If the word techniks means anything in Lufthansa Technik, it’s technology. The commercial and business aviation powerhouse in maintenance and cabin completions is providing a glimpse here at NBAA of what it is developing today to shape the future. We talked with Andrew Muirhead, head of original equipment innovation, about the latest developments.

An order from Al Saif Aviation for “at least 10” Avanti EVO aircraft was the surprise highlight of an upbeat briefing from in-receivership Piaggio at NBAA-BACE this week.

Joint ventures are very much in FSI’s business plan, typified by the new partnership with Textron Aviation – embracing Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker -- which came into effect on April 1.

Dassault has completed the critical design review of its next new business aircraft, the long-range, widebody Falcon 6X twinjet, and is closing in on the preliminary design of the advanced low-noise follow-on project, which is widely dubbed the 9X.

The facility officially reopened in early October, complete with a new, state-of-the-art, 40,000-sq.-ft. hangar, equipped with 30-ft. doors to accommodate aircraft as large as the Gulfstream 650.

Dassault has completed the critical design review of its next new business aircraft, the long-range, widebody Falcon 6X twinjet, and is closing in on the preliminary design of the advanced low-noise follow-on project, which is widely dubbed the 9X.

Traditionally, the bizav industry has been willing to accept training focused on ensuring a pilot meets minimum standards, TRU Simulation CEO David Smith told The Weekly of Business Aviation. “That’s not good enough,” Smith said.

Surveillance data provider Aireon and the Cocesna air navigation services agency have signed an agreement to deploy space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) in six Central American countries.