Wilson Air Center is doing a brisk business at its four U.S.-based FBOs, particularly at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (KCHA), where it is the sole FBO on site since TAC Air sold out in January 2014 to the Airport Authority for $12 million.

Back in the day when business aviation watchers asked “Why not use Beech King Airs on legs of less than three hours?” – they were talking about air taxis. That revolution never happened. But now, Kenny Dichter, who founded Marquis Jet and was the innovator of the 25‐hour fractional jet card, has done just that.

Hawthorne Global Aviation Services has been busy over the last year.

The Middle East Business Aviation Association’s current priorities are the continuation of policy drafting and procedures for business aviation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, says MEBAA founding chairman Ali Al Naqbi.

Gleaming new engines are a common sight on the display stands at NBAA, but it isn’t often showgoers get to see the complete components of a turboprop laid bare, let alone one being put together from scratch on the convention floor.

Swiss-based Vertis Aviation, part of the independently owned 28 East Group, is making its NBAA debut, promoting its portfolio of ultra-long-range jets.

Lufthansa Technik is introducing a Fly Away Kit for the VVIP and special-missions market. It is integrated into a modified LD9 unit load device (ULD) and ensures the availability of important spare parts by allowing them to be stowed aboard the aircraft that might need them.

Lufthansa Technik is answering the challenging market for corporate and business jets not only with innovative design and layout concepts, but also by forming a new company. Inairvation, headquartered at Edlitz-Thomasberg, Austria, is a 50:50 collaboration between LHT and List Components and Furniture that intends to change the way business jet cabins are produced.