FACC, an aerospace company, taps into new business areas. Together with Austrian Airlines, an important launch customer, FACC presents its latest product innovation, the “Passenger Luggage Space Upgrade.” The interiors product, as well as the new business segment, Aftermarket Services, were presented at this year's Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, in Hamburg.
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04/11/2018 - 07:28
Arago, an artificial intelligence (AI) company specializing in intelligent business process automation, and AVIATAR, an integrated software platform for digital products and services in the aviation industry, plan to work together on the progressive automation of the MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) process. A pilot project will be launched in the Base Maintenance division of Lufthansa Technik, using Arago's AI platform, HIRO.
04/11/2018 - 07:18
Jet Aviation and Hawker Pacific announce that Jet Aviation has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Hawker Pacific, a provider of integrated aviation solutions across Asia Pacific and the Middle East, for $250 million.
04/10/2018 - 13:09
With business aviation workforce issues being a hot topic, especially in connection to industry pilot and aircraft technician shortages, Duncan Aviation cites its support for ongoing education as an employment benefit and one way the company is preparing for the potential shortages.
04/10/2018 - 12:59
StandardAero is awarded an exclusive, three-year agreement to provide Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW127M engine maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services for Vietnam Airlines’ fully owned subsidiary, Vietnam Air Service Company (VASCO). Under the contract, StandardAero will provide engine MRO services in support of VASCO’s fleet of ATR 72-500 aircraft from its P&WC PW100 designated overhaul facility (DOF) in Gonesse, France.
04/09/2018 - 14:13
StandardAero Component Services (SACS) announces it is unifying its Jet Aviation Specialists (JAS) and PAS Technologies brands underneath a single StandardAero Components Services brand name, effective immediately.
04/09/2018 - 13:58
Avianor Inc. and Lufthansa Technik A.G. of Hamburg, Germany, announce the signing of a cooperation agreement. The agreement provides Avianor with access to Lufthansa Technik's Base Maintenance modular services in the areas of planning, engineering, materials, logistics and benchmark performance data.
04/09/2018 - 13:51
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announces the availability of its newest satellite communications system, the Aspire 400, which provides aircraft flight crews and passengers with access to worldwide voice and data connectivity and provides pilots with critical cockpit safety services. The compact and lightweight system for business jets and commercial or military aircraft provides connectivity to both the cockpit and the cabin simultaneously, which in turn results in safer, more efficient and more comfortable flights than previously possible.
04/09/2018 - 13:39
StandardAero expands its line replaceable unit (LRU) and engine health monitoring (EHM) service offerings for the Bombardier CRJ, Embraer E-Jet and other regional aircraft platforms. Its signature bundled engine and auxiliary power unit (APU) LRU offerings for the Bombardier CRJ 700/900/1000 and Embraer E-Jet 170/190 have now been expanded to include the CRJ 100 and 200 aircraft.
04/09/2018 - 13:24
Barfield, Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) US subsidiary, makes plans to distribute AirInt' Software, a tablet-based mobile app that is using the latest technology to revolutionize cabin maintenance management. Developed by start-up AirInt' Services and industrialized with AFI KLM E&M through its "MRO Lab" innovation platform, the app is already serving its purpose of saving time and optimizing processes for a wide range of aircraft fleet.
04/06/2018 - 08:40
ALTO Aviation, a supplier of high-end, custom cabin audio and entertainment systems and passenger controls and CMS/IFE upgrades for all aircraft types in business aviation, introduces the new ALTO Cadence In-Line Relay Controller at the Aircraft Electronics Association Convention New Products Introduction session that took place in Las Vegas, NV, March 26-29, 2018.
04/05/2018 - 07:22
Duncan Aviation, the largest family-owned aircraft parts and components service organization in the business aviation industry, announces its parts search/capabilities and myDuncan website pages are now available in several different languages. The new feature allows users to choose their language with a drop-down menu accessed through the Translate menu option found on the upper-right toolbar. There, users can choose from Chinese, French, German, Portuguese or Spanish.
03/30/2018 - 07:23
The final year of World War I centennial activities at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 will feature historic aircraft from the era and flying activities that commemorate the final year of the “Great War” that concluded with the armistice of 1918. The 66th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention is July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI.
03/29/2018 - 08:29
Duncan Aviation is named a Gogo Business Aviation Top Dealer for 2017 at the 61st Annual Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) International Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas, receiving the highest Gogo Business Aviation dealer honor, The Gogo Business Aviation 51,000 Five. Representing a pinnacle of achievement, the award’s name was inspired by the highest altitude reached by aircraft in the business aviation industry—51,000 feet.
03/23/2018 - 13:27
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announces it is extending its Student Leadership Program to Dallas-Fort Worth, home of the company’s mid-cabin completions facility and a service center. The multicity student program leverages community and business partnerships to introduce high school students to careers in aviation, manufacturing, science, technology, engineering and math.
03/21/2018 - 12:33
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), an independent provider of maintenance support and financial services to the business aviation industry, names Jeff Soderberg director of Business Development for the Southwest region of the United States, including Southern California.
03/21/2018 - 12:23
Universal Avionics invites authorized dealers and integrators to join its training session during the AEA’s 2018 International Convention and Trade Show. The workshop covers the External Configuration Editor (ECE), a new web-based installer configuration tool for the InSight Display System. Interested attendees are welcome to fill a seat in Room 122 of the MGM Grand Convention Center on Tuesday, March 27, at 9:30am (PDT).
03/21/2018 - 12:14
Chicago Jet Group (CJG), an installation and training facility for Next Generation Satellite Systems (NGSS) including CPDLC for FANS 1/A+ and ATN, receives FAA approval of AML STC ST03262-CH for complete FANS 1/A+ system installations that incorporate the Latitude DL150 Satellite Data Unit (SDU) onto 12 additional business jet models.
03/21/2018 - 11:45
Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO), a global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, takes only six months to reach a major milestone with the 100th installation of a Gogo AVANCE L5 system. The install was recently completed by Constant Aviation on an Embraer Legacy 500 for a prestigious mid-west U.S.-based flight department.
03/20/2018 - 14:28
Duncan Aviation announces special incentives and Early Adopter packages for Citation Excel and 560XLS operators who want to upgrade their flight deck to Garmin® G5000™ avionics.