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Gulfstream plans SVS for business aviation
Gulfstream secured bragging rights as the first airplane manufacturer to offer synthetic vision, formally launching an SVS certification program at last mo
Aircraft
LABACE 2006 cancelled, but ‘07’s in the works
LABACE 2006 would have been the fourth Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition.
Accidents
Data Shows Fewer Fatalities in First Half
Despite a rash of accidents in June involving U.S.-registered turbine business airplanes, there were fewer fatalities in the first six months of this year
Aircraft
OceanAir gains turboprop market share
OceanAir Táxi Aéreo has grown, is still growing and expects better things to come.
OceanAir was launched by Grupo Maritime oil’s controlling
OceanAir was launched by Grupo Maritime oil’s controlling
Aircraft
Gulfstream Begins Fly-by-wire Flights
Flight testing is scheduled to begin this month of a Gulfstream V modified with a fly-by-wire system for controlling the spoilers.
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Europe Reports Growth
Ten years since it first offered fractional ownership outside the U.S., NetJets Europe (NJE) has reported the passing of two milestones in recent months.
Aircraft
Upstarts favor electric while establishment sits on fence
Business jet manufacturers do not agree on the virtues of electric power for onboard systems.
Airports
News Note: Feras has opened new passenger and crew lounges in the general aviation terminal at Germany’s Munich Airport
The new facilities are adjacent to the terminal’s arrivals entrance.
Both lounges offer complimentary Internet access, drinks and satellite
Both lounges offer complimentary Internet access, drinks and satellite
Avionics
MagnaStar Owners Weigh Options
It didn’t take long for Iridium resellers to start targeting MagnaStar customers after Verizon Airfone’s July announcement that it plans to exit the genera
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.
Avionics
King Air Upgrade Choices Grow
Garmin isn’t the only company targeting the venerable King Air turboprop with modern glass avionics (see "Garmin reveals first retrofit package fo
Charter & Fractional
Manifest Notification Changes Proposed
Comments are due August 14 on proposed changes to U.S.
Avionics
Forward Vision EVS Drops to $10K
The Florida company that intends to bring low-cost enhanced-vision system (EVS) technology to the (general aviation) masses announced a $5,000 price break
ATC
ACSS targets runway incursion dangers
Runway incursions this summer nearly wrecked the flawless accident record major U.S.
Aircraft
SJ30 Light Jet Shows Long Legs
Sino Swearingen’s SJ30 (née SJ30-2) production-conforming test aircraft with two pilots aboard recently established several speed and range records for a l
Avionics
Will lead-free mean unreliable?
New environmental laws enacted by the European Union over the summer could mean that the avionics of tomorrow will be less reliable than radios built befor
Cabin Interior and Electronics
‘Chatter-free’ in-flight phone to debut
A device that its Australian inventor says will let in-flight cellphone users access a variety of data functions without interfering with aircraft avionics
Avionics
Honeywell Introduces XM WX Unit
Honeywell has introduced the KDR 610 datalink weather receiver to the company’s Bendix/King product line, entering the hot market for XM satellite weather
Avionics
Arinc’s eFlyBook Challenges Jepp
An electronic flight bag (EFB) portable computer that’s about as thin as a pencil and can run for days on a single charge? That is the aim of Annapolis, Md
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Alto is Music to the Ears of High-flying Audiophiles
For the music lover, Premier/West Star has installed an Alto Aviation Entertainment System (AES) in a Citation X.
Avionics
DisConnexion at eXchange’s launch party
Boeing’s plan to shut down its Connexion in-flight Internet service by the end of the year has thrown the future of Rockwell Collins’s eXchange hig
Avionics
Not all datalink services are created equal
When it comes to the market for business aircraft datalink messaging services, three companies have settled into sharing and competing for most of the avai
Aircraft
Gulfstream G150 enters service, with longer legs
Gulfstream’s newly outfitted G150 officially entered service last month in Dallas, coming in with longer legs and lower weight than the company had origina
Aircraft
Sino Swearingen customers still await SJ30 deliveries
While the SJ30 light jet received FAA certification in late October last year, the production certificate has still eluded San Antonio-based Sino Swearinge
FBOs
Cutter Grows to Eight FBOs
Cutter Aviation, headquartered in Albuquerque, N.M., added its eighth FBO with the August 11 purchase of the former Colorado Aviation at Colorado Springs A
FBOs
Love Field FBO Is DCA Gateway Facility
Business Jet Center (BJC), a Dallas Love Field FBO, is now authorized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as a gateway for general aviation
ATC
New president for controllers’ union
In the aftermath of the standoff between the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) over a new contract, the union’s rank-and-fil
FBOs
Flying group loses appeal
The Paris appeals court has rejected Flying Group’s appeal over its claims that the Euralair group reneged on a deal to sell the assets of its Le Bourget A
