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Last of the Challenger 604s

The last Bombardier Challenger 604, S/N 5665, rolled off the assembly line at the Canadian OEM’s Montreal plant on October 3.
Engines

10K engines the new hot topic

For the last few years, much of the buzz in the turbine engine world has focused on the new small powerplants from Pratt & Whitney Canada, Williams and the
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Finding Business at Home

Canadian independent completion center Flying Colours, which traditionally finds about 70 percent of its business south of the border, is seeing more Canad
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SEI Eyes U.S. Site for AgustaWestland VIP Cabins

Servizi Elicotteristici Italiani (SEI), the exclusive interiors shop for AgustaWestland’s civil helicopters, is planning a move to the U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Full-Spectrum Enhances Touch Control

“Let there be light,” said designers at DeCrane Aircraft’s Audio International, and to make it even better, they added full-spectrum color.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AirCell Makes Wireless ‘Axxess-able’

AirCell displayed the newly certified wireless function of its Axxess flagship satcom system at last month’s NBAA Convention.
FBOs

Landmark buys Vancouver neighbor

At Vancouver International Airport, Landmark Aviation added to its FBO inventory with the recent purchase of Executive Aircraft.
FBOs

Midcoast St. Louis FBO renamed Jet Aviation

After buying Midcoast Aviation in March, Jet Aviation continued to use the Midcoast name for the FBO but added the second barrel, “A Jet Aviation Company.”
FBOs

Albany hosts Million Air upgrade

Million Air Albany has completed phase one of its renovation program at the facility.

Former NTSB member John Goglia joins IFBOA

The Independent Fixed Base Operators Association (IFBOA) announced that John Goglia has accepted the position as president of the recently formed FBO opera
Airports

FAA: Closing L45 not an option

The FAA rejected an apparent request to close Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L45) sent by the mayor of Bakersfield, Calif., on January 5.
Aircraft

Aerion expects partners on SSBJ by NBAA 2007

Would-be supersonic business jet (SSBJ) maker Aerion (Booth  No.

Refurb demand buoys Stork’s Fokker Services

A surge of orders for executive conversions of airliners and projections for continued buoyancy in the business aviation market at large has convinced Stor
Maintenance and Modifications

Sherwin-Williams has ‘green’ epoxy

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings has developed an epoxy primer formulated without hexavalent chrome, an environmentally harmful substance and a suspecte

Innotech names two veterans to new posts

Canadian completions company Innotech Aviation (Booth No.
Engines

Honeywell offers customers new service initiatives

Honeywell jump-started its 2006 NBAA Convention appearance by announcing a series of customer support initiatives as the Orlando gathering began.
FBOs

McCreery celebrates 60th

Long-time South Texas FBO McCreery Aviation celebrated its 60th anniversary on October 27.
FBOs

FlightAware offers enhanced information for FBO staffers

FlightAware.com, the Web site that allows anyone to track domestic IFR flights from takeoff to touchdown, is releasing two new online products aimed primar
Training and Workforce

FAA salutes Bombardier with a Diamond Award

The FAA awarded Bombardier (Booth No.
FBOs

...and a new hangar in Pittsburgh

Atlantic Aviation is growing in Pennsylvania with a new 29,400-sq-ft hangar at its Pittsburgh International Airport FBO, and an additional 7,000 sq ft of f
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation opens San Antonio FBO...

Atlantic Aviation is opening a new temporary FBO terminal at Lackland AFB’s Kelly Field Annex, a huge airport with an 11,550-foot runway five miles from do
FBOs

FBO opportunity at Arlington

Arlington, Wash., issued a request for proposal (RFP) for two properties at Arlington Municipal Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bizjet International fills gaps with new network of partners

Looking to strengthen its position as a true one-stop-shop for business jet service in North America, BizJet International (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier unveils Lear 60XR, Challenger 300 cabin mockups

To reach out and touch the future is the dream, said Bombardier president and COO Pierre Beaudoin.
FBOs

Rectrix expanding to Sarasota

Rectrix Aerodrome Centers has begun construction of a new FBO/hangar facility at Florida’s Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
FBOs

Premier Acquires MRO From Jet Aviation

Effective November 1, Premier/West Star will acquire Jet Aviation’s Love Field, Dallas MRO services, consisting of heavy aircraft maintenance, light repair
FBOs

Money-saving Web site incites fueler feud

“Everybody is sensitive to the price of jet fuel,” said Steve Elefant, explaining why he founded fuel-pricing Web site AircraftFuel.com last year.
Maintenance and Modifications

Judge rules in favor of Camp in copyright suit

Gulfstream Aerospace’s maintenance manuals are not protected by copyright law, according to a September 27 decision by Savannah, Ga.
Maintenance and Modifications

Avantair, Landmark ink Piaggio maintenance deal

Landmark Aviation and Avantair announced a five-year maintenance service agreement for Landmark to provide service, including heavy maintenance inspections
Training and Workforce

NATA offers members hazmet response services

One of the greatest concerns for any maintenance operation, the potential problems associated with a hazardous material spill, has become a little less wor