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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell announces JetMap III

Honeywell has unveiled JetMap III, the latest upgrade of its cabin information system featuring worldwide three-dimensional perspective views of terrain, o

Saab STCs missile defense system

Saab Avitronics has arrived at the NBAA show having just achieved the first supplemental type certificates for its Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aerial View Systems offers high-def digital cameras

Aerial View Systems has been in business in Newport Beach, Calif., for 25 years developing increasingly sophisticated external cameras for business jets.

European bizav association continues education series

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has been preparing its members for the new requirement for operators to have a safety management system (
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet earns safety rating, upgrades customer service

Flexjet, the fractional jet share provider owned by Bombardier, announced that it has earned the Air Charter Safety Foundation’s highest safety rating.
FBOs

FBOs tout Shell loyalty card

Sixteen FBOs are joined together at the Eastern Aviation Fuels NBAA exhibit this year (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

JetNet offers aircraft info for smartphones

  Bizav data provider JetNet is unveiling and demonstrating a new smartphone app for accessing its Evolution database.
Avionics

EASA OKs G1000 for King Air

Danish Hawker Beechcraft specialist Scandinavian Aircraft Technologies (ScanTech) is coordinating EASA approval of Garmin G1000 installations in King Air 9
Charter & Fractional

Gama sees positive signs for charter

It is just more than two years since Gama Aviation (Booth No.

Outsourcing Offshore Not a Gulfstream Goal

Moving production lines outside the U.S.

Savannah airframer cautiously optimistic

Large-cabin business jets continue to lead Gulfstream’s order and delivery figures, while sales outside the U.S.
Aircraft

Legacy designers tap latest technology for fly-by-wire jets

The high level of technology employed in Embraer’s newest business jet ­family, the Legacy 450 and 500 program, enables detailed exploration and developmen
Maintenance and Modifications

QTA finding customers for Gulfstream II/III hush kit

Quiet Technology Aerospace (Booth No.

Boeing reports 787 progress

The sixth and final Boeing 787 to join the flight test fleet flew for the first time earlier this month from Paine Field in Everett, Wash.

Analyst sees uptick in regional sales

Although deliveries of smaller regional jets have dropped dramatically in the past few years, Forecast International expects growing numbers of jets to be
Aircraft

Embraer finds niche for its Lineage 1000

Embraer arrived at this year’s NBAA convention buoyed by delivery of its sixth Lineage 1000 and with a record Lineage flight covering 4,015 nm in the compa
Maintenance and Modifications

Nordic service center maintains Citations

Scandinavian operators of Cessna’s Citation jets have access to a factory-approved service center in their own region, with the opening of a new facility b
Maintenance and Modifications

Proper support keeps older aircraft flying

The plunging values of certain models of older business jets has rekindled a timeless debate: when is a jet too old to fly? “A rule of thumb is when the ai
Cabin Interior and Electronics

CFM Celebrates 500 Millionth Engine

CFM International, the GE/Safran partnership that developed the CFM56 high-bypass turbofan, is celebrating its 36th anniversary with a record 500 million
Cabin Interior and Electronics

LBAS Installs NiceView Moving Map In Learjet 60A

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS, Booth No.
Airports

Hartsfield and Two Others Get FAA Funding

The FAA has added three airport projects that are funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars, ­including one at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan-Provo Becomes Bombardier Service Center

Bombardier and Duncan Aviation (Booth No.
Safety

ADS shows O2 applications

Oxygen bottle levels are an important preflight item, but even with a full bottle, pilots still need to do some calculating to determine if there is enough
FBOs

With new hangar under way, Biggin Hill continues expansion

London Biggin Hill Airport has just started construction for a new 55,000-sq-ft hangar adjacent to its main ­passenger terminal.
Engines

Engine Programs

Business jet engine programs this year seem to be moving slowly, with little progress to report.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion centers await new Boeing widebody projects

Head-of-state and VVIP completions centers are awaiting two new Boeing widebodies–the 747-8 and the all-composite 787.
Engines

P&WC modifies ESP, waives mandatory hours

Pratt & Whitney Canada is putting customers first at this year’s convention, in particular making some customer-friendly changes to its popular Eagle S
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bizjet Wi-Fi choices keep expanding

There are now more ways than ever to connect to the Internet in flight thanks to the growing number of airborne data services available for installation in
Charter & Fractional

New Charter Regs Target Aeromed Ops

The FAA released proposed new regulations for charter operators on October 7, specifically targeting aeromedical services.