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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Updates Mx/Modification Guidance

The FAA has updated guidance provided to field inspectors on how to determine the recommended form of approval for aircraft alterations.
Avionics

Aircell broadband coming to bizjets

Aircell’s air-to-ground broadband Internet service is poised for significant growth following the announcement that Delta Air Lines plans to equip its enti
Aircraft

Financial Woes Leave F1 Kestrel in Limbo

The UK’s Farnborough Aircraft filed for bankruptcy protection on September 12, and its administrator is now seeking fresh investors in the company or someo
Training and Workforce

APS Launches Jet Upset Recovery Training

Mesa, Ariz.-based APS Emergency Maneuver Training recently started offering jet upset recovery training in full-motion simulators to teach pilots how to su
Maintenance and Modifications

AeroStrategy: BizAv Mx On the Rise

Consulting firm AeroStrategy sees a huge bump in business aircraft maintenance needs by 2012, due mainly to large numbers of deliveries during recent years
FBOs

New FBOs at PWK to cater to executive jets

Recent groundbreaking ceremonies for two new FBOs at Chicago Executive Airport may indicate the beginning of a growth trend for the former Palwaukee Munici
Training and Workforce

MU-2 Pilots embrace new training regs

Since the FAA issued the special regulation governing MU-2 pilot proficiency in February, nearly 300 pilots have completed the additional training required
Regulations and Government

New Rule Could Halt Parts Exportation

PMA manufacturers might have a harder time exporting their civilian aircraft parts due to a new International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR rule) issue
Safety

Katrina lessons pay off during recent hurricanes

The aviation industry took a hit last month from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Rotorcraft

EMS helicopters prove essential during storms

Helicopters again played a critical role in providing safe evacuations and critical rescues before and after twin hurricanes that pounded the U.S.
Engines

Honeywell loading up on 10K engine technology

While most of the activity at Honeywell’s Phoenix-based engines division continues to focus on evolutionary improvements to its in-production turbine engin
Charter & Fractional

Sentient Flight Group ‘getting back to normal’

Four years ago, Steven Hankin, an executive at a Starwood Hotels division, joined Sentient Jet, an independent jet card and charter brokerage firm that was
Airports

The Top 10 FBOs

The results of the 2008 FBO Survey conducted by NBAA Convention News’s sister publication Aviation International News show some interesting m
Environment

Phillips 66 raises bar with reorganization

Phillips 66 Aviation has reorganized its marketing and sales force as part of a broad-based effort to fortify customer relationships and develop new busine
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Piaggio to double Avanti production

Italy’s Piaggio Aero has introduced a third cabin choice for its six- to seven-seat Avanti II twin-turboprop, and expects to almost double production this
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Seagil Demos bart management software

Atlanta-based SeaGil Software, a developer of aviation software since 1985, is demonstrating various features of its BART aviation management software at B
Aircraft

CRJ1000 Takes Flight

Bombardier’s CRJ1000 prototype took to the air for the first time early last month, marking the successful start of a flight-test regime expected to last u
Training and Workforce

Frasca International: 50 years of simulation

A pioneer in the simulation industry turned 50 this year.
Maintenance and Modifications

Elcorta rebrands as MX Jet Service

A venerable aviation services company is unveiling a new name and introducing new partners here at the NBAA Convention.
Rotorcraft

After successful first flight, Sikorsky cautiously expands X2 flight envelope

At a small airfield near Horseheads, N.Y., Sikorsky is slowly expanding the flight envelope of its X2 technology demonstrator.
Charter & Fractional

The Fractional Market

as the economy lurches from bad to worse news, the aviation industry is holding its breath, waiting to see how this downturn will affect the business jet m
Aircraft

Gulfstream Delivers 200th G200

Gulfstream Aerospace (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer To Begin Work on Melbourne Facility

According to Melbourne (Fla.) Airport officials, Embraer (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Delta AirElite Adds 7X to Fleet

Delta AirElite Business Jets recently announced that it is the first U.S.
FBOs

Signature Expands European Network

Signature Flight Support (Booth No.
FBOs

Access Concierge Partners with DB Aviation

Access Concierge has partnered with Chicago-based DB Aviation (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Customers can outsource their coffee water

The new Hi-Fly “t” series of espresso and coffee makers by Iacobucci HF Electronics S.p.A., enables brewers to connect their own external source of water r
FBOs

Cutter Aviation Consolidates Business

The Cutter Aviation (Booth No.