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Charter & Fractional

Charter prices take a dive

Jet air charter costs for business travelers declined markedly over the past year, according to a survey conducted by CharterAuction.com of Quincy, Mass.,
Engines

Williams fires up FJ44-3 version

Williams International today will formally unveil its latest and most powerful turbofan, the 3,000-lb-thrust FJ44-3, a pair of which will power Cessna’s ne
Aircraft

Dassault 'reopens' subject of a small jet

Since production ended more than 25 years ago of the small, sleek Falcon 10, Dassault has concentrated on building larger business jets.
Charter & Fractional

France's Unijet turns to Cessna for small jet to meet its charter needs

Dassault Aviation’s unwillingness to develop a new light business jet to replace the Falcon 10 and 20 models is starting to cost it business.
Avionics

SureSight has OEM buyer

A “major bizjet manufacturer” will announce here at the NBAA show that it has selected CMC Electronics’ SureSight enhanced vision system (EVS) for inclusio
Maintenance and Modifications

Nordam selected for Embraer support

The Nordam Group announced that international subsidiary Nordam Europe Ltd.
Avionics

Rockwell Collins to offer WSI InFlight weather

Rockwell Collins has selected WSI InFlight to provide up-to-date weather briefings to aircraft equipped with Collins Pro Line 21 flight-deck displays.
Airports

Ground handling fee waived at Premier Affiliates

Baseops International announced today that it is waiving its $85 ground handling fees at all Premier Affiliate locations to encourage flight crews and pass
Maintenance and Modifications

Latest version of MxManager released

Aviation research and consulting firm Conklin and de Decker last month released the latest version of MxManager, its maintenance management software that p
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Works appointed southern PC-12 service center

Aviation Sales Inc., Swiss aircraft maker Pilatus’ Western U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Midcoast's activity unbent by downturn

The September 11 terrorist attacks and economic downturn have seemingly done nothing to dent the maintenance and modification business of Midcoast Aviation
Maintenance and Modifications

High Tech introduces kit for metal plating

High Tech Finishing, a Houston-based provider of decorative metal plating for customer aircraft interiors, has developed a new maintenance kit designed to
Maintenance and Modifications

Avion Graphics upgrades facility

Avion Graphics (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Hannover wins Gulfstream 100/200 nod

Jet Aviation’s facility at Hannover, Germany, has been made an FAA repair station for the Gulfstream 100 and 200 jets, as well as the Westwind series.
FBOs

Clay Lacy Aviation opens Seattle FBO

Clay Lacy Aviation (Booth No.
Aircraft

Sovereign makes its debut at NBAA '02

“To date, all major milestones have been completed on or ahead of schedule,” noted Cessna Citation Sovereign senior product director Brad Thress.
Maintenance and Modifications

Drake Group programs now available on the Web

The Drake Group’s FAA certification training programs for managers and engineers involving TC/STC/PMA and TSO categories, previously presented at companies
Engines

Honeywell's 731-50 is a low-risk venture

Honeywell launched the new TFE731-50 engine here in Orlando on Sunday evening, offering up to 4,900 lb of takeoff thrust and featuring integrated nacelle a
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

'Like-kind-exchange' plan can save owners thousands

Business aircraft owners who want to move up have the option to engage in a “like-kind exchange”  that could save thousands of dollars in capital gain
Engines

Rolls-Royce shuffles the top of exec deck

Rolls-Royce North America has strengthened and reorganized the management of its Corporate Aircraft division.
Engines

P&WC's president has diversified view

After four months on the job as president of Pratt & Whitney Canada, Alain Bellemare intends to guide a company that becomes increasingly global in nature
Safety

Med-Pac 400 kit is a full-service package

Med-Pac is presenting its latest air ambulance system here at the NBAA show (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Airborne cuts cost with exchange plan

Parker Aerospace’s Nichols Airborne Division is here at NBAA to provide information about its bleed air valve new spare and factory-overhaul exchange progr
Regulations and Government

Star Trak cabin door exempt from 25.813

Steecon Enterprises (Booth No.
Avionics

Max-Viz installs first EVS-1000 on 601-3A

The first Max-Viz EVS-1000 installation on an operator-customer’s aircraft is being completed by Total Aircraft Services (TAS) at Van Nuys (Calif.) Airport
Security

Baseops and iJET team on security reporting

Baseops International (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

NASA chooses Flexjet as its fractional provider

Bombardier Flexjet announced its selection as fractional provider to the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) at a press conference yesterda
Avionics

Airshow plugs gaps for Rockwell Collins

Following its acquisition this summer of cabin entertainment provider Airshow, Rockwell Collins has integrated the Tustin, Calif.
Rotorcraft

S-92 passes autorotation certification tests

Sikorsky S-92 test pilots John Dixon, company flight operations director, and Bob Spaulding, S-92 chief pilot, performed two full power-off landings last m