Content Archive: February 2007
Security
Terror threat necessitates early evacuation planning
Videotapes from Iraq showing foreign hostages cowering in cages before being beheaded by their terrorist captors provide horrific testament to the danger t
Security
The High Cost of Protecting Against Missile Attack
Fear mongering has been a growth industry in the U.S.
Avionics
Avionics companies prepare for coming TAWS mandate
Avionics companies prepare for coming TAWS mandate PDF.
Charter & Fractional
Laid-off airline pilots start successful Euro charter firm
Scores of professional pilots found themselves unemployed after the fallout from 9/11.
Aircraft
Max-Viz EVS Gains First Global Express Certification
Canadian authorities have approved the installation of a Max-Viz EVS-1000 enhanced vision system (EVS) aboard a Global Express.
Avionics
Jeppesen Begins Mapping Taxiways at Airports around the World
Jeppesen has undertaken an ambitious yearlong effort to survey taxiways and ramp areas at high-use airports throughout the world.
Avionics
FCC Grants Temporary License to Operator of Former AT&T/Claircom Network
Sky Way Communications has obtained special temporary authorization from the FCC to begin testing planned upgrades for services based on the AT&T/Claircom
Avionics
Pentar Communications Management System Certified
The FAA has certified the CMS-1000 communication management system from Pentar Avionics.
Maintenance and Modifications
Southern Star on Final for Citation 560/S550 Group RVSM Certification
Southern Star Avionics has completed required flight testing for Cessna Citation 560 and S550 airframes and expects to receive RVSM group certification for
Engines
Citation Mustang cockpit evolving as G1000 arrives
No doubt many pilots have been asking themselves lately how Garmin has possibly managed to develop an integrated glass cockpit for the Cessna Citation Must
