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Engines

P&WC Seeking Airframes for New Engines

An airframe match for one or both new small turbofan designs currently under development by Pratt & Whitney Canada may be announced at this month’s NBA
Regulations and Government

Upgraded FDR Final Deadline Passes

Part 135 operators of turbine airplanes configured with 10 to 30 passenger seats and manufactured after August 19 must have  upgraded flight data reco
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircraft Interiors Expo 2008

The change in ownership of the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo barely rated a blink as the 2008 event went off seamlessly from March 31 through April 2 in H
Cabin Interior and Electronics

The Perfect Espresso Has To Be Italian

From Italian cabin supplier Iacobucci HF Electronics comes a new galley espresso maker.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Banyan Expands into Large Business Aircraft

Fort Lauderdale-based Banyan Air Service has expanded its refurbishment service into larger aircraft and recently completed installation of an Audio Intern
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Hot Water, in Seconds and for Any Purpose

Driessen Aerospace has introduced a new “hot cup” designed originally for the Boeing 787 galley.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Transport Canada Grants Manufacturing Authority for Air Data Bio-protection System

Air Data’s JetAir bio-protection air purification system has received Transport Canada manufacturing approval.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Western Aircraft To Open ‘Interior Re-Completion Center’

Western Aircraft expects to open its newly renovated, full-service interior shop this month at its Boise, Idaho facility.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

OLED Lighting Finds Longer Life

For several years organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting has been slowly gaining acceptance in the private jet industry, but the relatively short lif
Charter & Fractional

Charter, Fractional Safety Study Published

The fractional aircraft industry has been involved in just seven non-fatal accidents since 1986, the year that this segment of aviation is considered to ha
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lamera’s Super-steel Now Comes in Colors

Last year Swedish composites technology specialist Lamera introduced Hybrix, a stainless-steel “fiber-filled sandwich” that looks and behaves like a regula
Maintenance and Modifications

Ontario Firm To Provide P&WC Maintenance

T-G Aviation, based at Hamilton Airport in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada, signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada to provide category I maintenan
Avionics

ACSS now embroiled in Honeywell TAWS lawsuit

Honeywell last month filed a second patent infringement law-suit, this time against Phoenix-based Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems
ATC

Natca Calls for NextGen Moratorium

National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) president Patrick Forrey raised more than a few eyebrows in a recent speech at the Washington Aero Clu
Rotorcraft

S-76 rotor blades put under scrutiny

Less than two weeks after the July 16 crash of a Bristow Sikorsky S-76A+ (G-BJVX) that killed all 11 passengers and crew when the helicopter apparently los
Airports

DOT Names Aviation ‘Czar’ for New York

Transportation Secretary Mary Peters has tapped Marie Kennington-Gardiner of Staten Island to serve as director of the New York Integration Office, created
Avionics

See Real-time Alaska Weather Online

The FAA has installed nearly 30 Webcams in Alaskan mountain passes, rocky coasts and remote villages to supplement the agency’s aviation weather reports.
Charter & Fractional

New Company Promises Objective Fractional Data

A former marketing executive at fractional aircraft provider Bombardier Flexjet has established Fractional Insider, a company that he promises will provide
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion Management Opens Doors for Business

Aircraft Completion Management, a new company established by completion and refurb veterans Mike Herchick and Ron Gero, opened for business in July to offe
Regulations and Government

Bizav Ops in China Get Boost from New Regs

New aviation regulations in China that aim to ease foreign investment in the civil aviation infrastructure and loosen government controls should encourage
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: May 2008

• Congress recessed for a couple of weeks at Easter time.
Engines

Embraer ERJ-145XR Engine Receives FAA Nod

Rolls-Royce received FAA certification of the AE3007A-1E turbofan, the powerplant for the Embraer ERJ-145XR.
Maintenance and Modifications

Eclipse, Safire Owners Guaranteed Cost Coverage

Online air-taxi broker CharterAuction.com has launched a program in which it will guarantee future owners of the Eclipse 500 and Safire S-26 twin-engine en
Accidents

Turboprop Fatal Accident Investigations Continue

Separate NTSB investigations continue into the causes of two recent fatal turboprop accidents: a King Air E90 (N12KA) that crashed while departing Central
Charter & Fractional

Delta Awards its Frequent Charter Fliers

Passengers on Delta AirElite, the business-jet charter subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, can now earn frequent-flier segments that can be used on the company’
Safety

New Company Offers Remote Vital-sign Monitoring

West Bend, Wis.-based EMS-Link, with help from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and other partners, plans to introduce a program
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Challenger loses door on takeoff

Bombardier Challenger 600-2A12, Grand Junction, Colo., March 24, 2008–The main cabin door fell off the Challenger on takeoff from Grand Ju
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gulfstream Inks Deal for Aerospace Tech Shades

Aerospace Technologies Group of West Palm Beach, Fla., has been selected by Gulfstream Aerospace as the preferred supplier of aircraft window shade systems
Maintenance and Modifications

Falcon Jet Appoints Model-specific Service Reps

With the aim of facilitating “quicker technical solutions and reduced aircraft downtime,” Dassault Falcon Jet has designated its field service representati
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gore outfits VVIP 767 in record time

Gore Design Completions recently outfitted a Boeing 767-200ER in slightly less than six months, an accomplishment the San Antonio-based company claims is a