Aircraft
Alsalam Aircraft chooses Saudi partner for interior business
Alsalam Aircraft delivered a Lockheed L-100 Hercu­les in VIP configuration (photo, above) to an undisclosed customer at last month’s Meba show in Dubai.

Alsalam Aircraft delivered a Lockheed L-100 Hercu­les in VIP configuration (photo, above) to an undisclosed customer at last month’s Meba show in Dubai. The aircraft features an interior designed by the Saudi Arabian company.

The L-100 conversion presented unique and difficult challenges, involving 12 supplemental type certificates. Along with the luxury interior, the aircraft gained a new CMC avionics suite with six-screen cockpit and a Thales autopilot. More than 40 flights were required to certify the modifications.