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Goodrich finds favor with OEMs

Goodrich Corp.
Aircraft

Airbus has first ACJ ops confab

Six operators were represented at the first operators conference for the Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) held at the manufacturer’s Toulouse, France headquarter
Aircraft

Boeing Completes 787 Power-on

Boeing has completed the power-on sequence for the first 787 Dreamliner, the company announced today.
Aircraft

First Customer Hawker 4000 Finally Delivered

Hawker Beechcraft delivered the first super-midsize Hawker 4000 to launch customers Gary and Donna Hall during a ceremony yesterday at the company’s headqu
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft Charter Broker Regulations Pushed

Recent enforcement actions against charter brokers using “unfair or deceptive” business practices have come under scrutiny, and some organizations are now
Safety

FAA Holds First Aviation Fatigue Symposium

The FAA today wrapped up its first symposium focused specifically on managing fatigue in aviation.
Safety

NTSB Addresses Landing Distances, Crew Fatigue

The NTSB issued a number of recommendations yesterday stemming from an April 12, 2007, landing overrun of a Pinnacle Airlines Bombardier CRJ at Cherry Capi
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US’s Feathers Ruffled at NATA Summit

ARG/US is publicly disputing claims made at the NATA Air Charter Summit held last week in Chantilly, Va., by the Air Charter Safety Foundation about its ne
FBOs

TAG working to remake Farnborough in pinstripes

TAG Aviation is working hard to provide European business aviation with a resource it desperately needs–an airport to call its own.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Worldwide access with Global One

Late last month Satcom Direct Inc.
Engines

News Note: Altair Avionics unveils latest turbine management system

For the latest in seamless data acquisition, retrieval and management solutions, get in touch with Altair Avionics Corp.
Maintenance and Modifications

Transairco’s shop is among Europe’s best

Founded in 1946 as Transair SA at the small airfield of Colombier in western Switzerland, Transairco was part of the Beech Aircraft sales organization for
FBOs

Jet Aviation is growing steadily

Jet Aviation’s main strength is in Europe, where 11 major facilities generate 60 percent of its income, and the U.S., with four major facilities and 18 sup
Cabin Interior and Electronics

B/E seats and de-ice lines pay off

The FAA has issued a technical  service order (TSO) confirming the B/E Aerospace passenger seat for the Gulfstream G200 (née Galaxy) complies with 16-
Aircraft

Cargo feeder designed for ‘roll-up’ LDX containers

A Minneapolis company is making plans to produce and sell a new single-engine turbine utility aircraft designed and outfitted for transporting cargo and fe
FBOs

SimuFlite expanding, adding new models

SimuFlite, which was recently rebranded as GE Capital SimuFlite to emphasize that it is a subsidiary of General Electric, has begun its third major expansi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Baker cooks up a one-stop systems shop

Baker Electronics has added three new product lines to its range of aviation entertainment, management and cockpit systems, and announced the formation of
FBOs

FBOs' business challenges predated September 11

Even before last month’s terrorist attacks, FBOs faced formidable business challenges.
Aircraft

Airbus readies 1st Airbus ACJ

Air France Industries is set to deliver its first completed Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) this month, with a second aircraft to leave its Toulouse, France com
Avionics

Rockwell Collins traces its spirit of innovation to a rich heritage

A business is an institution when one of a city’s major thoroughfares and one of its fine hotels bears its name.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

B/E Aero now has an entire LED package

In the past, LED (light-emitting diode) lighting was just one small piece of the total cabin lighting puzzle, said Rod Stoehr, general manager of B/E Aeros
ATC

ISS developing RVSM for six more bizplanes

Innovative Solutions & Support continues its aggressive certification schedule of reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) equipment for a wide rang
Aircraft

Agusta ships USCG helos

Philadelphia-based Agusta Aerospace recently completed a 15-month project by delivering the last two of eight A109E Power commercial helicopters ordered by
Cabin Interior and Electronics

DeCrane’s latest 16-g seats advance new technology

The DeCrane Cabin Management Group’s seating division had planned to attend the 54th NBAA Annual Meeting and Convention in September with a considerable di
Charter & Fractional

TAG confident of continued growth

When TAG Aviation took over Aeroleasing in Switzerland and Aviation Methods in California, and finally Wayfarer Aviation on the East Coast, all in 1998 and
FBOs

Icelandic FBO joins Avitat family

Icelandic FBO SouthAir offers what it describes as a red-carpet stepping stone for corporate aircraft operators crossing the forbidding North Atlantic.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Smart window does away with yesterday's shades

Gone are the days of heavy, bulky window shades with accordion pleats.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

OneView integrated into Rosen's cabin IFE system

Rosen Products is making a splash in the new product pool with announcement of the integration of Honeywell’s OneView satellite-direct television into its
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker 12-month check performed via CD-ROM

Gulfstream Aerospace in Appleton, Wis., recently conducted the first complete logbook review for an aircraft maintenance inspection using AirLog Imaging ai
Aircraft

Eclipse 500 Operators Responding to Emergency AD

The FAA and Eclipse Aviation are awaiting the results of thrust-lever quadrant inspections on the more than 200 in-service Eclipse 500s before determining