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FBOs

SimuFlite expanding, adding new models

SimuFlite, which was recently rebranded as GE Capital SimuFlite to emphasize that it is a subsidiary of General Electric, has begun its third major expansi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Baker cooks up a one-stop systems shop

Baker Electronics has added three new product lines to its range of aviation entertainment, management and cockpit systems, and announced the formation of
FBOs

FBOs' business challenges predated September 11

Even before last month’s terrorist attacks, FBOs faced formidable business challenges.
Aircraft

Airbus readies 1st Airbus ACJ

Air France Industries is set to deliver its first completed Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) this month, with a second aircraft to leave its Toulouse, France com
Avionics

Rockwell Collins traces its spirit of innovation to a rich heritage

A business is an institution when one of a city’s major thoroughfares and one of its fine hotels bears its name.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

B/E Aero now has an entire LED package

In the past, LED (light-emitting diode) lighting was just one small piece of the total cabin lighting puzzle, said Rod Stoehr, general manager of B/E Aeros
ATC

ISS developing RVSM for six more bizplanes

Innovative Solutions & Support continues its aggressive certification schedule of reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) equipment for a wide rang
Aircraft

Agusta ships USCG helos

Philadelphia-based Agusta Aerospace recently completed a 15-month project by delivering the last two of eight A109E Power commercial helicopters ordered by
Cabin Interior and Electronics

DeCrane’s latest 16-g seats advance new technology

The DeCrane Cabin Management Group’s seating division had planned to attend the 54th NBAA Annual Meeting and Convention in September with a considerable di
Charter & Fractional

TAG confident of continued growth

When TAG Aviation took over Aeroleasing in Switzerland and Aviation Methods in California, and finally Wayfarer Aviation on the East Coast, all in 1998 and
FBOs

Icelandic FBO joins Avitat family

Icelandic FBO SouthAir offers what it describes as a red-carpet stepping stone for corporate aircraft operators crossing the forbidding North Atlantic.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Smart window does away with yesterday's shades

Gone are the days of heavy, bulky window shades with accordion pleats.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

OneView integrated into Rosen's cabin IFE system

Rosen Products is making a splash in the new product pool with announcement of the integration of Honeywell’s OneView satellite-direct television into its
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker 12-month check performed via CD-ROM

Gulfstream Aerospace in Appleton, Wis., recently conducted the first complete logbook review for an aircraft maintenance inspection using AirLog Imaging ai
Aircraft

Eclipse 500 Operators Responding to Emergency AD

The FAA and Eclipse Aviation are awaiting the results of thrust-lever quadrant inspections on the more than 200 in-service Eclipse 500s before determining
FBOs

GreenFlight Continues Jet Biofuel Testing

Apopka, Fla.-based GreenFlight International continues to refine its “first generation” biofuel for jets and plans to conduct the first biofuel transcontin
Aircraft

Bizjet Market Expected To Ride Out Economic Storm

“Things are better than they appear,” Sentient Flight Group vice president of aircraft management Gil Wolin said today at the 13th annual Corporate Aircraf
Aircraft

Excel-Jet Expects Second Sport-Jet To Fly by Year-end

Monument, Colo.-based Excel-Jet plans to bring the composite fuselage of its second Sport-Jet to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., next month and fly the ne
Regulations and Government

FAA Amends ETOPS Rule

Effective yesterday, the FAA officially amended the regulations governing extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) of turbine-powered airplanes operated by
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Army Version of Predator UAV Rushed Into Service

Two General Atomics Sky Warrior UAVs have been operating in Iraq since late April, well ahead of the drone’s formal system design and development (SDD) sch
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Aircraft

At Long Last, Hawker 4000 Gets FAA Approval

Hawker Beechcraft this week received full FAA type approval, in addition to production certification, for its Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jet–a mile
FBOs

‘Fundamentals Don’t Support’ Current Oil Prices

“The fundamentals don’t support the price of oil,” Hiller Group national sales manager Wesley Earl told attendees of the Florida Aviation Trade Association
Safety

NTSB Calls on FAA To Address Pilot Fatigue

The NTSB cited three accidents and an incident involving a regional airline as the basis for a pair of
Regulations and Government

Congressional Hearing Takes On ATC Staffing, Training

During a House aviation subcommittee hearing on air traffic controller facility staffing yesterday, Natca president Patrick Forrey charged that “rampant un
Aircraft

Stuck Power Control Leads To Eclipse 500 Tire Blowout

Eclipse Aviation on Monday issued a “customer pilot communication” regarding an incident last Thursday in which an Eclipse 500’s main gear tires blew out d
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Insurance rates skyrocket

With the country in mourning for the tremendous loss of life from the terrorist attacks, the financial loss seemed to pale by comparison.
Charter & Fractional

United BizJet now Avolar, frax plans unchanged

Avolar, the “stand alone” UAL Corp.
Aircraft

Dassault delivery marks a momentous milestone

Last month, Dassault Aviation delivered its 1,500th Falcon, a Falcon 2000.
Aircraft

First Legacy delivery slips to December

Certification setbacks have postponed Embraer’s plans to deliver the first Legacy business jet to launch customer Swift Aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing Closes on Global Aeronautica Acquisition

Boeing has closed on the deal to acquire Vought Aircraft Industries’ interest in Global Aeronautica, the fuselage subassembly maker for the Boeing 787.