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Emteq SkyPro cabin system goes HiDef
October 21, 2009
Emteq (Booth No. 2289) is unveiling “Easy HD” for its SkyPro and other manufacturers’ cabin management systems (CMS). The system provides high-definition (HD) components that work independently of an aircraft’s existing CMS and requires little or no modification of the CMS. It replaces existing analog bulkhead monitors with SkyPro HD monitors sized from...
moreNew interiors for Learjet 60XR
October 21, 2009
Bombardier announced here in Orlando on Monday that it is offering two new cabin interiors for its Learjet 60XR business jet: Signature Series Red and Signature Series Black.
The interiors, according to Bombardier (Booth No. 4397), combine design elements with functions more commonly found in midsize jets. Both feature soft color schemes, dark wood veneers...
moreLufthansa Technik sees reasons to be optimistic
October 20, 2009
While the sales of narrow- and wide-body VIP aircraft may not be enjoying the numbers the industry has seen in recent years, Lufthansa Technik (Booth No. 2621) is still finding plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the future of this business segment.Lufthansa Technik’s chairman of the board, August Wilhelm Henningsen, said while there are more pre-owned...
moreAirbus Corporate Jet Centre launches ‘VIP Pass’
October 20, 2009
In an effort to continue to meet the broadening needs of its corporate and head-of-state customers, Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (Booth No. 4776) has announced the introduction of its VIP Pass package of specialized services. “The VIP Pass provides a number of specially created services that go beyond the aircraft’s operation and into cabin upgrades and...
moreAltitude Offers Modular Interiors Solution
October 20, 2009
Altitude VIP Completions of Auckland, New Zealand, is launching a modular-interior concept here at NBAA (Booth No. 1878). With a focus on quick turnaround, time-critical performance and reduction in weight and cost, Altitude’s BBJ C interior offers multiple configurations, including all-cargo, civil and military medevac, passenger, executive and...
moreZenda Joins Marfrig To Complete Process Chain
October 20, 2009
Zenda Leather of Uruguay (Booth No. 2862) has reached a merger agreement with Marfrig Group, the fourth largest meat packer in the world. “Both companies aim to improve their competitiveness, Marfrig being a supplier of raw material to Zenda,” said Juan Diego Casaretto, Zenda managing director for North America. Zenda has long been a preferred vendor to a...
moreVersatile Emteq appears to be bucking downturn
October 20, 2009
While many in the industry are slashing payrolls, chopping programs and scuttling acquisition plans, business aircraft electronics supplier Emteq (Booth No. 2289) appears to be bucking the trend by making new acquisitions, offering a broader range of products and services, and modestly increasing its number of employees.
Emteq originated in CEO Jerry...
moreMAV Aircraft Customer Cancels A321 Contract
October 02, 2009
Kingdom Holding Company has backed away from an agreement that would have allowed MAV Aircraft Services of Dallas/Fort Worth to do the interior completion of an Airbus A321 for the Saudi operator. As of early last month, the airplane and interior components had been moved for storage to a nearby hangar belonging to Phazar Aerocorp at Fort Worth Meacham...
moreMAC Finishes Second Falcon 20 for Egypt Air
October 02, 2009
MAC Aircraft Interior Specialists has completed refurbishment of the second of three Falcon 20s for Egypt Air. The first aircraft was finished late last year and work has begun on the third airplane. The refurbishment project was part of an unusual arrangement involving resources of both MAC and Egypt Air maintenance and engineering. MAC handled refinishing...
moreComtran Wins EASA Approval for 328Jet
October 02, 2009
Comtran International, an independent interior refurbishment center based at Horseshoe Bay Resort Airport, Texas, has won European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its Dornier 328Jet executive conversion. Comtran earlier received FAA certification for conversion of the regional jet to an executive transport. The aircraft, which Comtran refers...
moreBoeing Finds Buyers for Executive 747-8
October 02, 2009
Pushing ahead with its new 747-8 Intercontinental passenger iteration of the venerable 747, Boeing has already sold seven of the big four-engine widebodies for conversion to executive or head-of-state configuration. At this point, the company is more focused on the freighter version. However, according to a source at Boeing, the first deliveries of the...
moreAirbus Corporate Jet Rolls Out Third ACJ
October 02, 2009
Airbus Corporate Jet Centre in Toulouse, France, has delivered its third Airbus ACJ-series executive cabin. The aircraft, an A319 owned by a private customer, has a cabin designed by Studio e/motions to seat slightly more than 30 VIPs, guests and support staff. Cabin amenities include satcom, on-demand audio/video and wireless connectivity. A tail-mounted...
moreGore Design Picks Up Big Contracts
October 02, 2009
Gore Design Completions in San Antonio has secured major contracts for the completion of two Airbus A340-500s. The contracts were signed in late August and work has already begun on engineering and design. The first airplane is scheduled for delivery to Gore Design toward the end of summer next year and the second will arrive in early 2011. They will be the...
moreDart Wins Canadian, European Approvals
October 02, 2009
Dart Helicopter Services has announced that affiliated partner Dart Aerospace has received Transport Canada and EASA certification of its expanded line of interior trim panels, cabin floor and baggage compartment protectors for the Bell 206A/B and 206L series and Bell 407. According to Dart, the materials are “quality engineered, impact resistant, aerospace...
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