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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Completes Testing of Satellite TV in Middle East

Honeywell has completed initial flight and ground testing of its AIS-2000 multi-regional airborne satellite television system in the Middle East.
Airports

Japan opens door to business aviation

Japan’s Aichi Prefecture recently completed construction of the Central Japan Airport (RJGG) to accommodate airline demand for slots that was straining Nag
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airia Demonstrates Novel Idea for Global Satellite TV Aboard BBJ

During a short trip aloft from Newcastle International Airport in Northern England, passengers along for a demonstration flight aboard a Boeing Business Je
Avionics

Chelton Gains Approval for FlightLogic Nav and Autopilot Interfaces

Chelton Flight Systems has gained certification for the AIU-1 analog interface unit, an important milestone that adds seven more TSOs to the company’s Flig
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Intros Cabin File Server

Honeywell last month introduced the CabinLAN II, a file server it claims is designed to improve the efficiency of onboard networks based around high-speed

NBAA welcomes D.C. bizav group

Saying that there is no way that NBAA’s regional representatives can be the association’s eyes and ears at every airport and in every nook and cranny of th
Aircraft

One pilot, one jet engine, one load of fuel

After a few weather-related postponements, Steve Fossett took off in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer at 6:47 p.m.
Maintenance and Modifications

Former Learjet Facility Acquired

The 54,000-sq-ft former Learjet maintenance facility at Denver International Airport has been acquired by Denver-based Aviation Development Group, which pl
FBOs

Million Air Columbus gains ground

Million Air Columbus at Port Columbus International Airport (CMH), Ohio, has acquired an additional 32,000 sq ft of heated hangar space.
Regulations and Government

North Carolina faces cuts to aviation funds

Even as officials of the North Carolina Department of Transportation celebrated the centennial of manned flight at ceremonies on the Outer Banks on Decembe
Aircraft

In The Works: Eclipse Aviation Eclipse 500

OK, first about the photo.
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Airports

Port Authority To Lease N.Y. Stewart Airport

Sleepy Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, N.Y., might get much busier after the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey purchases (for $78.5 mill
Security

TSA Eyeing More Security for Part 91 Jets

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) boss Kip Hawley told a Senate panel that in addition to general aviation’s voluntary efforts to secure GA, the
Regulations and Government

Advisory Reiterates Attitude Display Design

The FAA issued draft Advisory Circular 25-11-1X clarifying electronic cockpit display design rules.
Safety

TEB users group aims to improve airport safety

At a February meeting of the Teterboro Users Group (TUG), held just a couple of weeks after the Challenger 600 accident at the New Jersey airport, safety i
FBOs

Private equity cash ‘discovers’ the FBO industry

EBITDA stands for “earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.” In the acquisition world, businesses are valued by a multiple of their
Safety

GE CF34 Sheds Fan Blade In Flight

A Mesa Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 shed a fan blade and lost the front section of its left engine cowling during a scheduled flight from Denver to Phoenix l
Aircraft

In The Works: Safire Aircraft Safire Jet

Safire Aircraft of Opa-Locka, Fla., announced last month that wind-tunnel testing at the University of Washington Aeronautical Laboratory’s subsonic Kirsti
Regulations and Government

Part 135 Rewrite: In the Beginning…

The FAR Part 135 Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) delivered a long-awaited briefing on its research and a preview of the coming notice of proposed rulem
Regulations and Government

FAA Will Propose Pilot Retirement Age of 65

The FAA announced today that it intends “later this year” to issue a formal notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to increase the mandatory airline pilot re
Aircraft

In The Works: Maverick Jets Leader

At the Dubai Air Show last month, Tbilisi Aerospace Manufacturing (TAM) of Tbilisi, Georgia (the former Soviet Republic, not the Peachtree State), featured

PAMA agenda underscores the soft side of maintenance

“What gets me through an airshow is trust,” Michael George Goulian, Air BP’s Castrol Aviator and champion aerobatics pilot, said in his keynote address at
Aircraft

In The Works: Adam Aircraft A500/700

Englewood, Colo.-based Adam Aircraft expects FAA certification of its centerline-thrust A500 piston twin in the first quarter of this year and first delive

Going for the Brokers

The panel discussion on brokers addressed the concern that anyone with a laptop computer and a cellphone could “broker” travel on chartered business jets.

NATA Convention puts hot issues on the table

Security concerns; new flight, duty and rest time recommendations; and growing attention from the private-equity financial camp topped the items of interes
Charter & Fractional

Insurer presents Jet Aviation with safety award

Jet Aviation, the aviation services company founded in Switzerland in 1967, was recently singled out for a prestigious safety award by its insurer, AIG Avi
Maintenance and Modifications

Boxed in at São Paulo, TAM to move mx shop

Táxi Aéreo Marília (TAM) plans to transfer nearly all of its maintenance activity from São Paulo Congonhas Airport, Brazil, to the nearby Jundiaí Airport,
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik expands bizav presence in U.S. market

Lufthansa Technik, the Hamburg, Germany-based maintenance, overhaul and interiors completion and refurbishment giant, continues to expand its U.S.
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ATC

FAA announces new plan for ATC staffing and training

Hoping to stave off a shortage of air traffic controllers caused by an expected wave of retirements, the FAA intends to hire 12,500 new controllers during

Hangar Flying: Gen. Tibbets’ 90th

About 800 people gathered in Atlanta in late February to celebrate the 90th birthday of the man who, by following his military orders on Aug.