due to receive Bombardier Global 5000s and 6000s, FlightSafety International is adding flight training for the types at its Col

Aircell Picked for Citation Line

Cessna Aircraft has picked Aircell to provide air/ground connectivity for its three larger aircraft–the Citation XLS+, Citation Sovereign and Citation Ten.

Peter Edwards To Leave Jet Aviation

Jet Aviation announced last month that Peter Edwards has resigned as president of the company.

ACJC Offering High-Def in ACJ Cabins

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC), a specialist in the ACJ series of business and private jet “nose-to-tail” cabin completion services, claims to be the f

Bizav Flying Activity Climbs

After posting a slight 0.4-percent drop in April, business aircraft flight activity in the U.S.
Aircraft

ADS-B Marks Turning Point in Europe

This month will mark a turning point from the “pioneer” phase to the mandate phase of Europe’s implementation of automatic dependent surveillance-broadc
ATC

NextGen benefits are coming, slowly but surely

Despite all the fits and starts, NextGen in the U.S.
Avionics

The Dark Side of NextGen

The FAA’s March 2011 NextGen implementation plan is certainly a finely drawn view of what we should expect to see by 2018.

Bombardier’s Belfast facility preparing for composite wing manufacturing

In a large building in Belfast near where thousands of hard-working laborers hammered thick steel plates to massive ribs and fittings using thumb-size rive
Regulations and Government

FAA Draft Heliport Circular Prompts Access Concerns

A new draft Advisory Circular from the FAA is prompting industry concerns with regard to the viability of some existing heliports and the ability to expand

New Euro Bizav Insurance Program Offered

FinServe Aviation Insurance introduced an insurance program designed specifically for business aircraft owners and operators in Europe.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Launches Phenom 300 Jet Membership

Flight Options launched a new membership program for its Embraer Phenom 300s that combines the advantages of fractional ownership with the flexibility of a
Sustainability and Environment

Honeywell Record Flight Brings Biofuel To Paris

Honeywell’s corporate Gulfstream G450 made bizav history when it landed at Le Bourget in time for the Paris Air Show after the first transatlantic flight u

Goodrich Ramps Up for Platinum HD CMS

Goodrich, which completed its purchase of a majority of DeCrane Aerospace assets last year, has introduced its Platinum HD cabin management system. The sy

Duncan Earns Service Mark for iCabin

Duncan Aviation has received Service Mark approval by the United States Patent and Trademark office for its iCabin, an integrated iPad application for wire

EMS Aviation Introduces Aspire Family

EMS Aviation of Moorestown, N.J., brought its Aspire satellite-based, in-flight connectivity systems to Ebace, including its new AirMail portable e-mail pr

Thran Demos True ‘Hand’ Set

Thrane & Thrane was demonstrating its new Aviator wireless handset at Ebace, offering at last a handset of a size to warrant the term “small.” The 6.2-oun

Ateliers Pinton Brings the Art of Weaving to Business Aviation

Les Ateliers Pinton of Felletin, France, is bringing more than 100 years of the Pinton art of weaving carpet and tapestries to business aviation.

StandardAero Installs First Pro Line 4 to Pro Line 21 Upgrade

StandardAero Business Aviation announced at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, it has completed the first Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4-to-Pro

PPG ‘Green’ Paint Promises Savings

PPG Industries’ aerospace business has introduced a chromate-free coating that, according to the Pittsburgh-based coatings specialist, “reduces environment

Teroforma Features Something Stone Cold

As growing numbers of business jets include refrigerator/freezers as part of galley equipment, new products are introduced to enhance the dining experience

Jet Falcon Cabin Refurb Is in Fashion

A new Jet Falcon cabin interior refurbishment program for the Falcon 2000 is not only fashion forward, but also timely in terms of market demand. In fact,