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Charter & Fractional

Zetta Jet Boosts Charter Fleet with Challenger 650 Order

Zetta Jet Boosts Charter Fleet with Challenger 650 Order Financial Leasing to be leased to Singapore-based operator Zetta Jet.
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Aircraft

Deer Jet UAS Stake Signals Global Ambitions

China’s largest business jet operator acquires stake in global flight-planning company.
Aircraft

Nextant Shows Off Single Power Levers for King Air G90XT

Deliveries will begin once the new single-lever power lever system is approved by the FAA in early 2017.
Aircraft

Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet Gets FAA Nod

After 10 years the company is a jet company.
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Airports

Flight Will Start Trial Ops at China’s Zhuhai Airport

During the three-month trial stakeholders must demonstrate there is sufficient traffic at the airport.
Engines

Textron Selects Silvercrest to Power Cessna Citation Hemisphere

Safran says it has now fixed all performance sustainment problems for the Silvercrest engine powering Dassault's new Falcon 5X.
FBOs

Harrods Aviation Offers FlyBuys Points at NBAA 2016

Harrods Aviation, which recently renewed its authorized service facility agreement with Bombardier, will offer FlyBuys points at its booth.
Maintenance and Modifications

Scheme Designers Now Offers 3-D Aircraft Renderings

Photo-realistic renderings allow customers to view all the angles before committing to a paint scheme.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Ez Creeper Reduces Scare of Aviation Maintenance Tech Injuries

Company’s $950 creeper increases productivity of aircraft technicians and reduces repetitive stress injuries.
Aircraft

FlightSafety’s New App Gets Rave Reviews

FlightBag, which stores training documents and exercises, has received positive feedback from users.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Mid Continent debuts Aurora IFE

Fourth-generation wireless IFE solution offers increased Wi-Fi throughput; plans to add integrated CMS announced.
Avionics

Habco Becomes Approved Supplier of Tooling for PW&C Engines

Agreement covers the spectrum of P&WC engines.
Aircraft

Leonardo Sells Five More AW169s in Brazil

Deal boosts its total order book, including firms orders, framework agreements and options for the model, to more than 150.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik Unveils Mercedes Bizliner Cabin Designs

German MRO and completions specialist believes prestige branding will appeal especially to those new to business aviation.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Inairvation Displays New ‘Chair’ Seat for Business Jets

Lufthansa Technik-F/List joint venture showing a new version of its “chair” seat this week at NBAA 2016.
Engines

P&WC Reports Strong Response to Eagle Service Plans

Pratt & Whitney Canada is offering 400 flight hours of free coverage for new PT6A operators.
Training and Workforce

Shaesta Waiz Making Aviation Dreams Soar

NBAA is supporting an epic round-the-world solo flight by Afghanistan’s first female civilian pilot, Shaesta Waiz,
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Avionics

Certon Demos Avionics Development and Testing Platforms

Certrton is demonstrating its internally developed tools, CertSafe and CertBench, at NBAA 2016.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Hits 3,000 Members, Vows To Triple Rolls

Membership company has introduced brokerage service and shuttle flights, and plans European expansion.
FBOs

Jet Aviation Up and Running at Van Nuys

The company is now servicing aircraft at the L.A. gateway, as it prepares to build a new FBO there.
Maintenance and Modifications

API, FlexSys Venture Taps Possibilities of Morphing Wing

Aviation Partners is bringing 15-foot demonstrator to NBAA Convention to display multiple applications of FlexFoil wing morphing.
Charter & Fractional

JetSuite Gets Fresh Capital for Growth from JetBlue

JetSuite is using capital from an airline with a reputation for disruptive technologies to fuel its next moves.
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Aircraft

New Gulfstreams Surge Ahead of Schedule

G500 is now expected to deliver in late 2017 and the larger G600 in late 2018.
Aircraft

Cessna Selects Hemisphere Suppliers, Boosts Longitude

The company is showing both aircraft at NBAA.
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Aircraft

Pilot Shortage Seeping Into Bizav, JSfirm Survey Shows

The number of respondents saying a pilot shortage has affected their operations has grown by 12 percent over 2015.
Fuel

Avfuel, Air BP Ink Mutual Acceptance Deal

Agreement will expand Avfuel’s international contract fuel network, while giving Air BP’s global customers more locations that welcome Sterling Card.
Aircraft

TrueNorth Router OK’d for SmartSky 4G

The Optelity router has received approval for SmartSky 4G network.
Maintenance and Modifications

CAT Expands King Air Gross Weight STC

The STC amendment will accommodate Pro Line 21 avionics and Cleveland Wheels and Brakes.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Promotes Anderson To Lead Long Beach Site

Gulfstream’s Long Beach facility provides completions on G650/650ERs and G550, as well as services for all Gulfstream aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Starts First VIP B777 completion

New Singapore MRO/FBO facility, service agreement with Zetta Jet also announced.
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