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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation Takes Orders for A350-900 XWB Interiors

Jet Aviation recently signed two letters of intent with customers for the interior completion of two Airbus A350-900 XWB (extra-widebody) executive/VIP jet
Aircraft

Orders remain strong for Airbus bizliners

Airbus reports no downturn in orders for its bizliners this year.
Aircraft

Transport Canada certifies Gulfstream’s midsize G150

Gulfstream Aerospace yesterday said its midsize G150 received type certificate validation from Transport Canada, allowing operators of the twinjet to regis
Charter & Fractional

First XOJet Challenger 300 enters service

The first of what could be as many as 80 Bombardier Challenger 300 super-midsize jets has entered service with block charter operator XOJet.

New management team in place at Fiber Art

Composites manufacturer Fiber Art (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

German interiors firm expands capacity abroad

Lufthansa Technik, one of the world’s largest centers for interior completion and refurbishment of narrow- and widebody aircraft is expanding in a move des

Tata To Buy One-third Stake in Piaggio

Tata Ltd., a UK-based subsidiary of India’s Tata Sons, announced today at the NBAA Convention that it will buy a one-third share of Italy’s Piaggio Aero In
Avionics

Dassault Makes EASy Even Easier

Dassault Falcon today announced the long-anticipated upgrade to the Honeywell Primus Epic-based Enhanced Avionics System (EASy) flight deck–the EASy Phase
Aircraft

Hawker 450 Gives New Life To Old Design

Hawker Beechcraft today launched the Hawker 450XP, a derivative of the Hawker 400XP (née Beechjet 400A) with new cockpit avionics and engines.

Honeywell Forecast: Bizav Outlook Healthy

Even taking into account the most recent upheaval on Wall Street, engine and avionics manufacturer Honeywell Aerospace’s just released 17th annual business
Aircraft

Gulfstream Launches ‘Best in Class’ G250

Gulfstream Aerospace this morning unveiled the G250 to succeed the G200 (née Galaxy), which was the first super-midsize business jet to enter service–back
Aircraft

Aerion continues to search for OEM partner on SSBJ

Aerion executives still hope they will secure an OEM partner by the end of the year to build the company’s supersonic business jet, but vice chairman Brian
FBOs

Jet Aviation Hong Kong expands operations

Jet Aviation Hong Kong has received maintenance repair station approval from the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department, allowing it to provide locally regist
Airports

Gulfstream showing EVS II aboard G150

Gulfstream Aerospace is demonstrating its second-generation enhanced-vision system (EVS II) on its G150 experimental flight-test aircraft here at the NBAA
Charter & Fractional

First XOJet Challenger 300 enters service

The first of what could be as many as 80 Bombardier Challenger 300 super-midsize jets has entered service with block charter operator XOJet.

NBAA volunteers build Orlando playground

Continuing what is expected to become an annual tradition, NBAA once again partnered with the nonprofit organization KaBOOM to build an aviation-theme play
Avionics

Low-cost altimeter aimed at bizav market

FreeFlight Systems announced that FAA certification was awarded in August for its RA 4000 radar altimeter, a package listed at $8,665 that consists of a re

Web tool evaluates ownership costs

Starting next week, Conklin & de Decker (Booth No.
Avionics

Universal demos enhanced online weather broadcasts

“Free” is the most effective word in sales, according to marketing gurus, so Universal Weather and Aviation’s enhanced, free online weather video broadcast
Sustainability and Environment

MaxTrax service factors fuel prices into trip planning

After a year of programming and Web design, Globalair.com has unveiled a new graphical fuel-price route planning service that allows operators to plot trip
Sustainability and Environment

WingPoints card rewards frequent Phillips buyers

Phillips 66 Aviation has launched a reward program for buyers of Phillips 66 fuel, with an added bonus of double rewards when buyers use their Phillips 66
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream picks autothrottle option for G150

Safe Flight Instrument Corp.’s AutoPower automatic throttle system will be an option on the Gulfstream G150, thanks to a contract that Gulfstream has signe
ATC

WAAS approaches outnumber ILS

As of September 25, the number of GPS-based wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) instrument approach procedures in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Meggitt’s electronic brakes under test with Bombardier

Bombardier Aerospace installed Meggitt’s electrically actuated carbon brake system–dubbed EBrake–and electric braking controls on its technology demonstrat
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Fischer + Entwicklungen Offers New Crew Seats

Fischer + Entwicklungen (F+E) has introduced a crew seat, the Model 225/355, which is certified to FAR Part 25 and TSO C127a and provides an adjustable lum
FBOs

Jet Aviation Plans Expansion at Moscow Airport

Swiss-based business aviation service provider Jet Aviation and Vnukovo Invest, co-owner of Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, have signed a memorand
Airports

Central Texas Upgrades Airports

The municipal airports in New Braunfels and San Marcos, Texas, aim to land larger aircraft and attract manufacturing firms to central Texas with refurbishe
Training and Workforce

ATP Inks Deal with Honeywell Aerospace

Brisbane, Calif.-based Aircraft Technical Publishers (Booth No.