Content Archive: January 2009

Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer

u Even before President Barack Obama took the oath of office on January 20 political analysts, media gurus (press, radio, TV talking heads) and a horde of

NBAA Folds LBA Show into Its Annual Convention

Citing the state of the economy, NBAA yesterday announced the cancellation of the inaugural Lig
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gore Design Picks CTT’s Cair Cabin Environment System

Cabin environment continues to become more important as a point of customer focus, particularly on long-haul private jets.
Rotorcraft

Cyprus Orders Five AW139s

Cyprus’s Ministry of Justice has ordered two AW139 medium twins for law enforcement and search-and-rescue (SAR) operations.
Rotorcraft

AW139 Performs Offshore Medevac

Shortly after its entry into service in December with Mumbai, India-based Heligo Charters, an AgustaWestland AW139 performed a medical evacuation 217 nm of
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Audio/video Power Management System Launched

Richard Gray’s Power Company (RGPC) of New Orleans has introduced RGPC ClearSky, “the first power management system designed specifically for audio/video e
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Economy Crush Prompts Layoffs at Nordam

Nordam recently laid off 63 employees, primarily from its interiors and structures division, which is responsible–for the most part–for business aviation c
Aircraft

MA700 work gets under way in Xi’an

China’s Xi’an Aircraft Industry Company (XAC) has started preliminary work on the Modern Ark 700 (MA700), a 70-seat turboprop regional aircraft that it exp

Boeing Resumes 787 Production

Boeing resumed production of 787 Dreamliners yesterday as it joined the major assemblies of the fifth airplane designated for flight test, the company anno

GD Upbeat about Gulfstream, Jet Aviation

Bucking the current economic tide, Gulfstream Aerospace and Jet Aviation parent company Genera