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Learjet 85 is halfway through its detailed design phase

Progress on design and parts fabrication are among the Learjet 85 development milestones Bombardier Aerospace highlighted at NBAA.
Aircraft

JoinJet Named Launch Customer for Hawker 800XPR Upgrade

Hawker Beechcraft Services Tuesday named JoinJet of Denmark as the launch customer for its Hawker 800XPR upgrade.
Charter & Fractional

Argus writes a new Cheq on evaluation of charter ops

Argus International (Booth No.
Aircraft

Crane gets STC for Learjet 60 tire checkers

Crane Aerospace (Booth No.
Avionics

ViaSat takes over SkyLink from Arinc

ViaSat, a satellite communication network and equipment provider based in Carlsbad, Calif., announced Tuesday its acquisition of the SkyLink airborne broad

StandardAero gives CAN $1,500

StandardAero and Corporate Angel Network (CAN) announced that CAN will receive a donation of more than $1,500 in conjunction with the second annual Busines
Airports

Tokyo Haneda airport welcoming more bizav

Business aviation access to Tokyo is about to get easier.
Security

Otonomy Parabellum guards aircraft

Otonomy Aviation (Booth No.
Engines

GE's TechX to cut fuel burn and emissions

Officials with GE Aviation announced the launch of the TechX engine at NBAA on Monday, but weren't about to go into detail until Bombardier made its formal
Charter & Fractional

Tai Ping Offering Aviation Carpeting Here

Carpet manufacturer Tai Ping has launched the Vestige Collection, which consists of 21 designs that have been recolored for the aviation market.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety offers level 7 FTDs to helo operators

FlightSafety International (Booth No.

WinAir Launching Charter Service in Taipei

WinAir of Taiwan announced at the NBAA Convention that it will launch a charter and aircraft management service in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 29.

JetEx Donates 1 Percent of Revenues To Unicef

JetEx Flight Support, an aviation services company with more than 260 locations worldwide, has agreed to donate to Unicef 1 percent of the revenues it gene
Sustainability and Environment

Duncan Aviation green team looks to environmental future

Duncan Aviation (Booth No.

Winglets Saving 4.5 Million Gallons During NBAA

Seattle-based Aviation Partners claimed yesterday that its blended winglets will save almost 4.5 million gallons of fuel during the current three-day NBAA
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux America Outfitting BBJ

Comlux America, the Indianapolis-based completion and refurbishment center affiliate of The Comlux Group (Booth No.
Engines

P&WC Cuts AOG Parts Shipments To 24 Hours

In an effort to better guarantee AOG parts shipments within 24 hours, Pratt & Whitney Canada (Booth No.
Aircraft

Hawker 4000 sets new speed records

Hawker Beechcraft’s (HBC) flagship super-midsize Hawker 4000 received six world speed records at NBAA for flights made between October of 2009 and April 20
FBOs

Hill Aircraft FBO celebrates 55 years at Fulton County

Local Atlanta FBO Hill Aircraft & Leasing (Booth No.
Rotorcraft

Safe Flight PDS aided Enstrom in Thai army sale

The first Enstrom 480B helicopters to be equipped with Powerline Detection Systems (PDS), which are designed and manufactured by Safe Flight Instrument (Bo
Engines

Re-engining may boost legacy aircraft fortunes

Depressed used aircraft values have stalled sales of some re-engine programs, but their providers insist that they remain good values because of the dramat
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation hits diamond anniversary

Elliott Aviation of Moline, Ill., is celebrating its 75th anniversary at NBAA by increasing its capability, passing on “significant” savings to customers a
FBOs

FBO chain TAC Air expanding, upgrading

FBO chain TAC Air (Booth No.
Security

Oviv launches remote-control Sentinel 100L

Oviv Security Technologies is launching a remote-control option for the Sentinel 100L security system for guarding aircraft on the ground.
FBOs

Smartphone apps for aviation find fuel cost, FBO info and much more

Applications for smartphones are a growing trend among business aviation companies, which are embracing this technology in order to add to the convenience
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Invests In Eclipse Aerospace

In a surprise announcement here today, Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft (Booth No.

French Strikes Beginning To Pinch General Aviation

Civil unrest in France, in response to the government’s attempt to raise the minimum retirement age to qualify for a pension from 60 years to 62 years, is
Aircraft

Boeing Expects Orders to Exceed Deliveries this Year

Boeing expects its commercial aircraft book-to-bill ratio to exceed one by year-end, following what CEO Jim McNerney characterized as a “strong” third quar
Aircraft

Embraer Legacy 650 Certified

Embraer's newest addition to its business jet family, the long-range Legacy 650, has received certification from the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC)