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Final Report: Conquest pilot had previous accidents, drug use

Cessna 425 Conquest I, Lone Tree, Colo., Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Evidence of icing found on Conquest

Cessna 425 Conquest I, Belgrade, Mont., Nov.
Accidents

Unattended Falcon rolls through fence at McCarran

The FAA is not formally investigating a ramp accident that took place September 20 at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, during which an unattended
Safety

FAA Moves Safety Effort to a Higher Level

The FAA took another step in its efforts to promote a “cultural change” to improve aviation safety–replacing the Aviation Safety Program (ASP) with the new
Charter & Fractional

Avanti Deliveries Can’t Keep Up with Demand

Piaggio shipped only three Avantis in the first nine months of this year, hardly enough to keep up with demand, particularly from one of the OEM’s largest
Avionics

Sagem Targets Part 25 Cockpit Retrofits

Sagem Avionics and General Dynamics Aviation Services are partnering on a glass-panel cockpit upgrade for Part 25 jets including the Challenger 600 and 601
Avionics

AirCell Axxess Certified for Wireless Broadband

AirCell displayed at the NBAA Convention the newly certified wireless function of its Axxess satcom system for business jets.
Avionics

Flight Display Systems Unveils the ‘Flipper’

The Flipper from Flight Display Systems is a $5,000 fold-down LCD display that mounts to the underside of the glareshield, allowing it to be flipped up and
Maintenance and Modifications

Hi-Mach winglets dig deeper into drag rise

Aviation Partners (Booth No.
Avionics

Mid-Continent Introduces Two-inch Back-up CDI

Mid-Continent Instruments introduced a two-inch course deviation indicator (CDI) miniature backup.
Charter & Fractional

Air Partner strikes gold with Gold Air

Global charter broker Air Partner International has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for around $8.1 million.
Avionics

Blue Sky’s router mines data, Internet

Blue Sky Network of La Jolla, Calif., has launched a wireless airborne router extending access to its satcom data or for surfing the Internet.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer now must sell its service

Not new to supporting airline customers the world over, Embraer must nevertheless convince the business aviation community about its seriousness in competi
Avionics

VistaNav brings SVS to its electronic flight bag

What if you had an electronic flight bag (EFB) that doubles as a backup multifunction display with airspeed, altimeter, attitude and heading indicators in
Maintenance and Modifications

King Air 300 winglets get FAA approval

BLR Aerospace has received an STC from the FAA for its King Air 300 winglet system, the company announced here at NBAA’06.
Engines

PW617F Logs Phenom-enal First Flight

Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) has successfully completed the maiden flight of its PW617F engine, selected to power the Embraer Phenom 100 very light jet (VL
Aircraft

Cessna testing the waters with a follow-on to Sovereign, Citation X

Cessna is offering NBAA attendees a sneak peek of what its next Citation might look like.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Enflite shows expanded line of interior amenities

Enflite, Inc.
Engines

Honeywell puts Zing into TFE731 t-fans

Honeywell plans to introduce a new intelligent engine monitoring network for its engine remote diagnostic service called Zing.
Aircraft

Despite Airbus upheaval, ACJ family is thriving

Troubles in the executive suites at Airbus and in the now-delayed A380’s 300 miles of wiring have seized the headlines, but Richard Gaona, the company’s vi
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell Introduces LED Position Light

In a bid to make airplanes more visible, Honeywell has introduced the Astreon LED (light-emitting diode) aft position light.
Maintenance and Modifications

Shadin Submits ADC-8000 RVSM

Northeast Airmotive of Portland, Maine, is seeking approval to install the Shadin Avionics ADC-8000 RSVM solution as the Group B equipment provider.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mecaer Gets Eclipse in Gear

Mecaer America (Booth No.1047) announced delivery of its first five landing gear shipsets to Eclipse Aviation for the recently certified Eclipse 500 VLJ.
FBOs

Kelner Turbine Now CD Aviation

On September 1, Kelner Turbine of Neosho, Mo., changed its name to CD Aviation Services, while adding a new Canadian facility to be located in Calgary, Alb
FBOs

Cutter and ConocoPhillips Stay Together

In a time when a marriage–business or otherwise–that lasts more than a few years is noteworthy, Cutter Aviation and ConocoPhillips have something to truly
Avionics

Avinode Opens New U.S. Office

Avinode (Booth No.
Avionics

Firms melding EVS with SVS

Chelton Flight Systems (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Hunt & Palmer moves into Asia

Charter broker Hunt & Palmer has opened a new office in Hong Kong.