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Sensis concept targets runway incursions

Honeywell and Sensis demonstrated in August a concept of providing automated, individual voice warnings to pilots about to fall prey to a runway incursion
Maintenance and Modifications

Flightcraft will support Mustangs

Flightcraft, the Portland, Ore.-based aviation services provider, announced it has received factory approval to service and support the Cessna Mustang, mak
Regulations and Government

Lobby groups keep focus on FAA funding stream

With Congress back in Washington, D.C., after its long summer hiatus, the propaganda war between general aviation and airlines continued apace, with lawmak
Regulations and Government

GA community urged to stay engaged in user fee battle

Solid progress in the fight against user fees has been made, but the general aviation community has to stay involved for the battle to be won, according to
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter takes a fresh look at composite manufacturing

Eurocopter is considering introducing fiber placement for helicopter composite fuselage manufacturing as a way to replace manual lay-up and reduce costs by
FBOs

Swiss airports offer co-op services during WEF

For travelers flying to Switzerland early next year for the World Economic Forum (WEF) meetings in Davos (January 23-27), St.
Avionics

PGA goes digital

PGA Electronic, based in Montierchaume, France, announced it will deliver its first full digital version of the Paradize 3 cabin management and entertainme
Aircraft

First Mustang arrives in Europe

Cessna’s Citation Mustang entered service in Europe earlier this month when British-based entrepreneur Jane Howell arrived at the London-area Farnborough A
Aircraft

Cessna’s Pelton proclaims LCC is ready for launch

“Had the show been later in the year, we definitely would have launched the Large Cabin Concept [LCC] airplane here at the NBAA Convention,” Cessna chairma
Charter & Fractional

TAG might sell AMI Jet Charter shares

AMI Jet Charter CEO Charles McLaren confirmed to AIN that TAG Holdings might be interested in selling some of its stake in the charter company.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Emteq Puts Heat in the Seats

Hawker Beechcraft has awarded Emteq of New Berlin, Wis., an initial contract to install its FAA-certified Elements seat heaters as an option aboard Hawker
Maintenance and Modifications

AIN Product Support Survey: Engines

While it is the cold, hard numbers that decide our readers’ verdict on how well companies support the products they sell, it is the readers’ written commen
Regulations and Government

Outgoing Administrator urges focus on funding

In her final speech before the Washington Aero Club last month, former FAA Administrator Marion Blakey chided the airlines for causing most of their own de
FBOs

Buchanan and Byron see growth

Two San Francisco-area airports are growing, with new FBOs and hangars under construction.
FBOs

Million Air breaks ground out West

Next year a new Million Air FBO is slated to open at San Bernardino International Airport in California.
Airports

FAA, Santa Monica go head-to-head

The Santa Monica, Calif.
Avionics

L-3 applies iPod ideas to SmartDeck

After years of quiet development, L-3 Avionics Systems formally dropped the veil on its SmartDeck integrated avionics system at the NBAA Convention last mo
Avionics

406-MHz ELTs on Display

New 406-MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELT) from Emergency Beacon Corp.
Aircraft

Where Will Piper Land?

“No, I haven’t,” said Piper Aircraft president and CEO Jim Bass, when asked if he has placed his house on the market as Piper grapples with the decision on
Charter & Fractional

In a sign of the times, charter firms go on buying sprees

Charter operator XOJet of San Carlos, Calif., announced with Cessna on Monday that it had ordered 30 Citation Xs worth $600 million.
Charter & Fractional

The Fractional Market Special Report

It’s been 21 years since Richard Santulli opened the doors of NetJets, having figured out a way to lower the barriers to entry to business aviation by sell
ATC

ITT wins ADS-B contract

The FAA awarded to ITT in August an 18-year, $1.8 billion contract to provide nationwide automatic dependent surveillance- broadcast (ADS-B) service throug
Maintenance and Modifications

California Firm Does Work for NASA-Dryden

Total Aircraft Services (Booth No.
Regulations and Government

FAA Issues AD on AS 350/AS 355 hydraulics

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) for the Eurocopter AS 350B/BA/B1/B2/B3/D and AS 355E Squirrel light helicopters, requiring replacement o
Rotorcraft

Mechanical problem blamed for crash of Copterline S-76

A malfunction of the flight-control system played a role in the 2005 fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76 in Estonia, according to an interim report issued by Es
FBOs

FBO Profile: Rectrix

Rectrix Aerodrome Centers is attempting something that has bedeviled many an FBO over the years, trying to force an airport’s municipal owners to allow FBO
FBOs

Execujet Europs adds own fuel

Pilots flying to Berlin Schönefeld Airport in Germany can now enjoy U.S.-style FBO services at ExecuJet Europe’s Berlin FBO.
FBOs

Northern Air Expands Michigan FBO

Northern Air (Booth No.