The world’s only VVIP Boeing 787 Dream Jet available for charter has a new base – moving from Hong Kong to Dubai, where sales and marketing will be handled by UAS International Trip Support.
Meggitt is working with Textron Aviation to earn STC approvals for installing remote Bluetooth tire pressure sensors on a wide variety of Citations and King Airs that will enable pilots to check tire pressures by means of an iPhone app.
Florida-based Techno Aerospace has acquired Dallas-based Jormac Aerospace, and with it has “taken its commitment to support the creativity of the designers to a completely new level,” augmenting an existing variety of finishes “for all of the surface materials commonly used in the industry.”
Business is brisk at Comlux, the Swiss-based VIP aircraft management, operating and charter company that also has a U.S. completions and maintenance center in Indianapolis.
Twin Otter conversion and modification specialist Ikhana Aircraft Services has received FAA approval for new upgrades that will increase engine performance for some models and improve pilot situational awareness.
Dassault officials declined to comment further on their disappointment with Safran’s bombshell admission that the 11,450-lb.-thrust Silvercrest turbofan, which is to power the Falcon 5X, is suffering yet another round of development woes.
Older aircraft with obsolete cabin and entertainment systems will likely be condemned to the scrapheap when prospective buyers see how much it costs to upgrade them to today’s standards.
The bottom line certainly wasn’t suffering as Greenpoint Technologies signed a modification contract in August for its sixth Boeing 787 VIP interior project, including green completion work.
Following Dassault’s surprise disclosure of another engine-related delay to the Falcon 5X here at NBAA, Safran says it has identified the problems with the Silvercrest and is poised to discuss a range of potential fixes with the airframe manufacturer.
Michael Lemaire, CEO of Stratos Aircraft in Redmond, Oregon, has had a lifelong interest in aviation. Lemaire first began flying hang gliders, then built a Lancair aircraft from a kit. When he wanted to move from the Lancair to a jet, he couldn’t find the right one. So he sketched out a design for the Stratos 714 very light personal jet on a napkin in a coffee shop. That was 10 years ago.
Satair Group, the Airbus-owned aftermarket services company, is marking its first foray into the business-aviation market by teaming up with Honeywell Aerospace to facilitate ADS-B upgrades.
For an aircraft designed with powerful high-lift devices for hopping in and out of short, unimproved runways, the flap system on the Pilatus PC-24 looks surprisingly small and unobtrusive.
Have you ever wondered how many general aviation aircraft there are in China? The answer has remained elusive due to the country’s vast size and difficulty in accessing reliable information.
With Honeywell’s HTF7700L turbofan newly certified for the Cessna Longitude, the engine family powers almost all super-midsize jets on the market today.
It may be a newcomer to business aviation, but Satair believes its extensive experience in the commercial marketplace will help the company establish itself in the sector.
Wordwide business and general aviation avionics sales totaled $1.14 billion during the first half of 2017, up 2.7% from the same time last year, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association.
With Pilatus Aircraft on the verge of clinching certification of the PC-24 light jet, the Swiss-based manufacturer is so confident of completing the final few hours of testing on schedule that it has trundled the second prototype into the show floor here at NBAA.
Wheels Up, a membership-based private aircraft company, says a new round of funding it recently secured will help it grow more quickly and acquire aircraft faster.
Innovative Solutions & Support’s autothrottle system, now approved for first-generation Pilatus PC-12 turboprops, virtually is a takeoff-to-touchdown power management system for the PT6A.
Honeywell said yesterday that it’s spinning off its home products, ADI global distribution and transportation systems business units, which collectively generate $7.5 billion in annual revenues.
