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Eclipse: Russian plans moving ahead

Eclipse Aviation received permission from the U.S.
FBOs

JetEx FBO coming to Le Bourget

Dubai-based JetEx Flight Support plans to open a new FBO at Paris Le Bourget Airport in October, providing full ground handling services and a large VIP lo
Training and Workforce

MU-2 training shifts to Florida’s SimCom

After a 26-year relationship with FlightSafety International, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) announced at last month’s NBAA Convention that it
Regulations and Government

Opponents raise objections over Subpart K frax rules

“We oppose this proposal in every part and recommend that it be withdrawn.” This was the terse comment from fractional pilot Thomas Gasta to the FAA’s prop
Charter & Fractional

Hex’Air finds opportunity in ERJ-135 charter operations

Since mid-September, a French operator  has been flying the first Embraer ERJ-135 dedicated to charter in Europe.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Ibis shows off new executive interior for Ae270

Ibis Aerospace came to last month’s NBAA Convention with a restyled full-scale cabin mockup of its Ae270 turboprop single.
Airports

Reduced airline traffic at SFO opens door for more bizav ops

The major reductions in airline passenger traffic at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) since September 11 may actually benefit business aviation ac
ATC

Datalink decisions are urgent, but true consensus is lacking

A recent FAA briefing note concluded, “The future of ATC is all about data communications,” and government and industry officials, both in the U.S.
Security

Panic buttons could be part of future cockpits

Banks have them, and so do many convenience stores and passenger cars.
Charter & Fractional

Charter firms riding out economic turbulence

Charter aircraft operators seem to be weathering the double whammy of a recession and increased aviation security measures with reasonable success, with re
Aircraft

In The Works: AASI Jetcruzer 500

The developer of the single-turboprop pusher Jetcruzer 500 gave holders of its Class A and B warrants an additional month to convert their warrants, purcha
Aircraft

In The Works: American Utilicraft

Lawrenceville, Ga.-based American Utilicraft, which is developing the twin-turboprop FF-1080 freight feeder, saw its share price drop from its 52-week high
Aircraft

In The Works: Boeing BBJ3

The uncertainty of the near future has reached the big airframers, too.
Aircraft

In The Works: Phoenix Fanjet

The future of this Williams-Rolls FJ44-1A-powered evolution of the former Promavia Jet Squalus is murkier following the closure of Alberta Aerospace, the C
Aircraft

In The Works: VisionAire Vantage

Last year, VisionAire of Chesterfield, Mo., signed a contract with Israel Aircraft Industries for the Tel Aviv OEM to conduct a nine-month technical assess
Aircraft

Regionals Update: ACA retires last of J32s

0Atlantic Coast Airlines ended 13 years of 19-seat aircraft operations when it retired the last of its Jetstream 32 turboprops on December 3.
Regulations and Government

Senate defense bill may salvage 44 EAS cities

The $63 million appropriated for the Essential Air Service program in this year’s transportation bill appeared likely to increase to a level closer to the
Airports

Midway reopens for business, but without its regional jets

Some $10.1 million in direct government aid allowed Midway Airlines to reopen for business December 19, but its days as a regional/national hybrid operatin
Avionics

Avionics Update: Thales throws hat into EVS ring

Thales Avionics, the French firm that changed its name from Sextant Avionique last year, announced last month that it will design and certify an enhanced v
Avionics

Avionics Update: Qualcomm demonstrates live video conferencing

Wireless communications company Qualcomm last month put on an impressive demonstration of its medium data rate satcom system (MDSS) on the show floor at NB
Avionics

Avionics Update: EMS Technologies brings high-speed data to MagnaStar phones

Los Angeles-based Teledyne Controls announced an agreement with satcom antenna maker EMS Technologies to design and integrate a high-speed data terminal fo
Avionics

Avionics Update: Talk is cheap with Blue Sky Network satcom

San Diego-based Blue Sky Network, a developer of low-cost airborne voice and data satcom services for business aviation, now expects to have its first satc
Avionics

Avionics Update: Garmin developing integrated cockpit

Garmin has made a name for itself in aviation in the last decade by developing a popular lineup of navigation and communication equipment for GA aircraft.
Avionics

Avionics Update: Connexion future uncertain as airlines back out

Boeing’s planned Connexion airborne broadband data service was dealt a damaging blow last month when its three largest customers–American Airlines, Delta A
Avionics

Avionics Update: Collins starts trials of Challenger 601 with retrofit Pro Line 21

A Challenger 601 equipped with the Pro Line 21 Continuum avionics system from Rockwell Collins has completed initial flight tests, said the company.
Avionics

Collins proves Cat III-capable MLS for its multi-mode receiver

Rockwell Collins announced the successful completion of microwave landing system (MLS) Category IIIb approach tests in the U.S.
Avionics

Honeywell digital radios set to make bizav debut

Honeywell’s aerospace electronic systems group is beginning the year by unveiling new technology that holds the promise of doing to conventional navcom rad
Security

Ground handlers tighten security

Staff members at Jeppesen’s International Trip Planning Services centers in the U.S.
Avionics

CMC accelerates pace of enhanced vision testing

With the ink still fresh on the paperwork certifying the installation of the $500,000 enhanced vision system (EVS) from Gulfstream and Kollsman, rival avio
ATC

Future approaches to usher in an entire new set of acronyms

Before GPS, approach classifications were cut and dried–they were either precision (ILS) or nonprecision approaches.