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First A320 Parts Head to Tianjin

Airbus has started sending the first aircraft sections to the new A320 assembly line in Tianjin, China, the company announced today.
Aircraft

787 Fatigue Airframe Departs Factory

Boeing last Thursday moved the 787 prototype designated for fatigue testing (aircraft No.
Aircraft

Boeing Completes 787 Power-on

Boeing has completed the power-on sequence for the first 787 Dreamliner, the company announced today.
Aircraft

Airbus has first ACJ ops confab

Six operators were represented at the first operators conference for the Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) held at the manufacturer’s Toulouse, France headquarter

Bombardier reduces output, plans layoffs

Bombardier has cut aircraft production figures for the current 2001-02 financial period in reaction, it said, to the economic crisis sparked by the Septemb
Avionics

Goodrich finds favor with OEMs

Goodrich Corp.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Inmarsat to slash cost of e-access

Global mobile satellite communications group Inmarsat plans to offer in-flight Internet connections of speeds of up to 64 kbps to aircraft operators at “a
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airshow to serve G200 pilots & pax

Airshow signed a four-year agreement with Gulfstream to provide cabin management and source equipment for the super-midsize Gulfstream 200 (née Galaxy) bus
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

JSSI & Fleet team up on finances

Chicago-based Jet Support Services Inc.
Aircraft

Saab 340s recast as corporate shuttles

Piedmont Hawthorne has entered into an agreement with Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) to market Saab 340 twin-turboprops for corporate shuttle use.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Stevens the place to go for Piaggios

With delivery of a reconfigured Piaggio Avanti twin-turboprop pusher on September 19 and a second green Avanti expected this month, Stevens Aviation will b
Avionics

Garrett installs GIII Primus Epic retrofit

Garrett Aviation has completed its first installation of Honeywell’s integrated display system–known as the Primus Epic control display system/retrofit (CD
Security

Security is a top concern at Universal

Enhanced security and improved data acquisition are prime concerns of today’s business aviation community, subjects Universal Weather and Aviation of Houst
Aircraft

Sovereign on track to fly early next year

Wichita-based Cessna Aircraft is continuing to make progress on the development and certification activities of its super-midsize Citation Sovereign.

Avcard now accepted at Shell Canada

Avcard, which claims to be the most widely used and accepted aviation credit card in the world, recently added the approximately 50 Shell Canada Aviation l
FBOs

Bizliners are in the cards for Hallmark FBO

Hallmark Jet Center at San Antonio International Airport recently completed a $2.2 million expansion to its terminal building and ramp space.
Aircraft

GIV-SP, GV reach dispatch reliability milestones

Gulfstream Aerospace announced that its Gulfstream IV-SP has achieved a 99.6-percent dispatch reliability rate over the past year, while the GV dispatch ra
Aircraft

Gulfstream extends benefits package to G100 and 200

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced it is extending the same benefits package to previously owned Gulfstream 100 and Gulfstream 200 jets that it has traditi
Aircraft

Gulfstream delivers first GV to USAF as C-37A

Gulfstream Aerospace recently delivered the first of an order for five C-37A special mission versions of the GV to the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Wing builds Gulfstream shop in Tex.

Wing Aviation recently began construction of a 54,000-sq-ft facility to house its new Gulfstream maintenance center at the Montgomery County Airport in Con
Aircraft

Eldec monitors CRJ's flaps

Lynnwood, Wash.-based Eldec Corp.
ATC

Duncan is focused on RVSM compliance

Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Neb., reports it is developing a number of products and services including more emphasis on its ambitious reduced vertical sepa
Safety

'Whiskers' helps avoid bent wings

With the number of wing-collision incidents growing, so has demand for a device to assist pilots in avoiding them.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

IEC Int'l refines cabin system

Cabin management system specialist IEC International has introduced the new color version of its soft switch panel.
Engines

P&WC reports on its PW600 series plans

Pratt & Whitney Canada announced last year at NBAA 2000 that it had embarked on development of a new line of turboprop, turboshaft and turbofan engines
Aircraft

Guaranteed brakes for Pilatus PC-12

The Parker Hannifin Aircraft Wheel and Brake Division of Parker Aerospace announced a guaranteed cost-per-brake-landing (CPBL) program for Pilatus PC-12 an

Trade-a-plane wx is voted 'best of Web'

In addition to producing its familiar oversized yellow publication Trade-A-Plane people are enthusiastic about something totally new these days–access to t
Aircraft

Farnborough t-prop facing fiscal hurdles

Farnborough-Aircraft.com, the UK company that is developing the single-turboprop F1 air-taxi, business and utility aircraft, quietly withdrew from the NBAA
Safety

Are you ready for a ditching?

For those who operate aircraft over water, knowing how to ditch is an important safety issue.