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Cabin Interior and Electronics
‘Chatter-free’ in-flight phone to debut
A device that its Australian inventor says will let in-flight cellphone users access a variety of data functions without interfering with aircraft avionics
Avionics
Honeywell Introduces XM WX Unit
Honeywell has introduced the KDR 610 datalink weather receiver to the company’s Bendix/King product line, entering the hot market for XM satellite weather
Avionics
Arinc’s eFlyBook Challenges Jepp
An electronic flight bag (EFB) portable computer that’s about as thin as a pencil and can run for days on a single charge? That is the aim of Annapolis, Md
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Alto is Music to the Ears of High-flying Audiophiles
For the music lover, Premier/West Star has installed an Alto Aviation Entertainment System (AES) in a Citation X.
Avionics
DisConnexion at eXchange’s launch party
Boeing’s plan to shut down its Connexion in-flight Internet service by the end of the year has thrown the future of Rockwell Collins’s eXchange hig
Avionics
Not all datalink services are created equal
When it comes to the market for business aircraft datalink messaging services, three companies have settled into sharing and competing for most of the avai
Aircraft
Embraer’s bizav no longer a one-trick pony
Two years ago Embraer had one product for the business aviation market, with the Legacy, an executive/VIP or corporate shuttle version of its ERJ 135 regio
Aircraft
Upstarts favor electric while establishment sits on fence
Business jet manufacturers do not agree on the virtues of electric power for onboard systems.
Refurbishment breathes new life into aging Hawker 1000s
What’s old is new again.
Rotorcraft
Helicopters carry the day in Latin America
There is “lots of demand” for civil helicopters in Latin America, according to Danny Maldonado, v-p of Latin American sales for Bell Helicopter.
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ATC
NTSB: ‘Serious Concern’ with ATC Alerts
Based on a study of 11 accidents that occurred between December 2002 and February this year, the NTSB expressed “serious concern” about the effectiveness o
Aircraft
Challenger APU Retrofit Available
Bombardier has published a Service Bulletin for a Honeywell GTCP36-150 APU retrofit for Challenger 601s and 604s.
Patent Lawsuit Takes Aim at Bombardier
International Water-Guard (IWG) Industries, a Canadian firm specializing in water treatment products for aircraft, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit
Airlines’ Loss Not Necessarily Bizav’s Gain
Into an environment in which airlines perceive business aviation as competition for high-end travelers comes a study suggesting that business aviation is n
Mesaba Permitted To Void Worker Contracts
A bankruptcy judge on July 14 allowed regional carrier Mesaba Airlines to void the contracts for 1,300 pilots, flight attendants and mechanics.
HeliSolutions sets up shop in upscale mall
On any given day at the ultra-exclusive Daslu shopping center in São Paulo, Brazil, the parking lot is filled with Mercedes-Benzes, Jaguars and BMWs.
Pierre Gabriel Côté: Outsider Named President of Bombardier Business Aircraft
Bombardier Aerospace reached outside the company last month to appoint Pierre Gabriel Côté president of Bombardier Business Aircraft, a position that had b
Avionics
Gulfstream plans SVS for business aviation
Gulfstream secured bragging rights as the first airplane manufacturer to offer synthetic vision, formally launching an SVS certification program at last mo
TAM has big plans for little jets
Brazilian charter operator Taxi Aereo Marila (TAM) believes the future of business aviation in Brazil includes very light jets (VLJs), and lots of them.
Accidents
Data Shows Fewer Fatalities in First Half
Despite a rash of accidents in June involving U.S.-registered turbine business airplanes, there were fewer fatalities in the first six months of this year
Aircraft
LABACE 2006 cancelled, but ‘07’s in the works
LABACE 2006 would have been the fourth Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition.
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Europe Reports Growth
Ten years since it first offered fractional ownership outside the U.S., NetJets Europe (NJE) has reported the passing of two milestones in recent months.
Civil aircraft slot allocation at Northolt questioned
UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Police are making inquiries into the terms under which slots at London’s Northolt Airport are allocated to civil aircraft oper
FAA takes new tack on runway incursions
Two takeoff near-collisions in July at Chicago O’Hare and Los Angeles International Airports underscored the fact that runway incursion accidents–one of th
NBAA Convention: Industry revs up for the big show
Unlike last year’s NBAA Convention, which was hastily transplanted from New Orleans to Orlando in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, next month’s 59th annual N
EAA AirVenture 2006: Business aviation news takes center stage at this year's event
At this year’s EAA AirVenture show, plans and promises from the past finally yielded fruit.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Begins Fly-by-wire Flights
Flight testing is scheduled to begin this month of a Gulfstream V modified with a fly-by-wire system for controlling the spoilers.
Gulfstreams On Course For Record Year
Gulfstream delivered 54 business jets in the first half of this year compared with 41 in the first half of last year.
Aircraft
OceanAir gains turboprop market share
OceanAir Táxi Aéreo has grown, is still growing and expects better things to come.
OceanAir was launched by Grupo Maritime oil’s controlling
OceanAir was launched by Grupo Maritime oil’s controlling
