Saint-Gobain to supply nose radome for Pilatus PC-24 twin jetRAVENNA, Ohio, 22 May 2013. Saint-Gobain Aerospace will supply nose radomes for the new PC-24 business jet built by Pilatus, of Stans, Switzerland. |
Honeywell Aerospace cockpit avionics brings safety features, situational awareness to Pilatus PC-24GENEVA, 22 May 2013. Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. engineers sought an avionics suite for the company’s new Pilatus PC-24 Twin Jet. They found theirsolution at Honeywell (NYSE:HON), selecting a combination of components from Primus Epic and Primus Apex to provide the core functionality, safety, and display content for the Pilatus Advanced Cockpit Environment (ACE), designed specifically for the PC-24. |
EyeTech Digital Systems and Thales partner to advance eye tracking in the aircraft cabinMESA, Ariz., 20 May 2013. EyeTech Digital Systems provided eye tracking hardware, software, and engineering integration support for Thales In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity’s touch-free entertainment system, which won the 2013 Crystal Cabin Award for Passenger Comfort Systems. |
Alpha Air Center FBO at Joplin Regional Airport set to complete 5,000-square-foot executive terminal this summerWEBB CITY, Mo., 12 May 2013. Alpha Air Center, a fixed-base operator (FBO) at Joplin Regional Airport (KJL) in Webb City, Mo., is scheduled to complete a 5,000-square-foot executive terminal this summer, airport officials say. |
Northstar Aviation FBO at Providence Green Airport unveils expanded and upgraded business aviation executive terminalWARWICK, R.I., 12 May 2013. Northstar Aviation, a fixed-base operator at Green Airport (PVD) in Warwick, R.I., has finished a new, state-of-the-art executive terminal. |
Signature opens new satellite FBO at Berlin Tegel AirportBERLIN, 5 May 2013. Fixed-base operator (FBO) specialist Signature Flight Support in Orlando, Fla., opened a second FBO location in Berlin, Germany, this week when the company began operating an FBO satellite station at Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL). |
Avidyne gets Brazilian validation of DFC90 digital autopilot in Cessna 182 when interfaced with Aspen flight displayLINCOLN, Mass., 2 May 2013. Avidyne Corp. in Lincoln, Mass., has received validation from the national aviation agency of Brazil for the Avidyne DFC90 digital autopilot in Cessna 182-single-engine general-aviation aircraft when interfaced with the Evolution Pro primary flight display (PFD) from Aspen Avionics in Albuquerque, N.M. |
Avion Express chooses Fokker Services to install Apple iPad-based EFBs on fleet of Airbus A320 passenger jetsHOOFDDORP, The Netherlands, 28 April 2013. Flight deck avionics experts at Fokker Services in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, will install electronic flight bag (EFB) capability on the Airbus A320 fleet of charter, aircraft lease operator Avion Express in Vilnius, Lithuania. |
Commercial Jet 400,000-square-foot MRO facility targets narrowbody aircraft passenger-to-cargo conversionsDOTHAN, Ala., 28 April 2013. Aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) specialist Commercial Jet in Miami has opened a 400,000-square-foot MRO facility at Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) in Dothan, Ala., which more than triples the company's capacity to provide freighter conversion and MRO services. |
FLIR technology onboard police helicopter aids in capture of Boston Marathon bombing suspect TsarnaevWILSONVILLE, Ore., 22 April 2013. Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) imaging technology from FLIR Systems in Wilsonville, Ore., employed on a police helicopter provided law-enforcement personnel with their first glimpse of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as he lay in a tarpaulin-covered boat in a residential neighborhood in Watertown, Mass., last week. |
Signature moving forward with plan to develop 29-acre, $82 million FBO facility at San Jose International AirportSAN JOSE, Calif., 21 April 2013. Fixed-base operator (FBO) specialist Signature Flight Support Corp. in Orlando, Fla., is moving ahead with a plan to develop and operate a 29-acre, $82 million FBO facility at San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif., after the San Jose City Council voted 10-1 last week for final approval. |
Advanced Defense Technologies targets UAV technologies at precision agriculture applicationsANAHEIM, Calif., 19 April 2013. Advanced Defense Technologies Inc. announced the availability of its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology for precision agriculture applications. |
Nextant Aerospace 30-minute conversion module for 400XT jet targeted at key air ambulance aircraft markets, including Southeast AsiaSHANGHAI, 16 April 2013. Nextant Aerospace has launched the air ambulance conversion module for its Nextant 400XT remanufactured business jet. |
This could be the week for major decisions on big FBO development proposals at San Jose International AirportSAN JOSE, Calif., 14 April 2013. This could be the week of decision for competing proposals for major competing proposals for fixed-base operator (FBO) development at Norman Mineta San Jose International Airport in the heart of California's Silicon Valley technology corridor. |
Jet Aviation Hong Kong receives FAA approval Gulfstream G650 long-range business jet line and base maintenanceHONG KONG, 14 April 2013. Jet Aviation Hong Kong has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Washington to provide line and base maintenance to Gulfstream G650 business jets. |
Bell Helicopter debuts Bell V-280 Valor military tiltrotorFORT WORTH, Texas, 13 April 2013. Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE:TXT), unveiled the Bell V-280 Valor at the 2013 Army Aviation Association of America’s (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and Exposition. Bell Helicopter’s third-generation tiltrotor marks the company’s offering for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi Role/Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Technology Demonstrator (JMR/TD). |
Avionics International Advisory Board issues call for papers for 2014 conference in Abu DhabiABU DHABI, U.A.E., 13 April 2013. Avionics International Advisory Board Members—all experienced, knowledgeable, and high-level aviation executives and avionics experts—have issued a call for papers for the 2014 conference program, to be held 18-19 March 2014 in Abu Dhabi. |
Six metro airport Jet Aviation facilities join Paragon Aviation to grow network of independent FBOs to 25 locationsCYPRESS, Texas, 7 April 2013. The six fixed-base operator (FBO) locations in the U.S. have joined the Paragon Aviation Group, growing the Paragon network of independent FBOs in 25. |
Global demand for aerospace composites to reach $4.2 billion in 2018HYDERABAD, India, 4 April 2013. Demand for composite materials in the global aerospace industry achieved double-digit growth in 2012, driven by the continued ramp up of new and existing large commercial aircraft production and increased build rates across the military, civil helicopters, and certain business jet aircraft, according to custom & syndicated research firm Composite Insights. |
Eclipse Aerospace powers up new production Eclipse 550 twin-engine jetALBUQUERQUE, N.M., 19 March 2013. The first production Eclipse 550 aircraft powered up its two Pratt & Whitney PW610F engines and the aircraft systems came on line at Eclipse Aerospace’s facility in Albuquerque, N.M. |