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People in Aviation: October 2007

Eric Mandemaker has assumed the role of CEO of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), replacing Brian Humphries, who has b
Rotorcraft

Blue Hawaiian orders more EcoStars

Air-tour operator Blue Hawaiian Helicopters has ordered four more Eurocopter EC 130B4s to augment its existing fleet of eight AS 350B2 AStars and nine EcoS
Accidents

No injuries in PHI Bell 407 ditching

A Petroleum Helicopters Bell 407 ditched into the Gulf of Mexico on August 16 after an apparent catastrophic engine failure.
Rotorcraft

MD Helicopter moves to renegotiate land leases

MD Helicopters has requested a concessionary renegotiation of the land leases for its main plant and offices at Falcon Field in Mesa, Ariz.
Avionics

Honeywell demonstrates RNP approach to MMU

Honeywell last month gave the first flight demonstrations of an RNP (required navigation performance) approach being developed at Morristown Municipal Airp

Congressional Observer: October 2007

Lawmakers had much to think about when they returned from their summer break at the end of August.

Military Airports Get Civilian Makeover

Four former military airports that have been converted to civilian airports have been granted funds under the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

Kathy Perfetti: Ex-FAA official to run IS-BAO

Kathy Perfetti, who as an FAA staffer headed the Fractional Ownership Aviation Rulemaking Committee (which resulted in FAR Part 91, Subpart K) and led the
Avionics

VistaNav SVS adds FLIR

“We believe the electronic flight bag is just the beginning of a trend,” said Philippe Roy, general manager of Mercury Computer Systems’ avionics and unman
Regulations and Government

Security Comments Sought

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing rules governing inbound international flights of business jets.
Airports

Nagoya seeking bizav

Delegates from Nagoya Airport are here at the NBAA Convention to promote the airport as Japan’s business aviation gateway.
Aircraft

Falcon’s new super-midsize remains fluid

Dassault’s upcoming super-midsize business jet, already known to have fly-by-wire flight controls and Rolls-Royce engines, remains an otherwise fluid proje
Training and Workforce

Frasca Updates TruVision

An enhanced version of TruVision, called TruVision Global, has been introduced by Frasca International (Booth No.

Where will Piper land next?

Asked if he has his house on the market as Piper grapples with the decision on whether to stay in Vero Beach, Fla., or move the entire company to Albuquerq

Kingfisher’s ties could give Epic boost from Airbus

Flush with a $200 million cash infusion from Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya and a $170 million order book, turboprop and VLJ maker Epic Aircraft announced
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Aircraft

Cessna’s Pelton proclaims LCC is ready for launch

“Had the show been later in the year, we definitely would have launched the Large Cabin Concept [LCC] airplane here at the NBAA Convention,” Cessna chairma
Aircraft

Second Phenom 100 Makes Maiden Flight

The second Phenom 100 VLJ took flight yesterday, departing from Embraer headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Engines

Standard Aero expands with TSS Aviation buy

In a bid to expand its capabilities to service larger turbine engines, Standard Aero has purchased turbine engine component overhauler TSS Aviation of Cinc
Aircraft

Florida firm to service Avanti

With the addition of new partners, the Italian aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aero (Booth No.

Fokker Picks Up A321 Executive Contract

Fokker Services (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Emteq Puts Heat in the Seats

Hawker Beechcraft has awarded Emteq of New Berlin, Wis., an initial contract to install its FAA-certified Elements seat heaters as an option aboard Hawker
Avionics

406-MHz ELTs on Display

New 406-MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELT) from Emergency Beacon Corp.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety To Get Piaggio Sim

Piaggio Aero and FlightSafety International have expanded their training services agreement, whereby they will place another Piaggio aircraft simulator at

Congratulations are in order for the 5,000th Cessna Citation

Rolls-Royce and Cessna celebrated delivery of the 5,000th Citation here yesterday, a Citation X powered by two 6,442-pound-thrust Rolls-Royce AE3007C turbo

Finding NBAA Convention cities has its headaches

Why are all NBAA Conventions now on the East Coast? Why doesn’t NBAA use Las Vegas anymore? How about Chicago and Dallas?

In its effort to answe
Regulations and Government

GA community urged to stay engaged in user fee battle

Solid progress in the fight against user fees has been made, but the general aviation community has to stay involved for the battle to be won, according to

Aero Charter here celebrating 30 years

Aero Charter is here at NBAA’07 (Booth No.
Avionics

Iridium adds four medevac ops

Iridium Satellite of Bethesda, Md., has added four North American air-ambulance operators to its subscriber rolls.
FBOs

Wilson Air rings gallons/pounds

The Wilson Air Center FBO chain, exhibiting at the Shell Aviation Booth (No.
Maintenance and Modifications

California Firm Does Work for NASA-Dryden

Total Aircraft Services (Booth No.