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ATC

Beijing World First in Parallel Approach Monitoring

Beijing’s Capital International Airport, expanding to handle 2008 Olympics traffic, has opted away from traditional radar monitoring of simultaneous approa
Regulations and Government

Final Rules Retain Part 91 Air-tour Operators

The FAA’s final rules on air-tour operators, scheduled to be published next Tuesday, ease some of the more controversial requirements that were part of the
Aircraft

Man Behind Starship Introducing Twin-engine Jet

Look for a new twin-engine very light jet to be unveiled at the NBAA Convention next week in Orlando, Fla.
ATC

FAA Loosens Ski-country Slot Machine

The FAA plans to evaluate a new and less restrictive special traffic management program (STMP) this year to manage operations at Colorado ski-country airpo
Security

Comments Due Tomorrow on D.C. Flight Restrictions

Thanks primarily to a campaign by AOPA, the FAA has received more than 16,000 comments, the vast majority mostly negative, to the agency's proposal to make
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky To Acquire Keystone Helicopter

Sikorsky Aircraft of Stratford, Conn., today announced an agreement to acquire Keystone Ranger Holdings, the privately owned parent of West Chester, Pa.-ba
Charter & Fractional

Air-taxi Hopeful Pogo Co-founder Burr Quits

Donald Burr recently left air-taxi hopeful Pogo to "pursue other opportunities," according to a company statement.
Aircraft

SJ30-2 Receives FAA Type Certification

Following a nearly 20-year development program marked by financial and management challenges, technical issues and a fatal crash in 2003, San Antonio-based
Aircraft

Business Aircraft Shipments Climb Nearly 26 Percent

Manufacturers delivered 738 turbine airplanes in the first nine months of this year, some 26 percent more than the 585 delivered in the same period last ye
Rotorcraft

Agusta moves A119 Koala to expanded Pennsylvania facility

On October 29, AgustaWestland introduced the A119 Koala at its new home in Philadelphia, which includes 43,000 sq ft of hangars, avionics bays, manufacturi
Rotorcraft

Research group studies airbags for helicopters

European-funded research project Helisafe, led by Marignane, France-based Eurocopter, is studying airbags and harnesses as a possible means of enhancing th
Rotorcraft

Improved helo display blends HUD and NVGs

An international technical consortium has completed trials on a new head-up display (HUD) that allows helicopter pilots to view the display through night-v
FBOs

Sheltair FBO Network expand further

SheltAir’s goal to add Atlanta to its growing FBO network took a major step forward last month when company officials met with the city airport authority.
FBOs

Enterprise Jet Center mushrooms at Houston

Lease hangar space now from Enterprise Jet Center at Houston Hobby Airport and you can monitor construction of your airplane’s new home via webcam.
Aircraft

Honeywell Outlook Envisions Strong 10-year Demand

The latest Honeywell Aerospace business aviation outlook, released yesterday at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, predicts deliveries of new business jets th
FBOs

Atlantic sails its 'ARK' in n'awlins

With next year’s NBAA Convention coming to New Orleans, Atlantic Aviation wanted attendees to know that it is in place at Lakefront Airport (NEW) and ready
FBOs

Deicing season spurs training program

In the spirit of the season, the NATA Safety First program has made available its aircraft de/anti-icing training module, designed specifically for line te
Aircraft

Very Light Jet Segment Getting More Crowded

Start-up Spectrum Aeronautical of Los Angeles today unveiled a nine-seat, $3.65 million all-composite very light jet.
FBOs

At TeterBoro, customs sevices, times two

Teterboro (N.J.) Airport (TEB) now has two full-service U.S.
FBOs

Also at TEB, Milliion Air upgrade is under way

As the cold weather settles into the Northeast, construction is advancing well on Million Air Teterboro’s new terminal/hangar complex.
Aircraft

Challenger 605 Offers Revamped Interior, Avionics

The Challenger 605, announced this afternoon, will feature upgrades in the cockpit and cabin over the Challenger 604, which will be replaced following expe
Charter & Fractional

FBO chain abd charter provider team up

Mercury Air Centers and TAG Aviation have joined to provide added travel services through Mercury’s FBO network.
Aircraft

New Hawker 800 Series Derivative Grows Winglets

Beginning next January, Raytheon is scheduled to start delivering the winglet-equipped Hawker 850XP, successor to the Hawker 800XPi.
Airports

Proposed reliever faces resistance

The FAA has determined that a proposed privately funded business aviation airport west of Houston is “objectionable” because it would create overlapping tr
Aircraft

It's a Plus for the Citation Encore

Not satisfied to rest on its laurels of introducing 25 new or derivative Citations in the last 10 years, Cessna used the NBAA venue to introduce its 26th m
Airports

Coalition presses EPA on fuel-spill issue

Future EPA spill-containment requirements for airport fuel trucks remains an ambiguous subject.
Aircraft

Falcon 7X Might Go 6,000 Miles; 2000DX Introduced

Changes to the Dassault Falcon 7X, now in flight test, could increase its range to as much as 6,000 nm at Mach 0.80, Dassault Aviation said today.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Million Air gets a makeover in asheville

For general manager Bob Cruey, the recent renovation at Million Air Asheville (N.C.) was finished just in time.
Maintenance and Modifications

GDAS To Support Gulfstream IIs and IIIs

Factory product support for Gulfstream IIs and GIIIs will move out from beneath the wing of Gulfstream service centers and find itself under the umbrella o
Avionics

Avidyne and Ryan Announce Merger

Avidyne and Ryan International today announced the completion of a merger that folds Ryan's traffic-surveillance products into the Avidyne line.