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Cabin Interior and Electronics
Active Air Filtration Coming from AAR and Quest
AAR, an aviation products and services provider, has joined with Cheadle-based Quest International in the UK to develop and distribute Quest’s AirManager,
Cabin Interior and Electronics
List Begins Supplying Interior Furnishings for PC-12 NG
List Components and Furniture of Austria has begun deliveries of executive interior furnishings for the Pilatus PC-12 NG (Next Generation). The
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Edelman Offers Metallic Dream Cow and Pitch Brown
Edelman Leather of New Milford, Conn., has introduced a touch of metal to a new line of leather goods for private jet interiors.
Accidents
Factual Reports: Taxiing Sabreliner Wreaks Havoc at FXE
Sabreliner NA-265-80, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb.
Accidents
Factual Report: Citation II Experiences Control Problems
Cessna 550 Citation II, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 14, 2008–Before takeoff from Palma de Majorca, the Citation II had several system warni
Accidents
Factual Report: Citation II Skids After Gear Collapse
Cessna 550 Citation II, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 29, 2009–During landing roll at Salt Lake City International Airport at the end of a Part 91 fl
Sustainability and Environment
Researchers continue to study alternative fuels for aviation
As government and industry plan for more environmentally friendly energy sources, companies continue to invest in and research alternative fuels for aviati
Accidents
Preliminiary Report: Power-Line Collision Claims Four Lives
Bell 206B, Auberry, Calif., Jan.
Engines
Low Engine Use May Yield High Repair Costs
Duncan Aviation advises that all operators of Honeywell engines that do not run them frequently and want to keep them off the Damaged Engine List should
Engines
UConn Named P&W Engineering Center of Excellence
Pratt & Whitney has established a Center of Excellence at the University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Engineering for research in the field of avia
Engines
Sukhoi engages in engine shuffle as Superjet limps to finish line
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) managed to fly the fourth Superjet 100 prototype for the first time on February 4, notwithstanding continuing delays associate
Aircraft
Mitsubishi recruits BAE for MRJ engine help
Mitsubishi Aircraft has hired the engineering division of BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to provide design integration and certification services for the de
FBOs
DB Aviation renames FBO, expands charter fleet
DB Aviation, a Chicago-area FBO and charter operator based at Waukegan Regional Airport, has renamed its FBO DB Flight Center.
Airports
HOUSTON EXECutive AIRPORT ADDS SECOND HANGAR
Privately owned and operated Houston Executive Airport has added a second corporate hangar to its FBO facility.
Sustainability and Environment
STAINLESS TANKS A FIRST FOR US AVIATION
US Aviation in Denton, Texas, is the first FBO in the U.S.
FBOs
SIGNATURE LUTON TESTS VIDEO IMMIGRATION SERVICE
Signature Flight Support is working with the UK Border Agency and Technology Store to test a new system allowing processing of international passengers 24/
FBOs
PHILLIPS 66 ADDS GLACIER JET
Glacier Jet Center at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Mont., is now a Phillips 66 fuel dealer.
ATC
PC-based RVR system receives FAA approval
The FAA has approved Vaisala’s AviMet PC-based runway visual range (RVR) system for use by FAA ATC facilities in the U.S.
FBOs
PASSUR’S OPSNET INTEGRATES AIRPORT INFO
Ten North American airports have contracted for or are already managing field-condition reporting using Passur Aerospace’s OpsNet system.
Airports
DHL TO DONATE AIRPORT TO COUNTY
Deutsche Post DHL announced on January 19 that it has agreed with Ohio’s Clinton County Port Authority (CCPA) to donate DHL’s former Air Hub/Wilmingto
FBOs
AIR STATION CONVERSION SOUGHT
Maine’s Brunswick Naval Air Station is scheduled to close in May next year, but the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is seeking to turn it into a
Airports
NATA UPDATES TETERBORO ONLINE TRAINING
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has updated its online Teterboro Airport training tool, which covers critical safety information for pil
FBOs
OCTAGON’s ECOFLO OFFERS GREEN DE-ICER FLUID
Responding to new Environmental Protection Agency guidelines that could eventually become law, Octagon Process has developed a Type 1 de-icer fluid that us
