The Trilogy ESI-2000 Will Be Installed In The Re-Designed
Jet
Piper selected the L-3 Avionics Systems Trilogy ESI-2000
Electronic Standby Instrument with battery backup as standard
equipment for the new PiperJet Altaire, a seven-seat very light
jet.
New Digital Navigation Solution For Business Aviation
Operators
Jeppesen has taken chart viewing and updating to a new level
with the introduction Tuesday of a new digital charting solution
for the business aviation community – Jeppesen eChart
Viewer.
Signs Agreement For Installation Of Engine Trend Data
Transmission Equipment
StandardAero announced Monday at the NBAA Convention and meeting
in Atlanta that it will add service and support for Pratt &
Whitney Canada PW300-series engines in early 2011.
Engine maker Rolls-Royce launched the newest member of its
highly successful AE 3007 family of engines Monday. The AE 3007C2
will power Cessna’s new Citation Ten, a new, larger version
of the Citation X.
Named Top Aircell Installation Facility In Western US
Clay Lacy Aviation (CLA) has added eight business jets to its
managed aircraft fleet, and reports a 22 percent increase in
charter hours and a 13 percent increase in total flight hours from
2009.
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) on Monday received
recognition for setting six world speed records in its flagship
Hawker 4000 business jet between October 2009 and April 2010.
I-Ku Pairs Innotech Software, Technology With ViaSat Terminal,
Worldwide Yonder Network Service
Innotech Aviation has received multiple FAA STCs for its
I-Ku airborne high-speed Internet system for installation on
Bombardier Global Express aircraft
Hawker Responds Solidly To Market Input With New Birds
DO NOT count Hawker Beech out in this tough market... as the
company seems more than willing to do what it must to earn as much
market share as possible... even to the point of putting the
pressure on with expansive R&D efforts. Proof positive of that
sentiment was Monday's official announcement of the newest member
of its famed Hawker lineup with the Hawker 200, as well as yet
another variation on the venerable King Air.
A Great Concept Plane Gets Bigger Dimensions In Response To
Customer Demand
Piper is very serious about getting the Piper jet to market...
and making sure that it becomes the flagship product of this iconic
GA manufacturer. Now named the Altaire, the Piper folks have
tweaked the design aggressive to offer more cabin room and a host
of other refinements... an turning the Piper Jet concept into a
potential force to be reckoned with.
Pistole: "One Size Fits All" Won't Work For Aviation
Security
In remarks made during Tuesday's Opening General Session,
TSA Administrator John Pistole and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt
pledged to seek industry input on pending regulations and
initiatives.
Innovative Solutions & Support Partners With Personal Jet
Company
An Integrated Flight Management System (FMS) has been introduced
for the Eclipse Twin-Engine jet by Eclipse Aerospace and Innovative
Solutions & Support.
Chairman Cunningham: "It's Been A Challenging Couple Of
Years."
Tuesday's NBAA2010 Media Kickoff Breakfast was an opportunity
for general aviation leaders to take a snapshot of the slowly
recovering industry, and acknowledge the notable media coverage of
the sector during the past year.
Preliminary results from flight testing done in conjunction with
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center were released at the NBAA
convention in Atlanta by Aerion Corporation, which is working on
what would be the world's first Supersonic Business Jet.