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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Hamburg Aircraft Interiors Expo success prompts launch of Expo Asia 2006

Aircraft Interiors Expo, which has grown steadily since its first event in Cannes, France, in 2000, had its sixth annual show last month, and is not only o
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Stroke of Genius Leads to 'Smart' Fastener

Consider the lowly fastener, an object guaranteed to induce acute boredom in the mind of the average man, a cure for insomnia perhaps.
Aircraft

Completion & Refurb Update

Success of Falcon 7X Sales Encourages Dassault’s Expansion Plans at Little Rock Dassault Falcon Jet has made a
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

NATCA Disputes Trust Fund Decline

In a report released early last month, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association said policy decisions by the Bush Administration, not inadequate re
Regulations and Government

House Panel Backs Aerospace Training

The House Education and Workforce Committee endorsed a proposal calling for the Labor Department to establish a government program for aerospace workforce
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: May 2005

• Before Congress took a couple of weeks off beginning on March 20, there were 687 bills introduced in the Senate and 1,454 in the House of Representa
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Six Die In PC-12 Crash

Pilatus PC-12, Bellefonte, Pa., March 26, 2005–A PC-12 carrying six people crashed at about 2 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Jetranger Lost On Fire Mission

Bell 206B-III, Shelbyville, Texas, March 10, 2005–Brainerd Helicopter Service’s JetRanger, operated by the U.S.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Hawker Overruns At TEB

Hawker 700A, Teterboro, N.J., March 8, 2005–At about 10 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Challenger Porpoises At TEB

Bombardier Challenger 600, Teterboro, N.J., April 2, 2005–On landing at TEB, Challenger N169TA porpoised and the right wing struck the runway surfac
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Metro Strikes Deer On Landing

Swearingen SA-227-AC Metro, Miami, Fla., March 30, 2005–An IBC Airways Swearingen on an instructional flight hit a deer while landing at Dade-Collie
Accidents

Factual Report: Cessna 441 Pilot Concerned About Weather

Cessna 441, Vestavia Hills, Ala., Dec.
Accidents

Factual Report: King Air Lost Power

Raytheon King Air B200, Tulsa, Okla., Dec.
Accidents

Factual Report: Helicopter Hit Object On Oil Platform

Bell 407, Gulf of Mexico, Dec.
Accidents

Bizav suffers a steep spike in fatal accidents

The 30 days between late October and late November last year was the worst period ever for serious turbine corporate airplane accidents in the U.S.
Safety

UK wants to change ‘polished frost’ rule

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is recommending that the FAA change its regulations to make it illegal for aircraft to take off with so-
Aircraft

Embraer 175 Certification Imminent

Embraer expected to win Brazilian certification of its new 78- to 86-seat 175 soon after AIN went to press last month, marking the official introduc
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cabin Electronics: Keeping passengers entertained

Three years ago satellite direct television was “gee whiz” equipment.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cabin Electronics: Creating an office in the sky

As anyone who has flown aboard a private jet can attest, whiling away the time en route with a good book, sampling the catering or just engaging in some qu
Safety

When Birds Strike

You might want to think twice about taking off at 10 a.m.
Aircraft

Falcon 50 engine upgrade under way

Premier Aircraft of East Alton, Ill., said it passed the first engineering milestone for its program to upgrade the original Falcon 50 engine (the Honeywel
Avionics

Avidyne Introduces Datalink for General Aviation

Avidyne used the stage at Sun ’n’ Fun in Lakeland, Fla., last month to launch a suite of datalink services for general aviation.
Safety

International Operations Special Report: European operators report obstacles to international ops

Security, crew fatigue and the potential for bureaucracy to inhibit operations, particularly on longer flights outside the region, are among the greatest c
FBOs

LABACE 2005: Jet Aviation to Open its First Latin American FBO

Jet Aviation has announced that it will invest between $8 and $10 million to build an FBO at Viracopos Airport in Campinas, about 62 miles from São Paulo.
Aircraft

LABACE 2005: Bombardier Opens LABACE With Global 5000 Sales

Bombardier arrived in style at LABACE 2005, bringing with it a Global 5000, a Global Express, a Challenger 300 and Special Edition Learjet 60 for the stati
Maintenance and Modifications

LABACE 2005: Oceanair signs on with Pilatus as Brazilian PC-12 represenative

After several years of weak sales in Brazil, Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus recently announced plans to remedy the situation by signing OceanAir Táxi
Avionics

LABACE 2005: Flight display systems expands market to large aircraft

Flight Display Systems continued its push to gain entry into the large-aircraft market with its presence at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference
Safety

LABACE 2005: IS-BAO Workshop Draws Small Crowd

The Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition hosted its first IS-BAO (International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations) workshop thi
ATC

LABACE 2005: RVSM arrives in Latin America with few glitches

Latin America adopted reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) on January 20, along with the rest of the Americas, and the transition to date in Brazil