Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009. He has reported from military bases, industrial facilities, trade shows and conferences, on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.
A lot has changed at TAG Farnborough Airport since its CEO, Brandon O’Reilly, first joined the team. Yet the biggest difference he has noticed has been in the business aviation industry’s perception.
VistaJet operates a global fleet of 72 business jets that it makes available to customers under a pay-by-the-hour membership plan. An uptick in customer numbers and aircraft use in North America is driving global growth.
Ahead of NBAA in 2017, ShowNews spoke with Eric Stuck, the product manager at Satair in Atlanta who manages that company's program in partnership with Honeywell to carry out ADS-B Out upgrades to Primus II-equipped business aircraft in the U.S.