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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
Rotorcraft

Pilot lifts veil from BA609 flight testing

The first two prototypes of the Bell/Agusta BA609 civil tiltrotor had covered around 60 percent of the certification flight-test program in more than 350 f
Aircraft

Revived Twin Otter makes first flight

Viking Air of Sidney, British Columbia, flew its DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 prototype for the first time on October 1 from Victoria International Airport.
FBOs

Crownair adds two facilities in California

San Diego-based Crownair (Booth No.
Safety

Bizav safety slips in first nine months of ’08

According to data released by aviation safety consulting firm Robert E.

Alenia Launches Its Green Regional Aircraft Initiative

Alenia Aeronautica officially launched the technical activities associated with the so-called Green Regional Aircraft today in Caserta, Italy, where repres
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

Without Grob, Bombardier starts fresh on Learjet 85

At a media briefing here yesterday, Bombardier Learjet vice president and general manager David Coleal strongly hinted that very little of the structural d

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

Pieper puts focus on Eclipse profitability

Since taking the helm at Eclipse Aviation on July 28, chairman, CEO and investor Roel Pieper has worked to turn the manufacturer from a development company

Chaotic day on wall street stokes industry concerns

World financial markets continued their downward slide yesterday amid fresh worries that declining corporate earnings could further soften the used jet mar
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
Aircraft

New twin is still under consideration at Socata

Is it a jet? Is it a turboprop? That’s the question that remains after Socata confirmed here yesterday that it is still pursuing a twin-engine aircraft to
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.
Avionics

BAE touts Q-HUD for light business jets

BAE Systems (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
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa ‘niceview’ update features 3-D moving map

Lufthansa Technik’s latest innovation in cabin “infotainment” is called niceview, an upgrade that takes the venerable moving-map display into a new dimensi
Avionics

WxWorks forging ahead on system improvements

The Sirius/XM merger will have no impact to WxWorx services, the XM WX Satellite Weather provider said yesterday.
Avionics

FMS software upgrades open new doors

Honeywell announced flight management system software upgrades for its FMZ-2000 and Primus Epic systems that will provide advanced GPS-enabled route and ap