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Avionics
Avidyne's FlightMax Entegra chosen for small jets and pistons
Nowhere is the boundary layer between piston airplanes and small business jets becoming less defined than in avionics.
Phenom 300 Humming as S/N 002 Joins Test Fleet
Embraer’s second Phenom 300 light jet joined the flight-test fleet on Tuesday, making its first flight from the runway at the Brazilian aircraft manufactur
Charter & Fractional
SATSair Plans To Add SJ50s to Fleet
On-demand air-taxi firm SATSair on Tuesday signed a letter of intent with Cirrus Design to add five Cirrus Vision SJ50 jet singles to its fleet.
Charter & Fractional
Sentient Flight Group Completes Reorganization
Sentient Flight Group on Tuesday announced organizational changes as part of a refocusing of its long-term business plan.
FBOs
ExecuJet, Hawker Pacific Open FBO in Kuala Lumpur
ExecuJet Aviation and Hawker Pacific today officially opened their new joint-venture Skypark FBO at Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia
Eclipse Aviation In Cash Conservation Mode
When VLJ manufacturer Eclipse Aviation announced early last week that it had received “first funds in a new round of financing” that hinged on the resignat
GAMA: Jets, Turboprops Continue To Propel Genav
Shipments and billings for business aviation jets and turboprops reached all-time highs in the second quarter, according to
EAA AirVenture 2003 - Celebrating the centennial
If Paris is the Big Daddy of airshows–high-powered, straight-laced and eminently button-down–then Oshkosh is the Big Mamma, her arms open wide as the W
Helo operator PremiAir reaps fruits of Farnborough road congestion
London-based helicopter operator PremiAir claimed to have operated more than trips between the London heliport (often referred to as Battersea) and the sho
Kilfrost de-icer reduces carbon footprint
UK-based Kilfrost, which is celebrating 66 years since it helped introduce the first in-flight de-icing systems to keep wings frost and ice free, has devel
NWAA plans supercluster
England’s North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA), which represents 750 member companies and “stakeholders” and generates an estimated $12 million-plus a year
Aircraft
Boeing gives green light to heavy-lift airship project
Boeing has teamed with a Canadian firm to develop a massive commercial airship capable of lifting an 80,000-pound load and carrying it up to 200 miles.
Engines
GKN delivers APB winglets
GKN Aerospace has delivered Blended Winglets for 767-300ER aircraft to Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) for certification flight tests in support of launch c
Abu Dhabi companies announce plans
In its effort to catch up with fast-growing neighbor Dubai as an aerospace hub, Abu Dhabi companies announced several key developments here at the Farnboro
Northrop Grumman and Boeing evaluate their KC-X chances
Northrop Grumman rates its chances of clinching the KC-X contract as only 50 percent, if the US Congress intervenes in the decision.
Maintenance and Modifications
Plastek Launches Acrylic Window Restoration System
Last week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., Plastek CEO Gus Ordonez announced a version of the company’s military window repair and restoration kit for t
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Works Air Center Starts Expanding Texas Facility
Jet Works Air Center has started building a 43,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar at its 66,000-sq-ft facility in Denton, Texas.
Maintenance and Modifications
Executive Jet Management Gets OSHA Star for Safety
Executive Jet Management (EJM) has earned a much-coveted star for safety.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Aviation Serves Growing Conquest SID Market
Grand Junction, Colo.-based West Star Aviation has completed Supplemental Inspection Document (SID) inspections on 27 Cessna Conquest II twin turboprops, e
Charter & Fractional
FAA Cites Maintenance in Alaska 135 Revocation
On July 24, the FAA issued an emergency order of revocation to LAB Flying Service of Juneau, Alaska, effectively shutting down the 52-year-old air carrier,
A Century in Review: The 1980s
No offense intended to its participants, but aviation progress by the 1980s had become rather mundane by comparison with the incessant leaps and bounds of
Regulations and Government
FAA weighs in on runway specs
The comment period closed last month on an FAA notice of proposed policy making on airport weight-bearing restrictions (www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html&
Aircraft
Proposed FAA policy appears to support BBJs
A story in The Bergen Record, a Northern New Jersey newspaper, opened a floodgate of protests from residents of communities surrounding Teterboro Airport.
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter breaks ground for new U.S. facility
The start of construction for American Eurocopter’s new parts manufacturing facility in Columbus, Miss., was marked by an August 7 groundbreaking ceremony.
Avionics
Learjet 35/36 RVSM avionics package certified
Honeywell and West Star Aviation have received supplemental type certification of an RVSM equipment package for the Learjet 35 and 36.
Safety
New standards adopted for insulation flammability
The FAA last month approved upgraded flammability standards for thermal and acoustic insulation materials used in Part 25 (transport category) aircraft.
Higher-quality airman certificate issued
Pilots who apply for a new certificate to replace one that has been damaged or lost, or who require a new certificate because of added ratings or endorseme
Security
Rule calls for computer-readable passports
Beginning on October 1, the passports of foreign nationals visiting the U.S.
Raytheon finishes 100th Premier composite fuselage
Raytheon Aircraft employees associated with the Beechcraft Premier I recently celebrated completion of the aircraft model’s 100th composite fuselage.
Regulations and Government
FAA pulls several rulemaking notices
The FAA has withdrawn several previously published rulemaking proposals because the planned actions have been overcome by events, are no longer relevant or
