International flight planning, trip support and aircraft connectivity are the focus of the newly combined Rockwell Collins and ARINC, which are making their European debut here together following the completion of the acquisition for $1.4 billion on December 23, 2013.

The debut African Business Aviation Association Expo, which was held in Marrakech, Morocco last month, demonstrated the potential for African business aviation growth.

Jet Aviation Basel was recently granted European Aviation Safety Agency Part-145 approval to provide line and base maintenance for the Gulfstream G650. “With more than 60 G650s currently flying…this is a significant authorization for the company’s maintenance hub supporting large-cabin aircraft in Europe,” said Erik Vandegrift, director of Gulfstream Maintenance Operations at the facility.

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The large and privately owned Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG), which has a turnover of some £1.5 billion, is looking to increase its civil and business aviation work from 5% to 18%.

The Airbus new ACJ319 Elegance concept is set to make European debut.

Altitude Aerospace Interiors marked the first quarter 2014 with the customer delivery of its first green Boeing Business Jet completion, and the center is already at work outfitting a second green BBJ at its facilities in Auckland, New Zealand.

Greenpoint Technologies of Kirkland, Washington is a long way from its home on the U.S. West Coast but, as the first completion center to take on the outfitting of an executive 787, Greenpoint and its sister companies are a major presence here at EBACE 2014. The first of two 787 BBJ completion projects is due to arrive later this year, and Greenpoint’s wide-body outfitting facility at Moses Lake, Washington is in the final stages of renovation for the big VIP variant of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner.