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Aircraft

747SF gets ready for prime time

Marco Cavazzoni says to mark his words: “We’ll deliver the first 747-400 Special Freighter on December 13.

Universal celebrates 25 years

Universal Avionics invites NBAA attendees to help celebrate its 25th anniversary by greeting staff and assessing its new Vision-1 cockpit at Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

API strengthens logistics hubs

Paul Fanelli, president and CEO of Aerospace Products International (API), announced two logistics hubs as well as more efficient parts supply management t
Avionics

IS&S flat-panel display has more bang for the bucks

Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) now offers the capability of class 3 electronic flight bag data along with its glass cockpit upgrades, such as last m
Aircraft

Twin Commander value hike sought

The father and son team of Jim and Mark Matheson marked the advances in fleet support for the Twin Commander Aircraft, since their acquisition of the compa
FBOs

Premier Acquires MRO From Jet Aviation

Effective November 1, Premier/West Star will acquire Jet Aviation’s Love Field, Dallas MRO services, consisting of heavy aircraft maintenance, light repair
Avionics

Blue Sky’s router mines data, Internet

Blue Sky Network of La Jolla, Calif., has launched a wireless airborne router extending access to its satcom data or for surfing the Internet.
FBOs

JetDirect promising lower rates than the competition

Chairman and CEO Gregory Campbell predicts that JetDirect Aviation clients will be lured by a network set to burst from today’s 60 managed aircraft to a ye

Phoenix adds three fuel offices overseas

Phoenix Fuel, LLC (Booth No.
FBOs

Tag Aviation sees record year for its U.S. operations

Tag Aviation president and CEO Jake Cartwright has projected another record year for U.S.
Regulations and Government

House mulls cabin air-quality regs

Regulation may be in the air for the cabins of commercial aircraft, though it is unclear which is more infectious: airborne particles or hysterical legisla

NTSB hosts accident photography course

Tell Sandy Weiss that his photos are plain, and he’ll thank you for the compliment. “Good composition is desired and mandated in aesthetic p
Accidents

Core lock studied at CL600 crash hearing

“It caught my eye becauseit was…different,” said Brad Brooks, a customer service agent.
Rotorcraft

New Zealand fields strong helo market

Although corporate aviation in the nation is limited, New Zealand boasts one of the highest per capita ratios of aircraft operation, with 9,040 pilots in a

NASA might reduce aeronautics funding

NASA is requesting 3.2 percent more for its FY2007 budget than it requested for this fiscal year, but the agency’s aeronautics division may not benefit fro
ATC

Shutdown of National Airspace System Was ‘Organized Mayhem’

The airspace shutdown on 9/11 was done methodically but quickly, with many calling it "organized mayhem."
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