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Aspen Avionics Unveils Helo PFD2

Aspen Avionics in Albuquerque, N.M., introduced a helicopter version of its Evolution flight display system called the EFD1000H Pro Helicopter PFD.
Avionics

Avidyne Introduces FMS400, R9 Pricing Levels

Using the stage at Oshkosh to make several product announcements, Avidyne introduced a lower-priced version of its next-gen flight management system called
Avionics

Garmin Introduces G500 Avionics SystemD

Garmin has rolled out a sub-$16,000 avionics system that’s certified for installation in nearly 600 Class I and II Part 23 airplanes (defined as singles an
Avionics

L-3’s Trilogy Standby Gains TSO Approval

L-3 Avionics Systems said last month that its new Trilogy ESI-1000 electronic standby instrument has received TSO approval and an approved model list STC a
Avionics

Passengers get first taste of Aircell Internet service

Business aircraft passengers are finally getting the chance to sample Aircell’s in-flight high-speed Internet service as customer airplanes receive t
Avionics

AIN 2009 Product Support Survey: Avionics

For the first time since AIN has been conducting its annual product support survey, a company that doesn’t start with Gar- and end in -min has claim
Aircraft

In The Works: Stratos Aircraft - 714

Stratos Aircraft is also targeting the four-seat VLJ market, but its entry has one engine, a 3,030-pound-thrust Williams International FJ44-3AP, and more a
Aircraft

In The Works: Epic Aircraft Dynasty, Elite, Victory, Escape

Epic Aircraft’s plan to transition from the kit-built market to certified aircraft has suffered a setback.
Aircraft

In The Works: GP Aerospace - GP210

Brazil-based GP Aerospace is trying to raise $10 million to build a flying prototype of the company’s GP210 very light jet.
Aircraft

In The Works: Comp Air - CA-12, CA-9

Comp Air is still planning to certify its single-engine turboprop CA-12, but has not yet formally applied to the FAA for a type certificate.

Bizjets provide lift for North Korea mission

The aircraft that carried former President Bill Clinton to North Korea last month on an errand of mercy seeking the release of two imprisoned U.S.
Training and Workforce

CAE’s Brown hands over reins to Parent

Robert Brown, president and CEO of Montreal-based pilot training provider and simulator manufacturer CAE, has announced his retirement effective at the end
Training and Workforce

King Schools offers online Part 135 course

King Schools has added a new course–Part 135 initial and recurrent training–to its series of professional online courses.
Maintenance and Modifications

PPG, Gentex Picked for King Air 350i Electric Shade

PPG Industries aerospace transparencies business and Gentex will be providing electrochromic window systems to Hawker Beechcraft as standard equipment for

Labace Shows Resilience of Bizav in Latin America

While the rest of the world continues to struggle in the grip of an economic crisis, the recent Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibitio
Aircraft

Epic Air To File for Bankruptcy

In a hearing of the lawsuit filed by Blue Sky Avgroup against k
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Begins Whirl Testing Active Rotor System

Sikorsky Aircraft yesterday said it has begun whirl testing a demonstration rotor system with active flaps as part of the company’s “commitment to design,

Conklin: Value of Older Used Bizjets in ‘Dire Straits’

Business jet valuations for pre-mid-1990 models are in “dire straits” and likely will never recover, Conklin & de Decker vice president and co-owner Da
Aircraft

C90-series King Air to get winglets

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) hopes to boost new C90-series King Air sales with another revision of its smallest twin turboprop.
Training and Workforce

AW’s Italy training center growing

Now in operation for more than three years, AgustaWestland’s Alessandro Marchetti helicopter training academy in Italy is continuing to expand the scope of
Maintenance and Modifications

Engine-preservation rules apply to parked aircraft

A number of business jets–more than 3,000 by some estimates–are sitting idle on the ramp as their owners wait for the economy to improve.
Aircraft

Emivest ready to ramp up production of SJ30 twinjet

More than a year after it bought 80 percent of Sino Swearingen Aircraft, infused it with $150 million of new capital, and rebranded it Emivest Aerospace, t
Maintenance and Modifications

Connie restoration proceeding

The Lockheed L-1649A Starliner was the queen of the skies in the late 1950s and it might again become a familiar sight aloft, according to officials at Luf

EAA AirVenture 2009

That the annual EAA AirVenture show offers a mouth-watering and impossible-to-swallow cornucopia of everything aviation was never more evident than at this

Labace 2009

While much of the world struggles in the grip of a financial crisis, the economies in Latin America–and Brazil in particular–appear stable and even growing
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Phenom 100

Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer is a relative newcomer to the business aviation market.
Aircraft

Boeing Sets New 787 Schedule

Boeing announced today that it expects the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner to occur by the end of this year and first delivery in the fourth quarter of
Safety

Rule change mandates better icing protection

The FAA last month amended its certification standards for icing protection on transport-category airplanes.
Regulations and Government

Hart returns to NTSB; two vacancies remain

The swearing in of Christopher Hart as a member of the NTSB on August 12 was followed immediately by the departure of former chairman Mark Rosenker, leavin
Aircraft

Bombardier Readies C Series Fuselage Barrel for Testing

Bombardier next month plans to start more than a year of testing with the first aluminum-lithium test barrel for the C Series narrowbody that was delivered
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