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Cabin Interior and Electronics

SkyTheater Promises Surround Sound in the Cabin

SkyTheater’s new high-definition audiovisual and surround-sound system has passed DO-160 testing, and the first installation will be in service on a busine
Cabin Interior and Electronics

The Venerable L-1011 Gets the Executive Treatment

The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar as an airliner has already flown into the sunset, but it is finding new life in an executive role.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircraft Interiors Trade Shows Span the Globe

The popularity of aircraft interiors shows is growing globally.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Falcon Gets ‘Intelligent’ Water Treatment

International Water-Guard (IWG) has announced the first delivery of its new IWG-A4 “intelligent” water treatment unit.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Banyan Air Completes Executive 747SP Avionics Job

Banyan Air Service recently completed its first major avionics modification on an executive Boeing 747SP.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Associated Delivery Is Music to Customer’s Ears

Last month, Associated Air Center in Dallas delivered the second of three Airbus Corporate Jetliners purchased by the same customer.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rosen and Elliott Reduce Noise To Improve Cabin Sound

Cabin entertainment provider Rosen Aviation and cabin completion and refurbishment specialist Elliott Aviation have joined forces to create a noise-canceli

Market cools after a year of meteoric growth

A snippet in the Wall Street Journal in the middle of last month pointed out that the Dow Jones Industrial Average began the new year by logging its worst
FBOs

FBO Profile: Flightline Tallahassee

It all began when Paul “Mac” Langston identified a need for an aeromedical helicopter program in the Florida panhandle.
FBOs

Fargo FBO launches remodel

Fargo Jet Center is staying open in temporary facilities while its FBO terminal is being remodeled.
FBOs

Local NOTAMs available

The FAA formally signed Notam Order 7930.2, according to the NBAA, “enabling the first phase of Notam realignment to proceed.” As of January 28, civil loca
FBOs

FAA nixes shorter runway at Florida airport

The FAA has strongly advised the operators of Witham Field Airport in Stuart, Fla., that their request to shorten 5,826-foot Runway 12/30 is not an option.
FBOs

Aviation Center joins Avfuel

Aviation Center at Page Field in Fort Myers, Fla., is now an Avfuel dealer, accepting contract fuel orders via the Avfuel network as well as Avtrip points.
FBOs

Million Air Nassau rebrands

The former Million Air Nassau is now Odyssey Aviation, having left the Million Air franchise system.
FBOs

Incursions redefined

In a draft Advisory Circular (AC 150/5210-10) covering ground vehicle operations on airports, the FAA reiterated its new definition of runway incursion to
FBOs

Craig Airport chosen for security testing

The Jacksonville Aviation Authority chose Craig Airport for a Florida Department of Transportation program to test a system that will visually monitor day
FBOs

New Livermore FBO meets resistance from local residents

The Livermore Airport Citizens Group has raised an alarm about a consultant’s report on the building of a new FBO and hangars at Livermore Airport near the
FBOs

Three FBOs join Air BP

Elliott Aviation’s four FBOs, Millville Jet Center and Sacramento Jet Center’s two FBOs are now branded Air BP fuel sellers.
FBOs

Atlantic completes Los Angeles and Santa Barbara FBOs

FBO chain Atlantic has moved into its newest FBO, a $13.6 million facility built on a 13-acre ramp at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Maintenance and Modifications

Industry braces for mechanic shortage

The age-60 rule for U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Banyan Air Service

Banyan Air Service began as a small company serving the needs of small operators that had no dedicated maintenance department.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream and FlightSafety expand European commitment

The FlightSafety International Gulfstream G150 simulator has received European level-D simulator qualification, the first such approval for a G150 simulato
Maintenance and Modifications

Corridor maintenance software enters Asian market

Metrojet has signed an agreement with Continuum to license Corridor software and implement the package in its Hong Kong facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

Concorde Battery gets new TSO

The FAA has approved eight valve-regulated sealed lead acid batteries under Technical Standard Order C173 for Concorde Battery.The TSO-ap
Maintenance and Modifications

Central Flying Service OK'd for Citation engine mod

Clifford Development appointed Little Rock, Ark.-based Central Flying Service as a service center for the Company’s Citation II and Citation S/II re-engini
Maintenance and Modifications

Cutter gets Beechjet Rockwell Collins AHS-3000 STC

Cutter Aviation Phoenix has received an FAA STC approval for the installation of dual Rockwell Collins AHS-3000 attitude heading reference systems on the B
Maintenance and Modifications

Eclipse implements new production and MX technology

Eclipse Aviation will generate consistent and transferable manufacturing and maintenance procedures for use at its production facilities in Albuquerque, N.
Maintenance and Modifications

Standard Aero transforms PT6A engine line

Standard Aero has completed a $1.6 million transformation to improve Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine workflow at its MRO facility in Winnipeg, Canad
Maintenance and Modifications

AD supercedes Robinson blade service bulletin

On the heels of a Service Bulletin, the FAA has issued Airworthiness Directive 2007-26-12 focusing on Robinson R22 and R44 main rotor blade delamination.
Maintenance and Modifications

CD Aviation Services receives FAA AMT Diamond award

CD Aviation Services of Missouri (CDAS) has been awarded the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Diamond Certificate of Excellence in recognition of its