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Aircraft
New Jets To Be Certified Under Commuter Rule
Because the Grob SPn Utility jet and the Embraer Phenom 300 weigh more than 12,500 pounds but less than 19,000 pounds, their respective manufacturers are r
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
DOT IG Supports Current FAA Funding Method
The Inspector General of the DOT says that as long as Congress continues to mandate funding the FAA out of general tax funds, aviation taxes can fully pay
Regulations and Government
FAA Reauthorization Bill Sent to Congress
With a disclaimer that the move does not indicate endorsement, Democratic and Republican leaders of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructur
Maintenance and Modifications
Cessna To Offer Winglets on Citation X
Cessna announced today that it is partnering with Winglet Technology of Wichita to offer the company’s patented elliptical winglets as a retrofit later thi
NTSB proposes air-tour rules
On Tuesday, the NTSB issued a full dozen safety recommendations (A-07-18 to -29) to the FAA directed at air-tour operations, most of them specifically addr
Air Logistics orders Iridium trackers
Sky Connect (Booth No.
Iridium to complement airborne wx reporting
SkyTrac Systems of Kelowna, British Columbia, has won a contract from AirDat, a U.S.
EASA approves Powerline Detection System for Eurocopter AS 355
Safe Flight Instrument of White Plains, N.Y., announced on Tuesday it had completed the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) STC requirements for its Pow
Video games helped Frasca put ‘real’ traffic into its Bell 206 sims
Frasca International is offering a video gamer’s delight here at Heli-Expo: an opportunity to fly a Bell 206 simulator with a friend down the hall.
Flight display IFE option available on Agusta A109S
Cabin entertainment equipment from Flight Display Systems (Booth No.
Schweizer delivers 6,000th aircraft
Schweizer will deliver its milestone 6,000th aircraft to Helicopter Adventures here at Heli-Expo today.
Switlik outfits USCG with dry suits
Switlik Parachute won a contract to provide its U-Zip-It aircrew dry suit to the U.S.
Boeing and Agusta team on Chinook
Boeing and AgustaWestland (Booth No.
Honeywell sees strong civil sales through 2017
Honeywell released its ninth annual turbine-powered civil helicopter purchase outlook yesterday and, according to the 10-page report, the only direction fo
Will this be the year Robinson launches R66?
Robinson Helicopters of Torrance, Calif., arrived at Heli-Expo armed with orders and prepared to sell even more of its piston-powered helicopters.
FLIR Systems introduces EVS3 thermal imager
FLIR Systems, the Portland, Ore.-based manufacturer of thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems, introduced a new low-cost thermal camera system, the
Regulations and Government
FAA revises rules for campaign travel
The FAA has revised FAR Part 91.321 to clarify that private aircraft operators can transport candidates on campaign travel for state and local elective off
FAA veteran given additional duties
Former Free Flight Phase 1 director Charles Keegan has been appointed vice president for operations planning in the FAA’s Air Traffic Management Organizati
Security
NATA, OSHA partner on ramp safety
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have teamed on a program to reduce and prev
NATA, OSHA partner on ramp safety
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have teamed on a program to reduce and prev
ATC
Lockheed Martin to provide AFSS service
The FAA last month chose Lockheed Martin from a field of five bidders to provide the services now offered by the agency’s 58 automated flight service stati
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Cessna looks forward to completions at new center
Cessna Aircraft opened its new $61 million Citation Service Center multi-use facility in Wichita in December and the interior refurbishment shop is hard at
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Iridium Satellite fax a first for BizJet International
Bizjet International in Tulsa has become the first non-OEM in the U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Bombardier’s Montreal Center delivers first Challenger 300
Canadian manufacturer Bombardier delivered the first Challenger 300 from its Montreal center in January.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Midcoast’s Bombardier interiors shop ramps up as demand grows
Midcoast Aviation has a long history of doing interior completion work on Challenger 604s for Bombardier and recently began work on the first of four Globa
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Works opens new paint shop and makes plans for a larger one
Denton, Texas, completion center Jet Works Air Center recently opened a new, 12,000-sq-ft paint shop converted from an existing hangar.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Demand for Paint Never Faded
Even during the worst days of the recent recession, the demand for aircraft exterior paint remained relatively strong.
AW119 Ke joins AgustaWestland light-single line
AgustaWestland is introducing an enhanced Koala, the AW119 Ke light single, as an evolution of the A119 Koala introduced in 1995 and certified in 2000.
Aircraft
One private jet to go and supersize it, please!
It’s really, really big, and as an executive transport, the giant Airbus A380–unveiled in Toulouse, France, last month– will be the biggest and most comple
Final Flights: March 2007
William Gilbert, former board member and chairman of NBAA, died.
