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Engines
Newest P&WC PT6A receives Canadian TC
Transport Canada has granted type certification for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P that will supersede the PT6A-67B on the Pilatus PC-12 production li
Charter & Fractional
CharterMatrix wants to sell empty-leg trips
Melbourne, Fla.-based CharterMatrix has targeted the empty-leg market with the launch of its updated Web site, which includes a map-search function, reques
Aircraft
Epic Elite visits NBAA’07
The Epic Elite made its public debut at EAA AirVenture this summer after achieving its first flight on June 7.
Training and Workforce
SimCom adds to its simulator training
SimCom Training Centers, which operates training facilities in Orlando and Vero Beach, Fla., and Glendale and Scottsdale, Ariz., announced additions to its
Maintenance and Modifications
Honeywell Mexico facility to cut weight, fuel burn
Two weeks ago Honeywell opened a $35 million advanced aerospace systems integration laboratory designed to make next-generation aircraft, including medium
Avionics
Collins Upgrades Airshow 4000
Rockwell Collins is adding several new features to its Airshow 4000 moving-map display and flight-information system.
Avionics
Switch Panels Are Now Programmable
Rockwell Collins recently announced a new line of software programmable switch panels that will provide business jet passengers with more user-friendly con
Cabin Interior and Electronics
‘Venue’ replicates home entertainment in cabins
Rockwell Collins yesterday announced the arrival of Venue, its next-generation, high-definition cabin management system.“Venue will take the pa
LHT will refurb special-mission German aircraft
The German government’s Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) has named Lufthansa Technik AG the prime contractor for modernization of
Security
Air Security establishes ASI Global
It can be a dangerous world out there, and Houston-based ASI Group (formerly Air Security International) continues to expand on that premise.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Collins making business jet cabins more iPod friendly
Rockwell Collins (Booth No.
Innotech Begins Montreal Expansion
Innotech Aviation (Booth No.
Cessna Expanding Georgia Facility
Wichita, Kan.-based Cessna Aircraft (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications
Carejet Debuts Paint Protection System
Atlanta-based CareJet Services International has debuted an appearance-enhancing polymer paint protection system that was developed by Dow Corning and Prog
Author’s First Book Garners Aviation Award
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (Booth No.
Aircraft
Pilatus Showing its Next Generation PC-12 This Morning
Making good on its promise made last year at the NBAA Convention in Orlando when it announced the program, Pilatus Business Aircraft will today present a r
Training and Workforce
CAE targets bizjets as it expands its training
Canadian training specialist CAE SimuFlite (Booth No.
Beechcraft focused on new corporate culture
Formerly a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, Raytheon Aircraft was bought earlier this year by Onex and GS Capital Partners and promptly renamed Hawker Beech
Cessna signs intent to buy Columbia Aircraft
Cessna Aircraft signed a letter of intent (LOI) yesterday with Columbia Aircraft of Bend, Ore., to acquire selected assets and certain liabilities of the m
Aircraft
More of Gulfstream’s sales coming from outside the U.S.
Year to date, Gulfstream Aerospace has logged more sales from customers outside the U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jormac bins make for more room overhead
The owner is rarely the sole occupant of an airliner converted to executive configuration; his or her staff needs a place to sit, stow belongings and strap
ASI Updates World Watch Database
Houston-based ASI Group (Booth No.
Hill Aircraft & Leasing Names President and VP
Atlanta-area FBO Hill Aircraft & Leasing (Booth No.
