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Maintenance and Modifications
EBACE 2011:StandardAero Strengthens European Commitment
StandardAero’s business aviation division, now celebrating its “Century of Service,” is actively expanding its worldwide footprint.
Training and Workforce
FlightSafety focuses on Asia, Middle East markets
After a year best described as challenging, flight-training provider FlightSafety International has seen an uptick in business since January and is adding
Aircraft
Recovery crawls but Embraer won’t stall
Embraer has resigned itself to a slower rate recovery for the business aviation market, further downgrading its anticipated delivery rates for 2011 compare
Engines
HTF7000s power their way into millionaire class
The in-service fleet of Honeywell’s HTF7000 turbofans powering Bombardier Challenger 300s reached one million flight hours in April.
Engines
Honeywell engines power in-development Gulfstream, Embraers next
Honeywell (Stand 7044) has completed certification of its HTF7250G engine, which powers the in-development supermidsize Gulfstream G250, and is progressing
Engines
Geared Turbofan for Bizav Not Suited to All Missions
Business aviation will still be burning fossil fuels in things that are recognizable as turbine engines 30 years from now.
Regulations and Government
Manx registry claims record membership
Cessna expands European support chain
Cessna’s efforts to boost its customer and product support infrastructure in Europe go beyond bricks and mortar.
Charter operators join airlines in volcanic ash exercise
One year after ash from the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano grounded most aircraft in Europe for several days, ICAO’s European and North At
Aircraft
Dassault drops DX models, enjoys sustained deliveries overall
Dassault’s unexpected announcement here in Geneva on Monday of the new 2000S model fills a crucial entry-level gap at the lower end of the Falcon family.
Avionics
Rockwell Collins Receives Final Fusion TSO
The FAA issued the final in a series of 50 Technical Standard Orders (TSO) for the Rockwell Collins
Avionics
Head-up guidance moves to smaller aircraft
New technology is finally enabling avionics manufacturers to make head-up display (HUD) systems smaller, and Rockwell Collins is first out of the gate w
Avionics
Garmin touchscreens are new pilot interface
At this year’s Aircraft Electronics Association show in March, Garmin International (Stand 1367) introduced the long-awaited successors to the 14-year-old
ACJ completions center ramps up production
This year, Toulouse-based Air
Aircraft
European market forecasts paint a mixed picture
Against a background of broadly optimistic forecasts for a slowly recovering global business aviation sector, prospects for the industry in Europe include
Custom Control has an app, and more
For a decade, Custom Control Concepts (Stand 683) has been quietly mak
Bizjet Broker Jetcraft Sees Optimism at EBACE
EBACE exhibit stands are still being assembled and the static display area is still mostly bare at the Geneva Palexpo convention center, but some key indus
Avionics
EASy II Upgrade TSO’d for Dassault Falcon 900
Honeywell’s EASy II upgrade for the Falcon 900 EASy received FAA technical standard order (TSO) approval from the FAA and is slated for certification in th
Rep Raps LightSquared, FAA To Begin Interference Tests
The confrontation between LightSquared and the U.S.
Aircraft
Bombardier Rebrands Global Express XRS as Global 6000
Bombardier on Thursday renamed its Global Express XRS with the new Global Vision flight deck as the Global 6000.
Training and Workforce
CAE plans major global expansion
Flight training provider CAE is preparing to double its global network of business aviation training centers over the next two years.
