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Congressional Observer

President Barack Obama charged into his presidency full of enthusiasm for plans to staff his cabinet with worthies, stimulate the economy, revise fiscal po
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Industry finds opportunity in downturn

At the opening session of the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2009 in Hamburg last month, a panel of industry executives acknowledged the challenges facing the int
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions & Refurbishment: IDG Finds Work in Government Contracts

Interior Development Group is staying busy, thanks in part to some substantial government contracts.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion & Refurbishment: Airshow 4000 v2 Gets Major Upgrade

Rockwell Collins’s Airshow 4000 v2 moving map has gotten a major facelift, and the company brought in some of California’s top video game programmers to ma
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion & Refurbishment: Design Q at Work on A380 Interior Proposal

London-based Design Q has teamed with Case4de engineering specialists to produce an interior proposal for the A380 Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdul Al
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions & Refurbishment: 328 Support Services Begins Work on Executive 328Jet

328 Support Services has started work on another Dornier 328Jet conversion from airliner to executive transport.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

With R&D innovation center, Lufthansa looks to the future

With the official opening of the new Cabin Innovation Center for research and development at its Hamburg, Germany headquarters on April 1, Lufthansa Techni
Charter & Fractional

FAA Loses Appeal of Air Trek Revocation

Charter operator Air Trek’s battle to reinstate its Part 135 certificate following an FAA attempt at revocation appears to be back on track.
Charter & Fractional

New Rules Pitched for FAR Part 135 CRM Training

The FAA is proposing to require crew resource management (CRM) training for all Part 135 certificate holders’ pilots and flight attendants.
ATC

Surface vehicles added to incursion-prevention program

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is showing the world how to safely monitor and control the movement of surface vehicles and greatly minimize the risk of runwa
Regulations and Government

FAA continues to operate on ‘temporary’ extensions

In late March, Congress approved legislation to extend FAA funding from March 31 until September 30, the end of Fiscal Year 2009.
Regulations and Government

U.S. and E.U. clash over FAA reauthorization bill

The FAA reauthorization bill is at odds with the European Union-U.S.
ATC

Industry to Senate: shorten NextGen timetable

Congress seems to be getting fed up with the slow pace of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) rollout.
Aircraft

Boeing 787 Moves to Flight Line for Testing

Boeing has moved the first 787 prototype to the flight line in
Aircraft

Hainan Group Cuts ERJ 145 Order in Half

Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Company (HEAI) has reached an agreement with HNA Group, owner of Hainan Airlines, to reduce the original firm order for 50
Maintenance and Modifications

Banyan signs caravan support senter agreement

StandardAero and Banyan Air Service have signed a support center agreement authorizing Banyan as a StandardAero-approved installation facility for the Cess
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star GJT adds Challenger landing gear services

West Star Aviation’s Grand Junction, Colo.
Maintenance and Modifications

PAG relocates and becomes Ahler

Precision Aviation Group’s Canadian companies, Precision Heliparts Canada (PHP-C) and Precision Accessories & Instruments Canada (PAI-C), are combining and
Maintenance and Modifications

Eurocopter opens Hong Kong constumer service center

Following the creation of the European Customer Service Center (CSC) in October 2007, Eurocopter has opened a center in Hong Kong (CSC Asia-Pacific).
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer signs first Phenom 100 EEC contract

Phenom 100 owners Elizabeth and Jim Frost have signed the first individual owner Embraer Executive Care (EEC) contract in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Freedom Aero Service receives FAA Part 145 designation

Lincoln, Calif.-based Freedom Aero Service has been awarded FAR Part 145 status.
Maintenance and Modifications

Standard Aero launcheS System-wide SMS

“StandardAero will never compromise flight safety, going above and beyond the regulatory, legal or acceptable minimum requirements,” said StandardAero pres
Maintenance and Modifications

CFM signs agreement for CFM56 training in India

Under the terms of a Memorandum of Agreement signed by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.
Maintenance and Modifications

AMETEK aquires MIami-based MRO operation

Miami-based High Standard Aviation has been acquired by Ametek as it expands its MRO capability in the Southeastern U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA OKs Blackhawk’s Conquest engine upgrade

Blackhawk Modifications has received EASA approval for its Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A upgrade program for the Conquest I.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier renews Innotech's ASF standing

Innotech Aviation, which supports Bombardier Challengers and Globals and is a preferred completion center specializing in Globals, has renewed its authoriz
Maintenance and Modifications

Pheonix heliports named Schwelter dealer

Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary Schweizer Aircraft has signed a deal with Phoenix Heliparts appointing the company a factory-authorized aircraft sales distrib
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna expands network of service centers

Cessna Aircraft has added three companies to its stable of Citation authorized service facilities.
Maintenance and Modifications

Avatas Aerospace acuires Prime Turbines

Hyannis, Mass.-based Prime Turbines has been acquired by Avatas Aerospace.
Maintenance and Modifications

DAS extends its U.S. reach

More than doubling its service space to 110,000 sq ft, Dassault Aircraft Services (DAS) Little Rock recently completed an expansion project at its Adams Fi