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Honeywell Wins Approval for New Primus

Phoenix-based Honeywell announced last month it had received TSO approval for phase IV, the latest version of the Primus Epic control display system/retrof
Aircraft

Mustang Earns EASA Certification

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified the Citation Mustang last month, approximately one month after the first customer airplane was deliver
Airports

Cancun To Get Second Runway

Those flying to Cancun may soon get some relief from the near-constant congestion and lengthy delays.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mod firms give Citation II more power

If two competing companies have their way, Cessna 550 owners will soon be able to take their jet farther and higher, all while paying less per mile to do i
FBOs

Executive Beechcraft joins Signature stable

BBA Aviation, parent company of the Signature Flight Support FBO chain, has agreed to purchase Executive Beechcraft, which includes four FBOs, a charter/ma

Buyers still clamoring for turbine-powered aircraft

First-quarter delivery numbers released last month by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) show a healthy and continued growth trend in bo
Regulations and Government

NBAA: user-fee plan losing favor among legislators

Despite heavy lobbying by general aviation groups, a promising effort to have the concept of user fees for ATC services stricken from the Senate’s version
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Accidents

DOT Says Serious Runway Incursions Still a Danger

The Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General (IG) said in a report released last Thursday that runway incursions remain a persistent, s
Maintenance and Modifications

NATA Attacks Operational, Maintenance Problems

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) issued a call to action last week related to maintenance issues for charter operators.
Regulations and Government

AOPA: 25,000 GPS Units Unusable With New Policy

AOPA wrote a letter to the FAA last week saying that if a new policy outlined in Advisory Circular (AC) 90-100A is allowed to remain as it is currently wri
Regulations and Government

U.S. Lawmakers Question NE Airspace Redesign

U.S.
Accidents

Prosecutor Requests Indictment of Pilots, Controllers

A Brazilian public prosecutor has recommended that a federal judge indict four air traffic controllers and the two American pilots involved in the midair c

EBACE News Roundup…

EBACE concluded today in Geneva with record attendance and exhibitor numbers.
ATC

UK CAA Issues SSR Mode-S Expansion Proposals

Phase One of a proposal by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to improve airspace capacity will require aircraft owners in the UK to upgrade to a Second
ATC

Airspace Flow Program Will Expand This Summer

The FAA said yesterday it will greatly expand the airspace flow program (AFP) this summer, an initiative implemented last summer as a better way to manage
Regulations and Government

AOPA’s Boyer, ATA’s May Square Off on User Fees

In a public debate Tuesday at the Washington Aero Club’s monthly luncheon, AOPA president Phil Boyer and ATA president and CEO James May agreed on many iss

BBJ chief pilot retires after 25 years with Boeing

Making a final show appearance here is Boeing Business Jets chief pilot Capt.
Avionics

Safe Flight powerline detector gets EASA nod

Paris-based operator Trans Helicopter Service (THS) has its twin-engine Eurocopter AS 355 Ecureuil II available here at EBACE 2007 for demo flights of Safe

EBACE 2007 gets a 9.5 from the judges

The European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition, which hosted its inaugural event here just six years ago with relatively modest ambitions, has bl

JetAlliance places $280M Citation order

JetAlliance CEO Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer signed a contract here yesterday for 25 Cessna Citations valued at $280 million.

Eclipse hits the big time in Euro sales

Eclipse Aviation’s announcement of a 180-airplane order yesterday signaled the launch of a very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi operation that will be based in Tu

Geneva Confab

In six years as host city, Geneva remains a favorite on the trade show circuit.
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FBOs

North Dakota FBO promotes Fargo as a stop

First-time exhibitor Fargo Jet Center (Booth No.

Nothing like a brisk breakfast flight over the Swiss Alps

For the past six years at EBACE, Gulfstream has given groups of aviation journalists the opportunity to experience the cabin amenities of one of its busine

Edmiston offers the biggest toys in the store

Can you think of a product on sale here that has even more passenger space than a VVIP Airbus A380? Hint: A helipad can be accommodated on its rear deck.
Rotorcraft

Education is key to executive helo market

The market for executive/VIP helicopters is growing, according to Eurocopter representatives here at EBACE, but the biggest challenge to sales is still cul

Feras increases facilities in Eastern Europe and Russia

Feras, the American-founded executive flight support company active since 1992 in Eastern Europe, Russia and CIS countries, has inaugurated new facilities

Lufthansa Private Jet considering U.S. ops

Lufthansa Private Jet is here at EBACE 2007 at Booth No.

Gestair to buy new jets worth up to $60 million

Spain-based Gestair Private Aviation is planning on buying up to $60 million worth of new business jets in the 2007 to 2010 time period, general manager Fe

Deer Jet raises business aviation profile in China

Everybody knows that China is a fast-growing economy of staggering size.