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Cabin Interior and Electronics
Airbus Corporate Jet Center Delivers Three
Since opening two years ago, Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC, a specialist in cabin completion work on the Airbus ACJ series) delivered its fourth aircra
Maintenance and Modifications
MSP Jet Center becomes Part 145 Repair Station
“Receiving our Part 145 repair station certification from the FAA was an extremely proud moment for me and the entire MSP Jet Center team,” president Tim A
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Auto Dimming for ‘Smart Windows’
The so-called “smart cabin automated dimming system” (Scads) marks the latest stage in evolution of the electrically dimmable E-Shade smart window from Ins
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Expands M&O Conferences Internationally
Five regional Bombardier maintenance and operations (M&O) conferences are slated for this year.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Cobham’s DACS Approved for Bell 429
Cobham’s digital audio control system (DACS) has been installed in and FAA approved on the first commercial delivery of an air medical Bell 429.
Maintenance and Modifications
Evergreen Helicopters Selects Avtrak for Maintenance Tracking
Avtrak and Evergreen Helicopters have signed a multi-year agreement under which Avtrak will provide the helicopter operator with its suite of maintenance t
Maintenance and Modifications
Midcoast Aviation Offers Falcon Dry Bay Mod
Falcon operators may now turn to Midcoast Aviation to meet the requirements of an impending airworthiness directive that will require structural modificati
Maintenance and Modifications
Sierra Industries Gets STC for 406-MHz ELT on Cessna Citation
The FAA has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) to Sierra Industries for the installation of the Artex C406 (406 MHz) emergency locator transmitte
Aircraft
CityFlyer Launches E190 Service
BA CityFlyer began flying its first Embraer E190 out of London City Airport last month, on a regular route to Edinburgh, Scotland.
Aircraft
Preowned Update: Latest signs point to a pre-owned market on the mend
While a year ago it seemed as if buyers were beginning to emerge from harsh winter hibernation, in fact inventory was still a few months away from reaching
Safety
How to build a safety culture in three steps
There are no petri dishes where we could grow a perfect strain of safety culture and inject it into those aviation organizations that clearly seem to need
Aircraft
CRJ1000 prototypes proving software fix
Bombardier hopes it has seen the last of the software “glitche
Aircraft
ATR 42-600 Completes First Flight
The sole ATR 42-600 prototype flew for the first time on March 4 from Toulouse, France, marking the start of an abbreviated flight-test campaign expected t
Regulations and Government
Lawmakers urge Congress to extend bonus depreciation
Two congressmen have sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee asking the tax-writing body to extend the bonus depreciation incentive for noncomm
Sustainability and Environment
FBOs join Avfuel network
Avfuel announced that Colorado Springs FBO Colorado jetCenter has joined its dealer network.
FBOs
New Avfuel dealer Stuart Jet
Center, about 30 miles north of Palm Beach, Fla., operates from a 53-acre facility with more than 15 acres of ramp space and 250,000 sq ft of hangar space
FBOs
Ambassador Jet Center opens Condo Hangars
Ambassador Jet Center, based at Dallas Executive Airport (formerly Redbird), has completed the first of three new hangar facilities.
Airports
Online car club offers local transport option
Stuck at an airport without a car? Airport Cars Club can help.
Safety
Rocket responder info updated
The FAA has posted new information for airport workers on how to respond to the scene of an accident involving rocket-propelled ballistic parachute-equippe
Charter & Fractional
Flightworks adds new sales office
Charter/management firm FlightWorks has opened a new sales office at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta, at the Signature Flight Support FBO.
Regulations and Government
Bill proposes more flight time for copilots
A manager’s amendment to the Senate’s FAA reauthorization bill includes a provision introduced by Sen.
Charter & Fractional
TAC Air chooses FlightAware FBO Toolbox
FBO chain Tac Air has added Flight-Aware’s FBO ToolBox at its 13 FBOs in the U.S.
Airports
Execujet handles Davos visitors
ExecuJet Aviation again hosted arriving traffic for this year’s World Economic Forum annual meeting January 27 to 31 in Davos, Switzerland, handling more <
Aircraft
Sukhoi Superjet 100 completes cold-soak trials
The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 (S/N 95004) has com
FBOs
Passur AirportMonitor supports Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is now using Passur’s AirportMonitor system to supplement its longstanding use of Passur’s data feeds and software for th
Charter & Fractional
Mayo Aviation buys Charterops
Mayo Aviation has expanded its charter/ management fleet to 18 aircraft with the acquisition of CharterOps of Portland, Maine.
Rotorcraft
Helo hops available Farnborough Airshow
UK helicopter charter operator PremiAir is offering helicopter charters from the London Heliport to the Farnborough International Airshow (July 19 t
FBOs
Odyssey celebrates new lakefront FBO
Odyssey Aviation, the former Million Air FBO facility at New Orleans Lakefront Airport that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, opene
Airports
Bridgeport Airport to get EMAS runway safety area
The city of Bridgeport, Conn., received court approval to buy an acre of land next to Sikorsky Memorial Airport and plans to build an engineered mat
