Munich Executive Airport is open for business and all it takes is a phone call to fly there, says Johannes Graf von Shaesberg, chairman and CEO of Rheinland Air Service. The company operates the FBO and offers complete airport passenger and crew services. “The perception is that Oberpfenhoffen/Munich Executive is still restricted to based aircraft and limited to flights booked to visit businesses here,” von Shaesberg says. “This is no longer the case.”

TrueNorth Avionics (Booth 4441) is launching the Optelity Wi-Fi platform as an adjunct to its Simphone OpenCabin communication products. The Optelity communications suite is designed to accommodate the latest passenger devices, as well as future technology developments.

Denmark’s Satcom1, a longtime service provider for Inmarsat SwiftBroadband equipment, has been named a distribution partner for the global business and VVIP aviation market. The agreement means that Satcom1 will be able to improve its level of support in terms of activation and airtime, real-time trouble-shooting, and diagnostics, the company says.

Raisbeck Engineering’s Swept Blade Propellers for the Beechcraft King Air C90 series have been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency. “Our new Swept Blade Propellers were designed to the current standards of the FAA. This allowed for a quick and very smooth process when requesting the Supplemental Type Certificate from EASA,” said Bill Lally, VP, customer support.

With Embraer’s Legacy 500 approaching certification and customer deliveries set to begin this year, other manufacturers are likely bracing—or should be.

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Gulfstream slapped down a new gauntlet on Monday with the introduction of the 7,500-nm range G650ER, claimed by the firm to be the world’s longest-range business jet. Just as impressively, Savannah’s new über-jet will be able to fly 6,400 nm at Mach 0.90.

Dassault has unveiled the newest member of its Falcon Jet family.