Interiors & Connectivity

These aircraft seating specialists are sprucing up seats through repairs, refreshes and reconfigurations.

Bombardier Aviation is offering high-speed 4G air-to-ground internet coverage over North America as a retrofit on Learjet aircraft.

FAA certification was anticipated by the end of 2019 but has not occurred yet.

The EU mandate is less comprehensive than in the U.S. and will not be uniformly applied across the continent.

Daher’s 2020 Model TBM 940 turboprops will include Garmin’s Autoland system, which guides the aircraft to a landing in the event the pilot is incapacitated, the company announced Feb. 24.

Inmarsat has announced its first distribution partners in Saudi Arabia to provide satellite connectivity services to the aviation, maritime and land-based business markets.

The Embraer Phenom 300E is undergoing an upgrade with improvements to performance, comfort and technology, as well as being offered with an optional new refined interior.

In-seat system provider Astronics on Feb. 4 warned investors over financial effects of the Boeing 737 MAX production halt, as well as other “unfavorable” developments including a negative court ruling and ongoing restructuring charges.

Leonardo Helicopters completes the first flight of the fourth prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

Duncan Aviation delivers a Gulfstream 150 and Bombardier Challenger 300 with interior elements produced with hydrographic printing.

Latecoere is acquiring Bombardier’s electrical wiring interconnection system assets and assuming its related workforce in Mexico.

Bell still has substantial testing to complete, but certification of the 525 Relentless super-medium helicopter is within reach.

Tim Fagan joined Aerion as director of industrial design in December. Previously, Fagan spent 20 years at Bombardier, where he led design activity for

Text communications between controllers and pilots are required throughout North Atlantic airspace and over Europe.

Cirrus Aircraft has unveiled improvements to its new 2020 G6 SR Series piston aircraft.

Air-to-ground network developer SmartSky Networks said Jan. 6 that it has received $25 million in additional funding from investment manager BlackRock after deploying its ground system nationwide.

France’s military is replacing its two Transall C-160 signal intelligence aircraft with three modified Falcon 8Xs.

Dassault Falcon Jet has selected Ingenio Aerospace to supply interior cabin products for use on in-service Falcon 2000, Falcon 900 and Falcon 7X jets.

Textron Aviation has developed a new utility nose option for the Beechcraft King Air 350 to give the aircraft more capabilities.

Duncan Aviation has delivered two aircraft, a Gulfstream 150 and Challenger 300, with interior elements made with hydrographic printing.

Dassault Falcon Jet has selected Ingenio Aerospace to supply interior cabin products for use on in-service Falcon 2000, Falcon 900 and Falcon 7X jets.

Inmarsat is gearing up for the Nov. 22 launch of its GX5 satellite, planned to bring a major capacity increase to serve commercial and business aircraft flying in Europe and the Middle East.

Exciting new partnerships continue to emerge in the realm of business aircraft cabin electronics and online services.

In response to the growing demand for more qualified IT experts in the business aviation sector, Satcom Direct is strengthening its training program.

There were times when having that internet connection would have saved me a last-minute divert or could have rescued us from an hours-long ATC delay.