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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Growth drives PATS’ expansion

PATS Aircraft, part of DeCrane Aerospace Systems, will be expanding its facilities and hiring up to 200 additional employees over the next 18 months in res
FBOs

SheltAir Opens FBO at Plattsburgh Airport

SheltAir Aviation Services has christened an FBO at Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) in Upstate New York.

Honeywell continues Zing trials

Since launching the Zing engine data-gathering service at last year’s NBAA Convention, Honeywell has been testing the system in a select group of customer
Airports

Pueblo Airport Plans Expansion

Visitors to Pueblo Memorial Airport on the eastern edge of the Colorado Rockies can look forward to major infrastructure improvements.

Phoenix Fuel rebranding adds new Web portal

Sheridan, Wyo.-based Phoenix Fuel (Booth No.

E-A-R Test Center Expands Capabilities

E-A-R Specialty Composites (Booth No.

Dassault Plans $10M Little Rock Expansion

Dassault Aircraft Services announced an expansion of its company-owned Little Rock, Ark.

Honeywell has a full plate of projects

Honeywell has launched a review of its customer service activities in an effort aimed at streamlining the number of ways customers can reach product suppor
Aircraft

Clifford gives new power to cesSna citation S550

Clifford Development of Portage, Mich.
Engines

GKN plans strong push into bizav engine market

The UK’s GKN Aerospace (Booth No.
Aircraft

Completion capacity crunch

 Make no mistake, Dassault is having another record year.
ATC

Full ADS-B rollout will take years

The FAA’s decision last month to award ITT Corp.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna To Fit Caravans with TKS Anti-Icing

Cessna said it will offer a TKS “weeping wing” anti-icing system for the Cessna Grand Caravan starting next March, using a system manufactured by Aerospace
Avionics

Iridium Names Development Partners

Iridium has named suppliers to help it build and deploy the Iridium Next satellite constellation over the next several years.

Helo owners want bizjet-style interiors

Business/VIP helicopter owners are increasingly demanding more cabin comfort and equipment.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Launches China Market Study

Al Pod, former president and CEO of NetJets subsidiary Executive Jet Management, has been named to conduct an examination of potential opportunities for Ne
Avionics

FAA To Upgrade Its King Airs with Pro Line 21

The FAA will upgrade the cockpits in its fleet of 18 King Air 300 flight-inspection airplanes with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics systems rather tha

Lufthansa and DHL Plan New Cargo Airline with Boeing 777-200LRFs

Lufthansa and DHL today announced their establishment of a yet unnamed joint cargo airline to serve the fast-growing trade between Europe and Asia.

EC Promises to Clear the Air on Pax Rights

Regional airlines and politicians hope a new European Commission report on passenger rights expected this month will lead to clearer rules and more effecti
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Accidents

NTSB Gives More Details of Beechjet Dual Flameout

The NTSB this week finally released initial factual information about the Flight Options Beechjet 400A that experienced a dual engine flameout on Nov.
Charter & Fractional

AEXJet To Keep Flying Despite Bankruptcy Filing

Aspen Executive Air (AEXJet), an ARG/US Platinum-rated charter operator, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week in the U.S.
ATC

‘Leading Aviation Experts’ Call For Privatized ATC

The Reason Foundation has assembled a group of nine “leading aviation experts”–including former DOT Secretary Jim Burnley, former FAA Administrator Langhor

PMI Media VLJ Outlook Contains Mixed Messages

A soon-to-be-released very light jet forecast from PMI Media estimates that 7,650 VLJs, worth some $18.36 bill

Bizjet Forecast Shows Blue Skies, with a Few Clouds

Forecast International yesterday released a prediction that 14,978 business jets, worth some $192 billion, will be manufactured between 2007 and 2016.
Regulations and Government

FAA Reauthorization Clears House 267-151

The House of Representatives this afternoon approved an FAA reauthorization bill that raises the tax on jet-A from 21.8 to 35.9 cents a gallon and the tax
Aircraft

SSBJ developers having a hard time gaining traction

Three companies have expressed serious interest in developing a supersonic business jet (SSBJ), but none of the designs proposed by Aerion, Sukhoi or Super
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FBOs

Pentastar names new president

FBO operator, aircraft service provider and management specialist Pentastar Aviation (Booth No.
FBOs

Air Partner plans Biggin Hill facelift

Work is set to begin on development of a major business aviation enclave at London Biggin Hill Airport (Booth No.