GDC Technics is both busy and actively investing in what it believes is long-term market growth for cabin completion and refurbishment and MRO work.

Speed may be the most important thing, but it is not the only thing. According to Aerion, the aerodynamics of supersonic flight dictate a unique non-constant cabin cross section – widest in the aft cabin and tapering forward.

Imagine, if you will, launching an air charter operation. Typically, it would involve one or several turbine-powered, multiengine aircraft crewed by two pilots.

The FAA has certified Blackhawk Modifications Inc.’s XP140 engine upgrade for Cessna 208A and 208B Caravans. The upgrade’s 867-shp P&WC PT6A-140 engine provides up to a 44% increase in available horsepower over a stock aircraft and is designed to replace the original 600/675-shp engine in non-G1000-equipped Caravans.

Highlighting its presence at this year’s convention, Elliott Aviation is introducing the 400E, a fully modified business jet it describes as “the next generation of Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP upgrade.”

Rockwell Collins (Booths C8807 and C9232) will unveil several new products and services at NBAA to enhance the operations of the business aircraft operators. Craig Olson, VP and general manager of business and regional systems and Dave Poltorak, VP, business aviation for information management services, explained the new offerings. “Today, we’re the only company to have it all – the onboard systems, the connectivity solutions, and expertise in the back office,” said Olson. “We’re uniquely positioned in the market.”

Embraer’s Lineage 1000E was showing off its extended range last Saturday, flying nonstop from New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport to Las Vegas, departing with a reduced fuel load to meet the Teterboro weight restriction of 100,000 lb.

Satcom Direct is here at NBAA with plenty of news, part of it a brand relaunch. To represent “a growing and evolving company and offerings” there is both a new logo and a new brand identity, which simply will be SD. To illustrate its expansion beyond satcom-based services, it will begin using the label “SD Global Connectivity.” “Updating our visual identity and adding a new descriptor ‘Global Connectivity’ more clearly reflects our mission and what we do as a company,” explained director of marketing Jana Rucker.