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ATC

LAAS on back burner, but WAAS is heating up

The FAA’s decision to relegate the GPS Cat 1 local-area augmentation system (LAAS) to a mere R&D program (AIN, March 2004, page 1)
Rotorcraft

Borgman To Retire

Sikorsky announced that company chairman Dean Borgman will retire in July.
Aircraft

New Czech mate plans to revive former Let

Arising out of Moravan Aeroplanes’ purchase of the assets of bankrupt Let Kunovice in August is a new corporate entity called “Letecke Zavody,” or “LZ Airc
Rotorcraft

Full Icing Clearance In Sight for S-92

Sikorsky’s S-92 has successfully completed the artificial icing requirement of the FAA’s icing-certification program, thus preparing the aircraft for its f
Rotorcraft

CJ Systems Expands LifeFlight

CJ Systems Aviation Group is expanding its Baptist Hospital LifeFlight aeromedical program in Pensacola, Fla., with a second base at Mobile, Ala.

Leading Edge: Bob Lamond: Keeping the information flowing

Lamond credits his previous knowledge of the command center as “probably the most important” background in understanding the inner workings of the facility

Scope and Sequence of Groundings Revisited

As the National Airspace System (NAS) has reopened in phases, so have the Department of Transportation (DOT) and FAA clarified in increments the sequence o
ATC

Australia Opts for Nationwide ADS-B

At the end of March, Airservices Australia (the country’s privatized ATC provider) announced that it had contracted with Thales of France to provide ADS-B
Aircraft

Mooney Suspends Jetcruzer 500 Program

Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures, which completed its acquisition of the assets of bankrupt Mooney Aircraft on April 29 and changed its name to Moone

Arinc’s EFB: light on the pocket, heavy on merits

Arinc has introduced an electronic flight bag (EFB) for pilots that is notable for its ease of use, handy size and a price that the Annapolis, Md.
ATC

Embry-Riddle launches ADS-B technology trial

By this summer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University expects that the flight-training fleets at its Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz.
Accidents

Beech 1900Ds Destroyed in Hangar Fire

A fire last month destroyed a hangar and the two Beech 1900D twin-turboprops inside at Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island, Neb.
Maintenance and Modifications

FedEx To Assist in Really Quiet GII/GIII Hush kit

FedEx has signed on to assist Really Quiet of Mojave, Calif., in the production, parts management and customer service of the latter company’s Stage 3 tran
Avionics

Weather data provider hones its service menuMeteorlogix targets bizav with mix of ground-based, airborne services

Weather data specialist Meteorlogix is stepping up efforts to get its line of aviation-related products out in front of corporate pilots.
Engines

Filtering out the noise surrounding Stage 4

At its triennial meeting in Montreal in early October, the ICAO Assembly–which includes representatives from all 187 ICAO member nations–approved a more fl
Avionics

Arinc Tests Jam-resistant GPS Landing System

Arinc has flight tested a new differential-GPS precision approach and landing system designed to withstand electronic jamming.
Avionics

EMS Technologies Installs High-speed-data Satcom in a Helicopter

In what is claimed to be a first, EMS Technologies last month said that an AMT-50 multi-channel satcom antenna and HSD-128 high-speed data terminal have be
Avionics

Garmin Renaming UPSAT CNX80 Navigator the GNS 480

In an effort to streamline its GPS/navcom product line, Garmin will rename the CNX80 navigator the GNS 480, according to a spokesman.
Charter & Fractional

Frax reinvent the business aviation industry

Undoubtedly, it is still too early to gauge all the effects the September 11 terrorist attacks will have on any segment of aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Certification Testing of GII Hush Kit Set To Begin

Quiet Technology of Miami last month expected to begin flying a Gulfstream II equipped with the company’s first FAA-conforming Stage 3 hush kit.
Aircraft

Cessna’s CJ3 Now Comes Standard with FMS Performance Database

Cessna last month announced that all Citation CJ3s will now be equipped from the factory with a standard FMS performance database, providing takeoff and la
Avionics

EVS Certified in GIVs with Honeywell SPZ 8000 Avionics

Responding to customer requests, Gulfstream is now offering the Kollsman infrared enhanced-vision system (EVS) to owners and operators of GIVs outfitted wi
ATC

Arinc and Aeromech Team on RVSM Equipment Upgrades

Arinc and Aeromech have announced plans to offer RVSM upgrade packages to owners and operators of Cessna Citations, Beechjets and Hawkers.
Avionics

Software update packs more into FlightLogic

Recent improvements and upgrades to the software that drives Chelton’s FlightLogic synthetic-vision EFIS have been keeping the company’s R&D engineerin
Avionics

Light-plane avionics star at AEA Convention

With all the recent talk about glass cockpits migrating to light airplanes, it has been an exciting 12 months not only for GA pilots and aviation enthus
Charter & Fractional

Special Report: Fractional Ownership

What began as a concept that met with outright skepticism and indeed some hostility by the established aviation industry has blossomed into a viable branch

Grand China Takes First ERJ 145

The Harbin-Embraer Aircraft joint manufacturing venture on September 28 delivered the first of 100 airplanes to its biggest Chinese customer, Hainan Airlin
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The all-American business jet and its European partners

Despite the large-cabin Gulfstream’s aura of being the all-American business jet, it
has significant European content.
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