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Brilliance marks CareJet treatment
December 01, 2007
An exterior paint job on a Gulfstream G550 will typically cost in the neighborhood of $150,000 and, with proper care and maintenance, will last about five years. CareJet Services president Matt Weisman says it doesn’t have to be that way, and his recently launched company offers as proof a new polymer coating that both extends the life of the paint and...
moreConversions Bring New Life to Old Regional Jets
November 15, 2007
Montreal-based Project Phoenix has joined a growing number of companies offering a program to convert used Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets into executive aircraft that each sell for about $18 million complete. Project Phoenix is a partner in the program with Aerospace Concepts of Montreal and Action Aviation of the UK. Aerospace Concepts and Project Phoenix...
moreMideast still hungry for big, lavish VIP cabins
November 11, 2007
The variety of types and average size of business and private aircraft is changing here in the Middle East, with new customers increasingly willing to fly in medium-sized jets that would have seemed out of the question in this market a few years ago. But Arab customers with deep pockets haven’t lost their appetite for the largest available VIP cabins, which...
moreThales adopts ‘proactive’ approach to service
November 11, 2007
Thales Aerospace hopes a proactive approach to customer services will help it both win repeat business for its avionics and in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems and sustain the investment needed to develop new products.In 2004 the aerospace division of the Paris-based electronics group consolidated its customer services in a new unit, Aerospace Services...
moreTopFlight SDU tailored to fit single-aisle and regional aircraft
November 11, 2007
The new TopFlight satellite data unit (SDU) from Thales is small, light and affordable enough to bring satellite communications to single-aisle and regional airliners.According to Christophe Picco, Thales Aerospace communication, navigation, surveillance strategy manager, the imminent launch of the Inmarsat SwiftBroadband service with its 432-kbps data rate...
moreOEMs set sights on lowering cabin altitude
November 01, 2007
The business aviation industry is on a constant quest to create a more comfortable cabin environment for the traveler, but only in the past several years have aircraft manufacturers tackled the nagging issue of cabin altitude and its physiological effects, and with some success.Before those efforts, virtually every aircraft cabin was pressurized to the...
moreWestward Ho the Cabins Work
November 01, 2007
When BaySys Technologies, a completion and refurbishment center, decided to expand last year, the site selected was far from its headquarters in the sleepy Eastern Shore town of Onancock, Va. The new site, BaySys West, a 70,000-sq-ft facility in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains of California, opened for business six months ago.Included on site...
moreCompletion and Refurbishment: Executive Version of Grob’s Utility Jet
November 01, 2007
Design of the full-size executive cabin mockup of the Grob SPn midsize “utility jet” shown in September at the NBAA Convention reflected lukewarm response to the Swiss manufacturer’s airplane in its cargo configuration. The six-passenger version is distinctively upscale, with 18-inch-wide seats from Italy’s Geven, an enclosed aft lavatory, a substantial...
moreCompletion and Refurbishment: Airbus Corporate Jetliner Center Ramps Up
November 01, 2007
The Airbus Corporate Jetliner Center in Toulouse, France, which opened for business in July, has taken in its first two aircraft for cabin outfitting, both from the ACJ line and both to be furnished with executive interiors for private owners. The completion and refurbishment center, located at the former EADS Sogerma facilities, expects to build its annual...
moreCompletion and Refurbishment: Embraer’s Lineage Mockup on Display
November 01, 2007
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer took advantage of the NBAA Convention to introduce a full-size, partial-cabin mockup of its Lineage 1000, the executive version of the company’s E190 airliner. The mockup was built by PATS Aircraft of Georgetown, Del. The airplanes will be flown green to the PATS facility, where the interior outfitting will be done,...
moreCompletion and Refurbishment: NuBax to Passengers: Take a Seat and Relax
November 01, 2007
NuBax, a seating technology specialist based in the UK, has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with U.S. interiors supplier Landmark Aviation to market its new AeroBax aircraft seat. According to NuBax, the foam-based technology improves the passenger’s natural position, “significantly enhancing comfort by maintaining the natural curvature of the...
moreCompletion and Refurbishment: Sherwin-Williams Shows True Colors
November 01, 2007
Sherwin-Williams’ aerospace division has announced development of new color tools created to provide paint scheme designers with a more convenient and accurate means of choosing and presenting paints. The complete kit includes color cards, fan decks and a binder filled with tear-off color swatches. The colors, says the company, “are more accurate than the...
moreCompletion and Refurbishment: King Aerospace Launches Bizliner Program
November 01, 2007
King Aerospace has launched what it calls the “Ultra VVIP Customization Program,” which will expand the Ardmore, Okla. shop’s capabilities well beyond its traditional midsize and large business jet refurbishment market. King was formed 14 years ago by Jerry King-Echevarria, who had previous experience with bizliner cabin refurbishment and completion work at...
moreCompletion and Refurbishment: Greenpoint Unveils SkyHome 2010
November 01, 2007
If the question is where to find a home in the sky, Greenpoint Technologies has an answer. The Kirkland, Wash.-based completion and refurbishment center recently unveiled its SkyHome 2010 concept design for an executive version of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. The company describes it as “the latest concept in ultra-luxury real estate, a live-aboard yacht in the...
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