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Honeywell’s TFE731-50 to power Hawker 900XP

Honeywell’s turbine engine folks are poised for show and tell about something new from something old–the time-tested TFE731 turbofan family–and something a
Regulations and Government

Debate continues: will small jets overburden FAA resources?

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Transportation Department Inspector General are questioning whether the FAA’s safety inspectors and air
Cabin Interior and Electronics

ICG’s Aerocom telephone system can do it all

International Communications Group (Booth No.
Aircraft

Second Grob SPn prototype takes to skies over Germany

Less than a year from its planned service entry next September, the all-composite Grob SPn light jet is preparing to make a serious push on the North Ameri
Aircraft

Orders for Phenoms build

One year after Embraer announced that it was jumping into the VLJ and light jet markets with a capital commitment of more than $200 million, the company ha
Safety

Safety Standdown celebrates 10 years

Bombardier Aerospace earlier this month kicked off its 10th annual Safety Standdown in Wichita.
Charter & Fractional

Europeans frustrated by DOT access restrictions

European charter operators are expressing increasing frustration about what they have come to regard as anti-competitive restrictions on their ability to f
Aircraft

Spectrum launches S-33 follow-on

Start-up manufacturer Spectrum Aeronautical announced last month that it has selected the GE/Honda HF120 turbofan engine to power a new $6.2 million (2006
Charter & Fractional

The Charter Market

Demand for aircraft charter is rising worldwide, with more businesses and private individuals willing and able to start taking this increasingly attractive
Aircraft

Ready or not, VLJs are here

There are 12 very light jets currently in development, in flight-test or recently certified.
Avionics

Sandel’s ‘hi-def’ EHSI lights cockpit with LEDs

Light-emitting diodes (LED) as the backlighting source for glass avionics? Thanks to a patented design from Sandel Avionics, that’s precisely what the Vist
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Sino Swearingen

A sage old pilot once neatly captured the purpose of business aviation: “People buy airplanes because they want to go places…fast.”
FBOs

50 years of Duncan Aviation: Company celebrates half-century of service

When Donald Duncan founded Duncan Aviation in 1956, the business was a sales-driven one, with all other activities advancing the goal of selling airplanes.
Aircraft

More than 40 Falcon 7X trijets on production line

Certification of Dassault’s 69,000-pound (maximum takeoff weight) 7X remains on track for early next year.
Rotorcraft

HeliFlite adds fourth Bell 430 to its frax fleet

Helicopter fractional ownership and charter company HeliFlite (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Broker Air Partner buys UK charter operator

Global charter broker Air Partner International has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for £4.4 million ($8.1 million).
Airports

London airport plans expansion

London Biggin Hill Airport (Booth No.
Avionics

ACSS offers technology to halt runway accidents

The crash of Comair Flight 5191 in the early morning darkness of August 27 has given pause to the entire aviation community.
Safety

Gulfstream V causes runway incursion at Los Angeles

The FAA has interviewed the pilots of a Gulfstream V that caused a runway incursion on September 30 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), during whic
FBOs

Order fuel and FBO services online at ‘FlashTurn’ Web site

Horizon Business Concepts this month introduced an online service that allows operators to register FBO service requests and obtain fuel confirmations on t
Engines

PW300 series on the agenda at P&WC’s tech session

Pratt & Whitney Canada will present a two-hour session from 1 p.m.
Charter & Fractional

Axis Jet forms charter unit with a trio of King Airs

On October 3, corporate aircraft sales and management company Axis Jet announced the opening of a new Part 135 air charter division based at Sacramento Exe
Maintenance and Modifications

San Diego Police upgrading AStars

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Jet Source (Booth No.
Aircraft

New Turboprops: The VLJ invasion isn't hampering turboprop development

Bell Agusta BA609–The Bell Agusta BA609 tiltrotor program is progressing on schedule.
Security

Drug bust incites demand for more security at Irish airports

A Cessna Citation VI owned by a prominent Irish businessman was caught up in a major drug bust on September 26, when Belgian police impounded the aircraft
Safety

With RDT’s Tempus, there’s always a doctor on board

Virgin Atlantic Airways is the latest major carrier to improve its passengers’ chances of surviving a major health problem in flight by investing in the Te
Accidents

Lidle SR20 crash in New York ignites debate about GA safety

When New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, 34, and his flight instructor, Tyler Stranger, 26, crashed their Cirrus SR20 into an east side Manhattan high-ris
Aircraft

Grob readies network as SPn program picks up the pace

Grob, the German company that is developing the versatile, all-composite SPn light jet, has created a U.S.