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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation does 1st Universal TAWS at PBI

Jet Aviation at Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), West Palm Beach, Fla., has done that facility’s first installation and STC approval for Universal A
Rotorcraft

S-92 passes autorotation certification tests

Sikorsky S-92 test pilots John Dixon, company flight operations director, and Bob Spaulding, S-92 chief pilot, performed two full power-off landings last m
Avionics

Airshow plugs gaps for Rockwell Collins

Following its acquisition this summer of cabin entertainment provider Airshow, Rockwell Collins has integrated the Tustin, Calif.

GE takes a three-year view of business aviation scene

General Electric, the global giant with $126 billion in annual revenue, is at NBAA ’02 (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

NASA chooses Flexjet as its fractional provider

Bombardier Flexjet announced its selection as fractional provider to the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) at a press conference yesterda
Security

Baseops and iJET team on security reporting

Baseops International (Booth No.

Hockey team launches Jepp dispatch program

Jeppesen has launched its Flight Operations Service to support operators who are constrained by limited resources.
Avionics

Max-Viz installs first EVS-1000 on 601-3A

The first Max-Viz EVS-1000 installation on an operator-customer’s aircraft is being completed by Total Aircraft Services (TAS) at Van Nuys (Calif.) Airport
Regulations and Government

Star Trak cabin door exempt from 25.813

Steecon Enterprises (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Airborne cuts cost with exchange plan

Parker Aerospace’s Nichols Airborne Division is here at NBAA to provide information about its bleed air valve new spare and factory-overhaul exchange progr
Safety

Med-Pac 400 kit is a full-service package

Med-Pac is presenting its latest air ambulance system here at the NBAA show (Booth No.
Engines

P&WC's president has diversified view

After four months on the job as president of Pratt & Whitney Canada, Alain Bellemare intends to guide a company that becomes increasingly global in nature
Engines

Rolls-Royce shuffles the top of exec deck

Rolls-Royce North America has strengthened and reorganized the management of its Corporate Aircraft division.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

'Like-kind-exchange' plan can save owners thousands

Business aircraft owners who want to move up have the option to engage in a “like-kind exchange”  that could save thousands of dollars in capital gain
Engines

Honeywell's 731-50 is a low-risk venture

Honeywell launched the new TFE731-50 engine here in Orlando on Sunday evening, offering up to 4,900 lb of takeoff thrust and featuring integrated nacelle a
Maintenance and Modifications

Drake Group programs now available on the Web

The Drake Group’s FAA certification training programs for managers and engineers involving TC/STC/PMA and TSO categories, previously presented at companies
Aircraft

Sovereign makes its debut at NBAA '02

“To date, all major milestones have been completed on or ahead of schedule,” noted Cessna Citation Sovereign senior product director Brad Thress.

Cessna sees diamonds in 75th year

According to Cessna chairman and CEO Russ Meyer, the company’s 75th year in business could be its best ever in terms of deliveries and billings.
FBOs

Clay Lacy Aviation opens Seattle FBO

Clay Lacy Aviation (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Hannover wins Gulfstream 100/200 nod

Jet Aviation’s facility at Hannover, Germany, has been made an FAA repair station for the Gulfstream 100 and 200 jets, as well as the Westwind series.
Maintenance and Modifications

Avion Graphics upgrades facility

Avion Graphics (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

High Tech introduces kit for metal plating

High Tech Finishing, a Houston-based provider of decorative metal plating for customer aircraft interiors, has developed a new maintenance kit designed to
Maintenance and Modifications

Midcoast's activity unbent by downturn

The September 11 terrorist attacks and economic downturn have seemingly done nothing to dent the maintenance and modification business of Midcoast Aviation
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Works appointed southern PC-12 service center

Aviation Sales Inc., Swiss aircraft maker Pilatus’ Western U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Latest version of MxManager released

Aviation research and consulting firm Conklin and de Decker last month released the latest version of MxManager, its maintenance management software that p
Airports

Ground handling fee waived at Premier Affiliates

Baseops International announced today that it is waiving its $85 ground handling fees at all Premier Affiliate locations to encourage flight crews and pass
Avionics

Rockwell Collins to offer WSI InFlight weather

Rockwell Collins has selected WSI InFlight to provide up-to-date weather briefings to aircraft equipped with Collins Pro Line 21 flight-deck displays.
Maintenance and Modifications

Nordam selected for Embraer support

The Nordam Group announced that international subsidiary Nordam Europe Ltd.
Avionics

SureSight has OEM buyer

A “major bizjet manufacturer” will announce here at the NBAA show that it has selected CMC Electronics’ SureSight enhanced vision system (EVS) for inclusio