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FBOs

Indy Jet Center Expands Hangar Space

Responding to rapid growth in maintenance and completion activities since the repair station’s formation two years ago, Indianapolis Jet Center (Booth No.
Regulations and Government

Comments Due Monday on Two NPRMs

September 18 is the comment deadline for two separate notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

Volunteer Pilots Group Celebrates 25 Years

Lifeline Pilots, a Peoria, Ill.-based nonprofit organization of 525 fliers who volunteer to ferry critically ill and injured patients, organs for transplan
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Millennium To Supply Kodiak Interior

Sandpoint, Idaho-based Quest Aircraft has chosen Millennium Concepts to design, fabricate and certify interior packages for its Kodiak 10-seat, single-engi
Aircraft

Movers & Shakers: Rick Adam hopes his A700 becomes third certified VLJ

How is the A500 program progressing?

As of late last month, the A500 is certified to its full 5.5-psi pressurization, which provides
ATC

Approach Limits Raised in Canada

Responding to recommendations from Canada's Transportation Safety Board after at least two low-visibility landing accidents, Transport Canada will increase
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk Modifications offering PT6-135A upgrade for King Air F90

Blackhawk Modifications (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US Wins Injunction Against CharterX

A North Carolina judge issued an injunction recently against charter facilitator CharterX, its new Wyvern Consulting charter audit unit and a former ARG/US
FBOs

Track fuel prices with Arinc Direct online tool

Arinc Direct has introduced an online tool called the Virtual Fuel Desk to help its business aviation customers boost their fuel purchasing power.

Some of the Articles’ Claims

• A problem with an attitude indicator in a Cessna 402C “caused” the death of a young cargo pilot.
Rotorcraft

Bell Warns Operators about BLR Strakes

A September 7 information letter from Bell Helicopter warns Bell 206 and 206L operators of potential problems with STC'd Boundary Layer Research (BLR) tail

FAA reacts to ‘Deadly Express’ articles

A series of articles in the Miami Herald that took a look at the safety of air-cargo operations has exposed what the articles’ author seems to view
Avionics

AirCell ST 3100 satcom picked for Hawker 4000

Raytheon has selected AirCell’s ST 3100 satcom system as standard equipment on the Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jet.

Already standard
Maintenance and Modifications

Ten Falcon 50 shell kits sold

Duncan Aviation recently installed its 10th Duncan Design Shell Kit for the Falcon 50.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bizliner ‘range booster’ provides an extra 200 nm

Operators looking for better range from their executive/VIP single- or double-aisle jumbo jets–as well as enhanced safety–might find what they’re looking f

Good times are back, but trouble lurks

More than five years after the 9/11 attacks, not only has the worldwide aerospace industry rebounded, in many cases it has soared far beyond pre-2001 level
Aircraft

Boeing Flies 737-900ER, Platform for BBJ3

On September 1 Boeing’s new 737-900ER, the platform for the new BBJ3, made its first flight.
Aircraft

The New ’Dynasty’ Is Not a TV Soap Opera

Epic Aircraft parent Aircraft Investor Resources (AIR) last week changed the name of the certifiable version of its Epic LT turboprop single to the Dynasty
Aircraft

New owners take the reins at Grob

Executive Jet Investments (EJI)–a small group of largely anonymous Swiss private investors–has completed an acquisition of a majority stake in German airfr
Avionics

Another EFIS Package STC’d for the PC-12

The FAA granted Innovative Solutions & Support an STC on September 14 for installation of two and four 10-inch display units in the Pilatus PC-12.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Gets STC for Securaplane Batteries

Duncan Aviation (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Field Aviation Takes King Air C90GT North of the Border

Field Aviation Sales of Mississauga, Ontario, an authorized international sales rep for Raytheon Aircraft and its Beechcraft and Hawker products in Canada,

Prism Business Media Acquires SpeedNews

Prism Business Media, a business-to-business communications and information publishing company, has acquired the aviation industry newsletter SpeedNews
Avionics

Universal Weather & AviationBuys FBO Software Maker

Universal Weather & Aviation is at Booth Nos.
Aircraft

Execujet Owners Take Over Grob Aerospace

Executive Jet Investments (EJI), a Swiss investment firm led by Execujet CEO Niall Olver, has acquired a controlling stake in German-based manufacturer Gro
Avionics

Rockwell Collins introduces WAAS GPS and ADS-B units

Looking ahead to technologies that likely will be commonplace in tomorrow’s business jet cockpits, Rockwell Collins has introduced a GPS receiver with WAAS
Avionics

Universal EFI-890R coming to more jets

Universal Avionics continues to expand its EFI-890R retrofit cockpit program, most recently by announcing STC projects with IFR Avionics and Premier Air/We
Avionics

Verizon, Listening To Customers, Reverses Course

Last Thursday Verizon Airfone notified customers that it will continue to provide MagnaStar users with air-to-ground communications “through at least Decem

CBAA Show Returning To Calgary Next Year

The Canadian Business Aircraft Association (CBAA) will return to one of its favorite venues next year when it holds its annual convention at the Calgary In
FBOs

Renovated FBO Opens at Fort Lauderdale

Sheltair Aviation Services (Booth No.