NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company, was announced as the international launch partner of the new Bombardier Challenger 350 aircraft at a special event at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. To mark the introduction of the Challenger 350 and to welcome the aircraft to the NetJets Signature Series, a mock-up […]
Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace has acquired AirLiance Materials from Lufthansa Technik. AirLiance’s current Chief Executive Officer, Roscoe Musselwhite, will become President and CEO of Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace, and a member of Kellstrom’s Board of Directors. Following the AirLiance acquisition, the Commercial warehousing and logistics operations of Kellstrom will migrate over the next 6-12 months to AirLiance’s
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Honeywell has announced that its HTF7350, the latest engine to join its successful HTF7000 series, will power Bombardier’s new Challenger 350* super midsize business jet. In addition to the HTF7350, Honeywell will supply Bombardier with its 36-150 APU, which is currently on the Challenger 300 aircraft, its Inertial Navigation System and Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning
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Honda Aircraft Company released that its fifth Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conforming HondaJet, equipped with a production interior matching the final customer aircraft, successfully completed its first flight on May 16, 2013 at the company’s world headquarters in Greensboro, N.C. With this achievement, the HondaJet program approaches the final phase of flight testing as the
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Erickson Air-Crane reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Evergreen Helicopters, has acquired five aircraft for $10.1m that it has historically leased from a third-party. The acquired aircraft include two Bell 214STs, two Beechcraft 1900Ds and one Casa 212-CC. The Company’s total fleet size remains unchanged at 85 aircraft, now comprised of 35 leased and 50
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Airbus has chosen the TIBCO Spotfire Analytics platform to support its A350 XWB program. TIBCO Software I is one of the leading providers of infrastructure software for companies to use on-premise or as part of cloud computing environments. Whether it’s efficient claims or trade processing, cross-selling products based on real-time customer behavior, or averting a
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United Technologies has completed the divestiture of its Pratt & Whitney Power Systems unit to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Divesting Power Systems allows UTC to focus on its core aerospace and commercial businesses. Pratt & Whitney has entered into a long-term agreement with MHI under which Pratt & Whitney
Comlux Aviation Services, the US based maintenance and refurbishment center of Comlux the Aviation Group, has been awarded the scheduled maintenance and cabin rework contract from Jet Premier One Malaysia, for an Airbus ACJ319. The maintenance program of the 6-year old aircraft includes mandatory C4 and 6 year-checks and painting. The aircraft is operated and
Aircell, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity equipment and services to the business aviation market, has signed an agreement with P3 Voith Aerospace GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, to develop several new Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the Aviator 200 in-flight connectivity system in the European market. Under the program, Aircell will provide complete, no-cost STCs to
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Switzerland-based Vertis Aviation, part of the independently owned aviation business the 28 East Group, announced a significant expansion to its exclusively marketed charter fleet with the addition of two new aircraft. The Airbus A319 Corporate Jet and the Bombardier Global XRS will be exclusively marketed and available for charter through Vertis Aviation AG from 1
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