Content Archive: March 2009
Avionics
Entegra Release 9 nearly finished
Avidyne is close to certifying its latest avionics system, known as Entegra Release 9 and featuring high-resolution displays and the company’s next- genera
Environment
Emissions trading in Europe coming in less than three years
Aircraft operators who will be subject to Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) beginning Jan.
Engines
Pratt Flies Advantage70 Upgrade
Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000 Advantage70 engine this week completed its first flight aboard an Air Comet A330-200 in Toulouse, France, the company announce
Avionics
Deal trifecta fuels growth at reseller Satcom Direct
Satcom Direct, a leading retailer of satellite communications services for aviation, continues to line up deals that should ensure the Melbourne, Fla.-base
Avionics
Garmin G1000 STC’d in King Air 200/B200
Garmin last month received the FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) to allow installations of the G1000 avionics system in the King Air 200 and B200.
Aircraft
ATR Lands New 600 Series Order
Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc signed a firm order with ATR for six of the Franco-Italian manufacturer’s 600 Series turboprops now under development
ATC
Government enlists industry input on future of NextGen
After many months of apparent silence, there is action on the NextGen front.
ATC
ATA’s May says NextGen benefits should become a national priority
Air Transport Association president and CEO James May suggested last month that if the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is fast-tracked
Heli-Expo 2009
The helicopter industry isn’t immune to the terrible trouble affecting the global economy, but if Heli-Expo’09 is any indication, the greater diversity amo
