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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircraft cabins go back to Stone Age

Austria-based cabin component supplier List here at EBACE revealed the first-ever flexible-stone product for business aircraft cabins.
Aircraft

Customers ‘sticking with’ HondaJet

Honda Aircraft, which announced last month a one-year delay in certification of its HondaJet as a result of supplier issues, remains confident, buoyed by a

Pelton: Cessna will maintain the civil aircraft speed crown

When the Cessna Citation X received FAA certification in June 1996, it officially became the fastest business aircraft, with an Mmo of Mach 0.92.

Jeweler tries his hand at bizjet design

Jeweler Patrick Mauboussin is going into partnership with Sparfell Aviation Technologies, a holding company of Masterjet, to launch Patrick Mauboussin Airc
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Sennheiser shows off new headset

Sennheiser Aerospace (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Avjet gets FAA blessing for BBJ charter flights

Avjet has received FAA approval to operate its first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) under the FAR Part 135 regulations for both domestic and international chart
Sustainability and Environment

Avfuel upbeat, says 80% are still flying planes

You can’t accuse Craig Sincock, president and CEO of Avfuel, of being a pessimist.
Charter & Fractional

Bexair approved for saudia arabian charter flights

ahrain-based charter operator Bexair has been granted an aircraft operator’s certificate in Saudi Arabia.
Avionics

ICG unveils data transceiver for Acars and FANS comm

International Communications Group has introduced an Iridium-based data transceiver that’s designed for sending and receiving Acars (aircraft reporting and

South Africa prepares for football traffic

Next year’s football World Cup in South Africa will undoubtedly draw massive crowds of supporters from around the globe, along with a large influx of busin
FBOs

Flight handler Hadid opens office in Karachi

Hadid International Services has expanded its aviation support network with a new branch office located at Karachi Airport in Pakistan, the farthest easter
Charter & Fractional

Avjet gets FAA blessing for BBJ charter flights

Avjet has received FAA approval to operate its first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) under the FAR Part 135 regulations for both domestic and international chart
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Wins F2000 Winglet Installation

Aviation Partners signed up a customer for its new Falcon 2000 winglet modification here at the EBACE show yesterday.
Regulations and Government

Arinc Direct Now Offers eAPIS Filing

Business aviation flight services provider Arinc Direct has started offering electronic APIS (advanced passenger information system) reports for flights ar
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna, StandardAero Sign Service Agreement

StandardAero has entered into an agreement with Cessna Aircraft to support the global Citation service center network.
Aircraft

Beech Premier IA Sets Speed Record

A Beechcraft Premier IA set a speed record flying from Hawker Beechcraft’s facility in Chester, UK, to Geneva in one hour, 13 minutes and 30 seconds with a

Next Stop: Bahrain

Abu Dhabi-based executive charter operator Prestige Jet this week became the latest business aviation company to sign up as an exhibitor at the new Bahrain

Jet Aviation chief: worst appears over

Jet Aviation president Peter Edwards said it’s still too early “to call the market bottom,” but he pointed to positive signs emanating from nearly all corn
Engines

Silvercrest still seeking an airframe to hang on

Snecma launched the Silvercrest core-engine demonstrator program in 2006, built the engine in 2007 and successfully completed testing of it in March 2008.
FBOs

European FBOs

Europe’s FBOs are feeling the financial pinch as business aviation traffic dips in response to the continuing economic crisis.

EADS Projects Orders for 300 Airbus Aircraft This Year

EADS expects its Airbus unit to capture new gross orders for up to 300 aircraft this year, “even if it is becoming more challenging in the current market e

ExcelAire adds GIV-SP to its stable

Charter/management company ExcelAire announced Tuesday that it has added a 13-seat Gulfstream GIV-SP to its fleet, bringing the company’s Gulfstream invent

EGAMA: planemakers unite in EU

Looking back on European business aviation’s boom years of 2004 to 2008, new figures from the European General Aviation Manufacturers Association (EGAMA) s

Glass Half Full, Says Gulfstream Aerospace Chief

Business aviation is currently facing numerous challenges, but Gulfstream officials speaking this week at EBACE remained upbeat.
Engines

GE Honda Readies HF120 for Certification Tests

The second half of this year will mark “significant certification testing milestones” for the GE Honda Aero Engines HF120, the turbofan that will power bot
Aircraft

Embraer Going Full Throttle on Legacy 450, 500 Programs

Embraer announced this week at EBACE that its Legacy 450 and 500 midsize jet programs are proceeding on pace, having completed the joint definition phase t
Sustainability and Environment

Honeywell To Test Biofuel in APUs, Engines this Summer

Honeywell Aerospace is gearing up for biofuel tests on its APUs and engines this summer in a bid to stay ahead of the alternative fuel push.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Restructures MRO Sales Organization

Jet Aviation (Booth No.
Safety

EBAA Promotes Pagoda as the Best Tool

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is promoting Eurocontrol’s Pagoda as the best tool for business aviation operators to meet the monitoring