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Average Values of New Airliner Sales Give Conflicting Signals

Airbus statistics appear to support Boeing’s contentions that the average size of airliners is going to shrink.
Aircraft

Foreigners hold edge in MiG-29 upgrade race

The Mikoyan MiG-29 carries a reputation as one of the most capable fighter aircraft ever designed, but to keep the revered Russian warplane on the cutting
Aircraft

Mother MiG Gives Birth to New 29s

Russia’s RSK MiG continues to offer new members of the MiG-29 family of multifunctional fighters, including the MiG-29K/KUB, the-29M/M2 and the -29SMT.
Aircraft

Elbit Streamlines MiG-29 Cockpit

One set of options for MiG-29 operators involves the cockpit modernization packages offered by Israel’s Elbit Systems.
Aircraft

Smiths, Eaton picked for F-35 PBL testing

Last month Lockheed Martin chose Smiths Aerospace and Eaton Aerospace to participate in testing the F-35 JSF program’s approach to performance-based logist
Engines

Honeywell moves to electronic systems

In an effort to save weight and improve reliability, Honeywell has asked its engineers to develop systems that will replace traditional aircraft hydraulic
ATC

Air traffic school provides a room with a view

Air traffic control students have had access to a broad range of simulators at the French national civil aviation school Enac for a year now.
Aircraft

Conflicted priorities cloud UCAV picture

Companies in both the U.S.
Aircraft

UCAV Program Review

Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS): As well as its “black world” programs such as the Lockheed Martin “son of DarkStar” that was reportedly u
ATC

GBAS not dead, despite FAA reversal

Boeing’s delivery in May of a 737-800 airliner certified for the global navigation satellite landing system (GLS) marked the culmination of a 10-year devel
Safety

Torqued: 747 crew followed the procedures but didn’t make the best choice

In the June 2005 issue of AIN I wrote about a fully loaded British Airways 747 that was taking off from Los Angeles bound for London when one of its
Maintenance and Modifications

Citation II Williams FJ44-3 re-engine STC in the works

Clifford Development, a Toledo, Ohio start-up, has launched a program to re-engine Citation IIs with 3,000-pound-thrust Williams International FJ44-3 engin
Regulations and Government

Security rules tighter for some European operations

Business aviation, long a bastion from the sometimes unfathomable airline security rules, is now facing similar regulations in some European Union countrie
FBOs

Dulles gets its third FBO

In mid-October the doors opened at Dulles Jet Center, the third FBO at Washington Dulles International Airport.
FBOs

Arinc opens virtual fuel desk

Subscribers to Arinc Direct can plan fuel purchases using Arinc’s new “virtual fuel desk,” with fuel prices pre-negotiated by Arinc.
FBOs

Salt Lake Million Air refurbed...

Million Air Salt Lake City held a grand opening in mid-October of its newly remodeled FBO, which includes an 8,000-sq-ft addition featuring a spacious lobb
FBOs

…while franchise plans to add more bases

The Million Air FBO franchise has reached 35 bases, with the addition of nine new facilities in the past 12 months, one of which, in Paris, is the chain’s
FBOs

IAM Jet Montego Bay facility operational soon

IAM Jet Centre’s second Caribbean FBO, at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, Jamaica, will open on December 15.
FBOs

Company targets the midsize market

The strategy for large FBO chains backed by big private equity funds is to buy FBOs in wealthy destination markets, either major metropolitan areas with lo
FBOs

Passur signs Avitats

ExxonMobil’s Avitat FBO network has adopted Megadata’s Passur FBO software suite to help track and serve Avitat customers.
Charter & Fractional

Abu Dhabi’s Royal Jet joins Skyjet network

Abu Dhabi-based business aircraft operator Royal Jet yesterday signed up as an operator for Bombardier’s Skyjet International fixed-rate charter service.
FBOs

Another FBO chain abuilding

JetDirect Aviation is planning a new national FBO chain, backed by Philadelphia private-equity firms CD Ventures and Argosy Capital.
Aircraft

Multi-purpose Platform Has Dual Role

The Diamond DA42 MPP (multi-purpose platform) fitted with an UOMZ sensor pod attracted considerable interest when it was displayed at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft

Fun Stemme now is spy-in-the-sky

The Stemme S10 motor glider in the Dubai 2005 static park was delivered to its owner in Saudi Arabia only recently but he readily agreed to bring it to the
Engines

GE’s $2.5 Billion Emirates Windfall

General Electric is clearly delighted with the latest Emirates Airline order for 42 Boeing 777s and 20 options as it will supply the GE90 engines to power
Maintenance and Modifications

Indianapolis Air Tackles CRJ200 Refurb Project

In the business aviation industry, the People’s Republic of China is getting ever more attention as a rapidly emerging market.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Edelman Leather Powered by Crypton

The Crypton process began in West Bloomfield, Mich., at Hi Tex some 17 years ago as a way to make textiles more resistant to spills and stains.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Take a Seat, Wrap Yourself in Versace

At the NBAA Convention in October, international design giant Gianni Versace of Milan previewed a number of exclusive Versace Design signature pieces for b
Aircraft

Northrop touts Hawkeye for UAE

Competition to supply the United Arab Emirates with an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is becoming intense as next year’s selection date