Embraer and Vibroair Flugservice GmbH & Co. KG signed a contract for two Phenom 300, one Legacy 500, and one Legacy 600 executive jets. The Legacy 600 is scheduled for delivery in 2009, and is already included in Embraer’s second quarter 2008 firm order backlog.

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) will place a bold foothold in South America with the announcement that Brazilian-based Líder Signatures S.A. has ordered 23 aircraft spanning the Hawker Beechcraft product line.

Lufthansa Technik presented niceview, a passenger flight information and moving map system, at the NBAA Annual Meeting and Convention. niceview provides worldwide high-resolution 3-D maps and virtual flight views as well as a multitude of informative screens.

Bombardier Aerospace revealed its new all-composite Learjet 85 aircraft interior to customers and special guests at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual convention and exhibition in Orlando.

Cessna Aircraft Company unveiled a new Citation Columbus concept mock-up reflecting progress to date and two years of research into customer preferences on the opening day of the National Business Aviation Association Meeting and Convention.

CAE is adding a second Bombardier CRJ full-flight simulator (FFS) to its Madrid training centre, doubling its CRJ platform capacity in the region. The simulator will be a CRJ200 Level D that will support the currently installed CRJ200/900 Level D FFS. It is scheduled to enter into service in early 2009.