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Safety

No Injuries in First Phenom 100 Incident

The first Embraer Phenom 100 incident caused no injuries to the two crewmembers aboard and damage only to the landing gear and flaps when the light jet ove

Universal Introduces FANS-capable UniLink

Universal Avionics (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Adds Learjet 60 to Lear4Ever Line

Stevens Aviation yesterday at the NBAA Convention introduced the newest addition to its Lear4Ever line: the Lear 60 Business Liner.

ASI Sees Uptick in International Bizjet Flights

ASI Group told AIN at the NBAA Convention yesterday that it recently has seen a 25-percent increase in customers’ international business jet operations.

Author Sarah Bryn Rickman Receives NAHF Award

The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) announced that Sarah Bryn Rickman is this year’s recipient of the seventh annual Combs Gates Award.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Townsend Unveils New Pattern-cutting System

Townsend Leather of Johnstown, N.Y., is featuring the new Townsend pattern-cutting system this year at its booth (No.
Avionics

Primus Elite More Than Just a Display Upgrade

Honeywell received European TSO approval for Primus Elite, a newly introduced display system that is intended to provide an upgrade path for aircraft equip
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gore To Gain ODA Approval

The FAA has announced its intent to award Gore Design Completions (GDC, Booth No.
Aircraft

HondaJet on Track for 2011 Deliveries

The $3.9 million HondaJet appears to be on track for certification and first deliveries in late 2011, with the first conforming airframe expected to fly ea
Aircraft

Flexjet offers airlift solutions

Flexjet, Bombardier Aerospace’s fractional-share program, announced a reconfigured product offering at NBAA, with an emphasis on its ability to offer suppl
Regulations and Government

FAA realigns certification regulations

The FAA has published new regulations for manufacturers of aircraft and aviation products that will update and standardize FAA requirements to better align
Charter & Fractional

CharterX, CTA link flight and ops systems

CharterX Wyvern and Computing Technologies for Aviation (CTA) announced the launch of FlightPortal with FOSLink at NBAA.

Gulfstream Bestows Inaugural Outstanding Flight Award

Gulfstream Aerospace of Savannah, Ga., announced the creation of annual Outstanding Flight Awards and its first recipient at a press conference at the NBAA
Aircraft

CMC goes into new FronTier

CMC Electronics is buoyed by recent selections of its new infrared enhanced-vision system (EVS), satellite communications antennas and electronic flight ba
Aircraft

Boeing Decision on Second 787 Line Imminent

Boeing will reveal the location of its planned second final assembly line for the 787 “over the next couple of weeks,” CEO James McNerney said today.

Colt International Opens in São Paulo

Handling company Colt International (Booth No.
Aircraft

First Hawker 4000 in MidEast Available for Charter

Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group has become the first operator in the Gulf Cooperation Council to take delivery of a new Hawker 4000.

Amstat Report Hints at Bizjet Sales Stabilization

According to a recent market update from Amstat (Booth No.

FAA Releases Final Order on 51-percent Rule

The FAA just released the long-awaited final order that revises the amateur-built aircraft certification policy and guidelines for how builders should prop
Safety

Safe Flight system enhances Kodiak’s STOL capability

Safe Flight Instrument (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Marquis Jet sees demand on rebound

Marquis Jet’s Randy Brandoff said his jet card company is well positioned to take advantage of the shifting sands of the corporate jet market.
Aircraft

Satcom Fit for a King

Panasonic Avionics yesterday introduced what it calls a “global communications suite” designed to provide world leader head-of-state aircraft with the ulti

First conforming HondaJet is coming together

When Honda Aircraft (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier plays ‘Nice’ with LHT on Learjet 85

In a ceremony here yesterday, Bombardier Aerospace and Lufthansa Technik cemented an agreement that will make the latter’s cabin management system standard

NBAA’09 opens with dose of reality, muted optimism

It would have been impossible to open the 62nd NBAA Convention without squaring off with the 500-pound economic gorilla in the room.
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Avant Aerospace and GDS Aero Pair Up

Avant Aerospace (Booth No.

EAA Marks Hatching of 1.5 Million Young Eagles

The EAA’s Young Eagles program, aimed at introducing youngsters to aviation by giving them a flight on a general aviation aircraft, is marking a major mile

West Star Adds Falcon Winglets to Offerings

West Star Aviation (Booth No.

Odyssey Opens FBOs in the Bahamas

Already a well-known brand in the Caribbean for the past 12 years, Odyssey Aviation (Booth No.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Capital Aviation Earns STC for Waas in CL600s

Capital Aviation (Booth No.