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Training and Workforce

SimCom upgrading FTDs to enhance realism of training

The economy may be struggling, but as SimCom approaches its 20th anniversary the company continues to gain strength and grow.

Industry Perspective: Dassault Falcon

There has been a housing bubble, a credit crunch and now an investment banking meltdown, but few are ready to say with certainty that the market for busine
Aircraft

New Very Light Jets

This year has seen some significant changes in the very light jet (VLJ) category, with two manufacturers going bankrupt and another facing serious financia
Regulations and Government

SDR Database Undergoes Testing

The FAA’s Service Difficulty Reporting System (SDR) database is undergoing maintenance and should be available for queries after testing is complete, accor
FBOs

9/11 Fuel Spill Causes No Damage

A valve left open on a fuel-farm tank at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, S.D., on September 11 allowed nearly 10,000 gallons of jet-A to spill into a contai
Maintenance and Modifications

M7 group touts role as supply-chain manager

San Antonio, Texas-based M7 Aerospace (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Wins Green Challenger 850 Contract

Fast on the heels of its first CRJ200 conversion to an executive/VIP Execliner configuration, Canadian independent completion and refurbishment specialist
FBOs

Cutter Aviation Consolidates Business

The Cutter Aviation FBO chain will be integrating its maintenance, avionics, warranty service and support into a single business unit.
FBOs

Access Concierge Partners With DB Aviation

Access Concierge has partnered with DB Aviation, a Chicago-based “private aviation services company,” to provide exclusive “flight concierge” services for
FBOs

Signature Expands European Network

Signature Flight Support has increased its European network of FBOs to 23 bases with the September 12 takeover of Interflight Executive Aircraft Services a

Trip-support specialist firm soldiered on during storms鋏

Houston-based Universal Weather & Aviation (Booth No.

Continuing turbulence puts Eclipse on defensive

A little more than two years have passed since the Eclipse 500 very light jet received FAA certification, and since then manufacturer Eclipse Aviation (Boo
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream again ranks No.1 in product support

The 2008 Product Support Survey conducted by Aviation International News revealed some interesting changes from last year, but once again Gulfstream rated
Training and Workforce

Worldwide Jet upgrades its online training

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Worldwide Jet has expanded its online training program with a customized module developed by Advanced Aircrew Academy (Booth No.
Safety

Free cholesterol tests available at MedAire booth

MedAire physicians are administering up to 600 cholesterol tests at Booth No.
Sustainability and Environment

Fuel manager’s penny-pinching adds up

If dealing with the price of fuel consumes more of your time than any other facet of running your flight department, Everest Aviation Resources has a solut
Training and Workforce

Century CRM adds instructors

Century CRM announced the addition of two pilot instructors to allow the company to host multiple cockpit resource management courses concurrently.
Maintenance and Modifications

Stage III hush kits revived

Hush kits developed by Stage III Technologies for Rolls-Royce Spey-powered Gulfstreams are back.

Bisignani: Airlines in Survival Mode

International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general and CEO Giovanni Bisignani characterized the actions needed to address the depressed state
Aircraft

New jets under way, Embraer adds support

There are reasons for smiles among the staff at Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, most notably the traction the company’s Embraer Executive Jets div

Gulfstream Opens 2nd Phase of R&D Center

Gulfstream Aerospace, in late August, opened the second phase of its new R&D center in Savannah, Ga., dedicating the facility to the efforts of its researc

HB Workers Return to Work

Unionized aircraft assembly workers returned to work September 2 at Hawker Beechcraft plants in Wichita and Salina, Kan., after a four-week strike.

EBACE organizers target Geneva site improvements

The organizers of the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, a joint venture between NBAA and European counterpart EBAA, e
Avionics

Pilots embracing low-cost EVS

Infrared enhanced-vision systems (EVS) optimized to provide greater situational awareness for business aircraft are finding an increasing number of applica
Aircraft

Fuji Scraps Business Jet Plans

Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) has apparently shelved its plans to produce a business jet.

FAA Revises Drug/Alcohol Test Procedures

The FAA has revised drug and alcohol testing procedures, specifically requiring “direct observation” in all return-to-duty and follow-up drug tests.
ATC

DOT IG Chides FAA Over ATC Uncertainty

DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III told attendees of a House Committee on Science and Technology hearing last month that “developing NextGen is one of