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FBOs

Consolidation of FBOs at Rifle, Colo.

Just in time for this year’s ski season, Rifle Air has acquired Corporate Aircraft Services and The Rifle Jet Center, the two existing FBOs at Garfield Cou
FBOs

Ocean Air makes North Bend, Oregon, a pleasant stop

North Bend Municipal Airport is about one-third of the way up the coast of Oregon, directly on scenic Coos Bay.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Premier/West Star Goes for Gulfstreams

Premier/West Star has launched a Gulfstream program that, in addition to minor and major inspections and repairs and avionics service, will include exterio
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik Carving a Bigger Market Share

The hangars at Lufthansa Technik are filling rapidly with new jobs, and there are more to come.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell’s Ovation C Managing Gulfstream G150 Cabin

Gulfstream Aerospace has selected the Honeywell Ovation C series cabin management system for its new G150. The Ovation C features new, light
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Midcoast Aviation–Big and Getting Bigger

Midcoast Aviation of Cahokia, Ill., has plans to build a new $9 million, 115,000-sq-ft hangar and has added more than 160 employees in the last year.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

In the Beginning, BCI Jets Launches Genesis

Chicago-based BCI Jets recently launched “Genesis by BCI Jets,” a program to acquire high-value aircraft and convert them to an executive interior for resa
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Pure Water at Indianapolis Jet Center

In an age of global travel, pure water that is free of microorganisms is a major concern.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

DeCrane not Taking a Back Seat

DeCrane Aircraft Seating has announced a patent on core technology around which a new line of lightweight 9-g and 16-g executive single and double passenge
ATC

ATC Centers Get New Com System

The FAA has finished deploying at all 20 en route centers a new communications gateway that processes radar and flight data and eliminates problems that be
Regulations and Government

Senat Bill Contains Incentive for R&D

Before leaving for the Thanksgiving break, the Senate passed a bill with tax credits to encourage innovation in aerospace and defense research and developm
Aircraft

Eclipse 500 still chasing full TC

At press time, FAA type certification continued to elude Eclipse Aviation for its very light jet, while Cessna confirmed speculation that it would be first
Aircraft

New Bizjets

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Aircraft

Pilot Report: Cessna Mustang

The champagne corks were surely popping in Wichita on September 8 when Cessna Aircraft announced it had earned full type certification of its newest jet, t
Regulations and Government

Debate about Farnborough traffic continues

Many local residents who successfully opposed TAG Aviation’s application to increase the number of weekend and holiday movements at the UK’s Farnborough Ai
Airports

LCY deal to close soon

Final bids to buy the UK’s London City Airport (LCY) were lodged on September 12 and a deal was expected to be agreed upon around press time.
ATC

Controllers vow to fight FAA-imposed contract

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) called the FAA’s imposition of new work rules over the Labor Day weekend “a brazen, arrogant tramp
ATC

Comair crash may lead to broader use of runway alerting systems

Honeywell hopes the Comair crash prods airline executives to take a closer look at a software upgrade for its enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGP
ATC

Industry voices concerns about the future of ADS-B

The FAA announced in August that it expects to award its ADS-B ground station contract (estimated to be for up to 500 ground stations) next July.
Avionics

2006 AIN Product Support Survey: Part Three - Avionics

AIN asked pilots, mechanics and department managers to rank avionics suppliers in seven key categories: parts availability; parts cost; AOG (aircraf
Avionics

Category III landings come to bizav

Landings to below Cat I and II ILS minimums have been possible for more than three decades, but the price of admission until recently has been autoland cer
ATC

U.S. and Europe plan ‘seamless’ ATC

At the Farnborough Air Show this summer, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey and European Commission (EC) vice president Jacques Barrot signed a memorandum of
Accidents

Frontier Flying Service Hangar Burns

Investigators last month had yet to determine the cause of a December 26 fire that destroyed Frontier Flying Service’s hangar at Wiley Post-Will Rogers Mem
Safety

Chalk’s crash scrutiny intensifies

Chalk’s Ocean Airways remained grounded at press time as maintenance crews peeled apart the wing skins and inspected the wing structures of its four remain
Safety

Ditching Characteristics under Study

A UK CAA study says the risk of a helicopter capsizing during a controlled ditching is “considerably higher” than it should be.
Rotorcraft

S-76C++ Wins FAA Approval

Sikorsky has been awarded FAA certification for its S-76C++ variant.
Rotorcraft

Third Norsk S-92 Enters Service

Norsk Helikopter’s third Sikorsky S-92 entered revenue service last month.
Maintenance and Modifications

Supplier Boosts MDHI Parts Inventory

Heli-Mart of Costa Mesa, Calif., has bought nine MD 520Ns and a 300C previously operated by the Phoenix Police Department.
Rotorcraft

Dhruv Grounded

India’s Dhruv fleet was grounded in December after Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) identified a fault in the tail rotor blades.
Rotorcraft

Enstrom Gets South Korea OK

Enstrom has received South Korean certification for its full product line and added the 480B to its Brazilian ticket. “We were successful in opening