Content Archive: April 2009

Maintenance and Modifications

Rockwell Collins Venue Moving Map Gets Major Facelift

Rockwell Collins’s Venue cabin management system is only just finding its way into production business aircraft, but the 3-D moving-map display is already

Airbus, Boeing Tally Dismal First-Quarter Order Totals

Airbus ended the month of March with firm orders for 16 airplanes, raising its annual total out of red figures for the first time this year, to a net total
Safety

Tracking radar tested for birdstrike prevention

The US Airways flight that splashed down safely in the Hudson River drew renewed attention to the longstanding problem of birdstrikes.
Regulations and Government

TSA Creates GA Liaison Position

The TSA has established a stakeholder liaison position dedicated to addressing concerns about recent security measures, including the Large Aircraft Securi
Safety

Firm moves bird avoidance from airport to airplane

The vice president of Bend, Ore.-based Precise Flight last month expressed disappointment with Peggy Gilligan, the FAA’s Associate Administrator for Aviati

Buffett Defends Bizav in CNBC Interview

Investment mogul Warren Buffett, who in 1989 named his Bombardier Challenger 600 “The Indefensible” but later renamed the jet “The Indispensable” still bel
Aircraft

Simulated G650 Makes First Flight

Gulfstream Aerospace last month announced that its large-cabin G650 achieved first flight of a simulated version of the jet on December 15 at the G650 Inte
Airports

Lyon’s Bizav Airport Still Bullish on Expansion

Lyon Bron Airport, the business aviation field in France’s second largest city, is still betting on mid-term growth and is preparing to break ground on thr

FlightSafety Up, NetJets Down at Berkshire

Revenues at Berkshire Hathaway’s services group–which includes fractional provider NetJets and flight-training provider FlightSafety International–were $8.
Charter & Fractional

Revolution Air Sees Charter Demand Increase

New York City-based charter broker Revolution Air is seeing an increase in corporate charter flights as companies shed their aircraft assets.