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Accidents

Air-tour Crash Site Nearly Same as 2001 Crash

The fatal crash on September 20 of an American Eurocopter AStar operated by Las Vegas air-tour operator Sundance Helicopters killed all six of the rotorcra
Rotorcraft

Keystone To Complete VIP Interiors for S-92 Helos

Keystone Helicopter of West Chester, Pa., signed a five-year nonexclusive contract with Sikorsky Aircraft to provide executive completions for the new S-92

Cannes Faces Heliport Closure

The French town of Cannes faces the closure of one of its licensed heliports next March if local authorities do not reach a decision on an alternate site.
Aircraft

ERJ-135 gets LCY nod

Embraer’s 37-seat ERJ-135 regional jet last month won JAA approval to fly the steep approach into London City Airport.

Lugano’s new steep approach halts Saab 2000 operations

Swiss authorities have implemented plans for a six-degree approach angle at Lugano Agno Airport, effectively banning the airplane most frequently used ther

Mesa does UAL’s bidding with move to absorb ACA

It didn’t take long for Mesa Air Group’s seemingly innocuous new code-share deal with United Airlines to raise far wider implications, as Mesa chairman and

Air Wisconsin Inks New Deals with United

A new 11-year code-share contract between Air Wisconsin and United Airlines went into full effect last month, after a U.S.

Vertex To Cease Beech 1900 Maintenance

The company at the center of a continuing probe into the January crash of an Air Midwest Beech 1900 in Charlotte, N.C., will stop performing maintenance fo

Mesaba May Soon Lose Avro RJ Flying

Northwest Airlines is considering exercising its right to terminate the Avro RJ85 agreement under which Mesaba leases and operates 36 of the four-engine je

PSA Takes First CRJs, Plans Service Entry Next Month

Wholly owned US Airways subsidiary PSA Airlines expects to begin its transition to an all-regional-jet fleet with the launch of service next month using ne
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Collins, Boeing to offer broadband for bizjets

Rockwell Collins and Connexion by Boeing are teaming to create a broadband satellite data service for business jets that will fly first aboard Bombardier’s
Avionics

FLIR gives police big advantage

Darkened streets, tops of buildings and open areas at night–once the bane of police forces–are no longer safe refuges for lawbreakers as increasing numbers
Avionics

Rockwell Collins to integrate EVS in the BBJ

Rockwell Collins will integrate an infrared sensor-based enhanced vision system (EVS) for the Boeing Business Jet and other 737 models using Rockwell Colli
Cabin Interior and Electronics

TEAC introduces high-res moving map for the cabin

At the recent World Airline Entertainment Association trade show in Seattle, TEAC Aerospace Technologies introduced its new Air Tracks high-resolution in-f
Avionics

Alleged technical glitches halt EVS trials aboard Falcon 900EX

by After a series of tests, Dassault Aviation has aborted a project to install the Max-Viz EVS-1000 enhanced vision system (EVS) aboard a Falco
Cabin Interior and Electronics

EMS Technologies drops price of its data satcom

Deals like this one don’t come along everyday.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Thrane & Thrane shows own data-ready satcom

Thrane & Thrane last month introduced to the North American market Aero-HSD+, a data satcom system noteworthy for being the first such product the Dani
Avionics

Wulfsberg Unveils Compact Radio Line

Wulfsberg Electronics, a division of Chelton Avionics, has introduced a line of small navcom radios and a mode-S transponder that will fit just about anywh
Avionics

Japanese IFE Supplier Enters Business Aviation Market

Matsushita Avionics Systems, a supplier of in-flight entertainment equipment to airlines, is getting into the business aviation market with a new cabin pro
Avionics

CMC Delivers first Global Express EVS Hardware to Bombardier

Montreal-based CMC Electronics has delivered the first complete enhanced vision system (EVS) to Bombardier for flight testing aboard the Global Express.
Avionics

Honeywell RAAS Now a Citation Option

An enhancement to Honeywell’s Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) that aids pilots at unfamiliar airports in reduced visibility will be a fact
Avionics

Collins Introduces Integrated Display Version of Pro Line 21

For business jet operators on a budget, Rockwell Collins has introduced IDS-3000, an integrated display retrofit package that includes active-matrix LCDs,
Avionics

EGPWS patent trial begins this month

Rival avionics manufacturers are about to get their day in court.
Avionics

XM Radio’s satellite weather link closes in on certification

A new cockpit weather service from XM Radio that is about to make its debut aboard business jets deserves a closer look by aircraft operators who are inter
Aircraft

Pro Line 21 all-glass cockpit joins King Air production line

All production Beech King Air 350s and B200s are now being equipped at the factory with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics in a configuration that is ne
Avionics

Collins adds e-charts to mix of Pro Line 21 add-on capabilities

During last month’s NBAA Convention, Rockwell Collins announced certification of the company’s integrated flight information system (IFIS), an add-on to th
Aircraft

Flap over premier I

The FAA issued a special airworthiness bulletin on October 7 alerting operators of the Raytheon Beech Premier I that the agency has determined that the jet
Security

More NBAA security-training sessions added for this month

NBAA announced at its convention in Orlando, Fla., last month that additional dates have been scheduled for its new “Security Training for Part 91 Operator
Aircraft

Moscow MAKS 2003: debut of two business turboprops

The Moscow Aerospace Salon, MAKS 2003, held in mid-August at the Gromov Flight Test Institute in Zhukovsky, attracted a dozen business jets and saw for the