A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air &amp; Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley &amp; Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.

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Mecaer Aviation Group (MAG) of Borgomanero, Italy, is unveiling here at Heli-Expo its new VVIP interior concept for the Bell 429, branded as the Bell 429 MAGnificent. A full-scale mockup of the four-place interior is on display at MAG’s booth (No. 6438). The interior features MAG’s proprietary Silens noise- and vibration-abatement system and hand-stitched premium leather seats and is compliant with all regulatory standards. The interior will be available as an option for new Bell 429s and may be available as a retrofit in existing aircraft, according to MAG.


The cabin design represents an expansion of MAG’s collaboration with Bell Helicopter, having previously created the “Oil and Gas Producers” interior for the Bell 525 Relentless. MAG is also displaying its proprietary I-FEEL In-Flight Entertainment Enhanced Lounge system, featuring Wi-Fi connectivity, in an <a href="mailto:http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/hai-convention-news/2013-03-06/mecaer-aviation-group-shows-aw169-vip-cabin-options-heli-expo-13">AW169 VIP interior mockup</a>. MAG has six completion centers in Italy, the UK, Russia and the U.S.

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