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Rotorcraft

Russia takes first Versace AW119Ke

The first AW119Ke single-turbine helicopter with a Versace interior has been ordered by a private customer in Russia, AgustaWestland (Booth No.
Engines

Honeywell Ready To Add More Zing To TFE731

Honeywell expects to complete field evaluation testing of its Zing remote diagnostic service for TFE731 engines by the end of next month.

Hawthorne Names New President

Steven Levesque has been appointed president of Hawthorne Corp.
Charter & Fractional

JetFly Orders Two TBM 850s

Luxembourg-based fractional ownership operator JetFly has ordered two TBM 850s.
Airports

New Private Jet Gateway to New York

Excelaire (Booth No.

CrewYourJet.com Launched To Ease Staffing

Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Zero Eight Papa Aviation Services has launched a new career Web site.
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell’s Flight Dept. Applies for RNP SAAAR

Honeywell’s corporate flight department recently applied for FAA authorization to perform Required Navigation Performance Special Aircraft and Aircrew Auth
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Midcoast to install CMC EFBs in Challengers

Midcoast Aviation (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Charter X to expand booking system

Charter X (Booth No.
Avionics

Boeing tweaks BBJ with EVS

Boeing continues to add utility to its BBJ series corporate jets, and the latest effort is the addition of enhanced vision system (EVS) capability to the B
Aircraft

Socata mulls 2009 launch of twin-engine business aircraft

EADS Socata here on Monday outlined what its next product launch could be next year–a twin-engine business aircraft, bigger than the TBM 850 single turbopr
Aircraft

Eclipse’s plan for Russia moves toward production

Eclipse Aviation (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Arab Wings fly here for new Citation CJ1+]

Jordanian executive charter provider Arab Wings (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Mustangs land in UK corral

London Executive Aviation (LEA) will this week take delivery of the second and third of 10 Cessna Citation Mustangs it will receive during 2008 and 2009.
Rotorcraft

Bell 412EP Now JAR-OPS 3 Compliant

The Bell 412EP helicopter is now JAR-OPS 3 compliant after having completed an EASA joint operation evaluation board (JOEB) catch-up process, the U.S.-bas
Avionics

Thrane & Thrane Taking Satcom System Orders

Thrane & Thrane (Booth No.
Aircraft

Leading Falcon 7X Passes 1,000 Hours

Dassault’s flagship Falcon 7X has notched another milestone with aircraft Serial Number 04, operated by Dasnair of Switzerland, having become the first to
Regulations and Government

Denmark–a tax haven until 2010?

Value Added Tax (VAT) and import duties for aircraft currently stand at zero percent in Denmark.
Training and Workforce

CAE bullish on training demand

CAE civil training and services group president Jeff Roberts arrived in Geneva Monday as his company announced a major expansion of its business aviation t
Aircraft

ExecuJet Is European Launch Customer for Learjet 85

Zurich-based ExecuJet (Booth No.
FBOs

Le Bourget FBO intros JetEx to Europe

Dubai-based JetEx Flight Support has announced a major move into the European marketplace.
Aircraft

Gulfstream G650’s launch ignites string of new orders

Two months after launching the biggest, fastest and priciest Gulfstream ever, top executives for the U.S.
Aircraft

BBJ success not expected to peak soon

A record order backlog for Boeing 737s has put Boeing Business Jet president Steven Hill in something of a quandary.
Aircraft

Long-awaited Premier II ‘excites’ HBC

Hawker Beechcraft announced the long-awaited upgrade of the Premier light jet yesterday evening, highlighting improvements in range, time to climb, maximum
Regulations and Government

EC slot restrictions anger Euro regionals

The European Commission (EC) has issued long-awaited slot-allocation reforms that would allow slot coordinators to exclude aircraft “below a certain size”
FBOs

RAF Northolt adds one more FBO to London area

A new executive aircraft handling operation was launched last month at the London-area Royal Air Force Northolt base (EGWU).
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Hangar Flying: Life insurance for pilots

Someone I used to know–a father and general aviation pilot–questioned why he needed life insurance, because, quote, “I won’t be around to enjoy it.” He cou
Safety

Airbags to enter service on Bombardier CRJs

Starting in the first quarter of next year Bombardier will begin installing Amsafe’s aviation inflatable restraint (AAIR) systems in the bulkhead row of pa
Accidents

Crash destroys Learjet 25D testing for Avcon Mod

A Learjet 25D (N333CG) that crashed on approach to Salina, Kan., after losing elevator control on June 12, was involved in a test flight in connectio
Safety

MedAire program now offered to Learjet customers

New operators of Learjets now receive, at no cost, an initial subscription to MedLink aviation medical-support services from Phoenix-based MedAire.