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Dassault aims at last year’s sales records

Dassault president Charles Edelstenne yesterday made note of the rapidly growing business aviation industry, saying that Dassault’s own sales are exploding
Training and Workforce

SFAR outlines tougher training requirements

Following its safety evaluation of the Mitsubishi MU-2 last year, the FAA has issued a proposed Special FAR that will force all current and future MU-2 pil

Riding the roller coaster

Skyrocketing jet fuel prices did almost nothing to slow down high-flying business jet travelers, who collectively took to the skies in record numbers this
Maintenance and Modifications

San Diego Police upgrading AStars

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Jet Source (Booth No.
Avionics

ACSS offers technology to halt runway accidents

The crash of Comair Flight 5191 in the early morning darkness of August 27 has given pause to the entire aviation community.
Avionics

Sandel’s ‘hi-def’ EHSI lights cockpit with LEDs

Light-emitting diodes (LED) as the backlighting source for glass avionics? Thanks to a patented design from Sandel Avionics, that’s precisely what the Vist
Aircraft

Second Grob SPn prototype takes to skies over Germany

Less than a year from its planned service entry next September, the all-composite Grob SPn light jet is preparing to make a serious push on the North Ameri
Aircraft

Despite crash of prototype, Spectrum forges ahead on VLJ

Spectrum Aeronautical (Booth No.
Avionics

Arinc Rides to Rescue of Collins eXchange

Rockwell Collins will be able to continue providing satellite broadband network service to its eXchange business aircraft customers thanks to a deal announ
Security

Coast Guard to monitor ADIZ violations

Pilots busting the Washington, D.C.
Engines

Honeywell enters 10K thrust zone

On the eve of NBAA 2006, Honeywell made it official that it is developing technology and hardware toward launch of a 10,000-pound-thrust turbofan engine fo
Safety

Bombardier Safety Standdown 2006

Traditionally, the term “safety standdown” refers to a temporary halt to military operations following a string of accidents.

WCA names scholarship recipients

Women in Corporate Aviation is presenting three scholarships this week.
Accidents

Lidle SR20 crash in New York ignites debate about GA safety

When New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, 34, and his flight instructor, Tyler Stranger, 26, crashed their Cirrus SR20 into an east side Manhattan high-ris

NBAA Convention News celebrates 35 years

It’s hard to believe, but the magazine you’re holding in your hands is entering its 35th year.
Rotorcraft

HeliFlite adds fourth Bell 430 to its frax fleet

Helicopter fractional ownership and charter company HeliFlite (Booth No.
Aircraft

Spectrum launches S-33 follow-on

Start-up manufacturer Spectrum Aeronautical announced last month that it has selected the GE/Honda HF120 turbofan engine to power a new $6.2 million (2006
Regulations and Government

Debate continues: will small jets overburden FAA resources?

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Transportation Department Inspector General are questioning whether the FAA’s safety inspectors and air

News Clips: Boeing Completes Aviall Purchase

Aviall, one of the largest independent suppliers of new parts for business, government and commercial aircraft, now falls under the direction of managers a
Aircraft

Cessna’s Citation line just keeps on growing

Cessna formally launched two new business twinjets at last month’s NBAA Convention, making the Citation CJ4 and XLS+ the latest in a steady sequence of air
Aircraft

Challenger 605 awarded TC

Bombardier late last month received type certification from the FAA, Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency for its Challenger 605, the u

Newsmakers 2004: Final Flights

Harry Combs After a ride in a mailplane at age 13, Harry Combs was hooked on aviation and made it his life.
Regulations and Government

Age 60 rule comes under new scrutiny

With the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) poised to raise the age limit for commercial pilots to 65 effective November 23, the FAA has conv

Industry Perspective: Brazilian manufacture's ambitions center on full family of business jets

When Embraer decided to enter the business jet market after the successful launch of a family of regional airliners in the 1990s, the company’s chief execu
Aircraft

‘Euratlantic’ alliance here promoting U.S. investment

Representatives from Euratlantic, an alliance of 13 European regions, are at Booth No.
Airports

Teterboro users, neighbors reach voluntary agreement

The dark clouds that have hung over Teterboro Airport for many months about issues of noise, safety and security evaporated at a press conference last mont

Interview: NBAA's Bolen warns of renewed fight over user fees after midterm elections

After coming to the job in the midst of a recession and at a time when a number of high-profile crashes involving business airplanes dominated the
Regulations and Government

Comment period moved on LGA NPRM

The comment period on a proposal to continue the reservation and slot program under the high-density rule at New York La Guardia Airport (LGA) has been ext

Piper unwraps a jet at NBAA

Launching a new era for the 70-year-old lightplane manufacturer, Piper Aircraft president and CEO Jim Bass last month took the wraps off the design mockup
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