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Engines
Manufacturers eye market for larger engines
A titanic battle appears to be shaping up in the 10,000-pound thrust segment of the aero engine market, where there is a need for powerplants to drive the
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Science of the sound of silence
The prototype personal stereo was famously developed in 1978 to help Sony founder Masaru Ibuka listen to opera while airborne on business trips.
Regulations and Government
Cape Town Treaty to permit registration of aircraft shares
Operators who own a share of a fractional aircraft are to be given the same Cape Town Treaty protection as sole owners have had since March 2006.
Airports
Switzerland’s smaller airports want more business traffic
Spurred by representatives from St.
Charter & Fractional
Austrian charter company maintains a global presence
Tyrolean Jet Services of Innsbruck is here at EBACE for the sixth time, exhibiting its charter expertise to attendees (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ruag purchases Pilatus subsidiary
Swiss group Ruag Aerospace is here at EBACE (Booth No.
Avionics
King Air altimeter approval latest from Swiss firm Revue Thommen
Revue Thommen, the Swiss avionics manufacturer (Booth No.
Avionics
eNfusion CNX product bows here
A new fourth model in EMS Satcom’s eNfusion CNX line of mobile cabin gateways is making its debut here at EBACE’07 (Booth No.
Airports
Biggin Hill refurbishes facilities in preparation for traffic increase
London Biggin Hill Airport (Booth No.
Accidents
Honeywell: Legacy Transponders Did Not Malfunction
Honeywell has gone on the record as saying that the transponders aboard the Embraer Legacy involved in September’s fatal midair with a Gol Airlines Boeing
Regulations and Government
Comments Due Today on Proposed Changes to Part 61
A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to make major changes to Parts 61, 91 and 141 closes for comments today.
Airports
Operators Seek To Keep Berlin Tempelhof Open
Berlin Tempelhof airport operators are challenging recent decisions by both a Berlin lower court and the city authorities to close the downtown airport on
ATC
SES initiative seen as essential
The Single European Sky (SES), officially launched in 2004, is the single biggest air traffic management (ATM) initiative ever undertaken in Europe.
ATC
Single European Skies on the EBACE 2007 Agenda
The EBACE conference program will today focus on the Single European Sky program and what it will mean for business aircraft operators.
Avionics
Synthetic-vision systems flying in more cockpits
Situational awareness is fundamental to safe flight.
ATC
Europe mulls new rules for aircraft with HUD and EVS
New regulations being developed by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) may soon enable operators of HUD-equipped aircraft to hand-fly Cat II and Cat
Rotorcraft
Snecma Silvercrest core engine set for first run
Snecma is progressing with its plans to develop a turbofan in the 10,000-pound-thrust class.
Avionics
Collins avionics system OK’d in Avanti
Avionics manufacturer Rockwell Collins announced that its Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System (IDS) has been certified for the Piaggio 180.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation expands its successful completions business
Jet Aviation is here at EBACE’07 (Booth No.
Regulations and Government
NTSB Recommends Improved TCAS Failure Warnings
Reacting to last September’s fatal collision of an Embraer Legacy and Boeing 737 over the Amazon jungle, the NTSB yesterday called for improved certificati
Aircraft
Cessna Expands Product Line, Delivers First Encore+
The first Cessna Citation Encore+ was delivered last week, nearly five months after receiving FAA type certification.
Regulations and Government
Comments Due on Definition of Known Icing
Comments are due today on an FAA draft letter of interpretation released April 3 on the meaning of the term “known icing conditions.” At press time, 82 com
Accidents
Charter firm raises questions about RIL runway conditions
Following a runway overrun at Colorado’s Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) on March 23, the operator of the Falcon 900 that departed Runway 26 after l
Regulations and Government
No consensus yet on Grand Canyon ‘natural quiet’
In August 1987 the National Parks Overflight Act (NPOA) mandated that the FAA and National Parks Service (NPS) work together to achieve “substantial restor
Regulations and Government
NextGen ATC Lacks ‘Urgency’
Aerospace Industries Association president and CEO John Douglass warned Congress that government agencies must redouble efforts to develop the nation’s nex
Regulations and Government
Group Seeks Ban on Noisy Bizjets
A group of airports, local governments and residents asked Congress to order the complete phase-out of all Stage 1 and Stage 2 aircraft in the new FAA reau
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: May 2007
• At the end of March, lawmakers took a spring break that ended in mid-April, leaving in a holding pattern approval of House and Senate supplemental emerge
