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GIV-SP, GV reach dispatch reliability milestones

Gulfstream Aerospace announced that its Gulfstream IV-SP has achieved a 99.6-percent dispatch reliability rate over the past year, while the GV dispatch ra
FBOs

Bizliners are in the cards for Hallmark FBO

Hallmark Jet Center at San Antonio International Airport recently completed a $2.2 million expansion to its terminal building and ramp space.
Aircraft

Sovereign on track to fly early next year

Wichita-based Cessna Aircraft is continuing to make progress on the development and certification activities of its super-midsize Citation Sovereign.
Security

Security is a top concern at Universal

Enhanced security and improved data acquisition are prime concerns of today’s business aviation community, subjects Universal Weather and Aviation of Houst
Avionics

Garrett installs GIII Primus Epic retrofit

Garrett Aviation has completed its first installation of Honeywell’s integrated display system–known as the Primus Epic control display system/retrofit (CD
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Stevens the place to go for Piaggios

With delivery of a reconfigured Piaggio Avanti twin-turboprop pusher on September 19 and a second green Avanti expected this month, Stevens Aviation will b
Aircraft

Saab 340s recast as corporate shuttles

Piedmont Hawthorne has entered into an agreement with Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) to market Saab 340 twin-turboprops for corporate shuttle use.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

JSSI & Fleet team up on finances

Chicago-based Jet Support Services Inc.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airshow to serve G200 pilots & pax

Airshow signed a four-year agreement with Gulfstream to provide cabin management and source equipment for the super-midsize Gulfstream 200 (née Galaxy) bus
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Inmarsat to slash cost of e-access

Global mobile satellite communications group Inmarsat plans to offer in-flight Internet connections of speeds of up to 64 kbps to aircraft operators at “a
Avionics

Goodrich finds favor with OEMs

Goodrich Corp.
Aircraft

Airbus has first ACJ ops confab

Six operators were represented at the first operators conference for the Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) held at the manufacturer’s Toulouse, France headquarter
Aircraft

Boeing Completes 787 Power-on

Boeing has completed the power-on sequence for the first 787 Dreamliner, the company announced today.
Aircraft

First Customer Hawker 4000 Finally Delivered

Hawker Beechcraft delivered the first super-midsize Hawker 4000 to launch customers Gary and Donna Hall during a ceremony yesterday at the company’s headqu
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft Charter Broker Regulations Pushed

Recent enforcement actions against charter brokers using “unfair or deceptive” business practices have come under scrutiny, and some organizations are now
Safety

FAA Holds First Aviation Fatigue Symposium

The FAA today wrapped up its first symposium focused specifically on managing fatigue in aviation.
Safety

NTSB Addresses Landing Distances, Crew Fatigue

The NTSB issued a number of recommendations yesterday stemming from an April 12, 2007, landing overrun of a Pinnacle Airlines Bombardier CRJ at Cherry Capi
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US’s Feathers Ruffled at NATA Summit

ARG/US is publicly disputing claims made at the NATA Air Charter Summit held last week in Chantilly, Va., by the Air Charter Safety Foundation about its ne
FBOs

TAG working to remake Farnborough in pinstripes

TAG Aviation is working hard to provide European business aviation with a resource it desperately needs–an airport to call its own.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Worldwide access with Global One

Late last month Satcom Direct Inc.
Engines

News Note: Altair Avionics unveils latest turbine management system

For the latest in seamless data acquisition, retrieval and management solutions, get in touch with Altair Avionics Corp.
Maintenance and Modifications

Transairco’s shop is among Europe’s best

Founded in 1946 as Transair SA at the small airfield of Colombier in western Switzerland, Transairco was part of the Beech Aircraft sales organization for
FBOs

Jet Aviation is growing steadily

Jet Aviation’s main strength is in Europe, where 11 major facilities generate 60 percent of its income, and the U.S., with four major facilities and 18 sup
Cabin Interior and Electronics

B/E seats and de-ice lines pay off

The FAA has issued a technical  service order (TSO) confirming the B/E Aerospace passenger seat for the Gulfstream G200 (née Galaxy) complies with 16-
Aircraft

Cargo feeder designed for ‘roll-up’ LDX containers

A Minneapolis company is making plans to produce and sell a new single-engine turbine utility aircraft designed and outfitted for transporting cargo and fe
FBOs

SimuFlite expanding, adding new models

SimuFlite, which was recently rebranded as GE Capital SimuFlite to emphasize that it is a subsidiary of General Electric, has begun its third major expansi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Baker cooks up a one-stop systems shop

Baker Electronics has added three new product lines to its range of aviation entertainment, management and cockpit systems, and announced the formation of
FBOs

FBOs' business challenges predated September 11

Even before last month’s terrorist attacks, FBOs faced formidable business challenges.
Aircraft

Airbus readies 1st Airbus ACJ

Air France Industries is set to deliver its first completed Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) this month, with a second aircraft to leave its Toulouse, France com
Avionics

Rockwell Collins traces its spirit of innovation to a rich heritage

A business is an institution when one of a city’s major thoroughfares and one of its fine hotels bears its name.