Content Archive: May 2008

Safety

BA 777 Investigation Focuses On Fuel System

Aviation safety officials probing the British Airways (BA) Boeing 777 accident at London Heathrow in January are continuing to focus on the fuel system.
Charter & Fractional

Fractional pilot hiring down 30 percent

The 843 pilots hired by six major fractional aircraft ownership companies in the first nine months of this year were about 30 percent fewer than the 1,210
Aircraft

Spectrums boast low emissions

Spectrum Aeronautical (Booth No.
Aircraft

After the crash: Avcon to resume Learjet fin program

Avcon Industries, manufacturer of aft fuselage delta fins and other mods to improve directional stability and increase payload/range capability for the Lea
Regulations and Government

Online high-altitude course is FAA approved

With the completion of its first run on October 31, Pratt & Whitney Canada initiated testing of its 2,500-lb-thrust PW625F engine demonstrator.
Avionics

NAT Unveils Live In-flight IPTV

Cabin electronics specialist NAT Seattle (Booth No.

NetJets’ Mark Booth Gets EBACE Award

Mark Booth, chairman and CEO of NetJets Europe, received the EBACE 2008 European Business Aviation Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to
FBOs

Jet Aviation Signs LOI for Utah Facility

Jet Aviation (Booth No.
Aircraft

Like the green jacket, trying the G650 on for size

Here at EBACE, Gulfstream signed an agreement with Australian-born professional golfer Adam Scott to promote the company’s business jets in the Asia-Pacifi
Avionics

Honeywell’s In-flight BlackBerry Link Now Available

Honeywell said here at EBACE that an in-flight messaging service for Wi-Fi-compatible BlackBerrys it launched recently is now available as part of its OneL