Satcom Direct is the first business aviation distribution partner to prove its services and transmit data over Inmarsat’s new Ka-band Global Xpress network via the Inmarsat-5 F-1, F-2 and F-3 satellites, becoming the first to activate Jet ConneX service for business aviation customers.
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05/31/2016 - 11:21
05/31/2016 - 11:06
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO), a cargo conversion company, redelivers its first B737-400 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft (MSN 25113) to Salam Aviation. The P2F aircraft for Salam Aviation, an aviation consultancy specializing in acquisitions, financing and logistics support, is set to be in service in the coming weeks
05/27/2016 - 11:32
FlightSafety International announces that it has been selected by Honeywell as its exclusive maintenance training provider.
“We are pleased and proud to have been selected by Honeywell as their exclusive maintenance training provider,” says Bruce Whitman, chairman, president ad CEO.
05/27/2016 - 11:22
BLR Aerospace (BLR) is working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to amend its supplemental type certificate (STC) that will expand the approved performance envelope for King Air 90s equipped with BLR Winglet Systems. FAA approval is expected by the end of June.
The STC, known as the Ultimate Performance Package™ (UPP), will enable King Air 90 operators to take full advantage of increased gross weight performance improvements with installation of BLR Winglets, according to BLR president, Mike Carpenter. Improvements would include:
05/27/2016 - 11:12
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, displays eight class-leading business jet and turboprop aircraft from Cessna and Beechcraft, including Europe’s most recently-certified business jet, the Cessna Citation Latitude, at this year’s European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) at Geneva’s Palexpo convention center.
05/27/2016 - 10:52
Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announces during the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) that it has successfully completed the wing and fuselage mate of the first Cessna Citation Longitude, just six months after revealing the new aircraft.
05/27/2016 - 10:42
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC’s) PurePower PW800 engine is delivering on its promises with regular flights. The engine has completed over 2,000 flight test hours on the Gulfstream G500 test aircraft. Since its certification in Feb. 2015, it has been setting new standards for the long- and ultra-long-range business jet segments. P&WC is a United Technologies Corporation company (NYSE:UTX).
05/27/2016 - 10:27
Daher showcases its broad range of capabilities—from the production of aircraft and aerostructures to its expertise in engineering, support and modernization to the new “Charter Pack” coverage for TBM commercial charter flights—at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE 2016).
05/27/2016 - 09:43
Lufthansa Technik is ready to begin a comprehensive cabin modification program on a Boeing BBJ 787-8 for an undisclosed customer. The planned layover will last about two months. The green aircraft will arrive in early autumn at Lufthansa Technik's completion center in Hamburg, Germany.
05/27/2016 - 09:30
Comlux the Aviation Group announces that its VIP airline division, Fly Comlux, has signed an aircraft management contract with Crystal AirCruises for the operation of its future Boeing B777-200LR VIP.
05/24/2016 - 08:42
Elliott Aviation, an aviation services company and one of the industry’s largest avionics installers, announces the addition of a mobile ADS-B installation team. This team will be able to complete select Collins, Honeywell and Garmin ADS-B turbine aircraft installations at locations in the United States that are equipped to handle aircraft maintenance. Installations can be completed in as little as five days.
05/20/2016 - 17:29
West Star Aviation announces a new agreement has been reached to provide economized pricing on its Hawker Auto Throttle and Aviation Partners' Winglet STCs when installed as a package.
05/20/2016 - 17:09
Flite Line Maintenance welcomes Andrej Janik to its team as maintenance manager. With an increased demand for specific aircraft types, Flite Line Maintenance has been quick to add the Citation 500 series, Challenger 604 and Embraer 100, and 300s aircraft to the current roster of planes maintained at its facilities. Adding a new maintenance manager to service these planes has been warmly received by both local and itinerant business aviation traffic.
05/20/2016 - 16:44
Crane Aerospace & Electronics announces the selection of CRS Jet Spares, LLC, as a SmartStem® authorized distributor for the business and regional jet market.
05/20/2016 - 07:30
Ralph Rosenbrock, senior technical advisor of HeliValue$, is presented with the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award, the most prestigious award presented by the Federal Aviation Administration to an aviation maintenance technician.
05/20/2016 - 06:53
Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) receives supplemental type certificate (STC) validation from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the installation of AvFab’s high density seats, aft jump seats and medical stretchers in specified models of Beechcraft King Airs.
05/20/2016 - 06:18
In an effort to provide visiting customers with thorough information in clear, concise, no-nonsense language, Duncan Aviation announces the release of its most recent version of the NextGen Straight Talk book. The book, updated in May 2016 by a team of avionics experts at Duncan Aviation, clarifies the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) avionics upgrades, known collectively as the Next Generation (NextGen) initiatives.
photo: West Star Aviation
05/20/2016 - 06:06
West Star Aviation announces it is performing its first 96-month Embraer Legacy 600 heavy inspection. The 96-month inspection will require the interior to be removed down to fuselage skins and frames, as well as all large exterior fairings, landing gear, flight controls, wing leading edges, and flaps to be removed. The inspection requires West Star to conduct various system functional tests and NDT inspections, as well as interior, corrosion and fuel tank inspections.
05/20/2016 - 05:45
Duncan Aviation delivers the company’s first Falcon 7X 1C inspection, with added interior refurbishment and complete paint, two days ahead of schedule.
The Falcon 7X was delivered on April 20, and according to Duncan Aviation’s project manager, Doyle Garrett, it has been flying without issue ever since. “The customer expressed what a pleasure it is to work with our team. They said working with their friends at Duncan Aviation makes dealing with any issue not such a big task. The pilot also commented that this was the very best post-maintenance test flight he has ever flown.”
05/18/2016 - 15:53
Baker Aviation, a full-service aircraft maintenance, management and charter company in North Texas and master distributor for the HOT-STOP® 'L' fire containment kits, in affiliation with Industrial Energy Products (IEP), the manufacturer of the HOT-STOP 'L' product line, have designated GlobalParts.aero as the first domestic stocking dealer.