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Maintenance and Modifications

Merger creates Ikhana Group

RW Martin of Murrieta, Calif., and Total Aircraft Services of Van Nuys have merged, creating the Ikhana Group.

Bolen hones user-fee strategy in bid to counter airline lobbying tactics


Airline lobbyists on Capitol Hill are playing hardball in presenting their arguments for why billions of dollars of aviation trust fund costs shoul

Pilatus PC-12 M&O focuses on service

A comprehensive update on the PC-12 program with particular focus on maintenance issues will fill the hour-long Pilatus maintenance and operations meeting
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk offers faster King Air 200

Blackhawk Modifications of Waco, Texas, is in Atlanta this week to announce its latest engine power upgrade for the Beech King Air 200, the Dash 61 STC pro
Charter & Fractional

Part 135 certificate in hand, DayJet set to launch service

Per-seat, on-demand carrier DayJet on September 5 received  its Part 135 air charter certificate to operate its fleet of 12 Eclipse 500 very light jet
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet adds aircraft management option

Bombardier Flexjet (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

King to give airliners VIP treatment

After more than a decade’s experience performing midsize and large-cabin business jet refurbishments, King Aerospace has decided to take a big step up into
Aircraft

Axxess now standard on Gulfstreams

In a boost for Louisville, Colo.-based AirCell (Booth No.
Avionics

New satphone rings for bizav

TrueNorth Avionics (Booth No.
Aircraft

Grob SPn logs its biggest fleet sale to turboprop fractional provider

The PlaneSense fractional ownership program has ordered 25 Grob SPns, with deliveries for what is to be the program’s biggest deal to date to begin toward
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Townsend lands exclusive deal with 3M

Townsend Leather (Booth No.
Rotorcraft

Greener skies the goal of voluntary emissions plan

Blue skies over the Atlantic may look a little greener over the next few years as the U.S.
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Rotorcraft

Flight tests continue as second Bell 429 joins certification fleet

The second Bell 429 took to the skies on August 31, five months after the first test ship flew last winter.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rosen gets PMA OK for 25 cabin items

Rosen Aviation said it has received FAA approval for 25 cabin entertainment system components.

‘Smart’ av directory available online

PartsBase.com has introduced a Web-based aircraft parts and services listing and locating program called AeroPages that the Boca Raton, Fla.

Key Votes on Emissions Trading in Europe Could Cement Aviation’s Role

The European Parliament and Council of the European Union are debating the inclusion of aviation in Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme (a so-called “cap and
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Industry Perspective: Hawker Beechcraft

Bill Brown, president of global customer support for Hawker Beechcraft, arrived at the NBAA Convention with a renewed sense of enthusiasm following the sal

Interview: Cindy Halsey

Cessna has been a dominant force in business jet manufacturing for more than three decades, rolling out new Citation models at a pace that has kept buyers
Safety

Congress grills FAA over NTSB safety list

Aviation by far has the highest number of outstanding safety deficiencies of any form of transportation in the U.S., according to the NTSB, which authors a
Engines

GE turns its attention back to the small-engine market

For General Electric, the 50/50 partnership with Honda to produce and market the HF120 turbofan is a return to GE’s roots in the small-turbine-engine marke

Kansas City invests $100M in business aviation development

The Kansas City Aviation Department (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Raisbeck Installs 50th ZR Lite Kit

Seattle-based Raisbeck Engineering (Booth No.

Parker wins contracts with Embraer, Cessna

Aircraft systems provider Parker Aerospace (Booth No.
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Regulations and Government

Denmark’s Aircraft Tax Loophole Closing

The Danish government is preparing to impose a 25-percent VAT sales tax on imported aircraft to close a loophole that has allowed owners to bypass taxes du
Engines

Snecma Polishing Silvercrest for NBAA

Snecma plans to unveil a mock-up of its 9,500- to 12,000-pound-thrust Silvercrest engine, as well as divulge more details about the project, at the NBAA Co
Charter & Fractional

Pogo Jet IPO Reveals Plan To Buy Eclipse 500s

On Thursday afternoon, Pogo Jet filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public stock offering to raise mo

Forecast: Turboprop Market To Slow

In a study released today entitled “The Market for General Aviation/Utility Aircraft 2007-2016,” Forecast International said it anticipates a decline in co
Regulations and Government

FAA Reauthorization Advances in House

The House Ways and Means Committee today passed H.R.3539, a tax code modification companion bill to H.R.2881, the House FAA reauthorization legislation.

Saudi Typhoon Order Confirmed

AIN reported this morning (

California's Napa Valley

Summer days can be quite warm in northern California’s inland valleys, even those that lie fairly near the coast.
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