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A400M Disputes Resolved, and Engine Certified
In recent weeks, important contractual issues surrounding the A
Aircraft
Boeing Phantom Ray UAV Makes First Flight
The Boeing Phantom Ray stealthy and autonomous UAV demonstrator made its first flight at Edwards AFB on April 27, and flew again in early May.
Aircraft
Russian Helicopters Fails To Convince Investors
A partial flotation of state-owned Russian Helicopters on the London and Moscow stock markets was postponed last week after potential investors failed to s
Aircraft
Dassault drops DX models, enjoys sustained deliveries overall
Dassault’s unexpected announcement here in Geneva on Monday of the new 2000S model fills a crucial entry-level gap at the lower end of the Falcon family.
Engines
Geared Turbofan for Bizav Not Suited to All Missions
Business aviation will still be burning fossil fuels in things that are recognizable as turbine engines 30 years from now.
Avionics
Garmin touchscreens are new pilot interface
At this year’s Aircraft Electronics Association show in March, Garmin International (Stand 1367) introduced the long-awaited successors to the 14-year-old
Avionics
Universal steps up to space-based mandates
The recent switching on of Europe’s Egnos 
Regulations and Government
Manx registry claims record membership
Security
Sentinel 100L stands guard 24/7
Oviv Security Technologies is demonstrating an enhanced version of its Sentinel 100L aircraft security system here at the EBACE show, with displays both i
Avionics
Head-up guidance moves to smaller aircraft
New technology is finally enabling avionics manufacturers to make head-up display (HUD) systems smaller, and Rockwell Collins is first out of the gate w
Aircraft
European market forecasts paint a mixed picture
Against a background of broadly optimistic forecasts for a slowly recovering global business aviation sector, prospects for the industry in Europe include
Training and Workforce
FlightSafety focuses on Asia, Middle East markets
After a year best described as challenging, flight-training provider FlightSafety International has seen an uptick in business since January and is adding
Engines
Honeywell engines power in-development Gulfstream, Embraers next
Honeywell (Stand 7044) has completed certification of its HTF7250G engine, which powers the in-development supermidsize Gulfstream G250, and is progressing
Engines
HTF7000s power their way into millionaire class
The in-service fleet of Honeywell’s HTF7000 turbofans powering Bombardier Challenger 300s reached one million flight hours in April.
Aircraft
Recovery crawls but Embraer won’t stall
Embraer has resigned itself to a slower rate recovery for the business aviation market, further downgrading its anticipated delivery rates for 2011 compare
Charter & Fractional
Demand recovering but light jets and prices still squeezed
The recovery in the private and business charter industry is continuing in Europe, but w
Engines
EBACE 2011: Honeywell’s HTF7500 Engine for Embraer’s Legacy 450/500 Series of Executive Jets Reaches Testing Milestone
Honeywell’s new HTF7500E engine has reached a flight-test milestone of 20 flights and more than 140 test hours on the OEM’s B757 flying test bed.
Maintenance and Modifications
EBACE 2011:StandardAero Strengthens European Commitment
StandardAero’s business aviation division, now celebrating its “Century of Service,” is actively expanding its worldwide footprint.
Maintenance and Modifications
EBACE 2011: Aero-Dienst Expands Hangar Space
German business aircraft maintenance group Aero-Dienst (Stand 1643) is increasing capacity at its Nuremberg headquarters in response to full order books.
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Charter & Fractional
EBACE 2011: Prague-based ABS Jets debuts Embraer Legacy 650 in Prague and Bratislava.
Prague-based business aviation group ABS Jets (Stand 775) debuted its new Embraer Legacy 650 aircraft to the Czech and Slovak markets during two open days
FBOs
EBACE 2011: ExecuJet Europe Announces New Spanish FBOs, and a Facility Facelift at Le Bourget
ExecuJet Aviation (Stand 242) has added three Spanish FBOs at Gerona, Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca to its ground-handling portfolio.
Maintenance and Modifications
EBACE 2011: JSSI appoints Louis Seno as chairman, adds advisory board
Jet Support Services Inc.
Aircraft
EBACE 2011: Dassault Introduces Lower Cost Falcon 2000S
Dassault unveiled its latest Falcon business jet today here in Geneva on the eve of the EBACE show.