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Honeywell, Sagem team on upgrades

Honeywell and Sagem have teamed to offer integrated cockpits for helicopter upgrade programs combining the Sagem Integrated Cockpit Display System (ICDS) w

FastFin promises better Bell hover performance

Improved hover performance in high and hot conditions for the Bell Huey and its derivatives is the promise of the FastFin tail-rotor enhancement and stabil

Chinese Z-11 gets Honeywell LTS power

Honeywell Aerospace (Booth No.

S-76 training now at FSI’s Lafayette center

FlightSafety International (Booth No.

Conklin to hold operating cost course

Conklin & de Decker (Booth No.

AFS expanding STCs for engine inlet filter systems

Aerospace Filtration Systems (AFS) of St.

All survive North Sea Super Puma crash

Survivors of an accident in which a Eurocopter Super Puma ditched into the North Sea last Wednesday have praised the skills of the pilots and also the succ

Sikorsky retools management teams

In response to “rapid sales growth” overseas, Sikorsky Aircraft (Booth No.

Texas Aviation wins big contracts

January was a good month for Texas Aviation Services (Booth No.

Industry Perspective: Sikorsky

Buying activity on the corporate side of the market has come to an abrupt and unwelcome stop at Sikorsky in the last six months as companies seek to con
ATC

RTCA Task Force Assisting FAA on NextGen Rollout

An FAA-requested RTCA NextGen implementation task force is seeking answers to fundamental questions about the future ATC system.

Industry Insider: MD Helicopters

Lynn Tilton runs Patriarch Partners, a New York equity company that specializes in buying and turning around distressed companies.

GAMA: Bizjet, Turboprop Shipments Soared in 2008

For the first time in five years, worldwide deliveries of general aviation airplanes declined in 2008 (dragged down by slumping piston deliveries), but bus

Textron Might Sell ‘Core Assets’ To Increase Liquidity

Textron has plans to boost liquidity by at least $1 billion in the first half of this year and if successful, said chairman and CEO Lewis Campbell on Tuesd
Regulations and Government

FAA Reauthorization Bill, Part Deux

Noting that “we are already two years behind schedule because of lack of action by the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Six Charged in Platinum Jet Teterboro Crash

Five executives and a pilot associated with now-defunct Platinum Jet Management have been charged in connection with the 2005 crash of a Challenger 600 fol

Major Gift Endows Research Chair at FSF

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has received a gift of $1 million from the estate of long-time FBO Manuel Maciel, most of which will be used to fund the
Regulations and Government

FAA Seeks More Time On Safety Management Plan

Because it has not completed guidelines for a Safety Management System (SMS) for U.S.
ATC

Weather Forecasters Buck FAA Consolidation Plan

An FAA plan to consolidate all of the 84 National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters working in the nation’s 21 ATC en route centers into two central foreca
Cabin Interior and Electronics

MAC Wins Polish Presidential Helo Bid

MAC Aircraft Interior Specialists (formerly McCarthy Interiors) has won a $1.75 million contract to design and build quick-change executive interior kits f
Cabin Interior and Electronics

EMS Technologies To Acquire Avionics Manufacturer Formation

EMS Technologies has signed a “definitive agreement” to acquire Moorestown, N.J.-based Formation, a provider of airborne wireless network products that ena
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gore Design Picks CTT’s Cair Cabin Environment System

Cabin environment continues to become more important as a point of customer focus, particularly on long-haul private jets.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Economy Crush Prompts Layoffs at Nordam

Nordam recently laid off 63 employees, primarily from its interiors and structures division, which is responsible–for the most part–for business aviation c
Cabin Interior and Electronics

ExecuJet Opens Zurich Interiors Showroom

ExecuJet Aviation Group has opened a new aircraft interiors showroom at its Zurich Airport headquarters.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Audio/video Power Management System Launched

Richard Gray’s Power Company (RGPC) of New Orleans has introduced RGPC ClearSky, “the first power management system designed specifically for audio/video e
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Regional makeovers find a ready market

at a time when everyone seems to be looking for a bargain, regional jets reconfigured for an executive role–available at considerably less than half the pr

AIA: 2008 could prove a record year for the aerospace industry2

Despite the worldwide economic maelstrom, total sales for the U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Special Report: Cabin electronics 2009

This year manufacturers brought to market a number of electronics calculated to bring a smile to the face of even the most jaded business jet owner.<
Airports

Marshall airport in UK consolidates bizav services

The new Marshall Business Aviation Centre at Cambridge, UK, was officially opened on December 4.