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Sheryl Barden joins Aviation Personnel International

New Orleans-based Aviation Personnel International Inc.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Firm unveils cabin management unit

Contemporary Research Corp.
Training and Workforce

MedAire introduces Internet-based training service

Aimed at reducing the amount of classroom time needed for flight crews to remain AED and CPR qualified, a new series of Web-based training courses has been
Aircraft

Qatar to show first A319CJ buzjet at Dubai show

Middle East-based carrier Qatar Airways plans to show its new executive shuttle-configured Airbus A319 Corporate Jetliner at the Dubai 2001 airshow in the
Safety

'Oasys' can detect wires a mile away

Amphitech International has announced an initial sale of the first commercially available obstacle avoidance radar system for helicopters to Canadian Helic
Aircraft

Challenger 604 gets optional AutoPower

The latest option for owners of Challenger 604 business jets is the enhanced version of the Safe Flight AutoPower system, which was installed and certified
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik makes its mark in bizliner jobs

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has expanded capacity at its Hamburg, Germany completions center and now offers a dedicated production line for large airliner-clas
Avionics

Ryan's latest calls out traffic alerts

Ryan International recently introduced a new model of its traffic collision alert device (TCAD) that features an extended horizontal range and audible posi
Aircraft

Bell still bullish on BA609 despite Osprey difficulties

The fortunes of the Bell/Agusta BA609 are closely linked to those of the U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Secure 'Net access for in-flight users

Inflightonline, provider of e-mail, Internet content and in-flight connectivity services, re- cently announced the availability of its Secure Access produc
Cabin Interior and Electronics

EMS Technologies speeds satcom data

Airborne data access at speeds 50 times faster than previously possible with existing satcom systems is claimed for the new aeronautical data terminal (ADT
Avionics

Meggitt Magic for King Air C90

Meggitt Avionics is to provide its Magic electronic flight information system (EFIS) as part of a retrofit program for the Raytheon King Air C90 twin-turbo
Engines

Engine programs on track at Honeywell

Through mid-September, the Honeywell AS907 engine program had logged more than 3,500 hr of configuration testing and over 8,000 hr of total test time inclu
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Boeing gets busy with new Luton site

FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSB) officially opened its new UK training center at London Luton Airport over the summer.
FBOs

ExxonMobil introduces PremierCare

ExxonMobil Aviation has unveiled its new PremierCare certification system, an instruction and qualification program for line service personnel at Avitat an
Charter & Fractional

UK charter operator opts into BBJ2 service

British executive charter operator Multiflight was due to take delivery of a green Boeing Business Jet 2 on September 27 at the airframer’s Seattle headqua
Aircraft

Air-taxi startup buys into Eclipse Aviation

Eclipse Aviation, the Albuquerque, N.M.
Aircraft

Hoover joins FJ44 Eagle II team

Legendary aerobatic pilot Bob Hoover recently joined the flight testing and evaluation team for Sierra Industries’ FJ44 Eagle II, a retrofit of the Cessna

Honeywell forecast calls for bizav's continued good fortune

Deliveries of new business jets continue to grow despite the slow economy and, according to Honeywell’s 10th annual business aviation outlook, the market w
Aircraft

Ibis Ae270 aims for approval next year

Ibis Aerospace, a joint venture company formed by Aero Vodochody of the Czech Republic and Aerospace Industrial Development Corp.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interior mod enhances Lear 35s/55s

Bombardier has announced a modification program to allow the Learjet 35 and 55 to be upgraded with the cabin interiors of the Lear 31A and Lear 60, respect
Cabin Interior and Electronics

e-Cabin.Connect to fly soon

DeCrane Aircraft Holdings’ e-Cabin.Connect system, featuring long-awaited 512-kbps high-speed in-flight Internet access, is in the final stage of testing a
Charter & Fractional

Raytheon Travel Air mum on effects of September 11

As of press time, Raytheon Aircraft (RAC) chose not to comment on the effect on its Travel Air fractional-ownership program from the aftermath of the Septe
Avionics

New display, retrofits on tap at Honeywell

Honeywell is marketing a variety of new avionics products including a new-technology cockpit electronic display, a new satcom system and a pair of retrofit
Engines

Garrett offers engine and panel upgrades

Garrett Aviation Services has extended its maintenance-cost-per-hour (MCPH) program to CJ610 turbojet engines on Learjet 20 series aircraft.

NBAA president Olcott leads during best, and worst, of times

“Both the postponement of the 54th Annual Meeting and Convention and its re-scheduling for December were in response to the needs of our members,” Jack Olc
Maintenance and Modifications

Upholsterer is bullish on its new cowhide line

Spinneybeck Inc., a manufacturer of high-end flame-retardant upholstery leathers, recently introduced its new Forte leather product, which the company clai
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Collins system sorts cabin/cockpit e-data

Rockwell Collins is banking on its new digital data acquisition, distribution and display architecture, called eFlight, to coordinate a wide range of in-fl
Avionics

First phase of Cockpit 1 unveiled

Universal Avionics has unveiled the first phase of its new synthetic-vision cockpit avionics suite, Cockpit 1, which features large flat-panel integrated d