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The Dark Side of NextGen

The FAA’s March 2011 NextGen implementation plan is certainly a finely drawn view of what we should expect to see by 2018.

Bombardier’s Belfast facility preparing for composite wing manufacturing

In a large building in Belfast near where thousands of hard-working laborers hammered thick steel plates to massive ribs and fittings using thumb-size rive
Regulations and Government

FAA Draft Heliport Circular Prompts Access Concerns

A new draft Advisory Circular from the FAA is prompting industry concerns with regard to the viability of some existing heliports and the ability to expand

New Euro Bizav Insurance Program Offered

FinServe Aviation Insurance introduced an insurance program designed specifically for business aircraft owners and operators in Europe.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Launches Phenom 300 Jet Membership

Flight Options launched a new membership program for its Embraer Phenom 300s that combines the advantages of fractional ownership with the flexibility of a
Sustainability and Environment

Honeywell Record Flight Brings Biofuel To Paris

Honeywell’s corporate Gulfstream G450 made bizav history when it landed at Le Bourget in time for the Paris Air Show after the first transatlantic flight u

Goodrich Ramps Up for Platinum HD CMS

Goodrich, which completed its purchase of a majority of DeCrane Aerospace assets last year, has introduced its Platinum HD cabin management system. The sy

Duncan Earns Service Mark for iCabin

Duncan Aviation has received Service Mark approval by the United States Patent and Trademark office for its iCabin, an integrated iPad application for wire

EMS Aviation Introduces Aspire Family

EMS Aviation of Moorestown, N.J., brought its Aspire satellite-based, in-flight connectivity systems to Ebace, including its new AirMail portable e-mail pr

Thran Demos True ‘Hand’ Set

Thrane & Thrane was demonstrating its new Aviator wireless handset at Ebace, offering at last a handset of a size to warrant the term “small.” The 6.2-oun

Ateliers Pinton Brings the Art of Weaving to Business Aviation

Les Ateliers Pinton of Felletin, France, is bringing more than 100 years of the Pinton art of weaving carpet and tapestries to business aviation.

StandardAero Installs First Pro Line 4 to Pro Line 21 Upgrade

StandardAero Business Aviation announced at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, it has completed the first Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4-to-Pro

PPG ‘Green’ Paint Promises Savings

PPG Industries’ aerospace business has introduced a chromate-free coating that, according to the Pittsburgh-based coatings specialist, “reduces environment

Teroforma Features Something Stone Cold

As growing numbers of business jets include refrigerator/freezers as part of galley equipment, new products are introduced to enhance the dining experience

Jet Falcon Cabin Refurb Is in Fashion

A new Jet Falcon cabin interior refurbishment program for the Falcon 2000 is not only fashion forward, but also timely in terms of market demand. In fact,

Fly Comlux Adds A320 to Charter Fleet

Just two years out of the box, Comlux America has delivered its first executive completion of an Airbus A320 Prestige.

OHS Aviation Adds Showroom and Cabin Configurator

OHS Aviation Services, a Berlin-based specialist in cabin interior refurbishment and detailing, has added a new showroom to its in-house upholstery and cab

LightSquared Strikes Back

Following extensive reports of GPS interference, LightSquared
Aircraft

AIN Blog: McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II Is Still Haunting the Courts

The McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II’s radical, wedge-shaped design still looks exotic, even in the 20 years since the program was cancelled after an outl
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Cirrus Aircraft Sold to Chinese Interests

China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (Caiga) of Zhuhai, China, completed its

Dassault Falcon EASy II Cockpit Obtains FAA Blessing

On the heels of EASA certification earlier this month, Dassault Falcon received approval from the FAA for EASy II, the French aircraft manufacturer’s next-

GA Safety Lands on NTSB’s ‘Most Wanted List’

“Safety is general aviation’s first priority and, as a result, our industry has taken on a number of initiatives to further reduce general aviation acciden
Charter & Fractional

ACSF Puts Part 135 Accidents Under Microscope

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) released its updated safety review of the on-demand air charter industry yesterday.
Aircraft

Boeing Opens New 787 Vertical-fin Assembly Line in Salt Lake City

Boeing today celebrated the opening of a new 787 vertical-fin assembly line at its production facility in Salt Lake City.
FBOs

Wrangling Continues over Dulles Hangar Casualties

The repercussions of last year’s collapse of t
Sustainability and Environment

Avfuel Adds Two New Locations to Its Network

Aviation fuels provider Avfuel has added North Philadelphia Jet Center and the Kearney Aviation Center as branded Avfuel dealers.
Sustainability and Environment

UK’s Cambridge Airport Seeks FBO Suitor

At least six aviation services providers have expressed interest in taking over management of the FBO at the UK’s Cambridge Airport, according to the airpo

Aviator 200 Finding Favor

A King Air 200, fitted with Aviator 200 powered by Thrane & Thrane, was on display at the Ebace convention in May. The system delivers Internet and e-mail

Aviator 300 Gains Traction

Aircell’s Aviator 300, powered by Thrane & Thrane, has been selected for 12 factory airframe programs, including those at Bombardier, Cessna, Hawker Beechc