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Bizjet makers doing their part to quiet Machbusting flight

“Everybody talks about the weather,” Mark Twain once famously quipped, “but nobody ever does anything about it.”The sound barrier amounts to ro
Cabin Interior and Electronics

UK firm weaves around natural-fiber difficulties

There’s usually more than a little one-upmanship to business aircraft interiors.
Regulations and Government

FAA drafts a plan for the future

Saying aviation faces the “one-two-three punch” of terrorism, ATC modernization requirements and tenuous global economic conditions, the FAA has drafted an
Engines

Jet-Care's engine-monitor program goes online

Increased use of the Internet and software improvements have made Jet-Care International’s engine condition health online (Echo) program more user-friendly

Laptop PCs and PDAs keep pilots connected on the road

Designed to facilitate productivity on the go, laptops and PDAs come in a variety of shapes and sizes to fit various computing needs.
Safety

Cabin air filters protect those aboard from many biohazards

As the global marketplace continues to reduce the size of the world, we not only embrace the languages, cuisine and customs of other cultures; we find ours
ATC

Media is better source for TFR areas

Warning that TFRs should be expected for any Presidential and Vice Presidential visits, NBAA is encouraging its members to monitor media reports of planned

Suspended aviation

“Five hundred years from now, you’ll want to be able to pop open something on the aircraft and see how it worked,” noted David Hahn, acting collections man

Propane Blast Closes Bombardier Plant

Bombardier canceled the midnight and morning shifts at its Downsview, Ontario factory today to clean up debris from an explosion at a nearby north Toronto
Regulations and Government

TSA boss admits blunders

In testimony before Congress in June, Admiral James Loy, head of the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), stated that 1,208 of the airport passenger
Regulations and Government

Operators give the DGAC an 'F' on aircraft registration reform

The prospect of mandatory French registration for all aircraft based in France appears to be fading following a recent census of foreign-registered aircraf
FBOs

Best AeroNet launches new business at North Texas field

Jet-fuel discount provider Best AeroNet formally opened its Lake Texoma Jet Center on the Sherman/Denison Grayson County Airport (GYI) last month and annou
Charter & Fractional

Latino airline jumps into exec charter biz

Argentina’s economic crisis has created a unique business experience for the country’s national flag carrier, Aerolíneas Argentinas.
Airports

Kai Tak Airport

Though the former Hong Kong International Airport–Kai Tak–closed on July 5, 1998, its passenger terminal, control tower and hangars remain in ad hoc use, r

A sea of troubles for Hong Kong: Public and charter ops and airlines struggle

“Kowloon City used to be the place for dinner before flying from Kai Tak Airport.
Aircraft

Why the ProJet? Why now?

The idea for what is now known as the ProJet started four years ago during a conversation between Carey Robinson Wolchok, then a principal at private equit
Aircraft

Riding the rocket

Is there a pilot alive whose pulse has not raced upon seeing Concorde’s lithe shape part the sky? Of the many airliner cockpit rides I have been fortunate
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft share owners largely satisfied with their frax provider

A substantial majority of fractional aircraft share owners indicated that they are satisfied with their current program.
Aircraft

ATR 42 drop test useless, claims RAA

The Regional Airline Association last month lambasted the FAA for the agency’s highly publicized drop test of an ATR 42-300 turboprop in Atlantic City, N.J
Maintenance and Modifications

Mod said to reduce carbon brake wear

One of the most expensive consumable items on an aircraft is becoming less expensive to operate.
Aircraft

Walter-powered King Airs, a better idea?

Dan Sigl, president of Seagull Aviation in Clintonville, Wis., has invested a significant portion of his career in Walter 601-powered derivatives of existi
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Flying a Walter-powered Beech King Air C90

I recently had the chance to fly one of the King Air C90s re-engined with two Walter M601E-11s

NBAA Preview: 56th bizav show will be bellwether event

In those first 100 years, the human race soared from Kill Devil Hills, N.C., to the moon and back, and the corporate aircraft eventually became the boardro
Maintenance and Modifications

New oils, lubricants and fluids

Air BP and ConocoPhillips took to the pulpit at EAA AirVenture to announce new oil and lubrication products, primarily for piston aircraft.Air

Cirrus design is number two

The Duluth, Minn.-based manufacturer of four-place composite piston singles is number two in the marketplace for piston airplanes, but it is fast gaining g
Aircraft

43-year-old bizplane still in service

In the 1950s, Dee Howard of San Antonio converted and rebuilt Lockheed B-34/PV-1 Venturas as executive transports, calling them the Howard Aero 250 and 350

EADS North America makes its first Oshkosh showing

European Aerospace and Defense Systems (EADS) is the world’s second-largest aerospace and defense company (after Boeing).

Charitable aviation organizations merge

Angel Flight America and AirLifeLine, said to be the two oldest and largest charitable aviation organizations in the U.S., announced at EAA AirVenture thei
Aircraft

Electric airplane gets $400,000 NASA grant

A fuel-cell-powered electric airplane is the goal of Worcester, Mass.-based Advanced Technology Products and its nonprofit arm, the Foundation for Advancin