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Textron Aviation receives ADS-B certification for Mustang, completing ADS-B certification efforts for Citation, King Air, Hawker platforms

Textron Aviation has recently completed certification for Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) on the Citation Mustang, making a full range of cost-competitive ADS-B options available for all Citation, King Air and Hawker aircraft. Retrofit modifications are now available at company-owned service centers. Owners and operators can learn more about next generation ai...

Boeing Business Jets Unveils BBJ MAX 7

Boeing Business Jets unveiled the BBJ MAX 7, the newest addition to the BBJ fleet. The BBJ MAX 7 has a range of up to 7,000 nautical miles, opening up key city pairs between Asia, the Middle East and the United States. The BBJ MAX 7 is longer than the original BBJ, providing more space in the cabin while also creating additional volume for cargo in the lower lobe. Because of its new, more...

Boeing, Donghai Airlines Finalize Order for Five 787-9 Dreamliners

Boeing and Donghai Airlines announced the finalization of an order for five 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at $1.32 billion at current list prices. Shenzhen-based Donghai Airlines announced its intent to order 25 737 MAX 8s and five 787-9 Dreamliners in July at the Farnborough International Airshow. Today's 787-9 order comes just weeks after the carrier finalized its 737 MAX 8 o...

CAE unveils series of business aviation training successes

CAE announced at the 2016 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)’s annual Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, a series of business aviation training advances, including new training agreements with prominent European large fleet business aircraft operators, as well as the endorsement from Dassault Aviation of CAE’s Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) pr...

Jeppesen Teams with Daher to Deliver Bundled Data Services with the Purchase of New Aircraft

Jeppesen announced an agreement to bundle Jeppesen NavData® and digital charts with the delivery of new Daher general aviation aircraft. This service eliminates the need for pilots to purchase avionics data packages on their own, as selected navigation data will be onboard and ready to use at the point of delivery. “Daher customers expect the top aircraft technology and p...

Rockwell Collins partners with Skyguide to integrate SmartNOTAM into ARINCDirect flight planning services

Improves safety and efficiency by providing NOTAMS that are only relevant to a specific flight plan In a move designed to enhance flight safety and operational efficiency for business aviation pilots everywhere, Rockwell Collins is teaming with Skyguide, the air navigation services provider for Switzerland, to integrate SmartNOTAM into the company’s ARINCDirect™ flight planning serv...

Gulfstream unveils all-new G500 interior

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. debuted the all-new interior for the Gulfstream G500, revealing a wide-cabin space designed to exceed customer expectations of comfort, connectivity and flexibility. The unveiling took place at the National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), where Gulfstream is showing off the first G500 outfitted production a...

Surf Air shops for planes to expand into Europe

Surf Air, the Santa Monica-based company that charges a monthly fee for all-you-can-fly services, is shopping for planes to expand its business to Europe. Surf Air executives said they are negotiating with Kansas-based Textron Aviation, which builds Cessna planes, and Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer, to purchase a fleet of executive jets for the new venture. A Brazilia...

Official: Plane in Chicago had rare, serious engine failure

Pilots were forced to abort a takeoff and evacuate passengers from a burning American Airlines flight on a runway at Chicago O'Hare International Airport after the airliner experienced what a federal official said was a rare and serious type of engine failure. American Airlines Flight 383 to Miami experienced an "uncontained engine failure," in which engine parts break off and are...

Boeing, UPS Announce Order for 14 747-8 Freighters

Boeing and UPS today announced an order for 14 747-8 Freighters. The agreement also includes an option to purchase an additional 14 of the cargo airplanes. “These aircraft are a strategic investment for increased capacity for UPS customers around the globe,” said Brendan Canavan, president, UPS Airlines. “The 747-8 will allow UPS to upsize our network in both...

Gogo Business Aviation Enhances Gogo Vision With Multi-Language In-Flight Entertainment Capabilities Globally

Gogo Business Aviation announces it is expanding its in-flight entertainment (IFE) service, Gogo Vision, to better serve its international customer base by offering studio-licensed movies and TV episodes in seven languages. Gogo is the leading provider of wireless in-flight entertainment in business and commercial aviation. The enhanced language capabilities are part of a larger initiative to p...

Boeing Reports Third-Quarter Results and Raises Full Year Guidance

Boeing has reported profit that beat analysts’ expectations as the plane maker benefited from one-time tax gains and moderating production costs for the 787 Dreamliner. Third-quarter earnings were US$3.51 a share excluding a one-time accounting charge and some pension expenses, the Chicago company said. That was more than the $2.67 average of analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomb...