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CMC goes into new FronTier

CMC Electronics is buoyed by recent selections of its new infrared enhanced-vision system (EVS), satellite communications antennas and electronic flight ba
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Boeing Decision on Second 787 Line Imminent

Boeing will reveal the location of its planned second final assembly line for the 787 “over the next couple of weeks,” CEO James McNerney said today.

Colt International Opens in São Paulo

Handling company Colt International (Booth No.
Aircraft

First Hawker 4000 in MidEast Available for Charter

Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group has become the first operator in the Gulf Cooperation Council to take delivery of a new Hawker 4000.

Amstat Report Hints at Bizjet Sales Stabilization

According to a recent market update from Amstat (Booth No.

FAA Releases Final Order on 51-percent Rule

The FAA just released the long-awaited final order that revises the amateur-built aircraft certification policy and guidelines for how builders should prop
Safety

Safe Flight system enhances Kodiak’s STOL capability

Safe Flight Instrument (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Marquis Jet sees demand on rebound

Marquis Jet’s Randy Brandoff said his jet card company is well positioned to take advantage of the shifting sands of the corporate jet market.
Aircraft

Satcom Fit for a King

Panasonic Avionics yesterday introduced what it calls a “global communications suite” designed to provide world leader head-of-state aircraft with the ulti

First conforming HondaJet is coming together

When Honda Aircraft (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier plays ‘Nice’ with LHT on Learjet 85

In a ceremony here yesterday, Bombardier Aerospace and Lufthansa Technik cemented an agreement that will make the latter’s cabin management system standard

NBAA’09 opens with dose of reality, muted optimism

It would have been impossible to open the 62nd NBAA Convention without squaring off with the 500-pound economic gorilla in the room.
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Avant Aerospace and GDS Aero Pair Up

Avant Aerospace (Booth No.

EAA Marks Hatching of 1.5 Million Young Eagles

The EAA’s Young Eagles program, aimed at introducing youngsters to aviation by giving them a flight on a general aviation aircraft, is marking a major mile

West Star Adds Falcon Winglets to Offerings

West Star Aviation (Booth No.

Odyssey Opens FBOs in the Bahamas

Already a well-known brand in the Caribbean for the past 12 years, Odyssey Aviation (Booth No.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Capital Aviation Earns STC for Waas in CL600s

Capital Aviation (Booth No.
Engines

GE Honda spools up HF120 cert testing

The GE Honda joint venture last Thursday fired up the first conforming version of its new 2,095-lb-thrust HF120 engine currently slated for certification&n
Aircraft

Rockwell Collins Intros Pro Line Falcon 2000 Upgrade

Rockwell Collins introduced a Pro Line 4 to Pro Line 21 upgrade for the Falcon 2000 that replaces the airplane’s original CRT screens with a suite of four

Liebherr-Aerospace makes NBAA debut as company grows

Here at NBAA as a first-time exhibitor, Liebherr-Aerospace (Booth No.
Aircraft

PiperJet signs up for G3000

Piper Aircraft announced here yesterday that it has selected the touchscreen-controlled Garmin G3000 as the avionics suite for its in-development single-en
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Sora satcom makes debut

International Communications Group (Booth No.

Astro-Med Unveils ToughWriter

Astro-Med (Booth No.

Serge Dassault Honored with NBAA’s Highest Award

Yesterday during the NBAA Awards Luncheon, Olivier Dassault accepted the NBAA Meritorious Service to Aviation Award for his father, Serge, who wasn’t able

LimoLink Donates over $25,000 in Services to CAN

LimoLink International (Booth No.

Aviall Tapped to Market Unitron GPUs

Unitron LP, which has been designing, manufacturing, marketing solid-state frequency converters (all-electric ground power units–GPUs) since 1960 when it
Aircraft

New interiors for Learjet 60XR

Bombardier announced here in Orlando on Monday that it is offering two new cabin interiors for its Learjet 60XR business jet: Signature Series Red and Sign

Women in Corporate Aviation Awards Scholarship

Women in Corporate Aviation, International (WCA) has announced that Rachael Denise Thomas is the recipient of its 2009 WCA Career Scholarship.
Aircraft

Safe Flight’s Autothrottle Approved for the G150

Safe Flight Instrument of White Plains, N.Y., announced at NBAA that its enhanced AutoPower automatic throttle has been certified for the Gulfstream G150.
Aircraft

For now, Harco will still support the Eclipse 500

Harco general manager Michael Milardo said his company would support the Eclipse EA500–for now.