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PC-12 Gets Aftermarket LCD Upgrage

Universal Avionics and Kansas City Aviation Center have teamed to develop a three-screen LCD upgrade for the Pilatus PC-12.

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

FAA predicts growth in commercial, GA activity

While the FAA drastically reduced its estimate about the number of very light jets (VLJs) to take to the air in the next decade, comments and speeches at t

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

Gulfstream Names Supersonic Director

Gulfstream Aerospace has appointed Gerard Schkolnik as director of its supersonic technology programs.

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

Airplane manufacturers report a record year in ’05

General aviation manufacturers last year posted an all-time record for billings and a four-year high in new turbine airplane deliveries.

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

Wind a Factor in Falcon 900EX Overrun

Falcon 900EX N973M sustained minor damage during a landing overrun at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on March 3.

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

Former execs sue Sino Swearingen

Former Sino Swearingen president and CEO Carl Chen and former senior v-p of sales and marketing Gene Comfort are, in separate lawsuits, suing the company f

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

7X mods mean more range for operators

Dassault is about to flight-test production-conforming modifications that should boost the range of its new Falcon 7X.

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

Global Jet Services Named Sino Mx Trainer

Sino Swearingen has selected Global Jet Services as the maintenance training provider for its new business jet, the SJ30-2.

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

German Citation crashed in Iraq

At press time, investigators near the town of Boushin in northern Iraq discovered the site where a Citation I/SP crashed on February 16.

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

Prototype TP single ordered returned

Early last month the Superior Court judge presiding over the lawsuit between Farnborough Aircraft Corp.

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

Dassault feeling the heat

Responding to Dassault’s claim that an “unanticipated request by the FAA” had prompted a redesign of the Falcon 7X bleed-air system (see page 58), the FAA

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

UK Operator Wants Mustangs Early

London Executive Aviation is pushing Cessna to get early delivery of the first of seven Citation Mustangs it has ordered.

Charter & Fractional

September 20, 2006

Learjet 40XR enters service

As the launch customer for the new Learjet 40XR, Bombardier Flexjet announced the induction of the first three of the new type into the fractional provider

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

Farnborough F1 gets its wings

The saga between Farnborough Aircraft and Epic Aircraft parent Aircraft Investor Resources (AIR) continues.

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

FAA to examine aging GA aircraft fleet

An FAA meeting on March 22 and 23 in Kansas City, Mo., will address continued airworthiness of the U.S.

Aircraft

September 20, 2006

Hawker 800 Winglet price increased

The installed price of Aviation Partners blended winglets for the Hawker 800 increased on March 1 by 7.6 percent– from $395,000 to $425,000.

Aircraft

September 20, 2006