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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rockwell Collins Retrofits Improve Passenger Experience

Two new cabin systems shown: a new Tailwind 550 satellite TV antenna and a Venue HD cabin system retrofit for Global XRS and 5000 jets.
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Pilatus Opens Order Book for PC-24 Jet at EBACE

The company is officially signing agreements with launch customers this week.
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Brings New Family to EBACE

Bringing together Cessna and Beechcraft under one umbrella seems to have been handled well by Textron.
FBOs

Mototok Tug Helps Halt Hangar Rash

Wireless-controlled electric tug from Germany frees up wasted hangar space.
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Avionics

New UTC Module Delivers Aircraft Data To Mobile Devices

UTC Aerospace invites EBACE attendees to plug their mobile devices in for a fresh battery charge and a test of the company’s Tablet Interface Module.
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Sales Soaring After Jetcraft Adds ExecuJet Sales Team

Jetcraft sees plenty of opportunity in the aircraft sales brokerage business, with the U.S. and Europe the strongest markets.
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Avionics

TrueNorth Simplifies FANS With Iridium Data Link Unit

TrueNorth’s Iridium-based Simphone data link unit promises to make FANS compliance simpler and less expensive.
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ASIG flyTab Turns iPads Into Class 2 EFBs

ASIG and the flyTab consortium offer a range of solutions incorporating the iPad as a Class 2 EFB.
Avionics

Cellphone Ban Could Affect Some Business Aircraft

Proposed rule could unnecessarily ban business aviation passengers from making voices calls from their mobile phones in flight.
Avionics

Aircell Gogo Biz Now Live in Canada

The new Canadian coverage reaches into the country’s southern territories and along its western borders with Alaska.
Avionics

Two More App Developers Add X-Plane Connection

FltPlan and CloudAhoy now integrate with the flight-sim program.

AirSatOne Flightstream Filtering Helps Save Satcom Costs

The new Flightstream SA services are free to any AirSatOne customer and do not require that AirSatOne’s Flightstream AOC router be installed.

Operators Add Worldwide Communications With Low-cost Flyht Dragon System

Dragon allows pilots and passengers to communicate using voice or data, without the need for an expensive certification and installation approval program.
Regulations and Government

Airport Commission Revisits Emissions Limits at SMO

Latest effort to curtail operations at Santa Monica Airport involves a proposed recommendation to limit emissions from aircraft operating there.

SyberJet Breaks Ground on SJ30 Delivery Center

Company plans to deliver the SJ30i version with a Honeywell Primus Epic 2.0/SyberVision cockpit and new interior late next year.

NextGen GA Fund Offers Money For Avionics Upgrades

Low-interest loans available for owners and operators of business aircraft.
Safety

FAA Rulemaking Might Ease Medical Certification Requirements

Rulemaking effort could delay action mandated by Congress.

Jeppesen Offering Free Aviation Nav Info and Charting Webinars

Jeppesen is holding a series of free webinars to help pilots improve their knowledge of navigation information and charts.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Tax Seminar To Tackle Key Bizav IRS Issues

Subjects to be covered include application of federal excise tax to managed aircraft flying under Part 91 and business aircraft leasing structures.
Rotorcraft

Avion Pacific Turns 21, Sells 16 Helis

Avion Pacific sold 16 helicopters last year and plans to add new services to continue growing.
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Aircraft

Pilatus PC-12 Highlights Race-team Transports

Pilatus brought its PC-12 painted in Sauber F1 race team colors to ABACE, a few days before this weekend’s Grand Prix in Shanghai.
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Avionics

Satcom Direct Is Ready for GX Aviation High-speed Satcom

Satcom Direct is preparing for the 2015 launch of Inmarsat’s GX Aviation high-speed satcom system.

Bizav Associations Reveal Strategy For Success

A meeting at ABACE 2014 outlined how new Core Principles for Business Aviation could boost business aviation prospects in the Asia Pacific region.
Avionics

Satcom1 and Emteq Activate Advanced Router Software

Satcom1 announced activation of its AvioIP advanced router software on an Emteq eConnect airborne router installed on a Bombardier Global Express.
Rotorcraft

Chinese HAI Could Be Formed At Zhuhai show

Easing regulations and further opening of the airspace is helping helicopter sales grow by an average of 20 percent per year in China.
Regulations and Government

Groups Work To Ease Bizav Ops in Asia-Pacific

Core principles could boost business aviation prospects in the Asia-Pacific region.