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FBOs
AvFuel showcases FBO network
U.S.-based AvFuel is once again exhibiting at EBACE, promoting its worldwide network of fuel and service suppliers.
Flight planners expand their online trip-support services
Going forward, Stephens said satellite communications will help, too, for example by allowing on-board WiFi to give broadband Internet access via SwiftBroa
Regulations and Government
Cuisine Air ready for stricter security rules
Caterers providing food for business aircraft flights from UK airports are being forced to meet security requirements previously applied only to airlines.
Airports
One-stop bizav service shop draws operators to Cambridge
Britain’s newest FBO, Marshall Business Aviation Centre, has been open for almost five months and is already fulfilling its owner’s hopes of drawing more t
MedAire focuses on bizav service upgrades
MedAire has returned to its roots providing remote medical solutions, on-board medical equipment and crew education in emergency medical procedures, servin
Avionics
King Air B200 receives first G1000 cockpit suite
Elliott Aviation has installed the first Garmin G1000 integrated avionics glass cockpit suite in a Beechcraft King Air B200.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Aviation touts its wide range of services
Duncan Aviation (Booth No.
Avionics
High-speed data systems now affordable for smaller bizjets
Satellite communications capabilities on board commercial aircraft have advanced rapidly in recent years with airline passengers using broadband Internet,
FAA, Japan Sign Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement
The FAA has signed a bilateral aviation safety agreement and associated implementation procedures for airworthiness between the U.S.
Aircraft
Boeing Logs 777 Order from THY
Turkish Airlines has signed a new firm order for five Boeing 777-300ERs valued at $1.38 billion at list prices, the manufacturer confirmed this morning.
Associated Air Center Meets SFAR 88 BBJ Compliance
StandardAero subsidiary Associated Air Center (AAC) has completed the necessary modifications required for compliance with the FAA’s
Dassault Proceeding With Falcon Service Expansion
Dassault is sticking to plans for adding Falcon service centers to its existing network, customer support executives at the French aircraft manufacturer ha
Sikorsky Aero Services Debuts Korean Support Facility
Times Aerospace Korea (TAK) has partnered with Sikorsky Aerospace Services to open a regional parts stocking facility at Gimpo Aerospace Industrial Complex
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Enflite brews up new galley tech
Aircraft cabin accessory producer Enflite (Booth No.
Camp Systems Takes Over Cessna Cescom Mx Tracking
Cessna and Camp Systems have entered into an agreement under which Camp has taken over the airframer’s Cescom maintenance tracking business.
VLJ Certification Challenges
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification manager for general aviation Roger Hardy said VLJs are classified as high-performance aircraft (HPA).
Hiccup in VLJ deliveries gives operators time to train
Very light jets (VLJs) were the topic of intense discussion at the Corporate, Air Taxi and Personal Jets conference held at the Royal Aeronautical Society
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Design Q Creates A380 Cabin Concept
London-based Design Q has teamed with Case4de engineering specialists of Hamburg, Germany, to produce an interior proposal for the A380 ordered last year b
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Gamers contribute to new moving map from Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins’s Airshow 4000 v2 moving map has had a major facelift after the avionics group brought in some of California’s top video game programmers
Engines
Milestones and Advances in Environmental Cleanliness from Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney this spring held a media event at its Hartford, Connecticut headquarters and provided an overview of its milestones and advances in
Engines
Business aviation to benefit from GTF technology
The in-development geared turbofan (GTF) has been attracting most of the headlines at engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney lately, and it does indeed pr
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Completions backlog boosts business at Jet Aviation Basel
Jet Aviation Basel, one of Europe’s largest completion facilities, has to live with the long lead times unavoidable in its business, but they can be a bles
Asian Areospace To Feature its own bizav show
The Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) is to stage a new trade show called Asian Business Aviation.
Airports
French agency luring firms to Saint-Denis
Recent public attacks on business aviation have sought to portray the industry as exhibiting unwarranted privilege at a time when so many are suffering in
Engines
Study targets quieter and cleaner engines
Researchers across Europe have made substantial progress in their pursuit of the cleaner, more fuel efficient engines that will be needed if air traffic is
Cabin Interior and Electronics
New Zealand company enters completions field
Air New Zealand subsidiary Altitude Aerospace Interiors (Booth No.
