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Maintenance and Modifications

Flight Services Group Earns Part 145 Certification

Stratford, Conn.-based Flight Services Group successfully completed the certification process to operate as an FAR Part 145 repair station with limited in
Maintenance and Modifications

BLR nears certification of King Air 90 winglets

High fuel prices are giving operators new motivation to add aftermarket winglets to airplanes without them.
Avionics

Retrofit LCDs available for Falcon 900s

Dassault Falcon 900C and 900EX owners will soon be able to get flight-deck facelifts, thanks to a Honeywell retrofit program announced here at the show by
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulf Coast Completes Twin Commander Upgrade

Lakeland, Fla.-based Gulf Coast Avionics announced it has completed its first installation of a Garmin G600 retrofit package.
Avionics

Garmin reveals incentives for G1000 avionics suite

Garmin International opened NBAA’08 by announcing a pair of offers to purchasers and operators of its G1000 integrated flight deck that include price break
Maintenance and Modifications

JetTech panel mods update early Citations

JetTech, a Colorado specialist in designing and obtaining STCs for RVSM and panel modernization, is at Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satcom Direct expands U.S. service plan

Airborne communications provider Satcom Direct (Booth No.
Rotorcraft

Atlanta Residents Resent Helipads

The FAA reports that there are 99 approved helipads within a 20-nm radius of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and approval for four more is pending
Rotorcraft

Boeing Investigating Disc Rotor

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) is giving Boeing $9 million over the next two years to investigate the feasibility of developing a di
Aircraft

Epic forging ahead on FAA OK for Victory and Escape prototypes

Epic Aircraft plans to certify the Victory and Escape prototypes in the U.S., according to chairman and CEO Rick Schrameck.
Training and Workforce

Orders pile up for Frasca’s line of trainers

Frasca International has received several recent orders for its Mentor advanced aviation training device from Lewis University, Pinnacle Aviation, the Univ
Aircraft

Diamond D-Jet Flies with Upgraded Williams Engine

On Sunday, Diamond Aircraft flew its D-Jet for the first time with the new Williams International FJ33-5A engine (formerly designated FJ33-19), the product
Avionics

Stevens Unveils Select Suite Avionics Retrofits

Stevens Aviation, buoyed by market reception of its Lear4Ever avionics and airframe modification package for the Learjet 35, today announced expansion of i
Aircraft

Epic Aircraft Forges Ahead

Epic Aircraft plans to certify the Victory and Escape prototypes in the U.S., according to chairman and CEO Rick Schrameck.
Avionics

FreeFlight turns focus to next-gen nav

Elm Creek Partners has acquired avionics and navigation system supplier FreeFlight Systems (Booth No.
Avionics

FMS software upgrades open new doors

Honeywell announced flight management system software upgrades for its FMZ-2000 and Primus Epic systems that will provide advanced GPS-enabled route and ap
Avionics

WxWorks forging ahead on system improvements

The Sirius/XM merger will have no impact to WxWorx services, the XM WX Satellite Weather provider said yesterday.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa ‘niceview’ update features 3-D moving map

Lufthansa Technik’s latest innovation in cabin “infotainment” is called niceview, an upgrade that takes the venerable moving-map display into a new dimensi
Avionics

Sandel SN4500 now equipped with WAAS data

Sandel Avionics is adding new WAAS approach annunciations to its 4-ATI electronic primary navigation display, the SN4500, with a software update available
Aircraft

Dornier 328Jet reconfigured as an executive airplane

Comtran International said it has been awarded an STC for a 12-passenger executive cabin configuration for the Dornier 328Jet, which is being marketed as t
Aircraft

Grand Luxury Arrives in a Regional Jet

An interesting cross-fertilization exists between business and regional jets.
Avionics

BAE touts Q-HUD for light business jets

BAE Systems (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan plans westward expansion

Duncan Aviation (Booth No.
Aircraft

Diamond D-Jet flies with upgraded engine

On Sunday, Diamond Aircraft (Booth No.
Avionics

Jetcraft awaits OK on EVS II

Jetcraft Avionics (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux’s U.S. division adds completion firm

Comlux announced the formation of Comlux America and the acquisition by that entity of independent completion and refurbishment specialist Indianapolis Jet
Maintenance and Modifications

XOJet enrolls Citation X fleet in R-R maintenance service

Rolls-Royce (Booth No.
Training and Workforce

CAE adds training options for Bombardier models

Montreal-based CAE plans to add a Global Express full-flight simulator to its training facility in Dallas next year.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Competitors team up on satcom services

Satcom Direct, which had been competing with Honeywell International’s OneLink, announced that it has officially signed a contract Saturday to work in coop
Aircraft

New twin is still under consideration at Socata

Is it a jet? Is it a turboprop? That’s the question that remains after Socata confirmed here yesterday that it is still pursuing a twin-engine aircraft to