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Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk offers faster King Air 200

Blackhawk Modifications of Waco, Texas, is in Atlanta this week to announce its latest engine power upgrade for the Beech King Air 200, the Dash 61 STC pro
Maintenance and Modifications

Merger creates Ikhana Group

RW Martin of Murrieta, Calif., and Total Aircraft Services of Van Nuys have merged, creating the Ikhana Group.
FBOs

Classic Chris-Craft awaits lucky winner

Three visitors here at the Georgia World Congress Center are wondering whether they’ll be the lucky one to leave with the classic 1959 Chris-Craft Capri Ru
Avionics

Bombardier picks Collins HGS as option for the Challenger 605

Rockwell Collins’ HGS-6605 head-up guidance system (HGS) will be a new option on Bombardier’s recently certified Challenger 605. The agreement, said
ATC

Delta sees multifaceted benefits from CDA trials

Visitors who arrived at this year’s NBAA Convention on a commercial flight into Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport might have noticed a much
Aircraft

New VLJs

By our count, there are more than a dozen aircraft ranging from single-engine personal jets to twin-engine very light jets either in the very early stages
Aircraft

Program Update: BA609

Bell and Agusta continue their development of the BA609 civil tiltrotor, a joint effort that has been ongoing for more than a decade.
Avionics

Arinc service lets pilots access flight-planning tools on the go

Arinc Direct yesterday announced that it now offers mobile flight-planning services that pilots can access on Blackberries or other personal wireless devic
Aircraft

Operator interest in BA609 wanes

The BA609 tiltrotor that flew at the Paris Air Show put on an impressive display, but potential buyers said they  had misgivings about the hybrid desi
Airports

Local FBOs hang out the welcome signs

The static display is one of the highlights of each year’s NBAA Convention, where manufacturers and operators show off their crown jewels before potential
Charter & Fractional

The secret To his sucess

When Kenny Dichter and a buddy from college first had the idea for Marquis Jet, the travel card program that sells time aboard NetJets business jets in 25-
Maintenance and Modifications

Sabreliner takes M&O off site

Sabreliner’s maintenance and operations (M&O) presentation this afternoon (from 4 to 7 p.m.) is a departure from the NBAA norm, as it’s being held not at t
Maintenance and Modifications

New system monitors tire pressure

Technology that can tell a farmer whether a cow has a fever is the basis for a new monitoring system for aircraft tires. Crane Aerospace & Electronics is
Charter & Fractional

Fractional provider adds Eclipse 500 to fleet mix

Fractional-ownership management company OurPlane announced the launch of the first fractional Eclipse 500 VLJ program, based in Jacksonville, Fla.
Engines

Mover & Shakers: Ian Aitken

Having won the contract to supply new technology turbofan engines for the Dassault SMS, an emerging super-midsize business jet design from the French ma
Aircraft

New Turboprops

Of all the sub-segments of the general aviation market, the turboprop field is the only one not experiencing a marked increase of new development.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aeroflex Partners on China Service Center

Wichita-based Aeroflex, a provider of avionics test equipment, has partnered with Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corp.
Aircraft

Adam Aircraft’s VLJ Gambit

Seven years ago, at an aircraft factory in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, two engineers met and worked together on Fairchild Dornier’s ambitious 728 and 928 pr
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interior design firms aim to make A380 a true flying palace

Airbus remains tight-lipped on the subject of what it calls the A380 “Flying Palace,” but that hasn’t kept rumors from swirling or designers from developin
Training and Workforce

Simulator training alone not enough, experts warn

Human error is a contributing factor in 60 to 80 percent of all air incidents and accidents, according to FAA statistics.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Mid Continent Controls showcases IFE options

Mid Continent Controls  (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

PATS ready to begin completion of first Lineage 1000

The first Embraer Lineage 1000–the executive version of the Brazilian manufacturer’s E-190 regional airliner–has an appointment next month at a U.S.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell M&Os focus on service and support

Honeywell will discuss the status of much of its product line, from engines and APUs to avionics, this afternoon and again tomorrow morning in a series of
Safety

Safe Flying Awards: Part 91 Companies

Each year the National Business Aviation Association recognizes member companies with superb safety records.
FBOs

CRS prize is Mustang convertible

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, CRS Jet Spares is giving 15 finalists a chance to win a 2007 Ford Mustang GT convertible.Each participant wi
Safety

Fatal bizjet accidents up in year’s first half

Though business jet accidents in the first half of the year decreased 31 percent versus the same period last year, fatal accidents were up from two to five
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna M&Os to cover complete Citation line

Cessna will occupy Room B313 in the Georgia World Congress Center for most of today and tomorrow with detailed maintenance and operations sessions covering
Avionics

Satcom makers announce plan to integrate Iridium, Inmarsat

Satcom makers International Communications Group (Booth No.
Aircraft

Spectrum puts midsize S-40 on developmental fast track

The decision by Spectrum Aeronautical to flip-flop the development schedule for its airplanes by certifying the all-carbon-fiber midsize S-40 Freedom befor
Training and Workforce

Former Thunderbird pilot embraces corporate flying

Business aviation attracts pilots with wide-ranging experiences, whose career paths may have taken them in a hundred different directions before they lande
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