Content Archive: July 2008

Aircraft

HBC delivers first customer copy of the Hawker 4000

One week after gaining full FAA type approval and production certification for the Hawker 4000, Hawker Beechcraft delivered the first copy of the super-mid
Charter & Fractional

Changes ahead for charter industry

Government oversight and discussions about recent enforcement actions dominated the second annual NATA Air Charter Summit, held June 9 to 11 in Chantilly,

Materials–It’s What You Know

Complex materials, made of carbon fiber composites and a metal, are tricky to characterize.

Saab fills gap between HUDs, helmet displays

New from Saab Avitronics is the RIGS head-up display, which the company is developing to provide a cost-effective multipurpose display to aid pilots of bot

Northstar Aerospace recently won a value engineering achievement award

Northstar Aerospace (Hall 4 Stand C16b) recently won a value engineering achievement award from the U.S.

OEMs ready to assemble for Farnborough airshow

Life begins at 60 looks to be the motto for the Farnborough International airshow as it prepares to mark the 60th anniversary of the first staging of the e

Dedicated park gives bizav special status

Farnborough International is continuing the Business Aircraft Park (BAP) concept first introduced as a three-day “show within a show” four years ago.
Charter & Fractional

A hassle-free ride to the show

This year–as in years past– Farnborough attendees can expect a frustrating trip to the show, with gridlock between the venue and the M3 a near certainty.

Dassault troubled over effects of weak dollar

Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne is confident about the future of the French company’s broadening line of Falcons as it ramps up completion efforts
Airports

FAA: SMO cannot ban large-airplane operations

The FAA has concluded that the city of Santa Monica, Calif., “is currently in violation of its federal obligations,” a determination made as an initial res