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Maintenance and Modifications

Lou Martin Touts Composites Companies

Louis Martin wants his company, Technical Composites Corp., to “seek its own level in the industry,” as a distinct and growing brand, though still connecte
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Plans Expansion

FlightSafety International (Booth Nos.
Maintenance and Modifications

Thales Picked for Learjet 85 Spoiler Controls

Thales (Booth No.
Avionics

TAS Completes Icing Tests for CL-300 EVS

Total Aircraft Services has announced the completion of icing tests for its CL-300 enhanced-vision system for the Bombardier Challenger 300.
FBOs

Improvements Planned for Kansas City Airport

Kansas City’s Charles B.
Rotorcraft

Blue Sky To Follow Bond Offshore Helicopters

All 10 copies of the Eurocopter AS 332L2 at Bond Offshore Helicopters will now fly the Blue Sky Network Model D1000A modem unit for flight-following servic
FBOs

Southern FBO Adds Northern Facility

Long-time Atlanta FBO Hill Aircraft has expanded by buying another FBO: Harbour Air at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, Mich.
Maintenance and Modifications

King Air Upgrade Is Blackhawk’s 200th

Blackhawk Modifications (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Magellan Launches Private Jet Program

Magellan Jets announced launch of its Voyager private jet program, which deducts flight costs from a $250,000 membership fee.

If You Build It They Will Come

The First Flight Foundation received the $20,000 Annual Combs Gates Award and $20,000 from the National Aviation Hall of Fame in recognition of its restora

Meyer Selected for National Aviation Hall of Fame

Russ Meyer, former chairman and CEO of Cessna Aircraft Co., will be one of four inductees into the National Aviation Hall of Fame next July.

Political power couple debate politics

Veteran political couple Mary Matalin and James Carville appeared at this year’s event to share their thoughts on the  upcoming election.
Avionics

Thales demos simulation tool for business aircraft cockpits

Thales is demonstrating for the first time at an NBAA Convention its new iDeck “avionics prototyping, advanced system simulation tool.” The simulation plat
Charter & Fractional

New leader promises to revitalize Flight Options

Acknowledging that Flight Options had strayed from its original vision, company founder Kenn Ricci and CEO Michael Silvestro, both of whom returned to the
FBOs

Crownair adds two facilities in California

San Diego-based Crownair (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Ten 400XP Hawkers for ISIS Group

The ISIS Group has ordered 10 copies of the Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 400XP light jet, worth more than $70 million with options, to be leased from ISIS by I

Economy and politics top the agenda at NBAA 2008

Ten days after the Dow dropped 787 points in a week, one month from the presidential election, five months before extension of the FAA’s funding expires ag
Maintenance and Modifications

Citation X winglet mod moves forward

Winglet Technology reports “significant progress” toward FAA certification of its Cessna Citation X elliptical winglet modification.
Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Aviation plans more avionics mods

Stevens Aviation, buoyed by market reception of its Lear4Ever avionics and airframe modification package for the Bombardier Learjet 35, on Monday announced
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Competitors team up on satcom services

Satcom Direct, which had been competing with Honeywell International’s OneLink, announced that it has officially signed a contract Saturday to work in coop
Training and Workforce

CAE adds training options for Bombardier models

Montreal-based CAE plans to add a Global Express full-flight simulator to its training facility in Dallas next year.
Maintenance and Modifications

XOJet enrolls Citation X fleet in R-R maintenance service

Rolls-Royce (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux’s U.S. division adds completion firm

Comlux announced the formation of Comlux America and the acquisition by that entity of independent completion and refurbishment specialist Indianapolis Jet

CAN Honors supporters

The Corporate Angel Network recognized four corporate aircraft operators here yesterday as 2008 Quarterly Corporate Angels for their exceptional contributi
Avionics

Jetcraft awaits OK on EVS II

Jetcraft Avionics (Booth No.
Aircraft

Diamond D-Jet flies with upgraded engine

On Sunday, Diamond Aircraft (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan plans westward expansion

Duncan Aviation (Booth No.
Aircraft

Grand Luxury Arrives in a Regional Jet

An interesting cross-fertilization exists between business and regional jets.
Aircraft

Dornier 328Jet reconfigured as an executive airplane

Comtran International said it has been awarded an STC for a 12-passenger executive cabin configuration for the Dornier 328Jet, which is being marketed as t
Avionics

Sandel SN4500 now equipped with WAAS data

Sandel Avionics is adding new WAAS approach annunciations to its 4-ATI electronic primary navigation display, the SN4500, with a software update available