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Rising costs, acquisitions dominate agenda at ERA

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) annual general assembly and related industry trade display has become established as a forum for doing “real
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Enflite shows expanded line of interior amenities

Enflite, Inc.
Aircraft

Cessna testing the waters with a follow-on to Sovereign, Citation X

Cessna is offering NBAA attendees a sneak peek of what its next Citation might look like.
Engines

PW617F Logs Phenom-enal First Flight

Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) has successfully completed the maiden flight of its PW617F engine, selected to power the Embraer Phenom 100 very light jet (VL
Maintenance and Modifications

King Air 300 winglets get FAA approval

BLR Aerospace has received an STC from the FAA for its King Air 300 winglet system, the company announced here at NBAA’06.
Avionics

VistaNav brings SVS to its electronic flight bag

What if you had an electronic flight bag (EFB) that doubles as a backup multifunction display with airspeed, altimeter, attitude and heading indicators in
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer now must sell its service

Not new to supporting airline customers the world over, Embraer must nevertheless convince the business aviation community about its seriousness in competi
Avionics

Blue Sky’s router mines data, Internet

Blue Sky Network of La Jolla, Calif., has launched a wireless airborne router extending access to its satcom data or for surfing the Internet.
Charter & Fractional

Air Partner strikes gold with Gold Air

Global charter broker Air Partner International has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for around $8.1 million.
Avionics

Mid-Continent Introduces Two-inch Back-up CDI

Mid-Continent Instruments introduced a two-inch course deviation indicator (CDI) miniature backup.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hi-Mach winglets dig deeper into drag rise

Aviation Partners (Booth No.
Avionics

Flight Display Systems Unveils the ‘Flipper’

The Flipper from Flight Display Systems is a $5,000 fold-down LCD display that mounts to the underside of the glareshield, allowing it to be flipped up and

Mattia named president of Messier-Dowty Inc.

Luigi Mattia, a Canadian mathematician with more than 25 years of experience in the aerospace industry, was recently named vice president of the Business a
Avionics

AirCell Axxess Certified for Wireless Broadband

AirCell displayed at the NBAA Convention the newly certified wireless function of its Axxess satcom system for business jets.
Avionics

Sagem Targets Part 25 Cockpit Retrofits

Sagem Avionics and General Dynamics Aviation Services are partnering on a glass-panel cockpit upgrade for Part 25 jets including the Challenger 600 and 601

Strike at Learjet has not affected deliveries

Bombardier executives continue to mull over new information gleaned last Thursday during a “fact finding” meeting with negotiators for workers on strike si
Avionics

S-Tec, Avidyne Gain STC for King Air Cockpits

The Alliant integrated avionics and autopilot suite received an STC for installation in the Beech King Air 200 during the NBAA Convention.
Avionics

S-tec, Avidyne team on glass panel

A partnership between S-Tec and Avidyne offers King Air 200 operators a large-display glass cockpit/autopilot upgrade, with FAA supplemental type certifica
Avionics

Arinc Rides to Rescue of Collins eXchange

Rockwell Collins will be able to continue providing satellite broadband network service to its eXchange business aircraft customers thanks to a deal announ
Avionics

CMC’s receiver supports WAAS technology

CMC Electronics is displaying its latest aviation GPS receiver here at the show, incorporating wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) technology.
Avionics

Pro Line 21 Selected for New Citations, Hawkers

Rockwell Collins was the big winner of cockpit positions in airplanes introduced at NBAA’06.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

ACL/AIMS to quiet the cabin of your business jet

Aerospace Concepts LLC of St.
Avionics

Dassault selects CMC EFB for its Falcon family line

CMC Electronics (Booth No.
Safety

Securaplane cameras help NASA see stars

Securaplane came to NBAA this year flush with new business, ranging from a contract to supply cameras for NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Ast
Avionics

Challenger 605, Learjet 60XR Avionics Approved

Bombardier Aerospace announced that on October 5 Transport Canada granted approval for the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite and aircraft window
Security

Coast Guard to monitor ADIZ violations

Pilots busting the Washington, D.C.
Aircraft

BBJ3’s Official Launch Brings Order Announcements

Boeing Business Jets marked its 10th anniversary yesterday with a pair of single-aircraft orders for its now officially launched BBJ3, the latest member of

AIN Announces Changes at the Top

In a realignment of our management structure, Tony Romano, right, has been named publisher of Aviation International News and John McCarthy, center,
Avionics

Airspace flow program passes test

The FAA ran the first trial of its new airspace flow program (AFP) during this summer’s severe weather season.