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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Full-Spectrum Enhances Touch Control

“Let there be light,” said designers at DeCrane Aircraft’s Audio International, and to make it even better, they added full-spectrum color.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Finding Business at Home

Canadian independent completion center Flying Colours, which traditionally finds about 70 percent of its business south of the border, is seeing more Canad
Accidents

Unattended Falcon rolls through fence at McCarran

The FAA is not formally investigating a ramp accident that took place September 20 at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, during which an unattended
Maintenance and Modifications

Hi-Mach winglets dig deeper into drag rise

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Avionics

VistaNav brings SVS to its electronic flight bag

What if you had an electronic flight bag (EFB) that doubles as a backup multifunction display with airspeed, altimeter, attitude and heading indicators in
Aircraft

Honda sets a price and reveals specs for its VLJ

Honda Aircraft revealed a number of intriguing details about the HondaJet program yesterday, including the airplane’s price, performance figures and the fi
Rotorcraft

BLR tailboom strakes draw fire from Bell

Bell Helicopter recently issued new information letters expressing concern about BLR Aerospace tailboom strakes.
Maintenance and Modifications

Judge rules in favor of Camp in copyright suit

Gulfstream Aerospace’s maintenance manuals are not protected by copyright law, according to a September 27 decision by Savannah, Ga.
FBOs

Money-saving Web site incites fueler feud

“Everybody is sensitive to the price of jet fuel,” said Steve Elefant, explaining why he founded fuel-pricing Web site AircraftFuel.com last year.
FBOs

Rectrix expanding to Sarasota

Rectrix Aerodrome Centers has begun construction of a new FBO/hangar facility at Florida’s Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
Safety

Gulfstream V causes runway incursion at Los Angeles

The FAA has interviewed the pilots of a Gulfstream V that caused a runway incursion on September 30 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), during whic
Training and Workforce

SFAR outlines tougher training requirements

Following its safety evaluation of the Mitsubishi MU-2 last year, the FAA has issued a proposed Special FAR that will force all current and future MU-2 pil
Safety

Bombardier Safety Standdown 2006

Traditionally, the term “safety standdown” refers to a temporary halt to military operations following a string of accidents.
Avionics

L-3 brings EVS to the masses

“We’re changing the game in how enhanced vision is brought to the market,” said Adrienne Stevens, president of L-3 Avionics Systems, introducing the compan
Avionics

Airspace flow program passes test

The FAA ran the first trial of its new airspace flow program (AFP) during this summer’s severe weather season.
Avionics

S-tec, Avidyne team on glass panel

A partnership between S-Tec and Avidyne offers King Air 200 operators a large-display glass cockpit/autopilot upgrade, with FAA supplemental type certifica
Safety

FAA clarifies ‘polished frost’ rule

The FAA issued a new Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO 06014) that seeks to clarify the conditions under which pilots can take off with frost adhering to ai
Aircraft

Congressman introduces bill to ground MU-2 fleet

Despite the issuance by the FAA of a Special FAR (SFAR) mandating initial and recurrent training for MU-2 pilots, lawmakers still want the airplane grounde
Aircraft

Sales brisk for new HondaJet

The HondaJet officially went on sale at last month’s NBAA Convention in Orlando, racking up orders for “more than” 100 airplanes by the end of the three-da