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Environment

Avfuel upbeat, says 80% are still flying planes

You can’t accuse Craig Sincock, president and CEO of Avfuel, of being a pessimist.
Charter & Fractional

Avjet gets FAA blessing for BBJ charter flights

Avjet has received FAA approval to operate its first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) under the FAR Part 135 regulations for both domestic and international chart
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Sennheiser shows off new headset

Sennheiser Aerospace (Booth No.
Aircraft

Customers ‘sticking with’ HondaJet

Honda Aircraft, which announced last month a one-year delay in certification of its HondaJet as a result of supplier issues, remains confident, buoyed by a
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircraft cabins go back to Stone Age

Austria-based cabin component supplier List here at EBACE revealed the first-ever flexible-stone product for business aircraft cabins.
Charter & Fractional

Spanish operators add more birds

Two Spanish charter operators announced additions to their charter fleets here at EBACE.Madrid-based Executive Airlines (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

FlyingGroup expands over borders

Charter operator FlyingGroup has opened new bases in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam and also in Luxembourg.
Aircraft

Learjet 85 program still on track for 2013 entry into service

Development of the “clean sheet” all-composite Bombardier Learjet 85 continues on track for its announced entry-into-service date of 2013, notwithstanding
Aircraft

ATR puts on the style

Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) has quietly launched an executive version of its ATR 42 and 72 regional airliners.
Maintenance and Modifications

Crashed CV-580 Had Reversed Elevator Trim Cables

Last September 1, a Convair CV-580 (N587X) operated by Air Tahoma crashed while attempting to return to Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) in Columbu
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft Expands Despite Tight Economy

Hawker Beechcraft has added Germany-based Aerodata at Braunschweig (BWE) Airport to its network of authorized service centers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Establishes Another European Parts Center

Gulfstream Aerospace added another European parts distribution center to its product support network.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Launches “Falcon E-Forum” Online Seminar

Dassault Falcon recently hosted its first Falcon E-Forum.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Withdraws Proposed Repair Station Rule

The FAA has withdrawn a Notice of Proposed Rule Making to revise the system of ratings
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier clears Comlux USA to maintain its bizjet family

Bombardier has designated Comlux Completion USA as an official AOG/line maintenance facility for its Learjet, Challenger and Global product lines.
Avionics

Pro Line Fusion on track for 2011 certification

An anemic market for business jets and the recent loss of a major customer will have no effect on the flight test schedule or certification of the Pro Line
Charter & Fractional

ExecuJet service now more flexible, personal

ExecuJet Aviation has restructured its charter operations in Europe so that customers can call on any of its aircraft, regardless of where they are based.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Republic Lears to get Euro touch

New fractional ownership provider Jet Republic is putting a decidedly European imprint on the interiors and entire cabin layouts of its 110 new Learjet 60X
Avionics

Satcom Direct Now SwiftBroadband Distributor

Satcom Direct (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aircraft Maintenance Tracking Going Global

Avtrak (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Introduces Personal-size Touch-screen

Honeywell (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

BizJet Int’l takes on its first A318 completion job

BizJet International, a wholly owned U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault continues expansion of Falcon service network

Dassault is pressing ahead with the expansion of its service center network for Falcon business jets despite the severe downturn that business aviation is
Rotorcraft

First Dauphin sim set for 2011 debut

Eurocopter (Booth No.
Environment

Emissions Trading Looms at EBACE Opening Session

Key officials from the European Commission and Eurocontrol joined EBAA chief executive Brian Humphries and NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen on the podium at
Charter & Fractional

RayaJet Looks To Rationalize Mideast Charter

RayaJet chairman Nader Dajani today explained the thinking behind the Jordanian charter operator’s purchase yesterday at EBACE of a Hawker Beechcraft Premi
Avionics

Honeywell Upgrades Near for EASy, PlaneView

Honeywell said today at EBACE that it is closing in on certification of several long-awaited avionics upgrades for Gulfstream and Dassault business jets, i
Accidents

Procedure Deviations Cited in Helo Midair

The NTSB determined the probable cause of the June 29, 2008 fatal midair between two Bell 407s on approach to Arizona’s Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) was
Maintenance and Modifications

BBA Aviation expanding engine repair reach

BBA Aviation ERO (engine repair and overhaul) is expanding its global reach.
Maintenance and Modifications

Compact GPU packs power, fuel efficiency

Ground support equipment provider Aero Specialties (Booth No.