At ABACE 2019, Ameco and Lufthansa Technik will present a jointly developed narrow-body aircraft cabin for the first time. ‘Nature’s Touch’ is based on an Airbus ACJ320 Business Jet as cabin concept, but the design anticipates the adaption to a Boeing 737 BBJ configuration as well. The VIP cabin is one of the first concrete […]
Flying Colours Corp., the North American maintenance, repair, overhaul and completions business is attending this year’s ABACE – Booth A639 – having confirmed renewal of its agreement with Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Service Centre at Seletar Airport to provide interior services at the OEM’s Singapore facility. The renewed relationship between the two Canadian companies confirms that […]
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, announced that its award-winning GX Aviation inflight broadband solution will be available to passengers onboard Virgin Atlantic’s brand new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. Virgin Atlantic is scheduled to receive 12 Airbus A350-1000s over the next three years, with GX Aviation pre-installed upon delivery. The service will be […]
RUAG achieved the installation the GoGo Avance L5 system on the basis of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), designed by Dassault Falcon Jet Corp, and specifically validated for this project by EASA. “Our Falcon customer required full and seamless connectivity, for the broad selection of business and entertainment applications across various devices, at any given […]
Collins Aerospace has won two awards across two categories at the 13th Annual Crystal Cabin Awards. Each award was carefully judged and selected by a panel of 28 industry experts on the basis of enhancing the passenger experience through innovation, comfort and convenience. A winner in the Cabin Systems category, the M-Flex™ Duet is a […]
Lufthansa Technik presents two innovative cabin products at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX): HeatNOW is a heating system for floor panels which is easy to install and maintain whereas three smart options for USB charging offer inflight power to passengers. Comfortable warm feet with HeatNOW With HeatNOW, cold floors in aircraft cabins belong to […]
Flying Colours Corp. held its first Peterborough, ON. recruitment event on Friday 22 March and Saturday 23 March to attract new and existing talent to the expanding North American maintenance, repair, overhaul and completions company. More than 230 people sent resumes prior to the event, and of those 50 face-to-face interviews were held with pre-screened […]
Comlux has taken delivery of the first of three ACJ320neo aircraft, which will now enter VIP cabin-outfitting by Comlux Completion in Indianapolis. It is the largest customer for the ACJ320neo Family, which has already won a total of 11 orders. “The new ACJ320neo gives us the means to deliver nonstop flights to even more of […]
Comlux announced the appointment of Domingo Ureña Raso as Executive President of Comlux Completion, its center of excellence in VIP completions and services based in Indianapolis. “After ten years, Comlux Completion is moving one step ahead, becoming the new reference in cabin completion and services for Airbus Corporate Jets, Boeing Business Jets and Bombardier Business […]
Flying Colours Corp., the North American maintenance, repair, overhaul and completions business, recently celebrated employee service anniversaries with a luncheon at its Peterborough, Ontario, headquarters. Debbie Amman, senior vice president finance and administration was acknowledged for working with Flying Colours President John Gillespie for more than 40 years, as was Tony Barrett senior vice president […]
Comlux announced that Comlux Completion, its completion and service center in Indianapolis, is raising the bar in maintenance services on large VIP aircraft such as ACJ and BBJ. During the 2018 year, Comlux maintained a steady stream of recurrent maintenance clients but also gained 4 new operators including 3 BBJs based in the US and […]
The Embraer Executive Jets Service Center in Sorocaba, Brazil, performed the first complete renovation of a Legacy 600 business jet. The used aircraft was purchased by a South American customer who chose to customize the whole aircraft with a new interior, systems upgrades and a new paint scheme. This Legacy 600, built in 2006, has […]
RUAG Australia has been awarded full patent rights in Australia, Europe and the United States for its “Methods for Treating Aircraft Structures”. This patent relates to the use of Supersonic Particle Deposition (SPD) as an alternative aircraft component repair technology to save the time and costs associated with traditional repair techniques or part replacement. SPD […]
King Aerospace Commercial Corporation was on track to complete work on 20 Boeing aircraft in 2018. Instead, it completed 29. Scope included routine maintenance, avionics, paint and interior modifications for Boeing Business Jets (BBJs), Boeing 737s and Boeing 757s. “Significant investments in tooling, equipment, facilities and training have positioned us to serve Boeing aircraft extremely […]
Although aircraft equipped with an air medical interior have a highly-specific layout and design, most fixed-wing air medical aircraft were originally equipped with an executive layout and tailoring. Transitioning from an executive configuration to an air medical interior involves several factors including selecting the right aircraft, considering cabin layout, evaluating cabin functionality, and choosing the […]
