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Aerospace Industry Responds to GAO Report

Following a review by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) of the Final Report of the Commission on the Future of the Aerospace Industry, the Aerospa
Aircraft

VLJ Backers Take Their Case to Capitol Hill

Three of the major players in the very light jet (VLJ) arena appeared before the Senate aviation subcommittee to address concerns that the new breed of air
Accidents

Pilot dragged under Learjet 45

The captain of a Learjet 45 operated by German air-taxi company Cirrus Aviation was seriously injured when the airplane began to move during preflight.
Avionics

Satellites too reliable for GPS’ (and U.S.’) good

GPS Satellite SVN-15 will celebrate its 16th birthday in space this month, and by next spring it will have circled the earth 12,000 times (roughly twice a
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Raytheon Little Rock Expands To Do Hawker 4000s, 750s and 900s

Raytheon Aircraft broke ground on October 3 to expand its aircraft completions facilities in Little Rock, Ark., with a $16.3 million facility.
Aircraft

Last of the Challenger 604s

The last Bombardier Challenger 604, S/N 5665, rolled off the assembly line at the Canadian OEM’s Montreal plant on October 3.
Engines

10K engines the new hot topic

For the last few years, much of the buzz in the turbine engine world has focused on the new small powerplants from Pratt & Whitney Canada, Williams and the
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Finding Business at Home

Canadian independent completion center Flying Colours, which traditionally finds about 70 percent of its business south of the border, is seeing more Canad
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SEI Eyes U.S. Site for AgustaWestland VIP Cabins

Servizi Elicotteristici Italiani (SEI), the exclusive interiors shop for AgustaWestland’s civil helicopters, is planning a move to the U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Full-Spectrum Enhances Touch Control

“Let there be light,” said designers at DeCrane Aircraft’s Audio International, and to make it even better, they added full-spectrum color.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AirCell Makes Wireless ‘Axxess-able’

AirCell displayed the newly certified wireless function of its Axxess flagship satcom system at last month’s NBAA Convention.
FBOs

Landmark buys Vancouver neighbor

At Vancouver International Airport, Landmark Aviation added to its FBO inventory with the recent purchase of Executive Aircraft.
FBOs

Midcoast St. Louis FBO renamed Jet Aviation

After buying Midcoast Aviation in March, Jet Aviation continued to use the Midcoast name for the FBO but added the second barrel, “A Jet Aviation Company.”
FBOs

Albany hosts Million Air upgrade

Million Air Albany has completed phase one of its renovation program at the facility.

Former NTSB member John Goglia joins IFBOA

The Independent Fixed Base Operators Association (IFBOA) announced that John Goglia has accepted the position as president of the recently formed FBO opera
Airports

FAA: Closing L45 not an option

The FAA rejected an apparent request to close Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L45) sent by the mayor of Bakersfield, Calif., on January 5.
Aircraft

Aerion expects partners on SSBJ by NBAA 2007

Would-be supersonic business jet (SSBJ) maker Aerion (Booth  No.

Refurb demand buoys Stork’s Fokker Services

A surge of orders for executive conversions of airliners and projections for continued buoyancy in the business aviation market at large has convinced Stor
Maintenance and Modifications

Sherwin-Williams has ‘green’ epoxy

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings has developed an epoxy primer formulated without hexavalent chrome, an environmentally harmful substance and a suspecte

Innotech names two veterans to new posts

Canadian completions company Innotech Aviation (Booth No.
Engines

Honeywell offers customers new service initiatives

Honeywell jump-started its 2006 NBAA Convention appearance by announcing a series of customer support initiatives as the Orlando gathering began.
FBOs

McCreery celebrates 60th

Long-time South Texas FBO McCreery Aviation celebrated its 60th anniversary on October 27.
FBOs

FlightAware offers enhanced information for FBO staffers

FlightAware.com, the Web site that allows anyone to track domestic IFR flights from takeoff to touchdown, is releasing two new online products aimed primar
Training and Workforce

FAA salutes Bombardier with a Diamond Award

The FAA awarded Bombardier (Booth No.
FBOs

...and a new hangar in Pittsburgh

Atlantic Aviation is growing in Pennsylvania with a new 29,400-sq-ft hangar at its Pittsburgh International Airport FBO, and an additional 7,000 sq ft of f
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation opens San Antonio FBO...

Atlantic Aviation is opening a new temporary FBO terminal at Lackland AFB’s Kelly Field Annex, a huge airport with an 11,550-foot runway five miles from do
FBOs

FBO opportunity at Arlington

Arlington, Wash., issued a request for proposal (RFP) for two properties at Arlington Municipal Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bizjet International fills gaps with new network of partners

Looking to strengthen its position as a true one-stop-shop for business jet service in North America, BizJet International (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier unveils Lear 60XR, Challenger 300 cabin mockups

To reach out and touch the future is the dream, said Bombardier president and COO Pierre Beaudoin.
FBOs

Rectrix expanding to Sarasota

Rectrix Aerodrome Centers has begun construction of a new FBO/hangar facility at Florida’s Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.