Bombardier Business Aircraft has awarded St. Louis-based Flying Colours Corp.'s MRO and completions facility its Authorized Service Facility Excellence Award in the North American category.
Having developed the 867-shp PT6-140 turboprop engine for the Cessna Caravan, Pratt & Whitney Canada has unveiled a Dash A version with a twin, bifurcated exhaust that will suit it to many other potential applications.
Associated Air Center, with seven aircraft in its Love Field facilities in various stages of cabin completion, upgrade and interior refurbishment, is operating at capacity and occupies a substantial presence at NBAA 2015
Hartzell Propeller has delivered more than 150 of its advanced high-performance swept airfoil five-blade propellers for DaherBM 700/850/900 turboprop singles in the 18 months since receiving FAA type certificate approval.
Kimberly-Clark has long been known for Kleenex facial tissue, Huggies diapers and Scott paper towels, but its industrial division has a long history in business aviation.
The $43.5 million G500, Gulfstream’s long-awaited replacement for the $41 million G450, is making its NBAA debut only six months after its first flight.
While Western observers believe the Chinese market for business aviation has all but collapsed under the weight of the government’s anti-corruption campaign, there is another side to the picture: Flying activity there might be at record levels.
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.
ASG had previously forecast single-digit growth at the upper end in early 2015, but it now appears that annual growth may be just under 5%, half of what the Hong Kong-based consultancy and brokerage had earlier predicted.
At today’s Opening General Session, Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III will talk about the critical roles played by leadership, teamwork, training, vigilance, and preparedness in his successful emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549, an A320, in the Hudson River, resulting in all 155 people on board being saved.
Gogo Business Aviation says operators of business jets who equip with its new Biz 4G air-to-ground connectivity service, announced Oct. 14 and available in early 2017, will get the “speed they need to power their digital lifestyles without skipping a beat.”
Lufthansa Technik has been selected by Royal Jet to complete two Boeing 737-700 BBJ VIP aircraft as the Abu Dhabi-based private charter company expands its fleet.
Imagine, if you will, launching an air charter operation. Typically, it would involve one or several turbine-powered, multiengine aircraft crewed by two pilots.
Wing-morphing adaptive-control surfaces have the potential to boost airfoil performance over a wide range of angles of attack, indicated airspeeds and Mach numbers.
JetFuelX’s free information technology fuel management tool for turbine aircraft owners and corporate flight departments is gaining widespread acceptance, having signed up its 2,000 th aircraft this fall.
The business-aviation market will continue to track upward over the next five years, although billings may decrease or remain flat, according to market analysts.
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.
Lektro, which is now celebrating its 70th year in business, is introducing a hybrid electric tug capable of running on electricity only or with a fuel-versatile diesel engine for use where there is limited or no charging infrastructure.
