By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
A $70 million expansion project at Million Air at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York, is progressing and scheduled for completion by the end of 2018.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Raisbeck Engineering has received supplemental type certificate approval for its swept-blade propellers for the King Air B300 series from the ANAC in Argentina.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Dassault Aviation has appointed the Maintenance Line Station in Vienna as an authorized service center for Falcon 900EX and Falcon 2000EX series aircraft
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The Falcon 5X flew for the first time July 5, powered by a preliminary version of the Safran Silvercrest engine—an unexpected milestone in the much-delayed program.
EBAA and TAG Aviation have launched the TAG Aviation Scholarship for cabin crew training. It is being offered within the framework of EBAA’s WE-CARE program. Application deadline is August 15.
Astronautics Corp. of America’s new RoadRunner electronic flight instrument (EFI) — in cooperation with Regourd Aviation and Aerotec — completed demo flight on an Agusta A109 helicopter at the Paris Air Show.
Satair Group and Metamaterial Technologies Inc., and its optical filters division Lamda Guard of Halifax, Nova Scotia, signed a memorandum of understanding that will lead to an exclusive multi-million dollar global distribution agreement to bring MTI’s laser protection product metaAIRTM to the civil aviation market.
Air Culinaire announced a new menu concept they call a “Lifestyle Menu.” According to the company, the menu is the first of its kind in corporate aviation using culinary items from around the globe.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Nextant Aerospace has launched an upgrade program for Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet, but fitting the flight deck with Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bombardier said it used biofuels supplied by AEG Fuels to fly its Learjet 75, Challenger 350 and 650, and Global 6000 jets to the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Geneva.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Using data from its proprietary customer database, the FAA and other industry sources, Duncan Aviation reports that as of March 31, roughly 10,000 U.S. registered business jets—73% of the fleet—have not yet been made compliant with the FAA's ADS-B Out mandate.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
PrivateJetCardComparisons.com is a new service launched so consumers can compare more than 80 private jet card programs before they buy, said Doug Gollan, the company's founder.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Czech Republic-based airline Travel Service has become Textron Aviation's first European customer for the Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet, the company said. The aircraft will be used for business-aircraft charter services.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Jet Aviation has redelivered a ACJ330 and ACJ319 to its customer in the Middle East after extensive renovations. Work was completed in Basel, Switzerland.