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Pro Line Fusion on track for 2011 certification

An anemic market for business jets and the recent loss of a major customer will have no effect on the flight test schedule or certification of the Pro Line
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier clears Comlux USA to maintain its bizjet family

Bombardier has designated Comlux Completion USA as an official AOG/line maintenance facility for its Learjet, Challenger and Global product lines.
Aircraft

Falcon 7X sports new interior

Dassault Aviation unveiled a new interior for its Falcon 7X jet here at EBACE yesterday.
Aircraft

Hawker kicks off EBACE sales tally

Hawker Beechcraft achieved the first new aircraft sale at this year’s EBACE show when Jordanian charter operator RayaJet and its sister company Ayla Aviati
Aircraft

Boeing thinks BIG with 747-8 cabin mod

Boeing Business Jet (Booth No.
Safety

Aviation safety is priceless, even in tough economic times

Economic times may be tough, but it’s never a good time for operators to fail to invest in safety.

LHT still sees solid demand for bizliners

The narrow- and widebody executive VIP completions market has been unaffected by the economic crisis, according to executives for Germany’s Lufthansa Techn
Aircraft

Daher-Socata NTx launch by year-end?

Daher-Socata is still mulling a new eight- to 10-seat twin-engine aircraft to enter the market segment above its extremely popular TBM 850 turboprop single

Airbus VIP jets backlog defies economic gravity

Airbus’s VIP division continues to benefit from an industry segment that if not immune to the current economic recession and credit crisis, appears at the
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation marks 100th Falcon outfitting

Jet Aviation’s completions work for Dassault Falcon aircraft is gathering pace and EBACE visitors can see a prime example of its craftsmanship out on the s

EVO Jet fills void left by Feras

Chris Cartwright and Paul Wilkinson, the founders of former handling and flight planning specialist Feras, are back in business with a new venture to suppo
Maintenance and Modifications

Danish Maintenance Facility Offers CAMO

As a recently approved continued airworthiness management organization (CAMO), aircraft maintenance provider Scandinavian Aircraft Technologies (ScanTech)
Maintenance and Modifications

New Web Site for CRS Jet Spares

CRS Jet Spares has launched its newly designed and improved Web site–www.crsjetspares.com–to provide a one-
Sustainability and Environment

Three FSI Farnborough Sims Get Level-D Approval

FlightSafety International’s London/Farnborough training center recently received JAA level-D qualification from the UK Civil Aviation Authority within in
Cabin Interior and Electronics

LHT Opens Basel Completions Center

Lufthansa Technik Switzerland (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rockwell Collins Venue Wins Design Awards

Rockwell Collins’ Venue high-definition cabin management system (CMS) was recently awarded the Red Dot Design award and the Industrial Designers Society of
Charter & Fractional

Lufthansa Private Jet builds fleet with XLS+s

Buoyed by the first European deliveries of Cessna’s new Citation XLS+ aircraft, Lufthansa Private Jet is now offering “exclusive and flexible” flight optio
Charter & Fractional

LHT Private Jet Flying High with New Citation XLS+

Buoyed by the first European deliveries of the new Citation XLS+, Lufthansa Private Jet today said at EBACE that it is now offering “exclusive and flexible
Charter & Fractional

Depositor Claims Learjet 85 Mexico Plan Entitles Refund

An agent representing the holder of a deposit on a Learjet 85 today at an EBACE press conference confronted Bombardier Aerospace for a refund due to the ma
Aircraft

Emivest Restarts SJ30 Production

Emivest Aerospace appears to be finally getting the SJ30 light jet program back on track since deliveries stalled more than a year-and-a-half ago.
Aircraft

Aerion Proceeds with OEM Talks, Research on SSBJ

Aerion of Reno, Nev., today said it is proceeding with research in the development of its supersonic business jet while it continues discussions with poten
Regulations and Government

Federal Watchdog: GPS Constellation in Peril

A study from the U.S.
Aircraft

BBJ Announces New Prez; 747-8 VIP Cabin Mod

Boeing Business Jets announced at EBACE today the retirement of current president Steven Hill and the promotion of chief pilot Steve Taylor to succeed him.
Charter & Fractional

CharterX Euro site launched

CharterX Wyvern has launched CharterX Europe, a Web site aimed at European charter brokers and operators, customized with region-specific trip-booking oppo

TAG TransPolar flight now one for the record books

The TAG TransPolar08 team and friends celebrated the official approval of the crew’s record-breaking flight around the world last year at a pre-EBACE event
Engines

Honeywell going full throttle on avionics, engine upgrades

Honeywell is closing in on software certification for a host of long-awaited avionics upgrades that are intended to expand the capabilities of many Gulfstr
Maintenance and Modifications

Action Aviation gets in on 328Jet sales distribution

Action Aviation, which markets the former Sino Swearingen SJ30 and Bombardier CRJ200 business jets, has signed an agreement with 328 Support Services of Ge
FBOs

Rizon builds Europe-Middle East air bridge

Rizon Jet, the Arabian Gulf-based aircraft charter and management group, is looking to bridge the European and Middle Eastern markets by establishing new b
Maintenance and Modifications

PremiAir Opens New Hawker Beechcraft Service Center

PremiAir opened its new maintenance center for Hawker Beechcraft aircraft at Oxford Airport.