SpeedNews @ NBAA-BACE

Stephen Costley October 17, 2023
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EMBRAER and HONEYWELL successfully tested an HTF7500 turbofan, powered by 100% SAF, on a Praetor 600.
 
ARCLINE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT agreed to acquire HARTZELL AVIATION from Tailwind Technologies.
 
HONEYWELL forecasts delivery of 8,500 new business jets (73% heavy/long-range) worth $278 billion in 2024-33, in line with 2022 forecast; it projects 800 deliveries in 2024. Surveyed operators reported higher 5-year new jet purchase plans. 
 
TEXTRON AVIATION introduced new SAF-powered Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2 light jet, with upgraded cockpit/cabin, for 2025.
 
HONDA AIRCRAFT named its new light jet the HondaJet Echelon, designed to be the first single-pilot jet with U.S. transcontinental capabilities.
 
ALOFT AEROARCHITECTS and GREENPOINT TECHNOLOGIES were selected by Boeing Business Jets as exclusive completions providers for new six-zone BBJ Select cabin interiors, comprising 144 possible layouts in three different color palettes.
 
AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY GROUP (ATG), Florida, introduced new Electronic Emergency Override (EEOR) system that automatically raises electric window shades in inflight power-loss emergencies; it is initially earmarked for aerBlade electric window shade.
 
FLYRIGHT added new ASE-built full-motion Level-C King Air C90A simulator to its training center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 
UAS INTERNATIONAL TRIP added aviation taxation and emissions regulation advisory services for its global clientele of heads of state, VVIPs, Fortune Global 500 companiesnand business jet operators via partnership with FCC AVIATION.
 
ENGINE ASSURANGE PROGRAM (EAP), TX added 10 more Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce engine types to its hourly maintenance program and says its coverage now extends to numerous Cessna Citations, G200s, GVs, and Globals.
 
AVFUEL introduced Avfuel Zero initiative to empower business aviation aircraft operators to effectively manage and reduce carbon emissions. It also supplied SAF to Textron Aviation and Embraer for ferry flights of their jets to NBAA BACE.

ALERION AVIATION has appointed Brian Beach as Chief Operating Officer.

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Stephen Costley

Steve Costley is responsible for the overall production SpeedNews. Steve has over 30 years of experience with SpeedNews, now part of the Aviation Week Network. He joined the company in August 1989 as an Associate Editor and was named Managing Editor in 1994. He was also named Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of SpeedNews, Inc., in the late 1990s, and held those titles until Prism Business Media acquired the company from Gil Speed in 2006.