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Avionics
AirCell ST 3100 satcom picked for Hawker 4000
Raytheon has selected AirCell’s ST 3100 satcom system as standard equipment on the Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jet.
Already standard
Rotorcraft
Bell Warns Operators about BLR Strakes
A September 7 information letter from Bell Helicopter warns Bell 206 and 206L operators of potential problems with STC'd Boundary Layer Research (BLR) tail
FBOs
Track fuel prices with Arinc Direct online tool
Arinc Direct has introduced an online tool called the Virtual Fuel Desk to help its business aviation customers boost their fuel purchasing power.
Charter & Fractional
ARG/US Wins Injunction Against CharterX
A North Carolina judge issued an injunction recently against charter facilitator CharterX, its new Wyvern Consulting charter audit unit and a former ARG/US
Maintenance and Modifications
Blackhawk Modifications offering PT6-135A upgrade for King Air F90
Blackhawk Modifications (Booth No.
ATC
Approach Limits Raised in Canada
Responding to recommendations from Canada's Transportation Safety Board after at least two low-visibility landing accidents, Transport Canada will increase
Aircraft
Movers & Shakers: Rick Adam hopes his A700 becomes third certified VLJ
How is the A500 program progressing?
As of late last month, the A500 is certified to its full 5.5-psi pressurization, which provides
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Millennium To Supply Kodiak Interior
Sandpoint, Idaho-based Quest Aircraft has chosen Millennium Concepts to design, fabricate and certify interior packages for its Kodiak 10-seat, single-engi
Regulations and Government
Comments Due Monday on Two NPRMs
September 18 is the comment deadline for two separate notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
FBOs
Indy Jet Center Expands Hangar Space
Responding to rapid growth in maintenance and completion activities since the repair station’s formation two years ago, Indianapolis Jet Center (Booth No.
FBOs
Avjet Grows with Burbank Hangar
Avjet, an aircraft charter, management, sales and leasing company, announced an expansion of its operation at Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport in Southern
Regulations and Government
Cape Town rules still causing headaches
Seven months after the International Registry of Mobile Assets (IRMA) became effective, the controversial Web-based registry–known colloquially as the Cape
Aircraft
Heavy-iron trends: Big Bigger & Biggest
In the world of private aircraft in the bizliner category there are three subcategories–big, bigger and biggest.
Aircraft
Citation Mustang VLJ Obtains Full Certification
The Cessna Citation Mustang on Friday became the first of a new segment of aircraft known as very light jets (VLJ) to be fully FAA type certified.
Safety
Glider in Midair with Hawker Didn’t Turn on Tx
The Schleicher sailplane that collided with a NetJets Hawker 800XP near Smith, Nev., on August 28 was equipped with a transponder, but it was not turned on
ATC
Canada, Playing Catch-up, Will Mandate TCAS
Transport Canada has proposed a regulatory amendment requiring installation of TCAS-I and TCAS-II, in line with current FAA rules.
Charter & Fractional
Now NetJets’ Mechanics Start Picketing
First it was NetJets’ pilots who picketed and finally got a new labor contract; now it’s the fractional’s mechanics and other support personnel who on Frid
Aircraft
Movers & Shakers: BBJ begins its next 'wild ride'
Sales expectations were modest when Boeing formed its business jet unit in 1996 to market an executive/VIP version of the company’s Next Generation 737-700
Avionics
MDHI adds Chelton EFIS to light helos
MD Helicopters has chosen Chelton Flight Systems to supply the EFIS cockpit for its light single helicopters.
Charter & Fractional
Wyvern Markets Audits Directly To Operators
After 15 years of auditing charter operators only at the behest of the companies or individuals who hire them, Wyvern Consulting, on Tuesday, announced tha
Aircraft
The air-taxi market: Day about to dawn on VLJ air taxis
The much-anticipated very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi market is beginning to take shape with operators gearing up for the start of service in the eastern U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Engineering firm signs new partner
Representatives from Lux Aviation Engineering, the Tucson, Ariz.
Airports
FAA Weighs Future of Airport Advisory Service
The FAA is requesting public comments on the usefulness of airport advisory services now available part- or full-time at 20 airports in the continental U.S
Maintenance and Modifications
Boeing Acquisition of Aviall Moves Closer
Aviall, one of the largest independent distributors of new parts for business aircraft, said the European Commission “has not raised any antitrust issues”
Airports
Boston Logan Taxiway Proposal Extended
The FAA extended to September 22 the public comment period for a draft reevaluation of a proposed centerfield taxiway at Boston Logan International Airport
Regulations and Government
New Rules for Air-tour Operators Move Closer
Controversial FAA regulations that would impose numerous new requirements on air-tour operators are one step closer to publication.
Training and Workforce
Pueblo hopes to transform airport into a training haven
The city of Pueblo, Colo., has announced additional programs to transform the Pueblo Memorial Airport and adjacent Industrial Park into a flight and aviati
Safety
Landing-assessment Rule Dropped–For Now
For the time being, air-taxi and fractional jet operators will not be required to add a 15-percent safety margin to actual landing distance as described in
Accidents
Wings Separated in Latest Two MU-2 Fatals
The NTSB reports that in the two most recent Mitsubishi MU-2 fatal accidents, the wings separated in flight.
