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Finding NBAA Convention cities has its headaches

Why are all NBAA Conventions now on the East Coast? Why doesn’t NBAA use Las Vegas anymore? How about Chicago and Dallas?In its effort to answe
Regulations and Government

GA community urged to stay engaged in user fee battle

Solid progress in the fight against user fees has been made, but the general aviation community has to stay involved for the battle to be won, according to

Aero Charter here celebrating 30 years

Aero Charter is here at NBAA’07 (Booth No.
Avionics

Iridium adds four medevac ops

Iridium Satellite of Bethesda, Md., has added four North American air-ambulance operators to its subscriber rolls.
FBOs

Wilson Air rings gallons/pounds

The Wilson Air Center FBO chain, exhibiting at the Shell Aviation Booth (No.
Maintenance and Modifications

California Firm Does Work for NASA-Dryden

Total Aircraft Services (Booth No.

GA Show in Prague Next Year

AeroExpo, a subsidiary of World Aviation Communications of Kingston, England, is adding AeroExpo Prague to its portfolio of events.

New Boss Leads Elliott Aviation to NBAA

Elliott Aviation (Static Display No.
FBOs

Northern Air Expands Michigan FBO

Northern Air (Booth No.
Avionics

Dassault Taps ICG for Iridium Gear

Dassault has selected International Communications Group (ICG) to provide Iridium satellite communication systems and handsets as options for the entire Fa
Maintenance and Modifications

Mayo Aviation selected as Blackhawk Mod dealership

Mayo Aviation (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Garmin glass scores trifecta

Garmin International (Booth No.
Aircraft

Comp Air believes t-prop single’s time has arrived

If you’re looking for evidence the single-engine turboprop is an aircraft whose time has come, Comp Air Aviation (Booth No.
FBOs

UVair Offering Fuel Data Via FlightAware

Information from UVair, including fuel pricing and domestic location acceptance, is now available to operators via FlightAware’s flight-tracking service.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

New Learjet Table Designed by Stevens

Stevens Aviation (Booth No.
FBOs

Excelaire Expands Facilities

ExcelAire has expanded its facilities at Islip MacArthur Airport in Long Island, N.Y., with the acquisition of a 110,000-sq-ft FBO.
ATC

CDAs may migrate to bizav sooner rather than later

With global shipping giant UPS leading the way, business jet operators may soon be able to take advantage of the latest GPS-based navigation system that al
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter takes a fresh look at composite manufacturing

Eurocopter is considering introducing fiber placement for helicopter composite fuselage manufacturing as a way to replace manual lay-up and reduce costs by
Rotorcraft

FAA awards production certificate for EC 145, UH-72A

American Eurocopter has received an FAA aircraft production certificate to manufacture its U.S.
Rotorcraft

Mechanical problem blamed for crash of Copterline S-76

A malfunction of the flight-control system played a role in the 2005 fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76 in Estonia, according to an interim report issued by Es

New Business Jets

IN DEVELOPMENT Cessna Citation CJ4 The Citation CJ4 takes the single-pilot CitationJet into a higher-performance realm
Rotorcraft

French helo EMS pilots demand new contract

Pilots flying helicopters for the French hospitals’ emergency medical services went on strike twice recently to protest low wages and long hours.
Rotorcraft

French Riviera residents keep pressure on helo noise issue

Despite an agreement signed in 2006 to mitigate noise around the famous French Riviera city of Saint-Tropez, helicopter operators and local authorities are

Business Aviation gathers momentum in Latin America

Before the naysayers look askance at business aviation in Latin America and suggest that recent years of growth were something of an anomaly, they might co
Maintenance and Modifications

AIN Product Support Survey: Engines

While it is the cold, hard numbers that decide our readers’ verdict on how well companies support the products they sell, it is the readers’ written commen
ATC

Sensis concept targets runway incursions

Honeywell and Sensis demonstrated in August a concept of providing automated, individual voice warnings to pilots about to fall prey to a runway incursion
Avionics

Satcom Direct enters in-flight datalink market

The company that has given satcom service providers the most competition in the phone and Internet arena will now compete in the market for airborne flight
Avionics

Bombardier brings HUD, EVS to 605

Bombardier plans to offer a Rockwell Collins LCD-based head-up guidance system along with its BEVS (Bombardier enhanced-vision system) as an option for the