Rolling Business Aviation Daily Briefs (October 2024)

October 1, 2024

PremierMRO Dayton Designated As Williams Engine Service Center

PremierMRO announced its designation as a Williams Engine Service Center in Dayton, Ohio. The certification enables the company to service variants of the Williams FJ-44 engine, particularly on a “range of Cessna Citation models, including models retrofitted by Sierra Industries.” Additionally, PremierMRO offers service on Williams engines on Hawker Beechcraft Premier IA, Nextant variants and Syberjet SJ 30 models. PremierMRO is a division of Premier Private Jets, based in Stuart, Florida.

Heart Aerospace Unveils Full-Scale Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator

Heart Aerospace unveiled its first full-scale 30-seat hybrid-electric demonstrator aircraft (pictured). The aircraft, dubbed Heart Experimental 1 (Heart X1), is the company’s development platform for its planned regional hybrid-electric aircraft, the ES-30. The Heart X1 demonstrator sports a 32-m wingspan and will be used for testing ground-based operations. According to the company, the Heart X1 is scheduled to make its first fully electric flight in the second quarter of 2025.