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FBOs
Le Bourget FBO sale win-win for the FlyingGroup, JetEx
Dubai-based JetEx Flight Support has made its first move into FBO management by buying the FlyingGroup facility at Paris Le Bourget Airport.
Airports
Germany plans retroactive ‘air safety’ tax bills
Just when business aircraft operators didn’t need any new unforeseen costs, German officials have started trying to collect hitherto overlooked “air safety
Avionics
Entegra Release 9 nearly finished
Avidyne is close to certifying its latest avionics system, known as Entegra Release 9 and featuring high-resolution displays and the company’s next- genera
Avionics
Barco, Saab introduce video HUD
Avionics display provider Barco last month announced the details of an agreement with Saab of Sweden to produce a head-up display for light airplanes and h
Safety
FAA Continues Study of EFB Lithium Battery Fire Hazard
The FAA is sifting through public comments related to a draft policy memo issued in February that warns of potential safety hazards associated with the rec
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Blu-ray DVD Player Hits the Market
Flight Display Systems of Alpharetta, Ga., said it has started shipping the first Blu-ray DVD player developed specifically for the aircraft cabin.
ATC
Jamaica Looks to ADS-B as Radar Replacement
Era Systems last month announced it has been selected to provide an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system to the Jamaica Civil Aviation
Engines
Pratt Flies Advantage70 Upgrade
Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000 Advantage70 engine this week completed its first flight aboard an Air Comet A330-200 in Toulouse, France, the company announce
Avionics
Deal trifecta fuels growth at reseller Satcom Direct
Satcom Direct, a leading retailer of satellite communications services for aviation, continues to line up deals that should ensure the Melbourne, Fla.-base
Avionics
Garmin G1000 STC’d in King Air 200/B200
Garmin last month received the FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) to allow installations of the G1000 avionics system in the King Air 200 and B200.
Aircraft
ATR Lands New 600 Series Order
Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc signed a firm order with ATR for six of the Franco-Italian manufacturer’s 600 Series turboprops now under development
ATC
Government enlists industry input on future of NextGen
After many months of apparent silence, there is action on the NextGen front.
ATC
ATA’s May says NextGen benefits should become a national priority
Air Transport Association president and CEO James May suggested last month that if the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is fast-tracked
Aircraft
Was 10-seat PC-12 That Crashed Legal with 14 Aboard?
The Pilatus PC-12 that crashed Sunday afternoon in Butte, Mont., was configured with only 10 seats, but under FAR Part 91 it might have been legal to carry
Charter & Fractional
Ricci and Partners Raise Their Stake in Flight Options
Directional Capital, an investment firm led by Flight Options chairman Kenn Ricci, private-equity firm Resilience Capital Partners and “key members” of the
Regulations and Government
NextGen to NowGen…Now
In the ongoing effort to morph the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) into a “NowGen,” equipage by users keeps cropping up as one of the m
Charter & Fractional
Air Partner: ‘Shockwaves’ Have Hit Bizav Industry
Half-year financial results published yesterday by charter broker Air Partner confirm the widespread perception that the business aircraft charter sector h
Airports
Santa Monica Airport Part 16 Hearings Held
Last week, the city of Santa Monica, Calif., was defending its stance on trying to keep larger jets from using Santa Monica Airport at an FAA Part 16 heari
Aircraft
Eclipse assets up for grabs
As the liquidation process for the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation drags on, four groups have announced proposals to buy those assets and restart produ
Aircraft
NTSB: Icing Effect on Colgan Q400’s Stall Speed ‘Minimal’
Preliminary airplane performance modeling and simulation conducted by the NTSB show that icing had a minimal effect on the stall speed of the Colgan Air Bo
Maintenance and Modifications
JetDirect Sells JetCorp to Flying Colours
JetDirect Aviation this week sold the assets of maintenance provider JetCorp to Flying Colours of Peterborough, Ontario.
Maintenance and Modifications
Single Point Solves Remote Maintenance Problems
Maintenance and Modifications
New Company Formed To Offer Eclipse Maintenance
A group of experienced former Eclipse Aviation workers appears to have launched a company calle
Charter & Fractional
Get Ready, SMS Is Coming
In February, the FAA chartered a safety management system (SMS) aviation rulemaking committee
Engines
GE Moving Ahead on Ceramic Engine Components
GE Aviation is pushing the engine design envelope with flight testing of ceramic composite com
Aircraft
Fourteen Perish in Pilatus PC-12 Crash
Seven adults and seven children aboard a Pilatus PC-12 (N128CM) were killed when the turboprop
Aircraft
Socata Launches TBM Co-ownership Program
Daher Socata is launching a TBM 850 co-ownership program dubbed, “Fly And Share your TBM” (Fast
Rotorcraft
Crash Prompts S-92 Groundings
Examination of wreckage from the March 12 crash of a Cougar Helicopters S-92 prompted manufact
FBOs
2nd Savannah FBO Debuts in SheltAir Soft Opening
SheltAir Aviation Services has opened a new FBO–the 12th in its network–at Georgia’s Savannah-H
