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Engines

Standard Aero expands with TSS Aviation buy

In a bid to expand its capabilities to service larger turbine engines, Standard Aero has purchased turbine engine component overhauler TSS Aviation of Cinc
Aircraft

Florida firm to service Avanti

With the addition of new partners, the Italian aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aero (Booth No.

Fokker Picks Up A321 Executive Contract

Fokker Services (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Emteq Puts Heat in the Seats

Hawker Beechcraft has awarded Emteq of New Berlin, Wis., an initial contract to install its FAA-certified Elements seat heaters as an option aboard Hawker
Avionics

406-MHz ELTs on Display

New 406-MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELT) from Emergency Beacon Corp.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety To Get Piaggio Sim

Piaggio Aero and FlightSafety International have expanded their training services agreement, whereby they will place another Piaggio aircraft simulator at

Congratulations are in order for the 5,000th Cessna Citation

Rolls-Royce and Cessna celebrated delivery of the 5,000th Citation here yesterday, a Citation X powered by two 6,442-pound-thrust Rolls-Royce AE3007C turbo

Finding NBAA Convention cities has its headaches

Why are all NBAA Conventions now on the East Coast? Why doesn’t NBAA use Las Vegas anymore? How about Chicago and Dallas?In its effort to answe
Regulations and Government

GA community urged to stay engaged in user fee battle

Solid progress in the fight against user fees has been made, but the general aviation community has to stay involved for the battle to be won, according to

Aero Charter here celebrating 30 years

Aero Charter is here at NBAA’07 (Booth No.
Avionics

Iridium adds four medevac ops

Iridium Satellite of Bethesda, Md., has added four North American air-ambulance operators to its subscriber rolls.
FBOs

Wilson Air rings gallons/pounds

The Wilson Air Center FBO chain, exhibiting at the Shell Aviation Booth (No.
Maintenance and Modifications

California Firm Does Work for NASA-Dryden

Total Aircraft Services (Booth No.

GA Show in Prague Next Year

AeroExpo, a subsidiary of World Aviation Communications of Kingston, England, is adding AeroExpo Prague to its portfolio of events.

New Boss Leads Elliott Aviation to NBAA

Elliott Aviation (Static Display No.
FBOs

Northern Air Expands Michigan FBO

Northern Air (Booth No.
Avionics

Dassault Taps ICG for Iridium Gear

Dassault has selected International Communications Group (ICG) to provide Iridium satellite communication systems and handsets as options for the entire Fa
Maintenance and Modifications

Mayo Aviation selected as Blackhawk Mod dealership

Mayo Aviation (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Garmin glass scores trifecta

Garmin International (Booth No.
Aircraft

Comp Air believes t-prop single’s time has arrived

If you’re looking for evidence the single-engine turboprop is an aircraft whose time has come, Comp Air Aviation (Booth No.
FBOs

UVair Offering Fuel Data Via FlightAware

Information from UVair, including fuel pricing and domestic location acceptance, is now available to operators via FlightAware’s flight-tracking service.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

New Learjet Table Designed by Stevens

Stevens Aviation (Booth No.
FBOs

Excelaire Expands Facilities

ExcelAire has expanded its facilities at Islip MacArthur Airport in Long Island, N.Y., with the acquisition of a 110,000-sq-ft FBO.
ATC

CDAs may migrate to bizav sooner rather than later

With global shipping giant UPS leading the way, business jet operators may soon be able to take advantage of the latest GPS-based navigation system that al
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter takes a fresh look at composite manufacturing

Eurocopter is considering introducing fiber placement for helicopter composite fuselage manufacturing as a way to replace manual lay-up and reduce costs by
Rotorcraft

FAA awards production certificate for EC 145, UH-72A

American Eurocopter has received an FAA aircraft production certificate to manufacture its U.S.
Rotorcraft

Mechanical problem blamed for crash of Copterline S-76

A malfunction of the flight-control system played a role in the 2005 fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76 in Estonia, according to an interim report issued by Es

New Business Jets

IN DEVELOPMENT Cessna Citation CJ4 The Citation CJ4 takes the single-pilot CitationJet into a higher-performance realm