Rich Piellisch has been covering industry segments and issues for Aviation Week since the late 1980s with an emphasis on Who Is Selling What to Whom in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Commuter Air Technology is taking orders – and offering show discounts – for its new CAT 350ME, a maximum-endurance King Air that can travel coast-to-coast or across the Atlantic nonstop with enhanced payload capabilities to boot.
A new Hartzell Propeller five-blade, carbon-fiber, swept-tip prop will maximize performance of the 1,300-strong Pilatus PC-12 fleet and provide the foundation for a more far-reaching upgrade announced on the eve of this year’s show.
Aerion Corporation has added new sales strength and some of the partners its needs to make its AS2, and hence supersonic business aviation, a commercial reality.