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Alamo Offers Water Transfer Alternative To Plating

Alamo Plating and Metal Finishing of Converse, Texas, a specialist in decorative plating, has introduced a new finishing process called water-transfer prin
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux To Outfit First Executive Sukhoi SuperJet

Comlux The Aviation Group will be the launch customer for the first Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ)
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Honeywell Wins Ovation Select Certification

Honeywell’s newly certified Ovation Select cabin management system
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Garrett Leather Revolutionizes Stingray Embossing

Garrett, a supplier of Italian upholstery leather, has introduced Shagarett–“the only full-grain, stingray-embossed Italian leather available in full hide

Flying Colours Establishes Asian Presence

Based on a memorandum of understanding with Metrojet of Hong Kong

Edelman Does the Texas Weave

Edelman Leather is offering “authentic woven leather, the best of Italy.”
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Elliott Extends Garmin G1000 King Air Dominance

Elliott Aviation has completed installation or secured signed contracts to perform installation of the Garmin G1000 in a total of 50 King Airs
Environment

ICAO Nixes EU Go-It-Alone Emissions Plan

Led by the U.S., China and two dozen other nations, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a “working paper” yesterday
Charter & Fractional

NetJets, NAS Dissolve Middle East Frax Partnership

NetJets terminated its franchise agreement for Middle East fractional aircraft services with National Air Services (NAS) of Saudi Arabia this week. NAS CEO
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Tai Ping Introduces New Carpet Collection

Tai Ping Introduces New Carpet Collection
Security

Barr Dispute Jumps into Federal Court Next Month

People who want to continue blocking their aircraft tail numbers from for-profit Internet flight-tracking services will get their day in court next month
Regulations and Government

Battle Over User Fees Not Over

General aviation user fees might not make it into any of the various tax proposals currently floating around Washington
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TSA: ‘A lot more sense’ in new Lasp

A high-level Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official told a group of NBAA operators last month that
Aircraft

NetJets Europe Ends Fractional Agreement with Saudi Arabia's National Air Services

Fractional-operator NetJets, has terminated its franchise agreement regarding fractional services with National Air Services (NAS) of Saudi Arabia.

Hawker Beechcraft Still Bleeding Red Ink

Hawker Beechcraft today reported revenues of $518.8 million for the three months ending September 20, a decrease of $75.9 million from the year-ago period.
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Charter & Fractional

Charter and Fractional Market Special Report: Part Two of Two

For Part 2 of this special report, the AIN team digs deeper into the issues facing charter operators and the air-taxi industry.
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Hawker Beechcraft: Setting New Priorities

When Bill Boisture walked through the doors at Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) in March 2009, he clearly understood the enormity of the challenge he’d accepted

AIN Blog: China Embraces General Aviation

China embraces general aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Aerospace Excels in Third Quarter

General Dynamics reported third-quarter earnings yesterday, and chairman and CEO Jay Johnson said the company’s aerospace group–Gulfstream Aerospace
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Hawker Beechcraft ‘Disappointed’ by Moody’s Downgrade

Hawker Beechcraft expressed disappointment in learning that on September 13, Moody’s Investment Service downgraded the Wichita-based OEM’s corporate family
Regulations and Government

U.S. House Passes Anti-EU Emissions Tax

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly yesterday against U.S. participation in the European Union’s emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS)

AIN Blog: Hope Is Worth Little without Hard Work and Endurance

NBAA 2011: Hope Is Worth Little without Hard Work and Endurance
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Proposal Would Allow Pilots To Load Nav Updates

A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) issued yesterday by the FAA would allow pilots of aircraft operated under Parts 121, 125, 129, 133, 135 and 137

Honeywell, Propulsion International Team To Provide Engine Finance and Maintenance Solutions

Honeywell partners with Propulsion International on engine finance plan.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Iacobucci Introduces Seat Division

Iacobucci HF, the Italian maker of galley appliance inserts, is continuing its venture into the aircraft seating business with the introduction at NBAA of
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Security

Otonomy Wireless System Secures Parked Aircraft

As more business and private jets travel further abroad, often to airports where ground security is nonexistent or minimal at best, Otonomy Aviation (Booth