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Charter & Fractional

UK firm launches block-charter program

UK operator Club328 has launched a block-charter program called SkyClub.
Aircraft

News Note: Piaggio Aero Industries last month delivered the first Avanti II twin turboprop, to Swiss operator Fly Wings.

The seven-seat aircraft will operate from Switzerland Lugano Agno Airport.

The $6.27 million Avanti II received European Aviation Safety Age
Safety

Runway calculations eyed in MDW overrun probe

While the NTSB is far from concluding its investigation into the fatal nighttime overrun accident involving a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 at Chicago Midw
Security

News Note: The FAA is seeking comments on plans to improve safety, reduce delays and handle growing air traffic in the Northeast.

The call comes as the FAA released its draft environmental impact statement on its airspace redesign–a project involving 31,000 sq mi, five states and 21 m
Regulations and Government

More teething troubles ahead for EASA

Sir Roy McNulty, chairman of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), has said that management and financial problems at the European Aviation Safety Agency
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Special Report: Cabin Electronics

For a long time–too long some say–the industry has been struggling to give passengers on corporate aircraft the same business and entertainment tools at 41
Cabin Interior and Electronics

CES Offers Glimpse of Future Cabin Tech

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last month lived up to its reputation as a playground for tech lovers, with more than 2,500 companies show
Charter & Fractional

London Executive Aviation awaits Mustang deliveries

London Executive Aviation (LEA) is preparing to pioneer the use of very light jets (VLJs) in the European charter market.
FBOs

Frankfurt makes plans for executive facilities

The German business and banking metropolis of Frankfurt lacks a dedicated executive airport, but Christoph Goetzmann, head of the executive aviation divisi
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier adds superwarehouse in Frankfurt

Canadian manufacturer Bombardier has the considerable task of supporting some 5,200 aircraft of many types, from vintage Series 20 Learjets to the latest G
Charter & Fractional

Per-seat scheduled service piques industry interest

Every time it seems that the business aviation industry has nearly exhausted all the market possibilities, something new appears.
Aircraft

In The Works: Quest Kodiak

Quest Aircraft’s Kodiak prototype (S/N 001) has logged more than 330 flight hours and is currently on schedule to receive FAA certification in the second q
Aircraft

In The Works: Epic LT

Epic Aircraft parent Aircraft Investor Resources in December said it had resolved a row with the FAA over the status of kit-built Epic LT turboprop singles
Aircraft

In The Works: Vulcanair VF600W Mission

According to Vulcanair director of sales Remo De Feo, the VF600W Mission is still an active program, though it has been “severely delayed due to a number o
Aircraft

In The Works: Diamond D-Jet

Diamond’s Williams FJ33-powered D-Jet didn’t fly as planned in October, but the first flight appears to be right around the corner.
Aircraft

In The Works: Avocet ProJet

It appears that the ProJet, an Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)-Avocet joint venture, doesn’t have much forward momentum.
Aircraft

In The Works: Cessna Citation Mustang

On January 11 Cessna began certification flights of the Mustang, some two weeks after receiving type inspection authorization.
Aircraft

In The Works: Eclipse 500

In late December Eclipse Aviation confirmed that a supplier problem has delayed certification of its VLJ from next month to late in the second quarter.
Aircraft

In The Works: Eviation EV-20

The twinjet derivative of the former VisionAire Vantage is progressing, though not quite as quickly as previously expected.
Charter & Fractional

Clear skies for Lufthansa Private Jet

With its Private Jet service, Lufthansa is Europe’s only airline to offer connection flights with business jets to and from its overseas links departing or
Avionics

Rockwell Collins Developing eFlight Information Management for NetJets

Rockwell Collins engineers are hard at work ona top-to-bottom overhaul of NetJets’ information management back office, an effort that Collins said will all
Avionics

Collins Expands IDS Offerings

Rockwell Collins last month said it has received an additional TSO for the Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System (IDS) that allows buyers to installthe ret
Avionics

Buy an S-Tec Autopilot, Get a Free Meggitt EFIS

Autopilot maker S-Tec announced that it is now offering factory installations of its Magic 2100 digital autopilot and single-side EFIS in the King Air 90,
Avionics

Further Details Clarify Shadin AD

An airworthiness directive requiring replacement of Shadin ADC-2000 computers affects only aircraft owners with “Quick Start” models of the Chelton FlightL
Avionics

Revue Thommen enters business aviation market

Revue Thommen, the Swiss instrument maker, last month opened a U.S.
Avionics

Broadband for bizav inches closer after satellite launch

The successful launch of the second Inmarsat-4 communications satellite late last year brings the introduction of SwiftBroadband airborne high-speed-data c
Regulations and Government

Inmarsat To Manage Galileo Network

Inmarsat announced it has been selected to manage the company that will look after Galileo’s global network operations, including performance monitoring an
ATC

FAA moves ahead on RNP and Rnav implementation

The FAA is making progress toward instituting a future Rnav and RNP (required navigation performance) environment across the National Airspace System (NAS)
Safety

News Note: Frisco, Texas-based Zaon Flight Systems has introduced the XRX, a portable aircraft collision-avoidance device that provides range, relative altitude and bearing of up to three surrounding aircraft

The unit, which plugs into an AC power receptacle, is about the size of an automotive radar detector and contains an integral antenna and small display.
ATC

Europe considers a new plan for ATM integration by 2020

Faced with the likelihood of the number of flights in Europe doubling to 17 million by 2020, the European Commission launched the ambitious Single European