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Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Inks Indian Support Contract

Under a freshly signed contract, Embraer will provide the Indian government with a complete support package for its five Legacy 600 business jets.
FBOs

Preflight Planning Eased with Ac-u-Kwik

Flight planning guide publisher Ac-u-Kwik (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Las Vegas Operator Orders More EC 130 B4s

Maverick Helicopters of Las Vegas, Nevada, has placed an order for nine Eurocopter EC 130 B4 helicopters.
Training and Workforce

Glennair steps up bizav Mx training

To address the shortage of qualified business aircraft maintenance technicians, the UK’s Glennair Training Centre is stepping up its capabilities in the pr
Avionics

CMC satcom antenna designed for bizav

A compact satellite communications high-gain antenna system developed by CMC Electronics (Booth No.
Avionics

Japanese put Connexion in official 747s

Japan Airlines will equip two government-owned Boeing 747-400s used to carry the country’s emperor and high-ranking officials with the Connexion by Boeing
Avionics

Universal in-flight Wx alerts

Visitors to Universal Weather & Aviation (Booth No.
Aircraft

LHT finishing Challenger 850

Lufthansa Technik is celebrating the arrival at its Hamburg base of the fifth Challenger 850 executive jet.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault striving to improve its customer support services

Reflecting a 20-percent growth of the Falcon fleet in the last five years, Dassault (Booth No.
Engines

GE Honda Hones HF118-2 Engine

GE Honda Aero Engines (Booth No.
FBOs

Midcoast Grows with a New Hangar

In support of Jet Aviation’s program to expand its business, its Midcoast Aviation subsidiary has launched construction of a new $10.5 million, 115,000 sq-
Avionics

Collins Prepares for SwiftBroadband

In preparation for the commercial availability of SwiftBroadband high-speed-data services next year, Rockwell Collins has introduced two new data-ready sat
FBOs

Baseops Houston Absorbs UK Office

Baseops International (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Club328 To Base a New 328Jet in Germany

Club328, the executive charter company operating out of Southampton, UK, plans to base a new 328Jet in Germany starting this summer.
Avionics

Universal Weather Payroll Was Overstated

Yesterday, EBACE Convention News incorrectly reported that Universal Weather and Aviation has 12,000 employees.
Aircraft

ATR benefits from high fuel costs

Sales have been brisk for regional turboprop aircraft manufacturer Avions de Transport Regional, which is here at Farnborough International exhibiting an A
Aircraft

Dassault Leads SSBJ Research Project

Dassault’s plans for a supersonic business jet are still pretty much alive.
Aircraft

Black Hawk ‘lite’ for foreign sales

Sikorsky Aircraft yesterday announced plans to develop two new versions of its H-60 Black Hawk aimed at sales outside the U.S.: the International Black Haw
Aircraft

Skylark mini UAV struts its stuff for potential sales

Launched from a 14,000-foot mountain top, Elbit’s Skylark mini UAV recently climbed to an altitude exceeding 15,000 feet before landing at a designated poi
Aircraft

FPT increases loiter time for Korean UAV

The FPT Industries division of GKN Aerospace has been selected to supply an ultra-lightweight fuel system for the Korean Smart unmanned air vehicle to help
Aircraft

Airbus eyes A318 steep landings

Airbus’ A318, and the A318 Elite executive version, are undergoing approval to make 5.5-degree steep approaches, such as that used into London City Airport
Aircraft

Mandarin To Lease GECAS Embraer RJs

Taipei’s Mandarin Airlines is to lease three Embraer Model 190 and five Model 195 regional jets from GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS).
Aircraft

Raven B SUAV prepares for special missions duty, exports

Last month AeroVironment’s RQ-11B Raven B small unmanned air vehicle (SUAV) passed its initial operational test and evaluation.
Aircraft

Alenia, Sukhoi spool-upsupersonic bizjet plans

Research carried out in the field of supersonic transport within the European Commission’s 6th Research Framework Program (FP6) has come into the spotlight
Aircraft

Availability is the name of the game

British thinking on through-life management of military aircraft and systems is already way ahead of that of most countries.
Aircraft

Saab 340B Leased to Australia’s Rex

Saab Aircraft Leasing (Chalet C24-26) here on Monday announced that Australian regional airline Regional Express (Rex) has taken an additional Saab 340B on
Aircraft

Ukraine, Russia cooperate on Antonov

At a time when relations between Russia and Ukraine are at an all time low, an aircraft program may be the key to finding new opportunities for the two nat
Aircraft

Indian airline GoAir takes 10 Airbus A320s

Indian low-fare airline GoAir inked a deal yesterday with Airbus for 10 CFM-powered A320-family jets and an option for another 10.
Aircraft

Emirates signs for son of 747 as Boeing gets on sales roll

Boeing has made a start here at Farnborough International toward fulfilling its recent prophecy of airlines spending $2,600 billion, over the next 20 years
Engines

It may be ‘back to the future’ in next-generation jet engines

CFM International is including a contrarotating ducted fan engine in studies of concepts that might provide the quantum leap in fuel efficiency, noise redu