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Trammell, Waugh To Be Honored by NBAA

NBAA’s board of directors yesterday selected Archie Trammell–a weather radar specialist, aviation journalist and lifelong safety advocate–as the recipient
Aircraft

Movers & Shakers: P&WC at forefront of VLJ revolution

From very large to very light jets about to crest the horizon, Pratt & Whitney Canada engines power some of business aviation’s most exciting designs.

Embraer Names Successor to Botelho

Frederico Fleury Curado is to succeed Mauricio Botelho as president and CEO of Embraer next April.
Aircraft

Bombardier Aero ponders next move

Canada’s Bombardier Aerospace (Hall 3 Stand D8) enters this Farnborough show with some critical questions to answer about the future of its regional airlin
Avionics

Verizon Airfone Going Out of Service

Verizon Airfone notified customers on July 7 it has "determined to exit the air-to-ground business" and will shut down Airfone on December 4.

Executive Shakeup at Jet Aviation

Theo Staub, president and COO of Jet Aviation North America, and Colin Bond, CFO of the Jet Aviation Group, "have decided to leave the company," according
Aircraft

787 the product of a bold new doctrine

Boeing adopted the mantle of systems integrator in a big way with the 787, calling on a group of international partners to produce complete subassemblies f
Airports

Orlando Gets New Runway Incursion Warning System

The FAA recently added new Safety Logic runway incursion alerting technology to its ASDE-X airport surveillance equipment at Orlando International Airport
Aircraft

Testing the New Technologies

The key technologies being investigated in the current UCAV programs are advanced flight control for tail-less, blended-wing-body configurations; autonomou
Avionics

Max-Viz says its riding a wave of interest for its EVS camera gear

Max-Viz, the Oregon company whose only product is forward-looking infrared (IR) enhanced-vision systems (EVS), came to NBAA’06 riding a rising tide of inte
Avionics

Iridium CEO says future liesin low-cost data transmission

Just three weeks into his new job as CEO of Iridium Satellite, Matthew Desch is here in Orlando with a message.
Aircraft

SATSair buys 50 SR22s for new air taxi service

SATSair, the Greenville, N.C.

Bank of America and Embraer Talking

Cross-pollinating their businesses, Bank of America and Embraer announced a joint referral program for sales and financing yesterday.
Aircraft

BBJ celebrates 10th birthday with 12 orders

Boeing Business Jets celebrated its 10th anniversary yesterday with cake, champagne and good news.
Aircraft

Citation orders here tally $360M

Cessna Aircraft received orders here for 22 of its Citation-series jets in a number of deals totaling more than $360 million.
Aircraft

Sabreliner keeping them looking and flying like new

By March, Sabreliner Corp.
Avionics

FlightView tracker offers instant alerts about changes

Boston-based FlightView Software has released a flight-tracking product that instantly notifies users of changes in flight operations such as delays, diver
ATC

Joint venture seeks key to NATO radar RFP

AGS Industries, a recently formed joint-venture company headquartered in Ottobrunn, Germany, is working on a response to a formal request for proposal for

EADS money woes no object for Sogerma

Employees at EADS Sogerma Services’ Merignac aircraft maintenance near Bordeaux in southwest France still have jobs thanks to French Prime Minister Dominiq

Aerospace is the winner in clash of metal and composites

What are the advantages and disadvantages of carbon-fiber reinforced plastics? A key advantage of CFRPs is their strength-to-weight
Engines

Finger on the pulse of Pratt’s global position

Recently appointed Pratt & Whitney president Steve Finger is in no doubt about his company’s position in the global marketplace.

ExcelAire and Honeywell Respond to Lawsuits

At press time, two lawsuits had been filed in the aftermath of the September 29 midair collision over the Amazon jungle.

Airlines’ Loss Not Necessarily Bizav’s Gain

Into an increasingly acrimonious atmosphere in which the airlines perceive business aviation as competition for high-end travelers comes a study suggesting
Airports

Two-pronged Attack on Stage 2 Under Way at VNY

Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is busy trying to figure out how to hasten the phaseout of Stage 2 business jets at Van Nuys Airport (VNY).

Lektro Sells First Towbarless Tug

Ground-support equipment manufacturer Lektro sold the first of its new AP8350 towbarless tugs to Monticello Air, Napa, Calif., which will use it to tow an
Aircraft

Can a t-prop be a VLJ? Epic Dynasty says it can

Just because an airplane swings a propeller doesn’t mean it can’t be a VLJ.
Safety

Jet Aviation buys smoke defenders

Clearly seeing the value of an emergency vision assurance system, Jet Aviation of Teterboro, N.J., will purchase smoke displacement technology for installa
Avionics

Learjet 60XR Avionics Certified

Bombardier Aerospace announced here that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted approval for Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line 21 avionics suite in the C
Aircraft

Cirrus booth is a tease for ‘The-jet’

Drop by the Cirrus booth (No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions Recap 2006: Better and Better

In the midst of continuing economic growth, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released its numbers for the first half of this year and