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Charter & Fractional

Tai Ping Offering Aviation Carpeting Here

Carpet manufacturer Tai Ping has launched the Vestige Collection, which consists of 21 designs that have been recolored for the aviation market.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety offers level 7 FTDs to helo operators

FlightSafety International (Booth No.

WinAir Launching Charter Service in Taipei

WinAir of Taiwan announced at the NBAA Convention that it will launch a charter and aircraft management service in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 29.

JetEx Donates 1 Percent of Revenues To Unicef

JetEx Flight Support, an aviation services company with more than 260 locations worldwide, has agreed to donate to Unicef 1 percent of the revenues it gene
Sustainability and Environment

Duncan Aviation green team looks to environmental future

Duncan Aviation (Booth No.

Winglets Saving 4.5 Million Gallons During NBAA

Seattle-based Aviation Partners claimed yesterday that its blended winglets will save almost 4.5 million gallons of fuel during the current three-day NBAA
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux America Outfitting BBJ

Comlux America, the Indianapolis-based completion and refurbishment center affiliate of The Comlux Group (Booth No.
Engines

P&WC Cuts AOG Parts Shipments To 24 Hours

In an effort to better guarantee AOG parts shipments within 24 hours, Pratt & Whitney Canada (Booth No.
Aircraft

Hawker 4000 sets new speed records

Hawker Beechcraft’s (HBC) flagship super-midsize Hawker 4000 received six world speed records at NBAA for flights made between October of 2009 and April 20
FBOs

Hill Aircraft FBO celebrates 55 years at Fulton County

Local Atlanta FBO Hill Aircraft & Leasing (Booth No.
Rotorcraft

Safe Flight PDS aided Enstrom in Thai army sale

The first Enstrom 480B helicopters to be equipped with Powerline Detection Systems (PDS), which are designed and manufactured by Safe Flight Instrument (Bo
Engines

Re-engining may boost legacy aircraft fortunes

Depressed used aircraft values have stalled sales of some re-engine programs, but their providers insist that they remain good values because of the dramat
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation hits diamond anniversary

Elliott Aviation of Moline, Ill., is celebrating its 75th anniversary at NBAA by increasing its capability, passing on “significant” savings to customers a
FBOs

FBO chain TAC Air expanding, upgrading

FBO chain TAC Air (Booth No.
Security

Oviv launches remote-control Sentinel 100L

Oviv Security Technologies is launching a remote-control option for the Sentinel 100L security system for guarding aircraft on the ground.
FBOs

Smartphone apps for aviation find fuel cost, FBO info and much more

Applications for smartphones are a growing trend among business aviation companies, which are embracing this technology in order to add to the convenience
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Invests In Eclipse Aerospace

In a surprise announcement here today, Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft (Booth No.

French Strikes Beginning To Pinch General Aviation

Civil unrest in France, in response to the government’s attempt to raise the minimum retirement age to qualify for a pension from 60 years to 62 years, is
Aircraft

Boeing Expects Orders to Exceed Deliveries this Year

Boeing expects its commercial aircraft book-to-bill ratio to exceed one by year-end, following what CEO Jim McNerney characterized as a “strong” third quar
Aircraft

Embraer Legacy 650 Certified

Embraer's newest addition to its business jet family, the long-range Legacy 650, has received certification from the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC)
Avionics

Thrane’s Aero SB is now Aviator

Danish satellite communications equipment manufacturer Thrane & Thrane (Booth No.
Avionics

CMC acquires SmartDeck

Esterline CMC Electronics (Booth No.

Phillips 66 promos help dealers and company grow

With 735 FBOs pumping its products, aviation fuel provider Phillips 66 (Booth No.

Jepp signs Avantair for eChart Viewer

The monthly chore of pulling and replacing Jepp chart pages in a loose-leaf binder may soon go the way of propping an airplane to start its engine as eChar
Aircraft

Hawker to offer real time flight recording for bizjets

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (Booth No.
FBOs

Signature adds Montreal FBO

Signature Flight Support, the worldwide FBO chain, has opened its first Canadian FBO, at Montreal Pierre-Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
Charter & Fractional

ACJ family has 10 charter companies flying 15 aircraft

Airbus has discovered a lucrative niche for its Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) family, and charter operators are happy with the OEM's executive/VIP contri
Avionics

IS&S FMS slated for Eclipse

Flight management systems are coming for the Eclipse 500 very light jet and other aircraft, thanks to a new program from Innovative Solutions & Support

Two studies highlight bizav’s value in real dollars

Two new studies underscore the value of business aviation–and the high cost of not using it.

BJT Editor Stephen Pope Wins NBAA Gold Wing Award

Stephen Pope, a senior editor of Aviation International News and editor of Business Jet Traveler magazine, has won this year’s NBAA Gold Wing Award for his