September 27, 2007

PGA goes digital

PGA Electronic, based in Montierchaume, France, announced it will deliver its first full digital version of the Paradize 3 cabin management and entertainment system early next year. The new digital system will link all the aircraft’s in-flight entertainment and cabin lighting components, including PGA’s own on-demand audio and video. To meet growing customer demand, PGA will also begin marketing a more

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New EJM boss has vision to double charter fleet size

By Jennifer Harrington

Benjamin Murray has a vision for the future of Executive Jet Management (Booth No. 1023). As the newly appointed president and CEO, he would like to see the fleet size double to more than 200 airplanes over the next two years and expand the company to include a high-end boutique Part 91 aircraft management business.

His vision might seem a little aggressive for a new CEO, but Murray is more

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Aero Toy Store christens center at Las Vegas McCarran Airport

By Jennifer Harrington

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based Aero Toy Store announced Tuesday the grand opening of a Las Vegas sales center, located at McCarran International Airport. The sales and completions company owns FBOs and sales centers in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Montreal, Canada.

The new 19,500-sq-ft facility includes 4,500 sq ft of office space and a 15,000-sq-ft hangar to showcase the company’s new and pre more

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Atlantic Aviation eyeing additional FBO locations

By James Wynbrandt

Atlantic Aviation (Booth No. 439) provided a recap of its recent rapid growth, its service philosophy and its future plans at a press conference at NBAA’07 on Tuesday. Atlantic became the largest FBO chain in the U.S. earlier this year, with 61 locations, following its acquisition of the Mercury Air Center FBO chain.

“We have grown rapidly, but with a purpose,” said Atlantic CEO Lou Pep more

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Bombardier forecast predicts growth

By Nigel Moll

Bombardier released here its first-ever forecast for the business aviation market segments in which it competes, and the Canadian company’s crystal ball is about as rosy as anyone else’s. As far as new products go, Bombardier Aerospace president and COO Pierre Beaudoin said only that “our first priority is the Learjet line.”

Excluding VLJs, Bombardier foresees the delivery of 9,950 busi more

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IBAC, NBAA Honor Robert Breiling

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and NBAA will recognize aviation safety analyst Robert E. Breiling for his lifetime contributions to the industry, with an award and dinner tonight at the Omni Hotel here.

IBAC chairman Rui de Aquino said Breiling “has provided invaluable safety tools to help the industry clarify its good safety record during times of increased regulat more

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Embraer’s Big Bird Mockup on Display

Embraer’s Lineage 1000 “ultra-large” business jet is on display at NBAA (Booth No. 3737) in the form of a cabin mockup built by PATS Aircraft (Booth No. 2857). The Lineage 1000 is the executive/VIP version of the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer’s E-195 airliner. PATS, a division of DeCrane Aerospace, has been selected to do the aircraft interiors, and the first Lineage is scheduled to arrive next more

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RosenView LX info system now comes on Citation XLS+

Rosen Aviation (Booth No. 1864) has announced that its RosenView LX moving-map and passenger-information system, briefing controller and 10.4-inch bulkhead display will be offered as standard equipment in the Cessna Citation XLS+.

The RosenView LX features worldwide mapping, satellite imagery, graphic detail maps and street-level detail for the U.S. and Western Europe. Also included in more

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Flightcraft will support Mustangs

Flightcraft, the Portland, Ore.-based aviation services provider, announced it has received factory approval to service and support the Cessna Mustang, making it the first authorized Citation Service Center to do so. In addition to acquiring the tooling necessary to provide maintenance and inspection services on Cessna’s entry to the VLJ market, Flightcraft technicians have been factory trained on more

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Flight Display dispels cabin electronics myths

By Kirby J. Harrison

Flight Display Systems (Booth No. 3047) engaged in a round of “myth-busting” here Tuesday. According to president David Gray, there are four myths endemic to the cabin electronics industry–that there is no quality high-definition system available, that cabin monitors cost about $1,000 an inch, that passengers couldn’t care less about flight deck information and that switching has to cost $1,000 pe more

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