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Cabin Interior and Electronics
LHT’s Airtrack map program offers pax a pilot’s-eye view
Lufthansa Technik has completed the first installation of an unconventional moving-map system on an Air Berlin Boeing 737 and expects to carry out the firs
Avionics
Gulfstream offers airborne Web access
Gulfstream announced that it has received an STC for the installation of its Broad Band Multi-Link (BBML) high-speed Internet connection, giving buyers ano
Maintenance and Modifications
3M Aerospace Introduces Wire Tester
At NBAA’04 last month 3M Aerospace introduced the 900AST (advance systems tester), a handheld unit used for checking for faults in avionics wiring.
Avionics
Boeing Makes Airline EFB Available to BBJ Operators
An integrated class-3 electronic flight bag developed by Boeing for airliners will now be offered for retrofit in the Boeing Business Jet and BBJ2.
Avionics
IS&S Introduces Non-group RVSM Packages
Innovative Solutions & Support has introduced a new RVSM product package that will support one-off certifications for aircraft operators that must purs
Avionics
Global Express EVS Enters Final Test Stage
Bombardier has completed flight development testing of its enhanced vision system (EVS), a HUD-coupled package that uses a CMC Electronics infrared sensor
Avionics
Starting Next Year, AirCell Standard on the King Air 350
Raytheon Aircraft has selected airborne telecommunications equipment company AirCell’s ST3100 Iridium-based satcom system as standard equipment on the Beec
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Airbus Launches Communications Services Business
Hoping to cash in on new types of airborne communications capabilities, Airbus has combined forces with SITA and Tenzing to form an in-flight service calle
Avionics
Honeywell Aces Airborne Cellular Test
Honeywell on October 10 successfully flight tested new technology that will let passengers use their personal cellular telephones in flight.
Avionics
CMC sensor selected for Falcon EVS
Notching an important contract win, CMC Electronics announced last month that it has been selected to provide the infrared (IR) camera/sensor package for t
Avionics
Iridium thrives after restructuring
In 1999, Motorola’s ill-starred Iridium satcom venture declared bankruptcy and was on the verge of maneuvering the service’s 66 satellites to burn up in th
Aircraft
In The Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin
Assembly and integration of the Aviation Technology Group Javelin prototype continues to accelerate at Soloy in Olympia, Wash.
Aircraft
In The Works: Citation CJ1+ and CJ2+
Cessna announced last month that it is upgrading the Citation CJ1 and CJ2 to add more value to the entry-level aircraft.
Aircraft
In The Works: Spirit Wing SpiritLear
At last month’s NBAA Convention, Spirit Wing Aviation of Edmond, Okla., announced that it will begin producing its “virtually new” Spirit-Lear early next y
Air Support updates PPS
Danish software house Air Support has rebuilt its Preflight Planning System (PPS) to run on a Windows-based menu system.
ATC
FAA discusses future of WAAS and LAAS at safety forum
At the FAA’s September International Aviation Safety Forum near Washington, the agency included a discussion session entitled “WAAS or LAAS, which is it?”
ATC
Traffic management for pilots
The FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) at Herndon, Va., is often referred to as the “nerve center” of the National Airspace System.
Safety
FAA hosts first international aviation safety conference
While FAA Administrator Marion Blakey said required navigation performance (RNP) is receiving broad support in the U.S.
Engines
British engine manufacturer marks a century in business
The story of how a 100-year-old prestige motor car company evolved into one of the world’s premier aircraft engine manufacturers is rooted in the weaving t
FAA’s technologies workshop focuses on future systems
Flight and navigation technology can help pilots see and avoid threats, simplify cockpit management and know their situation and parameters with precision.
Regulations and Government
ICAO mulls multi-crew pilot license proposal
Sixty years ago, with the outcome of the World War II still nearly 12 months in the future, 52 nations met in Chicago to agree on a format for the worldwid
Airports
Berlin Tempelhof closure delayed
A German federal court has granted Berlin Tempelhof Airport a reprieve from closure.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation announces JetResponse service
Jet Aviation has announced a new AOG support service called Jet-Response.
Security
Daley unrepentant in face of FAA's (belated) Meigs wrath
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, a veteran of the bare-knuckle school of politics, is defiantly defending his destruction of Meigs Field last year despite thre
Security
No charges filed against NBC helicopter ‘hijack’ reporters
Apparently it’s OK to pose as terrorists for an NBC “exposé” on the lack of security at the nation’s general aviation airports.
Safety
Passenger attacks crew of Dornier 228 with axe
Norwegian authorities have rushed through new security requirements at the country’s smaller airports in response to a September 29 incident in which a man
Aircraft
Raisbeck earns STC for Learjet 35/36ZR mod
After four years of development and almost 500 hours of flight testing, the Raisbeck ZR Lite System for the Learjet 35/36 has earned an STC.
X Prize winner spawns space-tourism project
When aerospace designer Burt Rutan rolled out his manned suborbital spaceflight program and its centerpiece, SpaceShipOne (SS1), from its Mojave, Calif., h
GlobalFlyer flight-test progressing
In preparation for his solo nonstop around-the-world (ATW) flight tentatively scheduled for January, adventurer and solo ATW balloonist Steve Fossett has b
