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IS&S Introduces Non-group RVSM Packages

Innovative Solutions & Support has introduced a new RVSM product package that will support one-off certifications for aircraft operators that must purs
Avionics

Boeing Makes Airline EFB Available to BBJ Operators

An integrated class-3 electronic flight bag developed by Boeing for airliners will now be offered for retrofit in the Boeing Business Jet and BBJ2.
Maintenance and Modifications

3M Aerospace Introduces Wire Tester

At NBAA’04 last month 3M Aerospace introduced the 900AST (advance  systems tester), a handheld unit used for checking for faults in avionics wiring.
Avionics

Gulfstream offers airborne Web access

Gulfstream announced that it has received an STC for the installation of its Broad Band Multi-Link (BBML) high-speed Internet connection, giving buyers ano
Cabin Interior and Electronics

LHT’s Airtrack map program offers pax a pilot’s-eye view

Lufthansa Technik has completed the first installation of an unconventional moving-map system on an Air Berlin Boeing 737 and expects to carry out the firs
Avionics

Chelton Satcom signs deals with Embraer and Gulfstream

Chelton Satcom last month announced the signing of supplier contracts to provide high-speed-data equipment as customer options for the Embraer Legacy and G
ATC

Agreement on Galileo seen as enhancing GPS

It took several years for the U.S.
Avionics

Satcom maker unveils 4-channel Swift64 unit

At the NBAA Convention last month, EMS Technologies announced that it will begin delivering its new four-channel HSD-400 satcom data terminal early next ye
Aircraft

More Cuts for Bombardier, Embraer

Both Bombardier and Embraer announced cuts in regional jet production that will see next year’s CRJ200 output fall by 25 percent and total Embraer RJ deliv
Aircraft

728 Creditors Weigh Liquidation

Creditors expect to start reviewing a status report due on November 2 from a court-appointed insolvency administrator for Fairchild Dornier’s 728 program d
Aircraft

Mesa Answers US Air Distress Calls

Mesa Air Group has cut salaries among its senior management by 23 percent; the company will credit the proceeds to US Airways in support of the major airli
Aircraft

XJet, Embraer Form Parts Partnership

ExpressJet became the first airline to join the new Embraer Collective Inventory Planning (ECIP) program, in an effort to better manage its spare parts inv
Charter & Fractional

Pogo Jet Reveals Deployment Details

In a December 13 amendment to Pogo Jet’s S-1 registration statement for its initial public stock offering, the company provided more information about its
Maintenance and Modifications

BLR King Air Winglets Flying Off the Shelf

Everett, Wash.-based BLR Aerospace late last week received two record-breaking sales for its King Air winglet systems from Elliott Aviation and Cutter Avia
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Expanding Turbine Maintenance Network

BBA Aviation-owned engine repair and overhaul company Dallas Airmotive plans to open a regional turbine center next month at the Washington County Airport
Aircraft

ATR Considering Heavier Models

Franco-Italian aircraft maker ATR and engine supplier Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) have begun studies on higher-weight applications of the 48-seat
Airports

Danbury, Conn., Accused of Trying To Close Airport

The “egregious behavior” of the city of Danbury, Conn., in failing to cut trees on the approach for Runway 26 at Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR) is a “blat
Maintenance and Modifications

Hush-kit Rivals in Shouting Match

Stage III Technologies, which is still working to obtain certification of its thrust reverser for the Gulfstream II and III, claims that its Stage 3 hush k
FBOs

SheltAir To Acquire Jet Exec Center at PIE

SheltAir Aviation Services last month announced it will acquire the former Jet Executive Center FBO at Florida’s St.
ATC

Garmin Approved for WAAS Precision Approaches

The Garmin GNS 480 all-in-one GPS/navcom is now approved for primary-means WAAS navigation and localizer precision with vertical guidance (LPV) approaches.
Maintenance and Modifications

Safe Flight AOA Integrated into Challenger Retrofit

Safe Flight Instrument last month announced it has gained approval for a low-airspeed awareness (LAA) display as part of the angle-of-attack (AOA) computer
Charter & Fractional

FAA postpones deadline for seat rule compliance

The FAA has postponed until November 29 the compliance deadline for a controversial flight standards handbook bulletin that addresses aircraft configuratio
Airports

Japan gets its first bizav airport

For the first time in its history, Japan early next year will dedicate an airport to business and commuter aircraft.
Engines

Engine Alliance-powered A380 wins EASA/FAA certification

The Airbus A380 powered by Engine Alliance GP7200 engines received joint European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and FAA type certification last Friday.
Airports

New French business aviation airport

A new business aviation airport has opened, albeit modestly, in western France.
Aircraft

New turboprop singles for business aviation

In the past, turboprop singles used for business flying typically did not offer the speed, load capability or systems redundancy of turboprop twins, though
Security

TSA progress slow on NBAA’s security program

The head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has said that he fully supports NBAA’s Transportation Security Administration Access Certifica
Aircraft

Fokker 100s find niche in exec/shuttle market

Some 30 operators are now evaluating executive and corporate shuttle versions of the Fokker 100 twinjet (the F100EJ and F100CS, respectively), according to
Engines

Honda, GE announce partnership details

The CEOs of Honda Motor and GE Transportation, a division of General Electric, signed the definitive agreement during the NBAA Convention last month to cre
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

EADS Gets Money for Advanced UAV Study

EADS Defense and Security Division confirmed that three European governments have provided funds for a risk-reduction study of the company’s concept for a
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