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LaGuardia Airport Readies for a $4 Billion Makeover

Regularly cited as one of the world’s most hated airports, New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) — which Joe Biden once compared to something you’d find in a “third-world country” — has heard your many complaints. And the powers that be are finally ready to do something about it. After New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $3.6 billion renovati...

Textron Aviation reveals superior SETP performance and cabin details

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, today revealed further program details around the development of its highly anticipated single engine turboprop aircraft (SETP), including unmatched performance specification targets, a superior passenger experience and the program’s timeline. The company also announced at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) tha...

VIP Boeing 787-8 Takes Center Stage at EBACE

Unique among the aircraft in the Static Display at EBACE 2016 is the first outfitted BBJ 787-8, the conclusion of a close collaboration between completions specialist Greenpoint Technologies, Pierrejean Design Studio of Paris, and aircraft acquisition and management provider Kestrel Aviation. Greenpoint’s role in the completion process began in January 2013, with the firm investing nearly...

Comlux America welcomes 12th VIP interior completion

Comlux The Aviation Group is pleased to announce that Comlux America LLC, the Completion and Service Center based in Indianapolis IN, signed their 12th VIP interior completion for a BBJ 737-700IGW aircraft. The aircraft officially input into the Indianapolis facility in January and is scheduled to take approximately 14 months to complete including exterior paint. This Boeing Business Jet comp...

Gulfstream G650ER certified by European Aviation Safety Agency

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that its flagship, the Gulfstream G650ER, recently received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for private operations. The certification recognizes that the world’s longest-range business jet demonstrates compliance with EASA airworthiness and environmental requirements. It is one of the final steps require...

Charterscanner expands in the U.S.

Charterscanner, online private jet booking service, enters the U.S. market. This fact will be announced at EBACE 2016, the leading event in the business aviation market. Charterscanner.com is a unique system that communicates users directly to operators that guarantee best prices without broker commission and other hidden fees. This service saves valuable time on trip organization and allows th...

Boeing, Vietjet Finalize Vietnam’s Largest Ever Commercial Airplane Purchase

His Excellency Mr. Trần Đại Quang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, President Barack Obama witness historic event Order includes 100 737 MAX 200s VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company and Boeing have finalized an order for 100 737 MAX 200 airplanes, the largest ever single commercial airplane purchase in Vietnam aviation. His Excellency Mr. Trần Đại Quang, President of th...

Aviation experts explain why it still takes 5 hours to fly across the country

In January 1959, the first transcontinental commercial jet trip flew from Los Angeles to New York City in five and a half hours. Today, the same trip will take a half hour to an hour longer (that is, if your flight isn’t delayed). A lot has changed since 1959—fares are less expensive, planes have reduced effects on the environment, and we’ve reached astonishing levels of safety&m...

Dayton: the place where aviation was first pushed to its limits

Dayton, Ohio has truly marked the history of aviation when two brothers attempted to do the impossible - and succeeded. It is the city where the Wright Brothers lived, developed their ideas and built their first airplanes. Solar Impulse has spent the past month crossing the United States, the country of pioneers and now they will be landing in Dayton, a symbolic destination. The Wright B...

Boeing Celebrates Grand Opening of 777X Composite Wing Center

Investment of more than $1 billion sustains thousands of Puget Sound jobs Boeing employees today joined with community leaders from across the region to celebrate the grand opening of its new 777X Composite Wing Center in Everett, Wash. The facility, located on the north side of the main final assembly building, will manufacture the world's largest composite wings for the...

Bell Helicopter Announces Program Relocations to Optimize Manufacturing Capabilities

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announces plans to relocate several programs in order to optimize manufacturing capabilities across multiple Bell Helicopter facilities. Effective immediately, the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X final assembly in Lafayette, LA, will relocate to the company’s Mirabel Assembly and Delivery Center in Canada. In addition, the Lafayette facility will receive the...

Boeing still hopes Denmark will buy its Super Hornet jets

Boeing has challenged the Danish government's recommendation to buy 27 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin, questioning data used to suggest its Super Hornet fighter jet was more expensive. Boeing told a Danish parliamentary committee on Thursday that the recommendation was based on "incomplete and possibly flawed data. The Danish minority government announced last week its recommenda...