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Click for a Larger Image Although sales of piston singles have been brisk for the last three years, older aircraft still dominate the fleet, leaving many owners lusting for state-of-the-art EFIS systems that just havent been available for retrofit. But this week, Avidyne is addressing that in announcing that the Envison system-basically a second-generation Entegra […]

Columbia Aircraft confirmed on Monday that it is entertaining an offer from Cessna for the company, but few details are being released. Columbia issued news releases late Monday confirming the deal and also announcing that Columbia has applied for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11. Cessna CEO Jack Pelton declined to confirm the rampant rumors of […]

Eclipse Aviation says it’s setting the standard for environmental impact with its Eclipse 500. CEO Vern Raburn told a news conference at the National Business Aviation Association convention that on (his) scale of 30, his company’s jet is a perfect 30 in environmental impact. He said he invites comparisons on key indicators of environmental responsibility […]

Click for a Larger Image Embraer announced two new jets (and possibly a new jet category) in its pre-NBAA news conference Monday. The Brazilian company said it is considering building a mid-sized jet (MSJ) and a “mid-light jet” (MLJ). It’s unveiling a mockup of the MSJ today on the convention floor. Embraer has launched aggressively […]

Click for a Larger Image In case you havent noticed, the glass cockpit concept is now into its third decade and although progress has been steady, its also been slow. The basic displays havent changed much and the human interface-the buttonology-is long overdue for an overhaul. And thats exactly what Rockwell Collins is doing with […]

While light aircraft makers Cirrus and Columbia can be credited with launching the glass cockpit revolution for piston singles, Cessna took its time dropping steam gauges. As of this week, with the announcement that the turboprop Caravan will now have the G1000, everything in the Cessna line now features state-of-the-art EFIS. The G1000, along with […]

Click for a Larger Image Honeywell and Jeppesen recently completed a Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approach for Morristown, N.J. to show how such procedures can be developed for the use of business arircraft. RNP uses GPS and ground stations to provide precision guidance for aircraft flying into airports with congested airspace, difficult terrain and bad […]

Honeywell has significantly increased the number of business jets it predicts will be sold in the next 10 years to 14,000 and Embraer says it, too, is revising its projections upward. The Brazilian planemaker last year predicted that about 11,600 business aircraft would be sold between 2006 and 2016 but says that’s too low. The […]

Cessna will deliver almost as many business jets next year as the entire industry did a few years ago, and CEO Jack Pelton says there’s no end in sight to the jet boom. “Last year, we delivered 307 business jets. This year we expect to deliver 380. Next year, we plan to deliver 470,” said […]

The business aircraft market has never been hotter, but that doesn’t mean everything is perfect. As the National Business Aviation Convention rolls into the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Tuesday, NBAA and its allies in general aviation remain embroiled in a political battle in Washington that could fundamentally change the way general aviation […]