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Regulations and Government
GAO: FAA Weeding Out False Medicals
A late September report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said the FAA is making progress in its policing of pilots’ medical certificates, bu
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Lufthansa Technik Moves into Competition’s Backyard
Lufthansa Technik, one of the world’s largest independent centers for single-aisle and widebody bizliner interior completion and refurbishment, has opened
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Snooze While You Cruise with JetBed
When Gary Bosstick, a frequent charter client, became dissatisfied with the sleeping comfort of the typical business jet seat, he did what any entrepreneur
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Midcoast Opens Narrowbody Hangar
Midcoast Aviation, with an eye to the burgeoning single-aisle bizliner completion business, has opened a new three-story, 146,000-sq-ft completion and refu
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Ovation Select Promises ‘Seamless’ Electronics Integration
Honeywell has launched its redesigned Ovation Select cabin management system, a package that “seamlessly integrates entertainment and connectivity technolo
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Refurb On the Fly from Monarch Aircraft
Monarch Aircraft Restoration Services, a San Diego-based Part 145 repair station providing interior refurbishment, has expanded its capabilities by adding
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Texas Aviation Delivers a Ferrari
Helicopter interiors specialist Texas Aviation Services has delivered a “Ferrari styled” Eurocopter EC 130 to Mike Herzog of Portland, Ore.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Duncan To Open New Center in Utah
Duncan Aviation plans to build a new, 320,000-sq-ft facility at Provo Municipal Airport in Utah.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Comlux Acquires Indianapolis Jet Center
Aircraft charter and management provider Comlux The Aviation Group has expanded its reach to the North American completion and refurbishment market with th
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Cessna Unveils Latest Columbus Mockup
At NBAA 2008, Cessna unveiled the latest cabin mockup of its new Citation Columbus.
Avionics
Embraer Adding Kollsman’s EVS II to Lineage 1000
Embraer has selected the Kollsman enhanced-vision system II (EVS II) from Elbit Systems of America for the Lineage 1000.
Avionics
Lufthansa Technik goes 3-D
Lufthansa Technik’s latest innovation in business jet cabin “infotainment” is called Niceview, an upgrade that takes the venerable moving-map display into
Greece’s Aegean Airlines Is ERA Airline of the Year
The 2008-09 European regional airline of the year is Aegean Airlines of Greece, which has won the award for the second time.
FBOs
ExecuJet Opens New Berlin FBO as Tempelhof Closes
ExecuJet Europe last week opened its redesigned and enlarged FBO at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport ,which will serve the influx of business aviation traffic tha
Aircraft
Will FAA Allow Supersonic Overland Flights?
Hopeful manufacturers of supersonic business jets–Aerion, Gulfstream and Supersonic Aerospace International–are encouraged by an
Aircraft
Analysts Predict Eclipse Aviation Will Crash
Two industry analysts now predict Eclipse Aviation will run out of cash and cease production of the Eclipse 500 very light jet early next year.
A700 Program in Limbo Following AAI Realignment
AAI Acquisition, the company formed by Russian investment firm Industrial Investors to buy the assets of bankrupt VLJ developer Adam Aircraft Industries in
Security
TSA Wants Your Comments on GA Security Proposal
The TSA today published the large aircraft security program notice of proposed rulemaki
TSA’s Morgan discusses large-aircraft NPRM
With official publication of the Transportation Security Administration’s notice of proposed rulemaking on its
Regulations and Government
How LASP Might Work
Here is how one charter operator describes complying with the Twelve-Five Standard Security Program, which shares many elements with the TSA’s proposed Lar
Piaggio sells one-third share to Indian firm
Tata Ltd., a UK-based subsidiary of India’s Tata Sons, has agreed to take a one-third share of Italy’s Piaggio Aero Industries, manufacturer of the Avanti
Regulations and Government
Decision on FAA funding delayed until next year
When President Bush signed a bill extending FAA taxes and programs for six months, the whole FAA reauthorization imbroglio landed in the laps of the new Pr
FBOs
Synergy and Hangar Uno Announce Partnership
Synergy Aerospace, of which OceanAir Táxi Aéreo is a subsidiary, has formed a partnership with Hangar Uno of Buenos Aires to develop and increase its share
Ricardo Nogueira Takes Over at ABAG
Ricardo Nogueira has replaced Adalberto Febeliano as executive vice president of the Associação Brasileira de Aviação Geral (ABAG, Brazilian General Aviati
Brazilian Government Picks E190 for Transport
Brazilian OEM Embraer has signed a contract with the Brazilian government to supply two E190 airliners for government transport.
FBOs
U.S. Pre-clearance Coming To Universal Aruba
Starting early next year, private aircraft traveling to the U.S.
FBOs
Lider Aviation Puts Up New Hangar in Rio
Lider Aviação, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is investing $7 million in a new hangar at the Jacarepaguá Airport in Rio de Janeiro.
Mauricio Botelho Recognized at LABACE
Former Embraer president and CEO Mauricio Botelho was honored at the opening general session of the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhib
FBOs
Texas Aviation Expands In Latin America
Helicopter modification and interior completion specialist Texas Aviation Services has been providing services to the Latin American helicopter community f
FBOs
Premier Aéreo Finds a Way Down
If your FBO has a runway on one side and a major highway on the other, and you can’t buy or lease the space on either side, what do you do to expand your h
