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TSA large-aircraft proposal raises hackles in the industry
Since the Transportation Security Administration released its plans for a Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP), business aviation providers and pilots ha
Business Aviation in India
Business aviation is on the upswing in India, and the country is poised to experience an even bigger boom in the sector as a result of favorable demographi
Avionics
ICG introduces Iridium BlackBerry server unit
International Communications Group (ICG) last month announced that its NxtMail Over Iridium global e-mail services will now be available to users of Wi-Fi-
Avionics
Better avionics, thanks to cellphones?
It’s certainly a comforting feeling, watching the avionics techs remove old black boxes from your airplane and replace them with the latest units on the ma
Avionics
BAE Systems intros Q-HUD for light jets
BAE Systems is aiming a new compact and lightweight head-up display, called Q-HUD, at a wide market that includes light and midsize business jets.
Avionics
EASy Phase II upgrade adds SVS to Falcon line
Dassault Falcon last month announced the long-anticipated upgrade to the Honeywell Primus Epic-based EASy (Enhanced Avionics System) flight deck: the EASy
Avionics
EMS Introduces Lightweight eNfusion Satcom Antenna
EMS Satcom last month introduced the latest and lightest in its line of eNfusion high-gain antennas for airborne satellite communications, the AMT-700, wei
Avionics
Sagem Gains First Retrofit STC
Dallas-based Sagem Avionics announced it has received a supplemental type certificate for installation of its ICDS avionics system in the Commander 690 tur
Avionics
StandardAero Announces Falcon 900 Cockpit Upgrade
Dassault Falcon 900C and 900EX owners will soon be able to receive flight-deck facelifts, thanks to a Honeywell retrofit program announced at last month’s
ATC
WAAS Approaches Outnumber ILS
The number of GPS-based wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) instrument approach procedures in the U.S.
Aircraft
In The Works: Viking Air Twin Otter Series 400
Viking Air’s updated Series 400 Twin Otter made its first flight on October 1, and the program remains on schedule for first delivery in the middle of next
Aircraft
In The Works: King Air 350i
The 350i is a new version of the King Air 350 with Serenity System interior soundproofing, LED lighting, electrochromic window darkening and Rockwell Colli
Aircraft
In The Works: Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 450XP
Hawker Beechcraft announced the upgraded Hawker 450XP, featuring new engines, fadec-controlled Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535Ds that are 10 percent more
Aircraft
In The Works: Gulfstream G250
Gulfstream officially launched the new super-midsize G250 at the NBAA Convention.
Aircraft
In The Works: Diamond Aircraft D-Jet
Diamond D-Jet S/N 003 made its first flight on October 5 with the upgraded Williams International FJ33-5A engine.
Greece’s Aegean Airlines Is ERA Airline of the Year
The 2008-09 European regional airline of the year is Aegean Airlines of Greece, which has won the award for the second time.
ERA member airlines report increased
Regional operators in Europe are seeing slightly higher loads as they fly marginally longer sectors, according to the latest figures from the European Regi
Challenges abound for Euro regionals
“Rumors of our death are greatly exaggerated,” according to European Regions Airline Association (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose.
FBOs
ExecuJet Opens New Berlin FBO as Tempelhof Closes
ExecuJet Europe last week opened its redesigned and enlarged FBO at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport ,which will serve the influx of business aviation traffic tha
Aircraft
Will FAA Allow Supersonic Overland Flights?
Hopeful manufacturers of supersonic business jets–Aerion, Gulfstream and Supersonic Aerospace International–are encouraged by an
Aircraft
Analysts Predict Eclipse Aviation Will Crash
Two industry analysts now predict Eclipse Aviation will run out of cash and cease production of the Eclipse 500 very light jet early next year.
A700 Program in Limbo Following AAI Realignment
AAI Acquisition, the company formed by Russian investment firm Industrial Investors to buy the assets of bankrupt VLJ developer Adam Aircraft Industries in
Security
TSA Wants Your Comments on GA Security Proposal
The TSA today published the large aircraft security program notice of proposed rulemaki
TSA’s Morgan discusses large-aircraft NPRM
With official publication of the Transportation Security Administration’s notice of proposed rulemaking on its
Maintenance and Modifications
Wisconsin Aviation Consolidates Maintenance Complex
With the opening of a new 10,800-sq-ft avionics facility, all of Wisconsin Aviation’s maintenance operations at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison are
Maintenance and Modifications
Goderich Aircraft Expands in Bid For Future Growth
Aircraft refurbisher Goderich Aircraft has broken ground on a 43,000-sq-ft hangar at its Huron Park, Ontario (Canada) facility.
Maintenance and Modifications
Averitt Air Awarded Bombardier Learjet ASF Status
Averitt Air recently celebrated its new approval as a Learjet authorized service facility (ASF) by hosting a viewing of the Learjet 45 and 60 and a fuselag
Maintenance and Modifications
Spanair Techs Face Hearing on Crashed MD-82 Repairs
A Spanish judge will question two Spanair maintenance technicians and their chief about the MD-82 crash that killed 154 people and wounded another 18 on Au
Maintenance and Modifications
TSA Repair Station Security May Become New Rule
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently released a proposed set of rules prohibiting flight of general aviation aircraft weighing more th
