Content Archive: June 2011

Aircraft

Boeing Opens New 787 Vertical-fin Assembly Line in Salt Lake City

Boeing today celebrated the opening of a new 787 vertical-fin assembly line at its production facility in Salt Lake City.

JetCorp Wins Challenger 300 Wi-Fi Approval

JetCorp Technical Services of Chesterfield, Mo., has received an STC for the Aircell cabin telecommunications router (CTR) on a Challenger 300.
ATC

ATC training, staffing may cause errors

While fatigue has attracted the most attention as a cause of the recent well publicized air traffic controller errors, the Transportation Department’s top

Piper Taps Dow as PiperJet Altair Production Chief

Piper Aircraft named 30-year aerospace veteran Michael Dow as chief of production for the PiperJet Altaire, the company’s in-development single-engine busi

Ruag Does First Europe Installation of Flight Display CMS

Ruag Geneva is performing the first European installation of Flight Display Systems’ Select CMS. The system is going into a Falcon 50 as part of a cabin r
Airports

Gulfport Airport Eyes Expansion

Mississippi airport rises from the ashes of Hurricane Katrina
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FBOs

Signature and NetJets Ink Deal for Private-Use FBO

Signature Flight Support and NetJets signed a long-term lease that will provide the fractional operator with a dedicated, private terminal at Palm Beach In

328DBJ Gets Rockwell Collins Venue

Rockwell Collins announced in May the successful aftermarket installation of its Venue CMS on two Dornier 328DBJ executive jets that will fly for charter o

Aviator 300 Gains Traction

Aircell’s Aviator 300, powered by Thrane & Thrane, has been selected for 12 factory airframe programs, including those at Bombardier, Cessna, Hawker Beechc

Aviator 200 Finding Favor

A King Air 200, fitted with Aviator 200 powered by Thrane & Thrane, was on display at the Ebace convention in May. The system delivers Internet and e-mail