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Sharp Rise in Bizjet Broadband Use Foreseen

Business jet passengers will be the biggest users of in-flight broadband data services over the next four years, according to a report released last month
ATC

Eurocontrol inaugurates flow-management center

Every day in Europe, aircraft take to the skies more than 30,000 times, and this summer is predicted to be one of the busiest ever in European airspace.
Charter & Fractional

Air taxis Form Own Lobby

Even though “ATXA” looks as if it belongs on the New York Stock Exchange ticker, add it to your lexicon of GA lobbying groups.
ATC

Europe’s Air Traffic Situation

In April 805,239 flights were recorded in Europe, an increase of 5.6 percent over the same month the previous year.
Avionics

Thales satcom coming to bizjets

The new TopFlight satellite data unit (SDU) from Thales is set to be installed on a new-build business aircraft later this year by an as yet unidentified m
Avionics

Inmarsat To Impose SwiftBroadband Use Caps

Hoping to avoid a repeat of the congestion delays that have plagued users of its Swift64 aero satcom data network, Inmarsat plans to limit use of its forth
Avionics

Slimmer Skyline Broadband Launched

Arinc’s new slimmer Ku-band antenna for its Skylink satellite in-flight broadband service is now available.
Avionics

Universal EFI-890R Certified in GIII

Universal Avionics has obtained supplemental type certification (STC) for its EFI-890R display retrofit in a Gulfstream III.
Avionics

Avidyne and WSI have struck a deal

Avidyne and WSI have struck a deal under which Avidyne will develop and produce WSI’s new AV300 and AV350 satellite weather data and audio receivers.
Aircraft

2007 AIN Product Support Survey - Part One: Aircraft

Players in the business aviation arena regularly tell their customers that they are improving product support and service by investing in assets and people
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Midcoast enters market for narrowbody completions

Midcoast Aviation last month announced its intention to move into the “narrow-body” cabin completion business, marked by groundbreaking on a new 146,000-sq
Charter & Fractional

JetDirect expands its holdings

JetDirect has expanded its fleet to more than 130 aircraft and increased its regional operating bases to nine with the acquisition of Sunset Aviation, a No
Aircraft

Eight 7-Series Boeings Welcome 787 to the Family

As part of its unveiling of the 787, Boeing coordinated a 7-series family photo.
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FBOs

Monaco Air welcomes westbound Europeans

Operators of aircraft flying across the Atlantic to destinations in the American West and Midwest are wasting time and money by making technical stops at p
FBOs

Geneva AirPark gets go-ahead

Geneva AirPark, a private hangar/ office development at Switzerland’s Geneva International Airport, received official building approval, according to devel
FBOs

Air 51's first FBO slated for Lexington

On July 18, FBO developer Air 51 broke ground on a new FBO at Lexington, Kentucky’s Blue Grass Airport.
FBOs

Santa Monica Airport dodges monitoring mandate

A proposal to require California’s Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) to measure jet taxi and idle times during a one-year period is dead, according to t
FBOs

Irving reopens Gander FBO

On July 12 Irving Aviation celebrated the grand reopening of its Gander, Newfoundland FBO, a 5,000-sq-ft facility built to replace the original FBO termina
FBOs

Globalair V2.0 now online

Airport information resource Globalair.com’s Version 2.0 release includes new features, such as weather information, new search capabilities and fresher, m
FBOs

Million Air Expands to Arizona

Premier Air president Ash Vij and vice president Rita Vij are building a new Million Air FBO franchise at Tucson International Airport.
FBOs

Universal Weather keeps Irving aloft

When 23-year-old Barrington Irving needed flight handling and fuel sourcing for his 26,800-mile flight around the world, Universal Weather & Aviation c
FBOs

A real FBO for Plymouth?

Plymouth Airport in Massachusetts has never had a true FBO, but recent runway expansions, the new ILS serving 4,300-foot Runway 6 and the airport’s willing
FBOs

TSA issues fuel farm guidance

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recommends that airport and FBO operators read its new guidance document, “Enhanced Fuel Farm/Fuel Storage
FBOs

Signature Flight Support BOS: Green facility greets New England visitors

Boston Logan International Airport finally has an FBO befitting the gateway to New England, after the June 21 grand opening of Signature Flight Support’s n
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Indiana Refurbishment Centers Get a Tax Break

As of July 1, the state of Indiana can no longer impose a use tax on the value of aircraft temporarily located in the state for refurbishment, maintenance
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Fokker Picks AlsterAero for ACJ

Interiors specialist Fokker Services has selected AlsterAero of Hamburg, Germany, to provide an A319 (ACJ) entertainment and passenger communication system
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Goes Big with 32-inch LCD Monitor

Duncan Aviation recently installed in a Challenger a 32-inch LCD monitor, the largest screen the independent completion and refurbishment center has put in
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Grob Cabin Mockup Makes Oshkosh

In growing numbers, interiors specialists are taking cues from the automotive industry.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

In-flight Cellphone Approval Creeps Closer

European authorities apparently do not share the qualms the Federal Communications Commission and FAA have about the in-flight use of personal cellphones.