Aerospace Diary

EBACE Convention News » May 16, 2012 by  Neelam Mathews May 15, 2012, 4:30 PM Jet Aviation has received a European supplemental type certificate (STC) to install Aircell’s Aviator 200 system on the Dassault Falcon 2000LX jet. The Aviator 200 enables near-global email and voice capabilities via Inmarsat’s satellite-based SwiftBroadband service powered by Thrane & Thrane. A complete package costs $60,000, including installation. As the installer, Jet Aviation is making the STC available for a nominal fee, and it is applicable to other Falcon 2000 models. In addition, the simplified installation requirements will make it an economic connectivity solution for operation in multiple world regions, John Wade, Aircell’s executive vice president and general manager, explained.

EBACE Convention News » May 16, 2012 by  Neelam Mathews May 15, 2012, 6:45 PM London-based Andrew Winch Designs is well on its way to establishing its brand in the aviation sector, having worked on 12 completions and two refurbishments in the past decade. The company will end the year with the delivery of an ACJ, A340 and a BBJ2 (based on the 737-800),  Jim Dixon, Andrew Winch’s director and head of the aviation design department, told AIN here at the show yesterday. The company also expects to deliver two more next year. Stringent certification requirements are making aviation design more challenging and restrictive, said Dixon, who added that regulations often are made while a design is under way, leading to upheaval in the design studio. He cited the example of a rule change three years ago on materials that stipulated the use of polycarbonates (such as Lexan) in plac...