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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Aviation in growth mode

A pair of significant milestones underscores West Star Aviation’s continued growth in a depressed economy.
Maintenance and Modifications

Falcon Aviation expands Embraer Middle East ASC

Embraer reinforced its partnership with Falcon Aviation Services (FAS), of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by signing an agreement to extend FAS’s mainten
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA grants ODA status to American Eurocopter

During the company’s 40th-anniversary celebration in July at its Grand Prairie, Texas headquarters, American Eurocopter cut the ribbon for its new customer
Maintenance and Modifications

U.S. Aviation to offer P&W turbine tracker system

Pratt & Whitney Engine Services has issued a dealer and installation agreement to U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

PAMA inks deal with Potomac Management Resources

The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) has hired Potomac Management Resources to provide day-to-day administrative and management assista
Sustainability and Environment

Bizjet Operators Scramble To Meet ETS Deadline

Many anxious aircraft operators scrambled to keep the August 31 deadline for registering for Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) amid widespread co
Aircraft

First Winglet-equipped Citation X Delivered

Cessna Aircraft yesterday delivered the first Citation X retrofitted with elliptical winglets made by Wichita-based Winglet Technology.
Aircraft

Premier II Service Entry Delayed to 2012/2013

Hawker Beechcraft yesterday announced that while it is making progress with the Premier II program, market conditions have prompted the company to delay en
Charter & Fractional

Bizav Fractionals Facing a Matured Industry

The fractional jet industry is undergoing a “major transformation,” according to business aviation consultant Brian Foley Associates.
Aircraft

Emivest Aerospace To Begin SJ30 Deliveries

Emivest Aerospace, now a majority shareholder in the former Sino Swearingen Aircraft, is expected to deliver its first SJ30 business jet (S/N 008) within t
Accidents

ATR Crash in thailand kills captain

An ATR 72-212 operated by Thailand’s Bangkok Airways crashed into a disused ATC tower on August 4, killing the aircraft’s captain and injuring the copilot
Safety

AmSafe touts airbag seatbelts for airliners and business aircraft

After successfully developing the market for airbag inflatable seatbelts in new and existing light aircraft, Phoenix Ariz.-based AmSafe Aviation is targeti
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aero Seating offers new options

San Gabriel, Calif.-based seating specialist Aero Seating Technology is now offering an aircraft seat option that provides three inches of vertical travel.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: September 2009

Compiance Countdown: September 2009.
Avionics

FlightAware introduces free online flight planner

The flight planner available on Flight-Aware’s Web site is still in pre-release beta form, and FlightAware is asking users to submit feedback.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux Completion To Invest $3.4 Million In Indy Upgrades

With its first A320 completion job due to arrive in February, Comlux Completion USA of Indianapolis has begun investing $3.4 million in phase two of a majo
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC Begins Second Phase Expansion

On the shoulders of what it describes as a healthy order book with multiple new completion contracts and signed letters of intent, AMAC Aerospace of Basel,
Cabin Interior and Electronics

At B/E Aerospace, Waste Makes Money

Three major aircraft manufacturers have selected the new B/E Aerospace lavatory vacuum waste system.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

StandardAero’s Springfield Facility Gets ODA

StandardAero’s Springfield, Ill.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Odyssey Makes Bizliner Cabinetry Bids

Odyssey Aerospace Components is making multiple bids on a series of Boeing Business Jets and executive Boeing 747-8s.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Moves into Green Completions

On the strength of contracts with Bombardier to provide executive cabins for three Challenger 850s, Canadian interiors specialist Flying Colours is moving
Aircraft

Boeing Sets New 787 Test, Production Schedule

As Boeing’s Randy Tinseth related in his August 24 blog, the company’s employees “continued to keep [thei
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Sustainability and Environment

Europe’s ETS List Complete, New Deadline Set

The implementation of Europe’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) has begun amid widespread confusion on the part of the aircraft operators who stand subject t
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Aircraft

Boeing To Shave 3,500 Pounds from 747-8

Boeing has identified, approved and started the process of implementing a weight-reduction effort that will shave some 3,500 pounds from the 747-8, program
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Regulations and Government

Airbus Keeping Close Eye on Coming Subsidy Ruling

The World Trade Organization (WTO) any day now plans to issue an interim ruling on U.S.
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Avionics

AIN 2009 Product Support Survey: Avionics

For the first time since AIN has been conducting its annual product support survey, a company that doesn’t start with Gar- and end in -min has claim
Avionics

Passengers get first taste of Aircell Internet service

Business aircraft passengers are finally getting the chance to sample Aircell’s in-flight high-speed Internet service as customer airplanes receive t
Avionics

L-3’s Trilogy Standby Gains TSO Approval

L-3 Avionics Systems said last month that its new Trilogy ESI-1000 electronic standby instrument has received TSO approval and an approved model list STC a
Avionics

Garmin Introduces G500 Avionics SystemD

Garmin has rolled out a sub-$16,000 avionics system that’s certified for installation in nearly 600 Class I and II Part 23 airplanes (defined as singles an
Avionics

Avidyne Introduces FMS400, R9 Pricing Levels

Using the stage at Oshkosh to make several product announcements, Avidyne introduced a lower-priced version of its next-gen flight management system called