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Airport Profile: Grissom ARB

The opening of a new runway for civil use is a rare event, but even more unusual when that runway is 12,501 feet of smooth pavement, specifically the joint
Charter & Fractional

Jet Republic plans to take on NetJets Europe

Against a backdrop of tumbling stock markets and the most serious banking crisis in a century, Jet Republic has launched what it bills as the most direct c
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cessna Unveils Latest Columbus Mockup

At NBAA 2008, Cessna unveiled the latest cabin mockup of its new Citation Columbus.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux Acquires Indianapolis Jet Center

Aircraft charter and management provider Comlux The Aviation Group has expanded its reach to the North American completion and refurbishment market with th
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan To Open New Center in Utah

Duncan Aviation plans to build a new, 320,000-sq-ft facility at Provo Municipal Airport in Utah.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Texas Aviation Delivers a Ferrari

Helicopter interiors specialist Texas Aviation Services has delivered a “Ferrari styled” Eurocopter EC 130 to Mike Herzog of Portland, Ore.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Refurb On the Fly from Monarch Aircraft

Monarch Aircraft Restoration Services, a San Diego-based Part 145 repair station providing interior refurbishment, has expanded its capabilities by adding
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Ovation Select Promises ‘Seamless’ Electronics Integration

Honeywell has launched its redesigned Ovation Select cabin management system, a package that “seamlessly integrates entertainment and connectivity technolo
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Midcoast Opens Narrowbody Hangar

Midcoast Aviation, with an eye to the burgeoning single-aisle bizliner completion business, has opened a new three-story, 146,000-sq-ft completion and refu
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Snooze While You Cruise with JetBed

When Gary Bosstick, a frequent charter client, became dissatisfied with the sleeping comfort of the typical business jet seat, he did what any entrepreneur
Aircraft

In The Works: Diamond Aircraft D-Jet

Diamond D-Jet S/N 003 made its first flight on October 5 with the upgraded Williams International FJ33-5A engine.
Aircraft

In The Works: Gulfstream G250

Gulfstream officially launched the new super-midsize G250 at the NBAA Convention.
Aircraft

In The Works: Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 450XP

Hawker Beechcraft announced the upgraded Hawker 450XP, featuring new engines, fadec-controlled Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535Ds that are 10 percent more
Aircraft

In The Works: King Air 350i

The 350i is a new version of the King Air 350 with Serenity System interior soundproofing, LED lighting, electrochromic window darkening and Rockwell Colli
Aircraft

In The Works: Viking Air Twin Otter Series 400

Viking Air’s updated Series 400 Twin Otter made its first flight on October 1, and the program remains on schedule for first delivery in the middle of next
ATC

WAAS Approaches Outnumber ILS

The number of GPS-based wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) instrument approach procedures in the U.S.
Avionics

StandardAero Announces Falcon 900 Cockpit Upgrade

Dassault Falcon 900C and 900EX owners will soon be able to receive flight-deck facelifts, thanks to a Honeywell retrofit program announced at last month’s
Avionics

Sagem Gains First Retrofit STC

Dallas-based Sagem Avionics announced it has received a supplemental type certificate for installation of its ICDS avionics system in the Commander 690 tur
Avionics

EMS Introduces Lightweight eNfusion Satcom Antenna

EMS Satcom last month introduced the latest and lightest in its line of eNfusion high-gain antennas for airborne satellite communications, the AMT-700, wei
Avionics

EASy Phase II upgrade adds SVS to Falcon line

Dassault Falcon last month announced the long-anticipated upgrade to the Honeywell Primus Epic-based EASy (Enhanced Avionics System) flight deck: the EASy
Avionics

BAE Systems intros Q-HUD for light jets

BAE Systems is aiming a new compact and lightweight head-up display, called Q-HUD, at a wide market that includes light and midsize business jets.
Avionics

Better avionics, thanks to cellphones?

It’s certainly a comforting feeling, watching the avionics techs remove old black boxes from your airplane and replace them with the latest units on the ma
Avionics

ICG introduces Iridium BlackBerry server unit

International Communications Group (ICG) last month announced that its NxtMail Over Iridium global e-mail services will now be available to users of Wi-Fi-
Avionics

Lufthansa Technik goes 3-D

Lufthansa Technik’s latest innovation in business jet cabin “infotainment” is called Niceview, an upgrade that takes the venerable moving-map display into
Avionics

Embraer Adding Kollsman’s EVS II to Lineage 1000

Embraer has selected the Kollsman enhanced-vision system II (EVS II) from Elbit Systems of America for the Lineage 1000.
Avionics

U.S. and Europe take different tacks on next-generation ATM

A September ICAO NextGen/Sesar Forum in Montreal underscored the fact that the U.S.
Avionics

TrueNorth Unveils Satphone System for Light Jets

Satcom system maker TrueNorth Avionics last month introduced a two-channel airborne telephone system for the cabin called Simphone Prelude that is designed
Regulations and Government

Universal offers CVFDR to meet upcoming rules

Universal Avionics last month introduced a cockpit voice and flight data recorder (CVFDR) with internal recorder independent power supply (Rips).
Rotorcraft

Belize Operator Gets AOC

Belize City-based Astrum Helicopters in September received its air operator certificate (AOC).