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.
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.
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s FAST is turnkey technology that not only addresses diagnostics and prognostics, but continues to expand – capturing, analyzing and wirelessly sending full-flight engine and aircraft data, according to Tim Swail, vice president of customer programs.
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.
Atlantic Aviation’s growth-through-acquisition strategy continues with its recent agreement to purchase the assets of Orion Jet Center at Miami Opa-Locka Executive.
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.
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.
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.
Cutter Aviation, the oldest family-owned and operated FBO in the U.S., is expanding its existing properties and could add a new FBO in early 2018 to its network.
Michael Vercio, Textron Aviation’s vice president of product support, was in the middle of his daughter’s birthday party one Sunday afternoon when he received a call from a pilot somewhere in rural Mississippi.
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.
In announcing last month a high throughput satellite service for business aviation, Gogo Business Aviation is expanding its broadband connectivity to become a true global provider.
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.
Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest FBO network, with more than 200 locations, is nearly finished integrating Landmark Aviation into the family. As if that weren’t enough, plans are to continue its growth-through-acquisition strategy.
"Finally this quarter we see the anticipated spike in purchase intent: an 11% increase for a new aircraft and 8% increase for a pre-owned aircraft, where the preferred type remains a large-cabin aircraft,” says ASG Managing Director Jeffrey Lowe.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Business jet traffic is set for another record year at Honqiao and Pudong International airports in Shanghai, China, where the FBOs are run by the Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Center.
