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FliteDeck Pro EFB Gets Real Time Wx

Jeppesen introduced an en route application that ­features worldwide, real-time weather service as a new component of its FliteDeck Pro electronic flight

JetNet: Used Aircraft Transactions Climbing

Sales transactions of pre-owned business jets and ­turboprops, as well as turbine helicopters, posted healthy increases from a year ago, according to dat
Aircraft

Re-engined Beechjet Nears Certification

Nextant Aerospace said last month that it ­completed R&D flight testing for the 400XT, a remanufactured Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP with Williams FJ44

New Airbus Engine Option Coming for ACJs

Airbus launched a new engine option last month for A320-series airliners, and an Airbus Corporate Jetliner spokesman confirmed to AIN that the optio
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Mustang Damaged After Ramp Roll

Cessna Citation 510, Upland, Calif., Sept.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - King Air Crashed On Final Approach

Hawker Beechcraft A100, Kirby Lake, Alberta, Canada, Oct.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Gear Collapse Shuts Down Uk Airport

Cessna Citation 750, Doncaster, UK, Dec.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Citation Battered By Weather

Cessna Citation 560, Essendon, Australia, Oct.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Two Twinjets Experience Runway Overruns

Bombardier Learjet 25B, Portland, Ore., Nov.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Citation Lands With Frozen Rudder

Cessna Citation 560XL, Toledo, Ohio, Dec.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Pakistani Charter Flight Claims 21 Lives

Hawker Beechcraft 1900, Karachi, Pakistan, Nov.
Sustainability and Environment

Industry’s Green Efforts Lauded

At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change last month the international aviation industry was recognized for its efforts to address cli

Norwood Operators Challenge Proposed Rules

Norwood Memorial Airport (Mass.) manager Russ Maguire has proposed rules for helicopter operations that he says will improve safety, access and efficienc
Airports

Al Bateen Cuts Rates To Attract Bizav

Abu Dhabi Airports Company is slashing prices for ­landing and parking fees at Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Executive Airport, effective immediately.

Elbit Finalizes M7 Acquisition

Elbit Systems of America has completed its $85 ­million purchase of San Antonio, Texas-based aircraft ­services provider M7 Aerospace.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - UK Organ Flight Ends In Crash

Cessna Citation 501, West Midlands, UK, Nov.

Bombardier Fined for Denial of Pilot Training

The Quebec Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Bombardier to pay a Pakistani-born Canadian citizen more than $319,000 for denying him Challenger 604 flight ­
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Big-body cabin completion gaining

The single-aisle and widebody bizliner completion business is gaining traction on a global scale, and with new-aircraft sales by Airbus and Boeing on the r
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gulfstream Plans G650 Cabin Completions

At the same time Gulfstream Aerospace is preparing an assembly plant for its new G650, the Savannah-based OEM is also readying an adjacent building for c
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Delivers First CMS iPad App

Duncan Aviation recently integrated an iPad application for wireless control of the cabin management system in a Falcon 900.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flight Display Systems Introduces Club CMS

As a follow-on to its retrofit Select CMS (cabin management system) for super-midsize and large-cabin business jets and ­single-aisle bizliners, Flight D
Sustainability and Environment

Premier Solutions Shows Green Technology

Premier Solutions of America has introduced a new “eco-friendly” paint stripper that is “biodegradable, non-toxic, easy to use and easy to apply.”
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Audio Response Massage Seat Unveiled

Aero Seating Technologies, which introduced its new 16-g “Master Class” seat with vertical lift and tilt-pan adjustment earlier this year, is pushing the
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Works Wins MD-87 Completion Contract

Jet Works Air Center of Denton, Texas has won a “multi-million-dollar contract” for re-configuration of an MD-87 to an executive role. The MD
Cabin Interior and Electronics

I-Cair Earns EASA Approval on Globals

Innotech Aviation, the Montreal-based cabin environmental safety specialist, has ­received EASA approval for its I-Cair cabin air quality system for the Bo

Patent lawsuit troubles flight planners

Online flight-planning ­provider RunwayFinder shut down on December 13 in the wake of a patent lawsuit filed by Aurora, Ore.-based FlightPrep.
FBOs

‘Flexible Based Operations’ can accommodate FBO spikes

Business aviation consultancy Oriens Advisors has teamed with Spanish architecture group Cesar Martinell & Associates to promote a new design for tempo
Aircraft

Dassault 2000LX approved for london city

Dassault’s Falcon 2000LX has been granted approval to operate at London City Airport (LCY).