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Cessna’s Cabin ‘Skunkworks’

About a mile from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, inside a nondescript building that looks just like any other in this part of town, a small group of worker
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell M&Os focus on service and support

Honeywell will discuss the status of much of its product line, from engines and APUs to avionics, this afternoon and again tomorrow morning in a series of
Cabin Interior and Electronics

PATS ready to begin completion of first Lineage 1000

The first Embraer Lineage 1000–the executive version of the Brazilian manufacturer’s E-190 regional airliner–has an appointment next month at a U.S.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Mid Continent Controls showcases IFE options

Mid Continent Controls  (Booth No.
Training and Workforce

Simulator training alone not enough, experts warn

Human error is a contributing factor in 60 to 80 percent of all air incidents and accidents, according to FAA statistics.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interior design firms aim to make A380 a true flying palace

Airbus remains tight-lipped on the subject of what it calls the A380 “Flying Palace,” but that hasn’t kept rumors from swirling or designers from developin
Aircraft

Adam Aircraft’s VLJ Gambit

Seven years ago, at an aircraft factory in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, two engineers met and worked together on Fairchild Dornier’s ambitious 728 and 928 pr
Maintenance and Modifications

Aeroflex Partners on China Service Center

Wichita-based Aeroflex, a provider of avionics test equipment, has partnered with Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corp.

Gulfstream tops again in annual AIN Product Support Survey

Although business aircraft manufacturers talk at length about the effort they’ll make to satisfy a customer, ask a chief pilot or director of maintenance a
Aircraft

New Turboprops

Of all the sub-segments of the general aviation market, the turboprop field is the only one not experiencing a marked increase of new development.
Engines

Mover & Shakers: Ian Aitken

Having won the contract to supply new technology turbofan engines for the Dassault SMS, an emerging super-midsize business jet design from the French ma
Charter & Fractional

Fractional provider adds Eclipse 500 to fleet mix

Fractional-ownership management company OurPlane announced the launch of the first fractional Eclipse 500 VLJ program, based in Jacksonville, Fla.
Maintenance and Modifications

New system monitors tire pressure

Technology that can tell a farmer whether a cow has a fever is the basis for a new monitoring system for aircraft tires. Crane Aerospace & Electronics is
Maintenance and Modifications

Sabreliner takes M&O off site

Sabreliner’s maintenance and operations (M&O) presentation this afternoon (from 4 to 7 p.m.) is a departure from the NBAA norm, as it’s being held not at t

Industry Perspective: Airbus

When Airbus tentatively entered the corporate jet market a decade ago with the ACJ, its expectations for the airplane were modest.
Charter & Fractional

The secret To his sucess

When Kenny Dichter and a buddy from college first had the idea for Marquis Jet, the travel card program that sells time aboard NetJets business jets in 25-
Airports

Local FBOs hang out the welcome signs

The static display is one of the highlights of each year’s NBAA Convention, where manufacturers and operators show off their crown jewels before potential

Unique airship hybrid defies easy categorization

It’s always big news when a new aircraft model is introduced at NBAA.
Aircraft

Operator interest in BA609 wanes

The BA609 tiltrotor that flew at the Paris Air Show put on an impressive display, but potential buyers said they  had misgivings about the hybrid desi
Avionics

Arinc service lets pilots access flight-planning tools on the go

Arinc Direct yesterday announced that it now offers mobile flight-planning services that pilots can access on Blackberries or other personal wireless devic
Aircraft

Program Update: BA609

Bell and Agusta continue their development of the BA609 civil tiltrotor, a joint effort that has been ongoing for more than a decade.

Meggitt’s new brake group targets bigger market share

Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems (MABS) makes its official debut at the NBAA show this week as the new, expanded wheels-and-brakes division of the UK-based
Aircraft

New VLJs

By our count, there are more than a dozen aircraft ranging from single-engine personal jets to twin-engine very light jets either in the very early stages

Industry Perspective: Dassault Falcon

Like most of the major manufacturers, Dassault reports stepped-up sales demand from markets outside the U.S., particularly those in Western Europe and Russ

Atlanta Restaurant Guide

While NBAA is drawing thousands of visitors to Atlanta, the city has a thriving culinary scene that befits its status as “the capitol of the south.” World-
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ATC

Delta sees multifaceted benefits from CDA trials

Visitors who arrived at this year’s NBAA Convention on a commercial flight into Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport might have noticed a much
Avionics

Bombardier picks Collins HGS as option for the Challenger 605

Rockwell Collins’ HGS-6605 head-up guidance system (HGS) will be a new option on Bombardier’s recently certified Challenger 605.
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In face of strengthening market, Piaggio struggles with production

For its sleek Avanti II, Piaggio reports a two-year backlog valued at more than $600 million.

Movers & Shakers: Bob Johnson

Bob Johnson doesn’t just enjoy the game of golf, he’s a golf fanatic who has played in pro-am tournaments alongside the likes of Tiger Woods and other top
FBOs

Classic Chris-Craft awaits lucky winner

Three visitors here at the Georgia World Congress Center are wondering whether they’ll be the lucky one to leave with the classic 1959 Chris-Craft Capri Ru