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Avionics

Rockwell Collins Highlighting Fusion Flight Deck

The company announced plans last year to expand into commercial helicopter applications.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mid-Canada Mod Center Repositions Itself

Mid-Canada Mod Center will relocate to a new, single facility in the north-end business aviation section of
FBOs

New hangar ten facility opens

Hangar Ten held a grand opening for the second phase of its Charles B.
Rotorcraft

Richard Santulli's new helicopter leasing venture

Richard Santulli’s new helicopter leasing venture, Milestone Aviation Group, completed its first deal last month–a contract for two Sikorsky 76C++s for Bra
Rotorcraft

Turbomeca, French Helicopter Rescue Celebrate 200,000 Flight Hours

The helicopter group of the Sécurité Civile, France’s emergency preparedness organization, has logged 200,000 hours of operation with the Arriel 1E2 turb
Training and Workforce

New agreements boost FlightSafety’s business

FlightSafety International (FSI) comes to this year’s NBAA convention highlighting a string of accomplishments, including a new partnership with Embraer, a

Hawker Beechcraft predicts ’12 recovery

Is venerable aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft on life support and about to be broken up and sold off as some industry pundits have suggested or has
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Austria’s List finds market for flex stone

The relatively new stone floor from List Components & Furniture of Austria appears to be gaining in popularity and independent completion and refurbish
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell announces JetMap III

Honeywell has unveiled JetMap III, the latest upgrade of its cabin information system featuring worldwide three-dimensional perspective views of terrain, o
Cabin Interior and Electronics

CFM Celebrates 500 Millionth Engine

CFM International, the GE/Safran partnership that developed the CFM56 high-bypass turbofan, is celebrating its 36th anniversary with a record 500 million
Cabin Interior and Electronics

LBAS Installs NiceView Moving Map In Learjet 60A

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS, Booth No.
FBOs

Signature offers handling at German Airports

Signature Flight Support is offering ground handling, fuel, catering, hotel and limousine arrangements and other services at 12 airports in Germany.
FBOs

Aero Centex opens new Texas FBO

The new Aero Centex FBO officially opened on August 31 at Georgetown Municipal Airport north of Austin, Texas.
FBOs

Desert Jet now offers social-medial charter quoting

Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Jet is promoting charter quotes via its Facebook page, and the company claims that this is the first air charter quotin
FBOs

Execujet refurbs Zurich FBO

ExecuJet Europe’s new VIP customer lounge is now open and shares design features with the company’s Berlin-Schönefeld and London City Airport FBO lounges
FBOs

New FBO joins Shell Network

McClellan Jet Services at McClellan Airfield north of Sacramento, Calif., has joined the Shell Aviation fuel network and will offer customers Shell AeroC
Safety

Hypoxia training available beyond altitude chambers

In recent months FAA Administrator Babbitt has promoted specific tailored hypoxia training, along with high-altitude handling, for commercial and private p
Airports

Burbank noise in news again

The longer that the House and Senate take to vote on FAA reauthorization legislation, the more likely that new proposals will be added that will further de
Accidents

Premier Crashes at AirVenture

AirVenture 2010 was blessed with few accidents.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Casa crash claims billionaire

Casa C-212 Aviocar, Republic of Congo, June 19, 2010–The unpressurized turboprop twin was carrying Australian mining magnate Ken Talbot when it crashed int
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Falcon drops nosewheel after takeoff

Dassault Falcon 10, Minneapolis, May 28, 2010–The twinjet made a safe emergency landing after losing its nosewheel on takeoff from Flying

People: August 2010

Dassault Aviation has promoted Gilles Gautier from deputy v-p of sales to v-p of Falcon sales for the Eastern Hemisphere, replacing Alain

AIN Survey Shows Smartphone Use Growing

In AIN’s first survey of smartphone use by aviators, 82 readers participated.