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Regulations and Government

Part 23 10-min. OEI method proposed

The FAA released a draft policy that would offer a streamlined way for manufacturers of Part 23 multi-engine turbine airplanes–including very light jets–to
Charter & Fractional

The New Breed of Jet Cards

Last month, Flight Options and Flexjet began offering tiered-pricing jet cards that provide steep discounts for not flying during peak periods.
Accidents

Hawker goes out of control

The NTSB is investigating the May 4 upset of a Raytheon Aircraft-owned Hawker 800A near Lincoln, Neb., during a post-maintenance stall test.
Aircraft

Lack of recorders impedes probe

The final NTSB report on the Dec.
Aircraft

New Gulfstream to grow in girth?

When he announced first-quarter results, Nicholas Chabraja, chairman and CEO of Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics, said that new Gulfstreams will
Charter & Fractional

Fractionals: Evolution in action

Twenty years after its birth, the fractional concept is finally a mainstream part of the business aviation industry.
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ATC

Crew, ATC cited in Learjet CFIT

In its final report released late last month, the NTSB concluded that a combination of flight crew and ATC deficiencies led to a controlled flight into ter
FBOs

Battle Continues for FBO Facility at Le Bourget

Flying Group has lodged an appeal in Paris after a lower court rejected its complaint against the Le Bourget-based Euralair group in April.
Regulations and Government

'Priority service' limits delayed

The FAA postponed until January 1 next year a decision to limit “priority service” for aircraft registration in connection with conducting international fl
FBOs

Belgian FBO chain sets sights on France

Antwerp, Belgium-based Flying Group has become a major business aviation player in France, with new sites at Cannes and at Paris Le Bourget.
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ATC

As ADS-B launches nationally, system loses ground in Alaska

In a curious turn of events, the FAA last month found itself launching its nationwide ADS-B program in Washington and boosting the system’s air traffic ben

Business-jet deliveries still flying high

After coming off an all-time record for billings and a four-year high in new turbine airplane deliveries last year, the industry continued flying high in <
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

SkyTheater offers theater in the sky

SkyTheater is a relatively small company–at its core, three friends with a wealth of experience and a devotion to the ultimate audiovisual experience in a
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Precision Aircraft Components Won’t Settle for the Back Seat

Precision Aircraft Components of Palm City, Fla., has announced a new, electrically operated, 16-g berthable divan.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

BBJ2 To Get Flight Environments Cabin Comfort System

Large executive/VIP interiors specialist PATS Aircraft has selected the Cabin Comfort System by Flight Environments of Paso Robles, Calif., for a BBJ2 cabi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

PATS Expansion Adds to BBJ Capacity

Business is booming at PATS Aircraft, said Dominick Scott, the completion and refurbishment specialist’s v-p of quality and procurement.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Mann Aviation Boosts Its Payload

Mann Aviation at Fairoaks Airport southwest of London began taking in more business aircraft interior refurbishment work about two years ago and recently a
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Green Bombardiers Prompt Interiors Ramp-up at Midcoast

Midcoast Aviation, which has done green Challenger 604 completions for years, is ramping up its capabilities as the Canadian manufacturer sends more of its
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Grob SPn Mockup Reflects Automobile Design Experience

It might have the look and feel of an oversized luxury automobile in the cabin, but it is all airplane.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

The next generation of cabin entertainment is here

If the customer has it in his home or in his office, he wants it in the cabin of his business aircraft.
Aircraft

Embraer thinks big with the Lineage 1000

Embraer delivered on its promise to expand its line of business jets with the introduction last month at EBACE of the Lineage 1000 jet derived from its fly
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Versace Looks for Launch on a Different Runway

For business jet owners looking for that “signature” cabin, aircraft charter and services giant TAG Group has teamed with leading international fashion hou
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airbus, Bombardier seek new widebody corporate market

For some years now, business jet manufacturers have been offering their customers a standard choice of cabin configurations and amenities, along with a lis
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Sikorsky Logs S-76D Order from First European Customer

Sikorsky Aircraft this spring announced it has signed position assignment agreements with Premier Aviation Services of Ireland for two executive S-76Ds.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

A Reading Light or a Scene from War of the Worlds?

There it was at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, bearing an amazing resemblance to the deadly ray-emitting “eye” of the alien creatu
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Oxford Aviation Plans Major Expansion and Capabilities Upgrade

Oxford Aviation is planning a major move from Maine’s Oxford County Regional Airport to Sanford Regional Airport, about 50 miles south, where it will open
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gore Gets the Business from Airbus

Gore Design Completions of San Antonio is the second U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Midcoast Delivers Its First Global 5000

Midcoast Aviation earlier this year delivered the first Global 5000 to be completed outside Bombardier’s factory completions center in Montreal.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Xzilon Protects the Paint

Extending paint life and preventing corrosion is the aim of Granitize, and liquid-formula Xzilon is the product.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Put a little makeup on that airplane, please

There is no airplane so beautiful that a good paint job won’t help it look even better, maybe a lot better.