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Regulations and Government

ATA Reasserts that Bizjets Don’t Pay ‘Fair Share’

The Air Transport Association (ATA) contends that the recently issued DOT Inspector General report on National Airspace System usage proves the airline tra
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Grob Might Complete SPn Jet at Altenrhein

The Swiss Altenrhein Airport, located about 50 miles east of Zurich, recently said a major business aircraft manufacturer will build a new completion and d
Aircraft

Viking Air Chooses Honeywell Apex for Twin Otter

Viking Air told AIN it will use Honeywell Primus Apex avionics in the Twin Otter Series 400, which the company plans to build new at its f
Rotorcraft

AINtv: MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton and more...

Find out why Patriarch Partners founder Lynn Tilton bought MD Helicopters and where it’s going today, why she might buy a bankrupt very light jet manufactu
Charter & Fractional

IPO Is a No Go for Pogo

The credit crisis on Wall Street scuttled start-up very light jet air-taxi Pogo Jet’s plans to start selling shares this week on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Engines

Gulfstream Sees the Light

On the heels of launching the fastest, longest-range large-cabin jet–the G650–Gulfstream announced this morning that it successfully flew a GV testbed fitt
Charter & Fractional

Will ExecuJet’s New Concept ‘Simply Fly?’

ExecuJet Aviation today launched a new lease-based alternative to fractional ownership, block charter and traditional aircraft management called Simply Fly
Aircraft

Diamond Looks To a Higher Power for D-Jet

Late last week, Diamond Aircraft selected a more powerful version of the Williams FJ33 turbofan–the FJ33-4A-19–for its single-engine D-Jet.
Airports

More Weekend Traffic OK’d for Farnborough Airport

The UK government has approved an increase in weekend movements at the London-area Farnborough Airport.
Engines

High-tech hush kit for noisy business jet cabins

Broadband cabin noise, which can greatly fatigue passengers in even the most finely appointed business aircraft, could be a thing of the past if a new syst
Maintenance and Modifications

A palette for your plane

There are those unsung workers whose skills are underrated and whose work may go unappreciated, or at best is taken for granted.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault breaks ground on new Wilmington paint shop

“When you paint an airplane, seven things happen, and six of them are bad.” So says Frank DeNisio, and he ought to know the potential pitfalls that can com
Engines

QTA bundles hush kit, RVSM

Making jet aircraft acceptably quiet can be a dirty job.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mx Management Firm Positions for Future Growth

Jet Support Services Inc.
Avionics

FedEx to equip its fleet with Kollsman EVS units

Kollsman, the company that invented the first sensitive barometric altimeter in 1928 and the first enhanced vision system (EVS) on the Gulfstream V in 2001
Training and Workforce

AMS, PAMA join on tech certification

Maintenance professionals will soon be able to quantify the training they have received as a part of their jobs.
Aircraft

600th Challenger delivered on eve of silver flight anniversary

With 600 now in service, the Bombardier (née Canadair) Challenger is assured a place in history 25 years after its first flight on Nov.
Engines

Rolls predicts slow bizav upturn

The business jet market still faces a delivery trough this year and next, but engine-builder Rolls-Royce foresees a slow upturn in 2005 that should continu
Aircraft

In The Works: Convention Reflections

As most in the industry have come to understand, business aviation follows the general economy, but lags behind it by a year or two.
Regulations and Government

EBAA could vet JAR OPS 2 rules for bizav under JAA plan

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) might receive some delegation of authority from the JAA to monitor the application of JAR OPS 2 operation
Accidents

Mx manual scrutinized in Colgan 1900D crash

An FAA review of maintenance procedures following the August 26 crash of a Colgan Air Beech 1900D near Hyannis, Mass., has found that Raytheon service manu
Aircraft

Moscow MAKS 2003: debut of two business turboprops

The Moscow Aerospace Salon, MAKS 2003, held in mid-August at the Gromov Flight Test Institute in Zhukovsky, attracted a dozen business jets and saw for the
Security

More NBAA security-training sessions added for this month

NBAA announced at its convention in Orlando, Fla., last month that additional dates have been scheduled for its new “Security Training for Part 91 Operator
Aircraft

Flap over premier I

The FAA issued a special airworthiness bulletin on October 7 alerting operators of the Raytheon Beech Premier I that the agency has determined that the jet
Avionics

Collins adds e-charts to mix of Pro Line 21 add-on capabilities

During last month’s NBAA Convention, Rockwell Collins announced certification of the company’s integrated flight information system (IFIS), an add-on to th
Aircraft

Pro Line 21 all-glass cockpit joins King Air production line

All production Beech King Air 350s and B200s are now being equipped at the factory with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics in a configuration that is ne
Avionics

XM Radio’s satellite weather link closes in on certification

A new cockpit weather service from XM Radio that is about to make its debut aboard business jets deserves a closer look by aircraft operators who are inter
Avionics

EGPWS patent trial begins this month

Rival avionics manufacturers are about to get their day in court.
Avionics

Collins Introduces Integrated Display Version of Pro Line 21

For business jet operators on a budget, Rockwell Collins has introduced IDS-3000, an integrated display retrofit package that includes active-matrix LCDs,
Avionics

Honeywell RAAS Now a Citation Option

An enhancement to Honeywell’s Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) that aids pilots at unfamiliar airports in reduced visibility will be a fact