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WxWorks forging ahead on system improvements

The Sirius/XM merger will have no impact to WxWorx services, the XM WX Satellite Weather provider said yesterday.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa ‘niceview’ update features 3-D moving map

Lufthansa Technik’s latest innovation in cabin “infotainment” is called niceview, an upgrade that takes the venerable moving-map display into a new dimensi
Avionics

Sandel SN4500 now equipped with WAAS data

Sandel Avionics is adding new WAAS approach annunciations to its 4-ATI electronic primary navigation display, the SN4500, with a software update available
Aircraft

Dornier 328Jet reconfigured as an executive airplane

Comtran International said it has been awarded an STC for a 12-passenger executive cabin configuration for the Dornier 328Jet, which is being marketed as t
Aircraft

Grand Luxury Arrives in a Regional Jet

An interesting cross-fertilization exists between business and regional jets.
Avionics

BAE touts Q-HUD for light business jets

BAE Systems (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan plans westward expansion

Duncan Aviation (Booth No.
Aircraft

Diamond D-Jet flies with upgraded engine

On Sunday, Diamond Aircraft (Booth No.
Avionics

Jetcraft awaits OK on EVS II

Jetcraft Avionics (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux’s U.S. division adds completion firm

Comlux announced the formation of Comlux America and the acquisition by that entity of independent completion and refurbishment specialist Indianapolis Jet
Maintenance and Modifications

XOJet enrolls Citation X fleet in R-R maintenance service

Rolls-Royce (Booth No.
Training and Workforce

CAE adds training options for Bombardier models

Montreal-based CAE plans to add a Global Express full-flight simulator to its training facility in Dallas next year.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Competitors team up on satcom services

Satcom Direct, which had been competing with Honeywell International’s OneLink, announced that it has officially signed a contract Saturday to work in coop
Aircraft

New twin is still under consideration at Socata

Is it a jet? Is it a turboprop? That’s the question that remains after Socata confirmed here yesterday that it is still pursuing a twin-engine aircraft to
Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Aviation plans more avionics mods

Stevens Aviation, buoyed by market reception of its Lear4Ever avionics and airframe modification package for the Bombardier Learjet 35, on Monday announced
Maintenance and Modifications

Citation X winglet mod moves forward

Winglet Technology reports “significant progress” toward FAA certification of its Cessna Citation X elliptical winglet modification.
Charter & Fractional

Ten 400XP Hawkers for ISIS Group

The ISIS Group has ordered 10 copies of the Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 400XP light jet, worth more than $70 million with options, to be leased from ISIS by I
Avionics

New WSI service displays wx data on cellphones

WSI yesterday introduced Pilotbrief Mobile, which provides the company’s aviation weather and hazard information in a format compatible with mobile devices
Maintenance and Modifications

Solid-state AHRS Available from Mid-Continent

Mid-Continent Instruments (Booth No.
ATC

FAA Reopens ADS-B Comment Period

In an unusual déjà vu-triggering step, the FAA has reopened for 30 days the comment period on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Automatic Depende
Training and Workforce

ATP Inks Deal with Honeywell Aerospace

Brisbane, Calif.-based Aircraft Technical Publishers (Booth No.
Airports

Central Texas Upgrades Airports

The municipal airports in New Braunfels and San Marcos, Texas, aim to land larger aircraft and attract manufacturing firms to central Texas with refurbishe
FBOs

Jet Aviation Plans Expansion at Moscow Airport

Swiss-based business aviation service provider Jet Aviation and Vnukovo Invest, co-owner of Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, have signed a memorand
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Fischer + Entwicklungen Offers New Crew Seats

Fischer + Entwicklungen (F+E) has introduced a crew seat, the Model 225/355, which is certified to FAR Part 25 and TSO C127a and provides an adjustable lum
Maintenance and Modifications

Meggitt’s electronic brakes under test with Bombardier

Bombardier Aerospace installed Meggitt’s electrically actuated carbon brake system–dubbed EBrake–and electric braking controls on its technology demonstrat
ATC

WAAS approaches outnumber ILS

As of September 25, the number of GPS-based wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) instrument approach procedures in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream picks autothrottle option for G150

Safe Flight Instrument Corp.’s AutoPower automatic throttle system will be an option on the Gulfstream G150, thanks to a contract that Gulfstream has signe
Environment

WingPoints card rewards frequent Phillips buyers

Phillips 66 Aviation has launched a reward program for buyers of Phillips 66 fuel, with an added bonus of double rewards when buyers use their Phillips 66
Environment

MaxTrax service factors fuel prices into trip planning

After a year of programming and Web design, Globalair.com has unveiled a new graphical fuel-price route planning service that allows operators to plot trip