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Cabin Interior and Electronics

New Dimmable Bizjet Windows Controlled by Gestures

The passenger can set the windows from the clear to the dark position just by moving their hand up or down and side to side.
Avionics

ESI-500 Joins L-3 Aviation Products Standby Family

The new ESI-500 offers optional synthetic vision and integrates with L-3 Aviation's magnetometer.
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Avionics

The Latest in Night Eyes: White Phosphor NVGs

Compared with green phosphor displays, the white versions offer more information to the eye.
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Aircraft

British Defense Review Overshadows DSEI Show in London

But there was missile news from MBDA and Thales, while Lockheed Martin briefed the SC-130J maritime Hercules conversion.
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Avionics

ACR Unveils Low-cost 406 MHz ELT 345

The new ELT 345 costs less than $600 and is designed for easy retrofit to a variety of aircraft types.
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Accidents

NTSB: Premier I Accident Pilot Impaired by Illegal Drug

Twinjet hit trees, crashed and was consumed by an explosion and post-crash fire on Dec. 13, 2013, while returning to land at Atlanta-area Airport.
Aircraft

Airbus Readies Short-field Mod for A320neo

To allow operations into Rio's Santos Dumont Airport
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FBOs

NATA Purchases Independent FBO Advocacy Group

IFBOA will remain a separate entity despite the new ownership.
Aircraft

Algeria Buys More Su-30MKs as Iranian Interest Grows

The North African country will soon have 56 in its fleet; Iran wants to license-produce the Sukhoi fighter.
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Aircraft

Finnair Sets A350 Delivery, EIS Dates

Crew familiarization flights to start October 9
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Airports

Construction Begins on New FBO Complex at FXE

W Aviation, one of four service providers at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport has broken ground on its new FBO complex.
Airports

FAA Announces Runway Incursion Mitigation Projects

The projects are part of an agency effort to identify and mitigate incursion risks.
ATC

Controllers: FAA's Flight Plan Problem a Safety Issue

The existence of multiple flight plans creates the possibility of error, says five controllers.
Regulations and Government

CASA Publishes Regulatory Philosophy

Working collaboratively with stakeholders is part of the agency's philosphy.
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes Penalty for Cleveland Safety Violations

The city did not provide adequate staffing for snow removal.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Chicago Jet Exclusive Distributor for Adonis IFE

The new AdonisOne in-flight entertainment system is portable and thus can be carried from aircraft to aircraft.
Aircraft

Bombardier Lifts Lid on New Global Interiors

A series of small improvements will yield big results for passengers, says the company.
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Safety

FSF Launches Safety Information Project

The safety foundation is part of a group studying data collection in the Asia-Pacific and Pan-America regions.
Safety

EBAA Eyes Best Practices with Cabin Service Conference

The inaugural conference focused on safety, collaboration with flight deck and ground staff and the value added to the flight.
Airports

Bizav Gathers in St. Louis for NBAA Regional Forum

NBAA Business Aviation Regional Forum arrives in St. Louis
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Airlines

Southeast Asian Fires Close Airports, Disrupt Flight Ops

Smog envelops large swaths of Indonesia, Malaysia
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Engines

Crying Foul Over Ex-Im, GE Plans European Engine Center

GE Aviation plans to invest $400 million to develop a new turboprop operation in a European country where it could access export financing.
Rotorcraft

AW609 Tiltrotor Sets Speed Record on 1,161-km Trip

Aircraft covered 627-nm, point-to-point journey from AgustaWestland's factory in Yeovil, UK, to its Cascina Costa, Italy facility in 2 hours 18 minutes.
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Regulations and Government

Survey Finds General Opposition to ATC Privatization

Survey respondents gave the FAA high marks for its operation of the ATC system and mostly opposed separating functions from the agency.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

NASA, FAA Discuss Formal Collaboration on Small Drones

The two agencies would meet under the auspices of standards organization RTCA to develop performance standards for small commercial drones.
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Rotorcraft

Wildfire Season Stretches U.S. Assets

This year’s fires raged at the same time, creating challenges for the agencies that fight them.
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Avionics

Duncan Celebrate 30 Years of Satellite Avionics Shops

The company's satellite network now consists of 25 locations.
Aircraft

Software Update Boosts Gulfstream G280 Performance

Upgrade allows slower approach speeds, shorter landing distances and enhanced flight management system performance.
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Aircraft

Airbus Freezes Beluga XL Design

Program on schedule for start of final assembly in 2017
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