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Cabin Interior and Electronics
McKinney Aerospace Closes Doors
McKinney Aerospace, a maintenance, refurb and avionics shop at Collin County Regional Airport north of Dallas, closed its doors late last month.
Isle of Man To Start Aircraft Registry
The Isle of Man–a British Crown Dependency located in the Irish Sea between the UK and Ireland–expects to have its new aircraft registry, open only to corp
Avionics
Universal Cockpit STC'd in PC-12
Kansas City Aviation Center (KCAC) has obtained an STC to install the retrofit EFI-890R cockpit from Universal Avionics in the Pilatus PC-12.
Safety
Raytheon Addressing Beechjet Flameouts
Raytheon Aircraft said it is working with the FAA, NTSB, Transport Canada and Pratt & Whitney Canada to determine the root cause of three Beechjet dual eng
Embraer Names Successor to Botelho
Frederico Fleury Curado is to succeed Mauricio Botelho as president and CEO of Embraer next April.
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Financial Winds Shift Favorably
The nine-month-old NetJets pilot contract, which raised wages substantially, isn’t having the speculated adverse effect on profits at the fractional provid
Aircraft
Pre-owned Aircraft Report: Prices for used jets are falling, but bargains are still few and far between
This year quickly established itself as one of “rebalancing” of used business jet of inventory and aircraft pricing.
First Orders Taken for VIP 787 and 747-8
Boeing has taken the first orders for executive versions of its new 787 Dreamliner and the next-generation 747-8 Intercontinental.
Aircraft
Honda Sets Up Aircraft Subsidiary
Honda Motor revealed today that it has established Honda Aircraft, a wholly owned subsidiary, to handle development, sales and production of the HondaJet.
Charter & Fractional
Runway Margin Op Specs Still in Draft
The FAA had planned to deliver Operations Specifications C082 on calculating new landing-distance safety margins by June 30, but it is still in a
Charter & Fractional
Fractional Ownership: Frax market blues
More than 20 years ago, fractional jet ownership began with NetJets and then expanded rapidly in the late 1990s with the growth of Raytheon Travel Air and
Aircraft
Overrun Arresting System Saves Falcon 900
A Falcon 900 (N699BG) owned and operated by Erg Aviation II overran Runway 1 during landing at Greenville Downtown Airport, S.C., on July 17, but was stopp
Meritorious Service Award: Archie Trammell
After all Archie Trammell has done for aviation, he’s still surprised by the recognition and gratitude bestowed on him.
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Aircraft
Citation Mustang in the Homestretch
Cessna is halfway through the 150-hour function and reliability (F&R) flight-testing on the Citation Mustang very light jet, the last step before gaining P
Terrorist Plot Affecting All U.S.-UK Flights
Disruption of a terrorist plot to bomb airliners flying from the UK to the U.S.
Security
New Passport Requirements Proposed
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 provides that by Jan.
Regulations and Government
User fees: Even Washington can’t decide whether user fees make sense
After promising that a new system for funding the FAA would be announced by late last spring, the White House admitted this summer that internal disagreeme
Maintenance and Modifications
Sierra earns FJ44 approval for Citations
Citation modification specialist Sierra Industries of Uvalde, Texas, has received an STC for its Stallion conversion, a Citation 500/501 powered by William
Regulations and Government
Getting the Bird Before It Gets You
A recent study of non-military multi-engine jet aircraft bird encounters over a 30-year period has resulted in proposed revisions to the engine bird ingest
Safe Pilot Awards: The common trait that's shared by the industry's safest pilots? Enthusiasm.
Pilot Flying Safety Awards are given by NBAA to the top pilots of member companies who have achieved exemplary safety records.
Charter & Fractional
Alphabets React to FAA Landing Distance Policy
NBAA and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) expressed concern about the FAA’s June notice requiring the addition of a 15-percent landing-di
Charter & Fractional
Delay Likely for Runway Margin Requirement
The FAA is expected to push back “a few weeks” the implementation dates for the 15-percent runway safety margin requirement.
Safety
Recommendations Repeated for De-icing Measures
The NTSB on Friday released to the FAA its formal recommendations (A-06-42 and A-06-43) resulting from its investigation into the fatal crash of a Challeng
Technology Update: Little noise from supersonic camps
After a whole lot of fanfare two years ago, when the Aerion and Supersonic Aerospace International (SAI) quiet supersonic business jet (SSBJ) concepts were
Doswell Award: For Doswell winner Waugh, people mean more than industry accolades
The recipient of the this year’s NBAA John P.
Training and Workforce
School trains pilots for hi-tech future
SunState Aviation Flight School at Kissimmee Gateway Airport is introducing pilots to the future of aviation.
Air Security International is now the ASI Group
As a reflection of an expanding range of non-aviation security services, Houston-based Air Security International has changed its name to the ASI Group.
Citigroup’s bizav expertise grows
When Mary Schwartz, director of aircraft finance for Citigroup (Booth No.
Avionics
IS&S EFIS Package STC’d in PC-12
The FAA has granted Innovative Solutions & Support (Booth No.
