Business Aviation

FOREFLIGHT (Boeing) launched ForeFlight Dispatch flight planning component for its web application that empowers pilots, flight planners and ops

DASSAULT says Falcon 6X program is nearing initial assembly (design was frozen earlier and manufacturing is well underway) and is on track for first

BOEING and FLIGHTDOCS teamed to add Aviall inventory to Flightdocs Enterprise.

ASTRONICS introduced business aviation air-ground communication system to provide inflight connectivity for cabin and cockpit.

SABENA TECHNICS was selected by Airbus Corporate Jets to help develop self-protection (DIRCM) system for its aircraft.

KAMAN COMPOSITES-WICHITA (Kaman Aerosystems), KS secured new long-term deal with Winglet Technology to continue to supply composite winglet systems

GULFSTREAM opened dedicated 70,348 sq ft mid-cabin business jet hangar at St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia, IL.

MEGGITT has $16.5m Lockheed Martin contract to supply C-130J fuel bladders.

MAGNUM FBO added private aircraft handling operations at Bratislava and Zeltweg, and is now at eight airports.

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS delivered the first NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter to GERMAN ARMED FORCES.

GARMIN INTERNATIONAL was certified for G1000 NXi integrated flight deck upgrade for King Air C90.

STANDARDAERO plans in 2020 to open its first European-based business aviation parts warehouse in Amsterdam.

KOPTER and KAI signed MOU to collaborate on assembly, production, customization and sales of Kopter’s SH09 single-engine helicopter in South Korea.

BOMBARDIER is adding new line maintenance stations at Teterboro, NJ and Van Nuys, CA. increasing worldwide total to 11.

AIRBUS launched A220 demo tour to seven countries: Vanuatu; Australia; New Zealand; New Caledonia; PNG; Cambodia; India.

TRU SIMULATION + TRAINING has FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training order for Citation Latitude simulator for Europe (site TBA).

TEXTRON AVIATION expanded parts distribution warehouses by nearly 50% at Orlando, Phoenix-Mesa and Teterboro, increasing total footprint for the three

ARIES ALLIANCE launched Plug & Form off-the-shelf hot titanium forming press that requires no pit; ARIES is parent to ACB and Dufieux in France and

TEXTRON AVIATION has introduced 3D full-color technical manuals (vs paper-based 2D manuals) for Cessna Citation Longitude.

ALTA added Amaszonas Línea Aérea and Amaszonas Uruguay as new member airlines and invited them to join ALTA-IATA ISSA Program to raise safety

CAE booked business jet training contracts from JetSuite, Silver Air, Solairus Aviation, TAG Aviation and Vulcan Flight Management.

FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL plans in 2020 to build training facility in Houston (in the Houston Spaceport area at Ellington Airport.) with 12 full

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK and POLITECNICO DI TORINO developed an automated, non-invasive diagnostic procedure for examining primary hydraulic flight control

STANDARDAERO says it is completing its 10,000th Falcon airframe service and completed its 400th HTF7000 overhaul.

GENERAL DYNAMICS AEROSPACE earned $393m on $2.5b sales in 3Q19 vs $376m on $2b in 3Q18; it has $11.4b backlog, down from $11.9b a year ago. GULFSTREAM