Contents - May, 2009

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FEATURES

14. POSITION & HOLD
    Defending bizav requires money, not rhetoric
    by Robert Poole

16. ALTERNATE APPROACH
    Practical ways to improve corp aviation's image
    by Don Van Dyke

38. EVENT COVERAGE
    NBAA IOC in San Diego
    by Grant McLaren
    International operators strike upbeat attitude.

42. AEA Convention
    by Doug Spiger
    Dallas show reflects flourishing market for avionics upgrades.

48. Bombardier M&O in Dallas
    by Pro Pilot staff
    Instant customer feedback shows improved satisfaction.

60. 2009 PRASE WINNERS
    Top US FBOs overall: 1 Texas Jet FTW, 2 Wilson Air Center MEM, 3 National Jets FLL, 4 Jet Aviation PBI, 5 Million Air ADS. Wilson Air Center wins 1st place as leading FBO chain.

70. SPECIAL UNIT PROFILE
    US Army Priority Air Transport Command
    by Phil Rose
    Elite unit flies 5 Gulfstreams and 3 Citations.

76. COCKPIT TECHNOLOGY
    FBW evolution and the Gulfstream G650
    by Don Witt
    How bizav OEMs came to embrace fly-by-wire technology.

84. WX BRIEF
    Weather online
    by Karsten Shein
    Sorting wheat from chaff in the information age.

92. INTERNATIONAL OPS
    Pacific island challenges
    by Grant McLaren
    Amenities and possible hazards in paradise.

98. MARKET SEGMENT ANALYSIS
    Midsize bizjet operations
    by Doug Wilson
    Using medium muscle to do the job right.

106. ENROUTE
     Bizav OEMs and the future
     by Richard Aboulafia
     A story of promising growth interrupted.

114. HELO FLIGHTCHECK
     Bell 429: $4.87 mil, 2+6 seats or EMS mode
     by Woody McClendon
     Latest twin-turbine helo offers speed, optional clamshell doors, wheels or skids.

120. OUTER MARKER INBOUND
     Toward an even safer flightdeck
     by Javier Ferrea
     Second-generation FBW promises.full envelope protection, reduced workload.