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.

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).

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics announces the selection of CRS Jet Spares, LLC, as a SmartStem® authorized distributor for the business and regional jet market.

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.