Business aviation continues to be recognized from coast to coast as a half a dozen more cities and towns recognized its value in June. To date, hundreds of local officials have issued official proclamations about the importance of general aviation, including business aviation, to their city and state. Here are the latest proclamations: Aberdeen, SD…
Honeywell BendixKing has announced that Textron Aviation recently completed the first installation and customer delivery of its AeroWave in-flight internet solution on a Cessna Citation CJ3. AeroWave, which features optional Wi-Fi routers that simplify installation and provide in-flight voice and/or data connectivity, is now approved by Textron Aviation for retrofit installation on CJ-series aircraft at its service centers.
There seems to be no holding back Embraer’s expansion of its Melbourne, Florida, manufacturing home, as the company opened an expanded Legacy 450/500 business jet production facility on June 2.
Pilatus Aircraft gave the first prototype of the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet a day’s break from its test flight duties to be featured on the static display outside Palexpo as part of the European Business Aviation Convention and Expo this week at the Geneva Airport. The airplane and a second prototype have accumulated more than…
Gulfstream Aerospace is bringing its longest-range aircraft, the G650ER, to the European market with the recent issuance of European Aviation Safety Agency approval for private operations. The extended-range version of the G650 was announced during EBACE 2014 and achieved U.S. FAA certification in October that year. Customer deliveries of the 7,500-nm jet began a month later.
A Zika Virus session will be held at the 2016 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition on Wednesday, May 25th, 2016! The event will begin at 10 to 11:45 a.m. in the EBACE Inspiration Zone located on the show’s exhibit floor. As the Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero approach, and with Brazil frequently cited…
Bombardier started marketing for the updated cabin of the CRJ Regional Jet Series. The new updates of the cabin will include new lighting, widening the passenger entry, and lavatory design. Bombardier has begun marketing an improved cabin for the CRJ regional jet series, the company revealed on Tuesday at the Regional Airline Association convention Charlotte,…
The RQ-7B Shadow is developed with a high–bandwidth, encrypted tactical data link to provide information readings in real–time. Textron Systems has completed upgrades to about half of the U.S. Army’s RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft systems to the V2 standard with a high-bandwidth, encrypted tactical common data link (TCDL) and other improvements. Nearly all of the…
Cognitive biases may help process information efficiently when there are high loads of pressure, but may not always be helpful in the realm of aviation. Read more below about both the beneficial detrimental aspects of cognitive bias and its influence on ranges of behaviors. They are those convenient intellectual shortcuts we use to streamline our decision-making…