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.
Companies that use business aviation to support their missions outperform those that do not, as demonstrated by a number of metrics, a new study of S&P 500 companies finds.
“Our impact started with Hurricane Harvey. In Texas, we were impacted at four locations: Corpus Christie and three Houston sites,” said Maria Sastre, president and COO of Signature Flight Support. The FBOs recovered in 24 hours, she said.
Zetta Jet Pte. Ltd and Zetta Jet USA, the firms that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid-September, are rolling the dice at Henderson. A Global 6000 in Zetta Jet livery is parked at the NBAA static display, accompanied by company pilot Matthew Waterhouse.
In step with a string of industry closings, and after 70 years in business, Associated Air Center said last month that it will cease operations and close its VIP completion facility on leased property at Dallas Love Field at the end of this year.
I know winning conditions when I see them, and we should have reason for some optimism here,” says Shawn Vick, chairman of Global Jet Capital’s executive committee.
Jet Aviation San Juan resumed its fixed-base operations in Puerto Rico at the end of September and is coordinating nearly all the humanitarian flights to hurricane-damaged Puerto Rico and the rest of the Caribbean region.
In contrast to recent completion refurbishment and MRO facility closings (most recently Associated Air Center), King Aerospace is preparing to expand its role in the VIP market.
Nextant officials predict that the firm’s remanufactured and highly modified $8 million 604XT will be able to fly 500+ nm miles farther than a stock Bombardier Challenger 605/605/650 due to a wing extension and new winglets, plus a 4,000-ft. increase in maximum operating altitude to FL 450.
London’s Biggin Hill, the famous World War II Battle of Britain airfield and now a major business aviation airport within sight of the nation’s capital, is celebrating a momentous 100th anniversary.
The number of used aircraft on the market declined 5% in all business jet categories in September compared with a year ago, according to a survey from Jefferies.
Harlow Aerostructures and Verocel have earned FAA certification for an autothrottle system designed for general aviation aircraft. Wichita-based Harlow (Booth C8131) designed the HAT-05 autothrottle’s hardware and software for use by twin-engine advanced aircraft with FADEC in a new or retrofit application. Verocel, based in Westford, Massachusetts, partnered with Harlow to help with software certification.
The long-delayed Falcon 5X jet development program faces a further holdup after Safran revealed it had encountered new problems with the aircraft’s Silvercrest turbofans during recent ground and flight tests.
An innovative insurance program that includes protection for damages from cyberattack was unveiled last month by MEBAA, the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association.
Demand for cabin work and heavy maintenance is driving expansion at both the Canadian and U.S. facilities of Flying Colours, the Ontario-based business jet completions specialist. In St. Louis, Flying Colours has doubled its woodworking shop in a 40,300-sq.-ft. building that will furnish cabinetry for both centers and accommodate upholstery, avionics and engineering, while in Peterborough, Canada, two dedicated paint booths have been added and ground has been cleared for another hangar planned for 2018.
Board Embraer’s new Phenom 300E, short for 300 Enhanced, and you’ll find cabin accoutrements that look like they’ve been lifted from the firm’s $20 million Legacy 500.
