Content Archive: May 2007

Aircraft

Vaunted Eclipse VLJ takes EU road trips

Eclipse Aviation president and CEO Vern Raburn did not wax eloquent with regard to the Avio NG (next generation) avionics upgrade program for the Eclipse 5
Aircraft

EASA delivers Mustang’s certificate

Cessna has received European Aviation Safety Agency airworthiness approval for the Citation Mustang, the first very light jet to be certified on this side
Avionics

Gulfstream switches to Collins HUD

Rockwell Collins’ new HGS-5860 is the first head-up display (HUD) system with an LCD projector to be certified on a business jet–Dassault’s Falcon 7X.
Aircraft

Lufthansa, Bombardier seek expansion in Germany

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) celebrated its 10th birthday in Berlin on Saturday night with news of an expansion plan that will see the joi
Aircraft

FSI adding Hawker 750 sim at F’boro Airport

FlightSafety International (FSI) plans to build a Hawker 750 simulator for installation at its UK training center at Farnborough Airport an hour southwest

‘Nice’ work boosts LHT to OEM status

Lufthansa Technik (Booth No.
Aircraft

Cirrus Aviation adds G200 and Legacy 600 to stable

Cirrus Aviation, based in Saarland, Germany, is adding a new Gulfstream G200 and a second Legacy 600 to its fleet, which will  expand to include 17 ai
Aircraft

Honeywell TFE731-50 to enter service on new Hawker 900XPs

Honeywell has delivered the first batch of 32 TFE731-50R engines destined for Hawker’s new 900XP midsize business jet.
Aircraft

Eclipse wins kudos for ‘green’ fire suppression

Eclipse Aviation (Booth No.
Regulations and Government

…Senate Finance Committee On Deck

The final vote tally of 12-11 against the amendment means that the bill will move to the next step in the Senate with user fees attached.