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Renovation Hardware: Pioneers will always meet obstacles

The owner of the 1991 Falcon 900 shown here undergoing an extensive cockpit and cabin renovation by Duncan Aviation in Lincoln, Neb., has learned a lesson

September 13, 2006

GDAS marks five years of servicing business jets

Las Vegas; Minneapolis; and West Palm Beach, Fla., were purchased from BBA Aviation to form General Dynamics Aviation Services (GDAS).

September 13, 2006

LoPresti Boom Beams for Hawker 700s

Avmats has joined forces with LoPresti Aviation to deliver LoPresti Boom Beams to legacy Hawker 700s.

September 13, 2006

JSSI to provide Tip-to-Tail coverage for Avantair

Avantair has chosen JSSI’s Tip-to-Tail airframe maintenance cost-guarantee program to cover its fleet of Piaggio Avantis.

September 13, 2006

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Raisbeck engineering OKs new authorized King Air dealers

Four new installation centers have been authorized as Raisbeck King Air dealers.

September 13, 2006

Gulfstream Long Beach passes 20-year milestone

This year Gulfstream Aerospace is recognizing the 20th anniversary of its Long Beach, Calif.

September 13, 2006

Yingling completes first RVSM installation on Conquest II

Yingling Aviation, located on Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, has completed its first RVSM-compliant modification of a Cessna turboprop on a 1979 Conques

September 13, 2006

Three Maintenance techs make good in Springfield

It’s an axiom of the industry that “to make a small fortune in aviation, start with a big fortune.” So far that has not been the case for the owners of Spr

September 13, 2006

Crossroads opt for Green FBO

Crossroads Aviation planned to break ground last month on an energy-saving multimillion-dollar “green” FBO building at Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minne

September 13, 2006

Raytheon justifies requests for Hawker 4000 FAR exemption

The long-anticipated type certification of the Hawker 4000 (née Horizon) super-midsize business jet was imminent at press time–but only if the FAA approved

September 12, 2006

HondaJet gets green light to enter VLJ fray

Honda announced on July 25 at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., that it will “enter the HondaJet into the growing very light jet market.” According to proje

September 12, 2006

Farnborough F1 Kestrel flies at last

Some seven years of development finally led to the first flight of the Farnborough Aircraft F1 Kestrel on July 29.

September 12, 2006

Spectrum prototype crash kills two

On July 25 at about 4:05 p.m.

September 12, 2006

D-Jet price rises

Diamond has increased the price of the single-engine D-Jet from less than $1 million to $1.36 million, nudging the $1.5 million tag for the Eclipse 500 ver

September 12, 2006

Republic buys more Embraer E-Jets

Republic Airways late last month exercised purchase options on 30 Embraer E175s, bringing the total number of E-Jets ordered by the Indianapolis-based regi

September 12, 2006

Falcon 7X splish-splashes closer to certification

Calculation and theory go only so far in an aircraft development program, and last month it was time for Dassault’s Falcon 7X S/N 003 to jump in and get it

September 12, 2006

Watch for CJ4 at NBAA show

Expect Cessna at the NBAA Convention next month to announce the Citation CJ4, a stretched version of the CJ3 with a slightly swept wing based on the Sovere

September 12, 2006

Hawker 4000 exemptions OK’d with conditions

The FAA has granted, with conditions, Raytheon Aircraft’s request that the Hawker 4000 be temporarily exempted from certain Part 25 amendments to enable th

September 12, 2006

Eclipse, Cessna race to VLJ certification

Not to rain on Eclipse’s parade, but…the July 27 waving of the checkered flag in the very light jet (VLJ) race might have been premature.

September 12, 2006

Need to Find or Unload a Hangar?

A new Web site called HangarTrader.com seeks to bring together hangar owners and potential buyers or renters.

September 12, 2006

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