Flying Colours has touched “thousands” of airplanes since it began business in Peterborough, Ontario, 30 years ago. Now it is one of the world’s leading independent providers of maintenance, modifications and completions of large-cabin business jets.
The fourth Million Air FBO in Texas and the 31st facility in the parent company’s network includes a 14,500-sq.-ft. FBO terminal as well as seven free-standing hangars totaling 100,000 sq. ft. and capable of accommodating aircraft as large as the Gulfstream G650ER.
Orlando, Fla.-headquartered Signature Flight Support – the world’s largest FBO chain with upward of 200 locations – has expanded in Italy with the addition of six airports, while service at Milan-Malpensa has been significantly enhanced with a first-ever terminal.
Cloaked in secrecy until unveiled this week by Rolls-Royce as the powerplant for Gulfstream’s long-range G700, the Pearl 700 has emerged as the second engine to evolve from the company’s Advance2 demonstrator program and is poised for first flight on the aircraft maker’s newest flagship.
The magic of the movie theater is coming to the business jet cabin and is being introduced here by SkyCinema, a recently launched a partnership of five companies, including Dolby Labs, with the goal of providing a theater-quality experience in a business jet cabin.
Safe Flight Instrument has been chosen to provide stall warning/angle of attack systems for Textron Aviation’s new Cessna SkyCourier twin turboprop, and Tecnam’s P2012 Traveller, a piston twin.
It’s been a hectic first year for the International Aircraft Dealers Association, which offers the world’s only accreditation program for dealers and the only certification program for individual brokers.
Comlux has now ordered a total of 20 Airbus corporate jets over the last decade. “We are the No. 1 client ever of Airbus in the VIP market,” says Comlux executive chairman and CEO Richard Gaona.
The next generation of turboprop engines is unveiled here by Pratt & Whitney Canada with the PT6E series, the E denoting “digitally connected,” making flying easier and reducing hourly operating costs by up to 15%.
Despite ongoing concerns about fuel prices, maintaining profitability and safety, the FBO business in North America remains relatively stable, according to the Aviation Business Strategies Group.
Business aviation has made huge strides in the Middle East over the last decade or so, but growth is being hampered by high prices and a shortage of suitably sized aircraft for charter.
Aimed at toppling the 7,700-nm-range Bombardier Global 7500 as the reigning large-cabin uber jet, the $75 million G700 is the largest, heaviest, roomiest, most luxurious and, very likely, the longest-range business aircraft yet built by the U.S. manufacturer.
The satellite communications provider has announced that its Jet ConneX product, an inflight Wi-Fi system for business jets, has been installed on its 600th aircraft.
The addition of interior specialists F/List to Bombardier’s UK Service Center at Biggin Hill underscores the airport’s growing role as a center for business aviation in Europe.
Global connectivity expert Satcom Direct can synchronize an entire aircraft mission with the flight department with the unveiling of its latest data product, SD PostFlight, at the show here today.
A newcomer to NBAA-BACE is inviting platform OEMs, service providers and end-users to meet them this week as they aim to promote a new kind of inflight connectivity for the business aviation world.
Avfuel, citing “an effort to further carbon neutrality goals in the aviation industry,” teamed with its affiliated Avflight Salina FBO in Kansas to provide SAF – sustainable aviation (jet) fuel – for aircraft headed to NBAA-BACE 2019.
The business aviation sector has set itself some ambitious targets in terms of sustainability and emissions reduction. It is unlikely these goals will be reached without a broader take-up of sustainable fuel. But a key barrier to adoption remains the higher price of SAF versus traditional jet fuel.
General Electric’s Catalyst turboprop is doing well and exceeding performance predictions, but due mainly to the challenges of testing for more stringent certification requirements, development for its first application – the Cessna Denali – is behind schedule, says the company.
