Business Aviation

MECAER AVIATION GROUP, Italy opened new 26,400 sq ft helicopter repair station near Philadelphia, PA. It also teamed with GFG Style, Italy to design

WESTERN AIRCRAFT, Boise was named by Rolls-Royce as BR710A1/C4 and Tay 611-8/8C service center.

Breaking down barriers to innovation was a theme of the NBAA-BACE opening-day keynote addresses on Oct. 12.

The contribution to Corporate Angel Network will go directly to help cancer patients access care.

SOUTHEAST AEROSPACE and UNIVERSAL AVIONICS teamed to develop STCs to upgrade Hawker 800s with InSight Integrated Flight Deck; upgrade will also

TEXTRON AVIATION introduced Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 and Citation XLS Gen2, mainly featuring cabin and cockpit upgrades with latest technologies and

HONDA AIRCRAFT unveiled HondaJet 2600 Concept light jet with traditional Over-The-Wing Engine Mount (OTWEM) configuration, Natural Laminar Flow

HondaJet revealed its 2600 concept at NBAA-BACE–an all-new, long-range light jet with trans-continental capability.

AIRBUS booked order from unidentified US-based customer for an ACJ TwoTwenty; COMLUX will complete the VIP interior.

EMBRAER EXECUTIVE JET SERVICE CENTER, FL was certified by Collins Aerospace as authorized upholstry completion center.

FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL and GE DIGITAL teamed to use actual C-FOQA flight data for tailored business jet training.

COLLINS AEROSPACE was named by Bombardier as its Preferred Service Provider (PSP) for inflight connectivity services.

FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS teamed with Peregrine to develop STC to install dual band ADS-B In datalink transceiver on Citation 650.

Shane LaPlante to Vice President-Sales & Marketing of Freeflight Systems, Irving, TX.

UNIVERSAL HYDROGEN has LOI from ASL Aviation Holdings to provide hydrogen fuel conversion kits for 10 ATR 72Fs. In addition, ASL has agreed to provide

DUNCAN MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS was formed to perform parts fabrication out of 21,000 sq ft facility devoted to machining, metal work and composite

Volocopter and logistics company DB Schenker conducted the first public demonstration of the VoloDrone heavy-lift unmanned cargo aircraft at the ITS World Congress in Hamburg on Oct. 12.

JAUNT AIR MOBILITY agreed to merge with the AIRO GROUP, joining a group of six companies developing AAM technologies to offer commercial, military

A new Bombardier-Signature Flight Support memorandum of understanding, unveiled on Oct. 12, expands their cooperation.

A roundup of announcements at NBAA-BACE: Day One

One straight line runs through Bombardier’s journey through the aviation business: the Challenger large-cabin business jet.

Textron Aviation and Xwing signed agreement to accelerate integration of autoflight technologies into existing/future aircraft.

IS&S says the ThrustSense system reduces crew workload, increases situational awareness and provides envelope protection.

Blackhawk said its upgrades are designed to “increase the performance, speed, usability and reliability of high-performance turboprop aircraft for a lower cost than buying new.”

Pilots continue to repeat the same mistakes, believing their flying savvy will allow them to escape bad situations