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Maintenance and Modifications
LoPresti NeverFlat Tires Coming for Business Jets
Last week LoPresti Aviation Engineering unveiled new NeverFlat Lifesaver aircraft tires, which use a carbon-fiber band embedded in the circumference to ret
Rotorcraft
Scott’s Mulls New Production of former Bell 47
The current type certificate holder of the venerable Bell 47 might be interested in putting the iconic piston helicopter back into new production.
Scott’s
Regulations and Government
Senate Dems Seek To Avert Another FAA Shutdown
A group of Democratic senators sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner last month asking him to appoint conferees to FAA reauthorization talks before t
Lacy, Spruston To Receive NBAA Awards
NBAA announced that Clay Lacy will receive the 2011 NBAA Meritorious Service to Aviation Award, while Don Spruston will get the 2011 NBAA John P.
Aircraft
Boeing Finishes 787-8 Type Certification Tests
Boeing completed all flight tests required for type certification of the Rolls-Royce-powered 787-8 Dreamliner last month.
Aircraft
Fate of EAS Program Far from Ensured
When Congress adjourned for summer recess last month without extending FAA funding for the 21st time, leaving thousands of furloughed workers in a state of
Aircraft
Boeing Board Approves CFM Leap-1B for Re-engined 737NG
Boeing made its plans to re-engine the 737NG official today when it announced board approval to proceed with development of a CFM Leap-1B-powered version o
Avionics
NextGen Committee Tackles ‘Business Case’ for Equipage
The high-level industry and government committee tasked by the FAA with developing “a common understanding” of NextGen priorities has recommended a set of
Aircraft
Aviation industry defies economic drag
Democrats and Republicans wrangling over the debt ceiling, spending and tax increases and tax cuts have come up with a deal nobody really likes.
Training and Workforce
SimCom Acquires 14 Programs from FlightSafety
Cabin Interior and Electronics
MSBExpertise Doubles Manufacturing Capacity
MSBExpertise, a specialist in cabin composite monuments and such items as “green” monuments, brackets and latches, and china and crystal slot inserts, is e
Aircraft
Trans States Pilots Ratify New Contract
The pilots of Trans States Airlines “overwhelmingly” voted to accept a new contract brokered by the Air Line Pilots Association, the union announced in lat
Charter & Fractional
Brazil gets first fractional program
The Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition in São Paulo last month marked the dawn of fractional jet ownership in Brazil, with two compan
Labace Show Notes
• Bombardier Aerospace announced it will open its first regional support office in Latin America by year-end.
Aircraft
Labace 2011 a winner but future site uncertain
The eighth annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition opened August 11 in São Paulo and exceeded its organizer’s expectations, but it
Cabin Interior and Electronics
L-3 Picks Up 747-8 Outfitting Contract
L-3 Platform Integration has won a contract to outfit the cabin of a 747-8i for an unidentified customer who has been a client for 20 years.
The interior f
GD Appoints New Gulfstream President
Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics announced last month that Larry Flynn will succeed Joe Lombardo as president of the Savannah-based airframer, st
Security
Researchers Develop GA Security Model
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have created a statistical model of daily operations at general aviation airports that might uncover
Aircraft
In The Works: Kestrel Aircraft Kestrel
Kestrel Aircraft selected Honeywell’s TPE331-14GR to power its all-composite single-engine turboprop.
Aircraft
Blue Panorama to confirm SSJ order next month
The new Western European launch customer for the Sukhoi SuperJet 100, Italy’s 
Aircraft
Certification Ends Development Nightmares for Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, which during its seven-times delayed development program has seemed more of a nightmare than a dream, became a joyful reality on A
Qantas, American pursue new global alliance benefits
Developments planned by Australia’s Qantas Airways and American Airlines demonstrate membership benefits for global alliance partners seeking to rationaliz
Aircraft
Pilots, Controllers Urge Safe Integration of Unmanned Aircraft
Air transport industry groups accept the inevitability of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying in civil airspace.
ATC
Study: Sesar Benefits Depend on Timely Deployment
The economic, environmental and efficiency gains promised under the Single European Sky ATM Research (Sesar) program are “extremely sensitive” to timely im
NBAA Taps Whyte for Abace Role
NBAA appointed former Cessna executive Roger Whyte to serve as special counsel to association president and CEO Ed Bolen in preparation for the 2012 Asian
