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New display, retrofits on tap at Honeywell

Honeywell is marketing a variety of new avionics products including a new-technology cockpit electronic display, a new satcom system and a pair of retrofit
Charter & Fractional

Raytheon Travel Air mum on effects of September 11

As of press time, Raytheon Aircraft (RAC) chose not to comment on the effect on its Travel Air fractional-ownership program from the aftermath of the Septe
Cabin Interior and Electronics

e-Cabin.Connect to fly soon

DeCrane Aircraft Holdings’ e-Cabin.Connect system, featuring long-awaited 512-kbps high-speed in-flight Internet access, is in the final stage of testing a
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interior mod enhances Lear 35s/55s

Bombardier has announced a modification program to allow the Learjet 35 and 55 to be upgraded with the cabin interiors of the Lear 31A and Lear 60, respect
Aircraft

Ibis Ae270 aims for approval next year

Ibis Aerospace, a joint venture company formed by Aero Vodochody of the Czech Republic and Aerospace Industrial Development Corp.
Aircraft

Hoover joins FJ44 Eagle II team

Legendary aerobatic pilot Bob Hoover recently joined the flight testing and evaluation team for Sierra Industries’ FJ44 Eagle II, a retrofit of the Cessna
Aircraft

Air-taxi startup buys into Eclipse Aviation

Eclipse Aviation, the Albuquerque, N.M.
Charter & Fractional

UK charter operator opts into BBJ2 service

British executive charter operator Multiflight was due to take delivery of a green Boeing Business Jet 2 on September 27 at the airframer’s Seattle headqua
FBOs

ExxonMobil introduces PremierCare

ExxonMobil Aviation has unveiled its new PremierCare certification system, an instruction and qualification program for line service personnel at Avitat an
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Boeing gets busy with new Luton site

FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSB) officially opened its new UK training center at London Luton Airport over the summer.
Engines

Engine programs on track at Honeywell

Through mid-September, the Honeywell AS907 engine program had logged more than 3,500 hr of configuration testing and over 8,000 hr of total test time inclu
Avionics

Meggitt Magic for King Air C90

Meggitt Avionics is to provide its Magic electronic flight information system (EFIS) as part of a retrofit program for the Raytheon King Air C90 twin-turbo
Cabin Interior and Electronics

EMS Technologies speeds satcom data

Airborne data access at speeds 50 times faster than previously possible with existing satcom systems is claimed for the new aeronautical data terminal (ADT
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Secure 'Net access for in-flight users

Inflightonline, provider of e-mail, Internet content and in-flight connectivity services, re- cently announced the availability of its Secure Access produc
Aircraft

Bell still bullish on BA609 despite Osprey difficulties

The fortunes of the Bell/Agusta BA609 are closely linked to those of the U.S.
Avionics

Ryan's latest calls out traffic alerts

Ryan International recently introduced a new model of its traffic collision alert device (TCAD) that features an extended horizontal range and audible posi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik makes its mark in bizliner jobs

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has expanded capacity at its Hamburg, Germany completions center and now offers a dedicated production line for large airliner-clas
Aircraft

Challenger 604 gets optional AutoPower

The latest option for owners of Challenger 604 business jets is the enhanced version of the Safe Flight AutoPower system, which was installed and certified
Safety

'Oasys' can detect wires a mile away

Amphitech International has announced an initial sale of the first commercially available obstacle avoidance radar system for helicopters to Canadian Helic
Aircraft

Qatar to show first A319CJ buzjet at Dubai show

Middle East-based carrier Qatar Airways plans to show its new executive shuttle-configured Airbus A319 Corporate Jetliner at the Dubai 2001 airshow in the
Training and Workforce

MedAire introduces Internet-based training service

Aimed at reducing the amount of classroom time needed for flight crews to remain AED and CPR qualified, a new series of Web-based training courses has been
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Firm unveils cabin management unit

Contemporary Research Corp.
FBOs

Zimex brings FBO excellence to Europe

In its renewed premises at Zurich Airport, Zimex offers executive handling services, as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul for various types of aircr
Aircraft

Freight feeder mockup was ready for viewing in New Orleans

American Utilicraft’s full-size fuselage mockup arrived in New Orleans on September 11, to be ready for display at the scrubbed NBAA Convention.
Aircraft

Sino Swearingen CEO test flies the SJ30-2

Sino Swearingen president and CEO Jack Braly made his first flight in the conforming prototype SJ30-2 in early September from San Antonio International Air
Aircraft

728JET first flight scheduled for spring

With components arriving from Spain and Belgium, Fairchild Dornier has begun component integration of its first 728JET 70- to 85-passenger regional jet at
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Ex-flight attendant finds success with new business

Last year, Karin Tennstedt was just one of a number of entrepreneurs launching a new business at NBAA; as she put it, “wandering the halls with a net and l
Avionics

Flight deck spiff-up for an aging GII

DaimlerChrysler Aviation (DCA) reported the first installation of Honeywell’s Primus Epic Control Display System-Retrofit (CDS-R) and other new avionics on
FBOs

Chevron launches two FBO-related services

Two new programs designed to enhance FBO operations have been inaugurated by Chevron Aviation.
Aircraft

Ten-pax t-prop in the works

In a surprise announcement, Leland Snow, president of agplane manufacturer Air Tractor, said his company is developing a new passenger/utility turboprop ai