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Charter & Fractional

Stratajet Secures $8M in Funding

The booking platform secured the funding from a round of investment and also generated two million flight quotes in 2016.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airbus Launches ACJ350 XWB BizJet

Airbus announced that the new corporate jet will feature Easyfit provisions for cabin-outfitting.
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Aircraft

Textron Announces Single-Engine Turboprop Orders

Besides providing details about the new, unnamed turboprop, the company also announced a European Customer Conference in Paris this fall.
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Charter & Fractional

Amstat Market Research Shows Mixed Fortunes

Amstat’s latest report shows Business Aircraft Transaction has stalled while Business Jet Asking Prices and Business Jet Inventory has increased

Air Culinaire Opens Catering Facility in Paris

Located at Paris Le Bourget Airport, the new facility is halal certified as well as CE certified.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Dimmable Windows Double as Displays

Vision Systems debuted electronically dimmable windows that incorporate interactive maps.
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LABACE 2016 Preview

This year’s LABACE show will take place from August 30 to September 1 at Congonhas Airport.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Estera is the New Name For Offshore Specialist Appleby

Newly launched Estera Aviation can help aircraft registrations in 10 jurisdictions.
Aircraft

Dornier 228 Completes Demo Tour

Ruag Aviation’s Dornier 228 completed its demo tour and an SAR operation.
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Charter & Fractional

Charter Booking Platform Stratajet Gets More Funding

New backers have provided an additional $8 million in capital for Stratagem.
Maintenance and Modifications

Ruag Custom Paints Challenger 350

Ruag Aviation completed the job, becoming the first company to repaint a Bombardier Challenger 350 in Europe.
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Welcomes 100th Aircraft

VistaJet welcomed its 100th aircraft while increasing its U.S. and Asia markets.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Argus Completes Acquisition of UAS Safety Institute

USI is the official UAS training provider for Global Aerospace under its SM4 Safety Initiative.
Avionics

Honeywell, NASA Test Sonic Boom Technology

Honeywell and NASA are collaborating on new cockpit displays that show potential sonic booms.
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Aircraft

Embraer Sees African Regional Jet Fleet Doubling in 20 Years

Embraer's latest market forecast sees demand for 240 new regional airliners in the 70- to 130-seat segment of the African market by 2034.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Unveils Three New Product Support Options

Textron is introducing new Pre-Buy Assurance, along with Extended Care and King Air Direct.
Fuel

Air BP Takes Stake in Flight Planner RocketRoute

Air BP is investing in the cloud-based flight planning system developer RocketRoute.
Training and Workforce

PTT Buys Flight Training School from UK FBO Multiflight

PTT is part of aircraft management and charter group Naljets.
FBOs

UAS Launches Awards for Handlers and Fuel Suppliers

Trip support specialist names top handlers and fuel suppliers around the world.
Avionics

Avic Y-12F Turboprop Gets FAA Nod

Fitted with Honeywell’s Primus Apex, the new airplane as a wider fuselage and more range than earlier Y-12s.
Charter & Fractional

ExcelAire Expands on West Coast With Oakland Office

New York-based ExcelAire is basing an Embraer Legacy 650 at its new base in Oakland, California.
Aircraft

Phenoms and Legacys Boost Embraer Delivery Rates in 1Q

Embraer achieved a significant improvement in delivery rates for the first quarter this year.
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Aircraft

Corporate Angel Network To Make 50,000th Flight

Corporate Angel Network will complete its 50,000th flight from New York-area Teterboro Airport to Atlanta.
Safety

Honeywell and Vibratech Expand HUMS Network

The two companies signed an agreement that improves Honeywell’s health and usage monitoring system in Greater China.
Aircraft

Pre-owned Bizjet Market Set for Slowdown, Forecasts Analyst

Aviation analyst Brian Foley says that the volume of pre-owned business aircraft transactions has started to decline and will do so at least through 2019.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

China’s Haeco Becomes Distributor for Rockwell Collins IFE

Haeco PJS operates a completions and refurbishment facility in Xiamen, China.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Offers Hourly Rate Pricing Plans for Connectivity

Gogo will now offer the ATG 1000 and ATG 2000 at starting prices of $39 and $99, respectively.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Asia Pacific Bizjet Fleet is Growing Older

Research from Global Jet Capital shows that 10 percent of business jets in the Asian Pacific are now at least 20 years old.
Regulations and Government

Jet Aviation Can Certify Canadian Aircraft in Asia

Canadian-registered aircraft can now be certified by Jet Aviation Hong Kong.
Aircraft

Despite March Dip, WingX Shows European Traffic Up in 1Q

Even though European bizav departures fell 4.1 percent in March, numbers overall for 1Q16 were up 2.2 percent over the same period last year.