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Garrett installs GIII Primus Epic retrofit

Garrett Aviation has completed its first installation of Honeywell’s integrated display system–known as the Primus Epic control display system/retrofit (CD
Security

Security is a top concern at Universal

Enhanced security and improved data acquisition are prime concerns of today’s business aviation community, subjects Universal Weather and Aviation of Houst
Aircraft

Sovereign on track to fly early next year

Wichita-based Cessna Aircraft is continuing to make progress on the development and certification activities of its super-midsize Citation Sovereign.

Avcard now accepted at Shell Canada

Avcard, which claims to be the most widely used and accepted aviation credit card in the world, recently added the approximately 50 Shell Canada Aviation l
FBOs

Bizliners are in the cards for Hallmark FBO

Hallmark Jet Center at San Antonio International Airport recently completed a $2.2 million expansion to its terminal building and ramp space.
Aircraft

GIV-SP, GV reach dispatch reliability milestones

Gulfstream Aerospace announced that its Gulfstream IV-SP has achieved a 99.6-percent dispatch reliability rate over the past year, while the GV dispatch ra
Aircraft

Gulfstream extends benefits package to G100 and 200

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced it is extending the same benefits package to previously owned Gulfstream 100 and Gulfstream 200 jets that it has traditi
Aircraft

Gulfstream delivers first GV to USAF as C-37A

Gulfstream Aerospace recently delivered the first of an order for five C-37A special mission versions of the GV to the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Wing builds Gulfstream shop in Tex.

Wing Aviation recently began construction of a 54,000-sq-ft facility to house its new Gulfstream maintenance center at the Montgomery County Airport in Con
Aircraft

Eldec monitors CRJ's flaps

Lynnwood, Wash.-based Eldec Corp.
ATC

Duncan is focused on RVSM compliance

Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Neb., reports it is developing a number of products and services including more emphasis on its ambitious reduced vertical sepa
Safety

'Whiskers' helps avoid bent wings

With the number of wing-collision incidents growing, so has demand for a device to assist pilots in avoiding them.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

IEC Int'l refines cabin system

Cabin management system specialist IEC International has introduced the new color version of its soft switch panel.
Engines

P&WC reports on its PW600 series plans

Pratt & Whitney Canada announced last year at NBAA 2000 that it had embarked on development of a new line of turboprop, turboshaft and turbofan engines
Aircraft

Guaranteed brakes for Pilatus PC-12

The Parker Hannifin Aircraft Wheel and Brake Division of Parker Aerospace announced a guaranteed cost-per-brake-landing (CPBL) program for Pilatus PC-12 an

Trade-a-plane wx is voted 'best of Web'

In addition to producing its familiar oversized yellow publication Trade-A-Plane people are enthusiastic about something totally new these days–access to t
Aircraft

Farnborough t-prop facing fiscal hurdles

Farnborough-Aircraft.com, the UK company that is developing the single-turboprop F1 air-taxi, business and utility aircraft, quietly withdrew from the NBAA
Safety

Are you ready for a ditching?

For those who operate aircraft over water, knowing how to ditch is an important safety issue.
ATC

Getting bizav into the CDM loop

Collaborative decision-making (CDM), the effort instituted by the FAA and the airlines to reroute traffic each day away from anticipated weather trouble sp
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US’s Feathers Ruffled at NATA Summit

ARG/US is publicly disputing claims made at the NATA Air Charter Summit held last week in Chantilly, Va., by the Air Charter Safety Foundation about its ne
Safety

NTSB Addresses Landing Distances, Crew Fatigue

The NTSB issued a number of recommendations yesterday stemming from an April 12, 2007, landing overrun of a Pinnacle Airlines Bombardier CRJ at Cherry Capi
Safety

FAA Holds First Aviation Fatigue Symposium

The FAA today wrapped up its first symposium focused specifically on managing fatigue in aviation.
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft Charter Broker Regulations Pushed

Recent enforcement actions against charter brokers using “unfair or deceptive” business practices have come under scrutiny, and some organizations are now
Aircraft

First Customer Hawker 4000 Finally Delivered

Hawker Beechcraft delivered the first super-midsize Hawker 4000 to launch customers Gary and Donna Hall during a ceremony yesterday at the company’s headqu
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker 12-month check performed via CD-ROM

Gulfstream Aerospace in Appleton, Wis., recently conducted the first complete logbook review for an aircraft maintenance inspection using AirLog Imaging ai
Cabin Interior and Electronics

OneView integrated into Rosen's cabin IFE system

Rosen Products is making a splash in the new product pool with announcement of the integration of Honeywell’s OneView satellite-direct television into its
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Smart window does away with yesterday's shades

Gone are the days of heavy, bulky window shades with accordion pleats.
FBOs

Icelandic FBO joins Avitat family

Icelandic FBO SouthAir offers what it describes as a red-carpet stepping stone for corporate aircraft operators crossing the forbidding North Atlantic.
Charter & Fractional

TAG confident of continued growth

When TAG Aviation took over Aeroleasing in Switzerland and Aviation Methods in California, and finally Wayfarer Aviation on the East Coast, all in 1998 and

2001 Pre-owned Aircraft Report:

The thought that the market for new and used corporate aircraft as well as corporate aviation itself may very well be the innocent beneficiary of terrorism