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Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell Introduces LED Wingtip Lights

The Astreon series of solid-state LED wingtip position lights was among Honeywell’s bag of announcements at the convention.
Aircraft

Piaggio Backlog Now Stretches to 2006

The little company that almost didn’t has proved it can.
Training and Workforce

Jeppesen Introduces FliteCrew DLS Training Version 2.0

Jeppesen introduced the follow-on version to its CD-ROM FliteCrew DLS training program for pilots.
FBOs

Signature Buys Regent Aviation

Less than a month after acquiring Marathon Flight Services at Kissimmee (Fla.) Gateway Airport and Carolina Air Center in Hilton Head, S.C., Signature Flig
Safety

Runway Overruns Can Be Stopped, FAA Says

The FAA issued Advisory Circular 91-79 for pilots and operators of turbine-powered airplanes to identify, understand and mitigate risks associated with run
Aircraft

Eclipse Inks Deal on Wing Assembly

Eclipse Aviation signed a contract with Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) of Japan for the manufacture of complete wing assemblies for the Eclipse 500 very light
Engines

Williams Launches FJ44-4 Turbofan

Williams International launched the 3,500-pound-thrust FJ44-4, a FADEC-equipped turbofan engine that uses essentially the same core as the 3,000-pound-thru
Aircraft

NBAA 2003 Convention Report

The 2003 NBAA Convention celebrated the centennial of manned powered flight with some powerful and exotic hardware, including three new derivative airplane
Training and Workforce

Embraer and CAE Team on Training

Embraer and Montreal-based training provider CAE announced a joint venture to provide pilot and maintenance training for the Brazilian airframer’s new Phen
Regulations and Government

FAA Reauthorization Bill Still No Closer

Congress last month once again extended the FAA’s current authorization and aviation taxes until December 14, making it increasingly unlikely that the ques

Century in review

The first four years of the 2000s have been a trial for aviation.
Aircraft

Avocet gets boost with order for 105 ProJets

UltraJet, a membership-based charter company, has ordered 105 ProJets, the proposed very light twinjet from Westport, Conn.-based startup Avocet Aircraft,
Aircraft

Tail supplier sues Eclipse

Litigation filed last month by Eclipse 500 empennage assembly supplier Hampson Aerospace in the New Mexico Second District Court against Eclipse Aviation q
Aircraft

Eclipse’s jet evaluation tool has a broader use

Personal jets, mini-jets, ultra-light jets, very light jets.
Security

General aviation faces tougher security rules

Homeland security experts are considering new measures to tighten security for general aviation operators as part of an ongoing attempt to prepare for unkn
Aircraft

First Lineage 1000 Arrives at PATS Aircraft Completions

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer delivered its first Lineage 1000 bizliner to the PATS Aircraft Completions center in Georgetown, Del., on November
Aircraft

Another Eclipse 500 Auctioned on eBay

Eclipse Aviation has placed a second Eclipse 500 very light jet, S/N 082, on the auction block.
Avionics

Garmin G1000 STC’d for King Air C90 Series

Garmin last week received FAA STC approval to install G1000 avionics retrofits in the Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A/GT.
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Posts Wider Loss Despite Higher Revenues

In its first-quarter FY2008 report issued late last week, Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair said revenues increased by 52.9 percent, to $
FBOs

Signature Flight Support Continues FBO Buying Spree

Less than a month after acquiring Marathon Flight Services at Kissimmee (Fla.) Gateway Airport and Carolina Air Center in Hilton Head, S.C., Signature Flig
Safety

FAA: Runway Overruns Are Preventable

The FAA has issued an

Indian RFP for New Fighter Pleasing and Puzzling

How good is the Indian Air Force’s Request for Proposals (RFP) for the supply of 126 new fighters to meet the medium multi-role combat aircraft requirement

UK-Saudi Talks Continue on Typhoon Deal

Negotiations continue between the UK and Saudi Arabian governments over the details of Project Salam, the agreement to supply 72 Eurofighter Typhoons to Sa
Rotorcraft

Saudis Choose Russian Helicopters

A story in AIN’s opening edition at the Dubai Air Show [
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Lighter-Than-Air Has Role in AEW

The UAE’s requirement for an airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft was another topic bubbling just under the surface at Dubai, [
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Aircraft

UAE Decision on Future Trainers Imminent

While record-breaking orders for airliners were announced, the just-completed Dubai Air Show, held from November 11 to 15, offered no big news for the defe
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Regulations and Government

FAA Wants Your Input on Existing Regs

The FAA today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Conversions Bring New Life to Old Regional Jets

Montreal-based Project Phoenix has joined a growing number of companies offering a program to convert used Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets into executive a

FAA Investigating Google Boeing 767 Operator

The FAA confirmed yesterday that it is investigating the operations of Elan Express, a Part 125 certificate holder partially owned by TAG Aviation USA that