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Multilateration: a new eye in the sky and on the ground

Although few pilots may know the word, multilateration is quickly becoming a household term among air traffic controllers and airport authorities.
ATC

FAA to add third WAAS satellite

The FAA awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin last month that will add a third leased geostationary satellite to the two existing satellites used for the w
Avionics

UPS brings ADS-B traffic into aviation’s mainstream

Boeing 757 and 767 pilots at United Parcel Service (UPS) will soon start using a flight-deck display that will likely be the envy of their airline and corp
ATC

What is ADS-B?

Most corporate pilots know how TCAS operates and what it does, but fewer are familiar with ADS-B.
Avionics

NTSB Calls for Checks of Collins AHRS in more than 7,000 Airplanes

The NTSB has sent a letter to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey recommending that the Rockwell Collins AHC-85 attitude heading reference system (AHRS) comput
Avionics

Max-Viz EVS Certified in Challenger 601

The FAA has approved a head-down display certification of the Max-Viz EVS-1000 enhanced vision system in a Challenger 601-3A.
Avionics

WSI Adds Temporary Flight Restrictions to In-flight Uplink Service

Weather data provider WSI announced it has added detailed information on temporary flight restrictions (TFR) to its InFlight airborne datalink information
Avionics

Jeppesen Working To Fix NavData Software Anomalies

Officials for Jeppesen report that the company has identified and corrected many of the irregularities in its NavData boundary data, but at press time abou
Avionics

Collins High-speed Data Satcom Awarded Initial STC

The HST-900 data satcom from Rockwell Collins has received STC approval for installation in the Falcon 50, 900 and 900EX.
Avionics

Securaplane Introduces Digital Video Recorder

Securaplane Technologies of Tucson, Ariz., has introduced a digital video recorder for aircraft that replaces tape-based recorders.
Avionics

Honeywell Receives TSO for KI 825 Nav Display

Honeywell has obtained TSO authorization for the new Bendix/King KI 825 EHSI (electronic horizontal situation indicator) for business aircraft.
ATC

Entegra: jet tech for the pricey-piston generation

The Avidyne Entegra avionics system–particularly the revolutionary left-side primary flight display (PFD)–is new territory for most piston pilots.
Avionics

Would-be bizav customers clamor for Boeing Connexion

Boeing has been inundated by requests from business jet operators for information about its Connexion broadband satellite communications system since the w
Aircraft

Bombardier Partners with Grob on Composite Learjet

In October, after announcing that it planned to offer a next-generation Learjet for the midsize jet market, Bombardier said that it considered the new Lear
Rotorcraft

Another Record Year for Eurocopter

Eurocopter, at a news conference in Paris today, disclosed its results for last year, saying it achieved an all-time high in sales that surpasses those for
Aircraft

Special Conditions Notice Reveals Phenom 100 Weight

The FAA on Friday issued a request for comments on special conditions that would apply to Embraer’s Phenom 100 VLJ to cover “novel or unusual design featur
Aircraft

Upgraded TBM 850 Makes Debut

An upgraded EADS Socata TBM 850 turboprop single was unveiled late last week during a “discovery show” held at the company’s factory in Tarbes, France.
ATC

Contract control towers: a threat to the system?

Once the ATC system began to recover from the 1981 Professional Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) strike and the demand for services once more began to rise,
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Elliott’s new completions site beefs up the company résumé

“This facility gives us the ability to triple our capacity here,” said Wynn Elliott, president of Elliott Aviation at Quad City Airport (MLI), Moline, Ill.
Aircraft

Ae270 conforming prototype now in flight test

The first conforming prototype of the Ibis Aerospace Ae270 turboprop single (S/N 5) took to the air for the first time on February 25 for nearly one hour.
Aircraft

Arizona trucking and bizjet tycoon has high hopes for Legacy

It has been said that “if you want something done, give it to a busy person.” This seems appropriate in the case of Jerry Moyes, president and CEO of Phoen
FBOs

FBO Survey 2003: North America

Starting this year, AIN is conducting its North American FBO survey annually, having run the program every other year for the past 25 year
FBOs

FBOs put in a tough spot

David Newcomb, managing director of London Gatwick Airport FBO Interflight, spelled out to delegates at the recent UK GAMTA conference how facilities like
Regulations and Government

EU security rules include air charter

New European Union (EU) requirements have been introduced requiring most aircraft weighing more than 22,045 pounds or having more than 19 passenger seats t
Charter & Fractional

PrivatAir adds two ACJs to all-business-class runs

With the addition of two more business aircraft in shuttle configuration to provide nonstop service between Germany and the U.S., Swiss aviation services g
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircraft Interiors Expo 2003

Despite the worldwide economic slump and the threat of war in Iraq, the fourth annual Aircraft Interiors Expo 2003 opened its doors at Germany’s Hamburg Me
FBOs

AirCenter becomes the newest Scottsdale FBO

Further evidence that Scottsdale Airport (SDL), 14 miles southeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor International, is an increasingly active business aviation center
Charter & Fractional

NetJets has dibs on most Northolt slots

Executive charter and corporate aircraft operators have complained that they have been unable to get slots at London Northolt Airport since NetJets started
Aircraft

Latest Challenger 300 testing interior function & reliability

The fifth aircraft in Bombardier Aerospace’s Challenger 300 certification program joined the flight-test fleet on March 8 when it flew for the first time.
Charter & Fractional

Santulli drops fees to lure Russians

NetJets Europe is targeting fast-expanding Russian businesses for its fractional-ownership program.