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InspecTech Enhances iShade Dimmable Windows

InspecTech Aero Service has enhanced its iShade dimmable windows.

ACJC Delivers First A320 With GSM Package

Airbus Corporate Jet Center recently delivered what it says is the first executive A320 Prestige equipped with the company’s new GSM on-board system, allow

Flying Colours Looking for Help With CRJ Conversions

Canadian aircraft services center Flying Colours has been talking to potential partners outside North America to support operators of a growing number of C
Charter & Fractional

Part 121 Fatigue Regulations Months Away

Revised rules for flight, duty and rest times for Part 121 flight crews are still several months away, according to the FAA.

OnAir Strengthens Business Aviation Presence

Geneva-based air/ground communication specialist OnAir, which had originally restricted its in-flight personal cellphone user system to the airline industr

Lufthansa Completion Slots Booked Into 2016

Lufthansa Technik is busy and expects to become busier.

Comlux Adds Remote Medical Care To the Mix

Comlux plans to offer access to remote medical care for passengers on all its charter and managed aircraft.

Aerolux Designs Business Jet Espresso Maker

The new espresso maker from English galley products manufacturer Aerolux takes the work out of making the perfect cup of in-flight espresso. The espresso m

NBAA’s take on status of ETS

Although there is a nominal deadline of Jan.
Rotorcraft

Cessna, Bell Helicopter Earnings Up In 4Q/10

Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter emerged from 2010 with healthy fourth-quarter revenues and aircraft delivery increases, according to the fourth-quarter

MGS Cooks Up a New Microwave

Iacobucci subsidiary MGS (Modular Galley Systems) has introduced an executive version of the new microwave oven it originally designed for the Airbus A350.

Airbus Corporate Jet Center Delivers Sixth Aircraft

Airbus in-house cabin completion provider Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC) has just delivered its sixth aircraft, an A320 Prestige for an unidentified Mi

Goodrich Interiors Moves Into Middle East

Goodrich, having acquired aviat
Charter & Fractional

GA Responds To Part 135 Crew Duty Proposal

Both NBAA and the National Air Transportation Association have called on the FAA to initiate a full rewrite of the Part 135 flight, duty and rest rules ins
Charter & Fractional

FAA Finalizes CRM for Part 135 Operators

The FAA today finalized a rule that requires Part 135 operators to train pilots and fl
Aircraft

McNerney: Boeing 787 Certification Will Include ETOPS

Boeing won’t consider submitting the 787 Dreamliner for certification in the third quarter without Etops capability, notwithstanding differences in qualifi

Iranian Airliner Crashes, Killing at Least 77

An IranAir Boeing 727 crashed last night in the suburbs of the city of Orumiyeh in northwestern Iran, killing at least 77 people and injuring 27, according
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Eyes Continued Air Charter Growth

XOJet late last month announced 50-percent year-over-year growth and that it expects more of th

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Sustainability and Environment

Industry’s Green Efforts Lauded

At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change last month the international aviation industry was recognized for its efforts to address cli
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Big-body cabin completion gaining

The single-aisle and widebody bizliner completion business is gaining traction on a global scale, and with new-aircraft sales by Airbus and Boeing on the r
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gulfstream Plans G650 Cabin Completions

At the same time Gulfstream Aerospace is preparing an assembly plant for its new G650, the Savannah-based OEM is also readying an adjacent building for c
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Delivers First CMS iPad App

Duncan Aviation recently integrated an iPad application for wireless control of the cabin management system in a Falcon 900.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flight Display Systems Introduces Club CMS

As a follow-on to its retrofit Select CMS (cabin management system) for super-midsize and large-cabin business jets and ­single-aisle bizliners, Flight D
Sustainability and Environment

Premier Solutions Shows Green Technology

Premier Solutions of America has introduced a new “eco-friendly” paint stripper that is “biodegradable, non-toxic, easy to use and easy to apply.”
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Audio Response Massage Seat Unveiled

Aero Seating Technologies, which introduced its new 16-g “Master Class” seat with vertical lift and tilt-pan adjustment earlier this year, is pushing the
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Works Wins MD-87 Completion Contract

Jet Works Air Center of Denton, Texas has won a “multi-million-dollar contract” for re-configuration of an MD-87 to an executive role. The MD
Cabin Interior and Electronics

I-Cair Earns EASA Approval on Globals

Innotech Aviation, the Montreal-based cabin environmental safety specialist, has ­received EASA approval for its I-Cair cabin air quality system for the Bo

The Recession: Then, Now and Tomorrow

It has been two years since the economy went south, dragging business aviation right behind, and a year-and-a-half since a panel of “top economists” for