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GE Honda spools up HF120 cert testing

The GE Honda joint venture last Thursday fired up the first conforming version of its new 2,095-lb-thrust HF120 engine currently slated for certification&n
Aircraft

Rockwell Collins Intros Pro Line Falcon 2000 Upgrade

Rockwell Collins introduced a Pro Line 4 to Pro Line 21 upgrade for the Falcon 2000 that replaces the airplane’s original CRT screens with a suite of four

Liebherr-Aerospace makes NBAA debut as company grows

Here at NBAA as a first-time exhibitor, Liebherr-Aerospace (Booth No.
Aircraft

PiperJet signs up for G3000

Piper Aircraft announced here yesterday that it has selected the touchscreen-controlled Garmin G3000 as the avionics suite for its in-development single-en
Aircraft

Sora satcom makes debut

International Communications Group (Booth No.

Astro-Med Unveils ToughWriter

Astro-Med (Booth No.

Serge Dassault Honored with NBAA’s Highest Award

Yesterday during the NBAA Awards Luncheon, Olivier Dassault accepted the NBAA Meritorious Service to Aviation Award for his father, Serge, who wasn’t able

LimoLink Donates over $25,000 in Services to CAN

LimoLink International (Booth No.

Aviall Tapped to Market Unitron GPUs

Unitron LP, which has been designing, manufacturing, marketing solid-state frequency converters (all-electric ground power units–GPUs) since 1960 when it
Aircraft

New interiors for Learjet 60XR

Bombardier announced here in Orlando on Monday that it is offering two new cabin interiors for its Learjet 60XR business jet: Signature Series Red and Sign

Women in Corporate Aviation Awards Scholarship

Women in Corporate Aviation, International (WCA) has announced that Rachael Denise Thomas is the recipient of its 2009 WCA Career Scholarship.
Aircraft

Safe Flight’s Autothrottle Approved for the G150

Safe Flight Instrument of White Plains, N.Y., announced at NBAA that its enhanced AutoPower automatic throttle has been certified for the Gulfstream G150.
Aircraft

For now, Harco will still support the Eclipse 500

Harco general manager Michael Milardo said his company would support the Eclipse EA500–for now.
Aircraft

Universal Weather is still pretty agile at 50

Just as Universal Weather and Aviation celebrates its 50th year in business, the company announced a number of new products and services to deliver more co
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

BofA and Avjet offer bizjet buyers a carrot

Bank of America and Avjet Aviation Services yesterday announced a strategic alliance whereby business jet buyers will receive preferred terms if they finan
Aircraft

Bombardier making progress on Lear 85

Bombardier Learjet (Booth No.

ASO Completes Web Site Upgrades

Aircraft Shopper Online (ASO) has completed an upgrade to its Web site in an effort to enhance the experience for both aircraft buyers and sellers.

AEA Offers Free Pilots Guide To Avionics

The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) is giving out free copies of its 2009/2010 Pilot’s Guide to Avionics at Booth No.
Engines

Honeywell Runs Biofuel on Engines, APU

Honeywell (Booth No.
Aircraft

Quest Kodiak Gains Foreign Certifications

Quest Aircraft (Booth No.
Aircraft

Nextant moving quickly on Beechjet upgrade program

Announcement of certification of the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 flight deck in the Beechjet 400A/XP led the news at Nextant Aerospace’s NBAA press confer
Aircraft

Cessna’s Pelton is optimistic thaw has begun

Cessna Aircraft may have eschewed a presence on the floor of the convention hall, but it has its full line of production Citation business jets parked at t
Aircraft

Cash-strapped Cirrus puts the brakes on Vision jet

A spokesman for Cirrus Design (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliptical Winglet STC for Citation X

Winglet Technology and Cessna Aircraft have begun installing elliptical wingl
Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Opens

Boeing, Shanghai Airport Authority and Shanghai Airlines have opened a new two-bay hangar at their joint venture, Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services.
Maintenance and Modifications

Falcon Transitioning To E-Maintenance Program

Dassault Falcon recently completed testing of its new Falcon E-Maintenance program, which will allow Dassault’s Falcon technical center and service centers
Maintenance and Modifications

Maximum Manuals Offers Same-day MEL

Maximum Manuals has launched an Internet-based minimum equipment list (MEL) generator that provides same-day MELs customized to the individual client and a
Maintenance and Modifications

Whistleblower Uncovers Woodward MPC Fraud

Aerospace contractor MPC International has agreed to pay $22.5 million to the federal government to resolve procurement fraud allegations that the company
Maintenance and Modifications

Nextant Beechjet Pro Line 21 Upgrade STC’d

Nextant Aerospace announced today at the NBAA Convention that it has received STC approval for its Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 flight deck retrofit for Be
Engines

GE Honda HF120 Test Phase Spools Up

The first GE Honda HF120 engine has successfully started its initial test run at GE Aviation’s altitude test chamber in Evendale, Ohio, the company announc