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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Growth drives PATS’ expansion

PATS Aircraft, part of DeCrane Aerospace Systems, will be expanding its facilities and hiring up to 200 additional employees over the next 18 months in res
Charter & Fractional

Virgin Charter plans program to rate charter operators

Virgin Charter (Booth 1228), a new full-service online marketplace from Sir Richard Branson bringing together buyers and sellers of private air travel, has
Aircraft

Cessna delivers first Mustang in Europe

The first Citation Mustang to be delivered to a European customer arrived in Europe earlier this month when British-based entrepreneur and pilot Jane Howel
Aircraft

Falcon 2000LX, DX nearing finish line

The Dassault Falcon 2000 series is getting a facelift, with increased range for the Falcon 2000LX (which replaces the 2000EX) and slightly less range for t
Aircraft

What made Dassault a winglet convert?

For years, Dassault’s marketing executives maintained the position that Falcon business jets flew perfectly well without the aerodynamic benefits of wingle
Aircraft

New Falcon moves closer to launch

Dassault Aviation is progressing with its plans for a super midsize Falcon scheduled for an official launch at the end of the year.
FBOs

FBOs integrated under Atlantic name

Atlantic Aviation and its owner, Macquarie Infrastructure, plan to rebrand a number of the recently acquired FBOs under the Atlantic Aviation brand.
FBOs

Jetscape plans global expansion

Jetscape Services said it plans to expand its FBOs at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport in Florida as the first step in a new partnership wit
Aircraft

Latest CJ builds on lessons learned with CJ3

The latest member of the CitationJet family, the CJ4, is beginning to take shape on jigs and fixtures at Cessna’s headquarters in Wichita.
Training and Workforce

Six-week course trains students for aircraft dispatching positions

Universal Weather & Aviation (Booth No.
Engines

MTU’s focus is CF34

MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg’s exhibit here (Booth No.
Rotorcraft

Fiber Placement for Helicopters

Eurocopter recently completed the manufacturing of an EC 155 rear fuselage using a fiber-placement process.
FBOs

Solar energy will power Nevada FBO

California-based Jet Source aviation center (Booth No.
Aircraft

Grob SPn logs its biggest fleet sale to turboprop fractional provider

The PlaneSense fractional ownership program has ordered 25 Grob SPns, with deliveries for what is to be the program’s biggest deal to date to begin toward
Avionics

New satphone rings for bizav

TrueNorth Avionics (Booth No.
Aircraft

Axxess now standard on Gulfstreams

In a boost for Louisville, Colo.-based AirCell (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

King to give airliners VIP treatment

After more than a decade’s experience performing midsize and large-cabin business jet refurbishments, King Aerospace has decided to take a big step up into
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet adds aircraft management option

Bombardier Flexjet (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Part 135 certificate in hand, DayJet set to launch service

Per-seat, on-demand carrier DayJet on September 5 received  its Part 135 air charter certificate to operate its fleet of 12 Eclipse 500 very light jet
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk offers faster King Air 200

Blackhawk Modifications of Waco, Texas, is in Atlanta this week to announce its latest engine power upgrade for the Beech King Air 200, the Dash 61 STC pro
Maintenance and Modifications

Merger creates Ikhana Group

RW Martin of Murrieta, Calif., and Total Aircraft Services of Van Nuys have merged, creating the Ikhana Group.
FBOs

Classic Chris-Craft awaits lucky winner

Three visitors here at the Georgia World Congress Center are wondering whether they’ll be the lucky one to leave with the classic 1959 Chris-Craft Capri Ru
Avionics

Bombardier picks Collins HGS as option for the Challenger 605

Rockwell Collins’ HGS-6605 head-up guidance system (HGS) will be a new option on Bombardier’s recently certified Challenger 605. The agreement, said
ATC

Delta sees multifaceted benefits from CDA trials

Visitors who arrived at this year’s NBAA Convention on a commercial flight into Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport might have noticed a much
Aircraft

New VLJs

By our count, there are more than a dozen aircraft ranging from single-engine personal jets to twin-engine very light jets either in the very early stages
Aircraft

Program Update: BA609

Bell and Agusta continue their development of the BA609 civil tiltrotor, a joint effort that has been ongoing for more than a decade.
Avionics

Arinc service lets pilots access flight-planning tools on the go

Arinc Direct yesterday announced that it now offers mobile flight-planning services that pilots can access on Blackberries or other personal wireless devic
Aircraft

Operator interest in BA609 wanes

The BA609 tiltrotor that flew at the Paris Air Show put on an impressive display, but potential buyers said they  had misgivings about the hybrid desi
Airports

Local FBOs hang out the welcome signs

The static display is one of the highlights of each year’s NBAA Convention, where manufacturers and operators show off their crown jewels before potential