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'Green people' aid 7X progress

Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 7X business jet, with a fly-by-wire, side-stick control system, promises to redefine the word “new.” At the Dassault Falcon Jet

Aircraft

July 24, 2007

Avionics for Ibis Ae270 clarified

Honeywell’s Apex glass cockpit will be a future optional avionics upgrade for the Ae270 turboprop single, currently under development by Ibis Aerospace of

Aircraft

July 24, 2007

AD proposed for TFE731 turbine disks

The FAA is accepting comments until August 16 on a proposed Airworthiness Directive that would affect as many as 3,572 TFE731-2 and -3 turbofans on U.S.-re

Aircraft

July 24, 2007

Hail-damaged Citation repaired at Jet Aviation Saarbrucken

Jet Aviation Saarbrucken, Germany, recently performed extensive repairs on a Citation II that was heavily damaged by hail in just 15 seconds.

Aircraft

July 24, 2007

Raisbeck wing lockers on all Beech Super King Air 350s

Raisbeck Engineering’s nacelle wing lockers are now standard equipment on production Beechcraft King Air 350s, starting with S/N FL-402.

Aircraft

July 24, 2007

Eclipse Courts the Single Crowd

Eclipse Aviation surprised the hordes assembled for the opening of this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show with a new four-place single-engine Eclipse Conc

Aircraft

July 24, 2007

EADS begins VIP conversions of A319s for saudi client

Business aircraft continue to assume roles in the airline industry.

Aircraft

July 23, 2007

Details of Eclipse 500 training program unveiled

As plans move ahead for certification of the Eclipse 500 in early 2006, Eclipse Aviation unveiled details of its six-phase pilot training program.

Aircraft

July 23, 2007

PrivatAir to offer Zurich-Newark BBJ flights

Beginning in January, PrivatAir will offer daily flights between Zurich and Newark Liberty International Airport, N.J., in partnership with Swiss Internati

Charter & Fractional

July 23, 2007

Autothrottles now available for Gulfstream 200

Automatic throttle systems are now available as a $220,000 option for new Gulfstream 200s, as well a retrofit for the more than 90 Galaxy/G200s currently i

Aircraft

July 23, 2007

Fatal Westwind crash probe centers on controls

Preliminary analysis of the fatal crash of an air ambulance IAI Westwind on July 2 at Panama City Tocumen International Airport indicates both Honeywell TF

Aircraft

July 23, 2007

NTSB cites instructor pilot for fatal Falcon 20 crash

The flight instructor’s lack of experience was cited by the NTSB as causing the fatal crash of a Falcon 20 on April 8, 2003, in Swanton, Ohio.

Aircraft

July 23, 2007

Quest Wins Certification for Kodiak

Six years after opening its doors, two-and-a-half months after flying its first fully conforming aircraft and less than a month after losing company chairm

Aircraft

July 19, 2007

Dassault Clarifies Super-midsize Falcon Thrust

Dassault senior v-p for civil aircraft Olivier Villa has clarified that the unusually high thrust (two 10,000-pound engines) on the still-under-wraps super

Aircraft

July 19, 2007

Extra 500 gets EASA certification

Extra Aircraft’s six-seat Extra 500 turboprop single received European Aviation Safety Agency certification last month.

Aircraft

July 18, 2007

Learjet 55 damaged while landing

Attempting to land during extreme weather conditions, a Learjet 55 ran off the end of the runway moments after touchdown at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airpo

Aircraft

July 17, 2007