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Wireless airport surveillance tracks aircraft movements

Airport managers have a tool for tracking the comings and goings of every aircraft that uses their airport.
Accidents

Spectrum Crash Cause Points To Misrigged Controls

The NTSB today released the preliminary report for
Aircraft

Sabreliner keeping them looking and flying like new

By March, Sabreliner Corp.
Aircraft

F1 Kestrel Finally Stretches Its Wings

On Saturday afternoon, Farnborough Aircraft’s F1 Kestrel prototype (N352F) lifted off the runway at Bend Airport, Ore., for its maiden flight.
Safety

Look online for the latest FAA advisory safety information

The Internet is yielding important safety benefits for aviation, making critical information available to many more aviation participants and helping regul
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions & Refurbishment Roundup: Business never better for completions and refurb outfits

As long as manufacturers keep selling business jets, buyers will continue filling the cabins with the posh, the luxurious and, occasionally, the downright
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions Recap 2006: Better and Better

In the midst of continuing economic growth, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released its numbers for the first half of this year and
Aircraft

Embraer inks deals for dozens of Phenom jets

The meteoric sales pace set by Embraer for its new line of very light jets only gained more momentum at this year’s NBAA Convention, as the Brazilian manuf
Aircraft

Citation orders here tally $360M

Cessna Aircraft received orders here for 22 of its Citation-series jets in a number of deals totaling more than $360 million.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets’ need for bizjets insatiable

Preparing for future growth of its U.S.
Aircraft

Gulfstream positioned for sales growth

“It’s a good improvement year over year,” said Gulfstream Aerospace president Bryan Moss at the company’s press conference here, commenting on the company’
Cabin Interior and Electronics

iPod finds its way into business jet cabins

The ubiquitous iPod, hardly less in evidence these days than a cellphone, has found its way into the business jet cabin entertainment system.
Training and Workforce

CAE picked to provide Phenom pilot training

Canadian-based simulation training provider CAE (Booth No.
Aircraft

Cirrus booth is a tease for ‘The-jet’

Drop by the Cirrus booth (No.
Aircraft

Honda names U.S. service providers

Honda Aircraft has selected four U.S.
Aircraft

Company seeks funds for its Avanti lookalike

Ravi Tripuraneni is here at NBAA’06 promoting his design for the RT-700, a new piston-powered twin-engine airplane with a three-lifting-surface design simi
Aircraft

BBJ celebrates 10th birthday with 12 orders

Boeing Business Jets celebrated its 10th anniversary yesterday with cake, champagne and good news.
Maintenance and Modifications

Midcoast Aviation to outfit big-cabin Bombardier jets

Midcoast Aviation and Bombardier Aerospace inked an agreement for completion of green large-cabin Bombardier jets.
Maintenance and Modifications

King Air 200 avionics autopilot STC'd

The Alliant integrated avionics and autopilot suite received FAA supplemental type certification for the Beech King Air 200 yesterday.
Aircraft

Twin Commander value hike sought

The father and son team of Jim and Mark Matheson marked the advances in fleet support for the Twin Commander Aircraft, since their acquisition of the compa
Maintenance and Modifications

ATG Javelin adds four firms to its list of suppliers

Aviation Technology Group has added Goodrich Aircraft Interior Products, Kavlico, Moritz and Parker Aerospace to its list of suppliers for its Williams FJ3
Avionics

Learjet 60XR Avionics Certified

Bombardier Aerospace announced here that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted approval for Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line 21 avionics suite in the C
Avionics

Dassault Begins Offering EVAS

Dassault Falcon selected VisionSafe’s emergency vision assurance system as optional equipment for Falcon jet operators.
Safety

Safe Flight Celebrates 60 Years

Safe Flight is celebrating its 60th year of producing products to make aviation safer.
Avionics

For Flight Display Systems, low-price strategy paying off

When Flight Display Systems was launched in 1999, it was with a moving map.
Avionics

Starling shows off its MiniMiJet antenna

Starling Communications’ MiniMiJet Ku-band low-profile top- mounted satcom antenna on display at Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

ExpressJet moving into corporate charter

Houston-based regional airline ExpressJet announced here at NBAA’06 that it planned to open a new division to fly corporate charter services using 10 Embra
Safety

Jet Aviation buys smoke defenders

Clearly seeing the value of an emergency vision assurance system, Jet Aviation of Teterboro, N.J., will purchase smoke displacement technology for installa
Regulations and Government

Arnie takes a swing at plans for user fees

Golfing legend Arnold Palmer took a shot at the airlines’ proposal to institute a user fee system to fund the nation’s air traffic system during the conven
Avionics

Jepp enhances data for SVS, TAWS

Jeppesen announced three new products at a press conference here Tuesday–a terrain database, a training system and an onsite trip planning service.