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Is Saudi Arabia Saab’s Mystery Customer for AEW System?

Saab sprung a major surprise earlier this month by announcing an order worth some $680 million for its
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Engines

GE To Power Mk II Verson of Indian Light Combat Aircraft

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) selected the General Electric F414 turbofan engine to power the second batch of
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Aircraft

Super Galaxy Now in Service

After four years of flight tests, the first upgraded Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy was redelivered to the U.S.
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Aircraft

AgustaWestland Eyes Three U.S. Military Helicopter Programs

AgustaWestland is promoting three of its civil helicopters for proposed U.S.
ATC

ADS-B deployment provides a proving ground for NextGen

Progress on the FAA’s ambitious NextGen overhaul of the ATC system in the U.S.
Sustainability and Environment

ETS reporting process remains a headache

If you make even a handful of short flights into European airspace, there’s no escaping the countdown to the European Union’s contentious emissions trading
Sustainability and Environment

Numbers Don’t Stack Up for Small Emitters Tool

The ETS small emitters tool for calculating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is simple at first glance, consisting of no more than an Excel spreadsheet into
Maintenance and Modifications

CD Aviation Honored with FAA Diamond Award

CD Aviation, an authorized Honeywell Engines service center, received the FAA’s AMT Diamond Award of Excellence for maintenance technician training for t
Charter & Fractional

New Charter Regs Target Aeromed Ops

The FAA released proposed new regulations for charter operators on October 7, specifically targeting aeromedical services.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bizjet Wi-Fi choices keep expanding

There are now more ways than ever to connect to the Internet in flight thanks to the growing number of airborne data services available for installation in
Engines

P&WC modifies ESP, waives mandatory hours

Pratt & Whitney Canada is putting customers first at this year’s convention, in particular making some customer-friendly changes to its popular Eagle S
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion centers await new Boeing widebody projects

Head-of-state and VVIP completions centers are awaiting two new Boeing widebodies–the 747-8 and the all-composite 787.
Engines

Engine Programs

Business jet engine programs this year seem to be moving slowly, with little progress to report.
FBOs

With new hangar under way, Biggin Hill continues expansion

London Biggin Hill Airport has just started construction for a new 55,000-sq-ft hangar adjacent to its main ­passenger terminal.
Safety

ADS shows O2 applications

Oxygen bottle levels are an important preflight item, but even with a full bottle, pilots still need to do some calculating to determine if there is enough
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan-Provo Becomes Bombardier Service Center

Bombardier and Duncan Aviation (Booth No.
Airports

Hartsfield and Two Others Get FAA Funding

The FAA has added three airport projects that are funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars, ­including one at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
Cabin Interior and Electronics

LBAS Installs NiceView Moving Map In Learjet 60A

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS, Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

CFM Celebrates 500 Millionth Engine

CFM International, the GE/Safran partnership that developed the CFM56 high-bypass turbofan, is celebrating its 36th anniversary with a record 500 million
Maintenance and Modifications

Proper support keeps older aircraft flying

The plunging values of certain models of older business jets has rekindled a timeless debate: when is a jet too old to fly? “A rule of thumb is when the ai
Maintenance and Modifications

Nordic service center maintains Citations

Scandinavian operators of Cessna’s Citation jets have access to a factory-approved service center in their own region, with the opening of a new facility b
Aircraft

Embraer finds niche for its Lineage 1000

Embraer arrived at this year’s NBAA convention buoyed by delivery of its sixth Lineage 1000 and with a record Lineage flight covering 4,015 nm in the compa
Maintenance and Modifications

QTA finding customers for Gulfstream II/III hush kit

Quiet Technology Aerospace (Booth No.
Aircraft

Legacy designers tap latest technology for fly-by-wire jets

The high level of technology employed in Embraer’s newest business jet ­family, the Legacy 450 and 500 program, enables detailed exploration and developmen
Charter & Fractional

Gama sees positive signs for charter

It is just more than two years since Gama Aviation (Booth No.
Avionics

EASA OKs G1000 for King Air

Danish Hawker Beechcraft specialist Scandinavian Aircraft Technologies (ScanTech) is coordinating EASA approval of Garmin G1000 installations in King Air 9
Cabin Interior and Electronics

JetNet offers aircraft info for smartphones

  Bizav data provider JetNet is unveiling and demonstrating a new smartphone app for accessing its Evolution database.