Content Archive: June 2008

Airbus studies green solution for aircraft dismantling work

Airbus claims to have found ways to make aircraft end-of-life dismantling a greener and more profitable business.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Isle of Man lures U.S. operators with promised tax incentives

The new Isle of Man aircraft registry could be a possible safe haven for N-registered business aircraft based in Europe.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Groovy Gulfstream I, 40 years young, poised to grab slice of charter market

Paging the Austin Powers party of 11, your private jetprop is ready for boarding… Charter customers will be able to travel in the height of sixtie
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Unwilling to wait for new jets, buyers opt for CRJ conversions

With the backlog for new business jets extending years into the future in some cases, and with used large-cabin aircraft prices soaring, several enterprise
Avionics

Cockpit retrofits

The idea seems simple enough: give operators of aging business jets the opportunity to remove all of their old round gauges or cockpit CRT screens and repl
Avionics

Aircraft Electronics Association Report

The Aircraft Electronics Association’s annual convention, held April 23 through 26 near Washington, D.C., served as a bustling venue for more than two doze
ATC

FMS limitations leave some operators unable to use LPVs

Although WAAS LPV (lateral precision with vertical guidance) approaches have been popping up at airports around the U.S.
Avionics

Avionics News Update: Spectrum chooses Apex avionics

Spectrum Aeronautical last month announced the selection of Honeywell’s Primus Apex integrated avionics system for the all-composite S-40 Freedom midsize b
Avionics

Avionics News Update: Avidyne unveils Iridium transceiver

Avidyne introduced at EBACE in Geneva last month an Iridium-based satellite data transceiver that the company said can provide to customers in Europe in-fl
ATC

Eurocontrol to test VLJ airspace access

Looking ahead to the introduction of very light jets (VLJs) into its airspace over the next 10 years, Eurocontrol has established two initiatives to unders