EBACE Convention News » May 15, 2012

PWC Enhances Service Offerings
May 14, 2012 - 3:15pm

Pratt & Whitney Canada claims to have improved turnaround times for customers by 20 percent through a number of advances and innovations. For example, its online diagnostic tool enables customers using its PW300 turbofan, PW100 turboprop and PW200 turboshaft engine families to diagnose their engine issues quickly.

Here at the EBACE show, the engine maker is introducing a new product called flight acquisition storage transmission (FAST). This automatically acquires, stores and transmits engine and aircraft flight data for analysis for planned maintenance.
Dassault Rolls Out Falcon In-flight Maintenance Monitoring
May 14, 2012 - 3:00pm
Jérôme Decaix

Dassault Aviation (Stand 7090) is here at EBACE promoting “FalconBroadcast,” a new service that will provide operators of Falcon business jets with real-time airborne health monitoring. This includes notification of in-flight events, which may require the attention of maintenance personnel.

The service will be available initially for Falcon 7X operators in June. For Falcon 900s and Falcon 2000s (if they are equipped with the EASy flight deck, which early variants are not) it will be available “later this year,” said the French manufacturer.

Air Works Boosts India’s Bizav Support Infrastructure Despite Political Inertia
May 14, 2012 - 1:50pm
Air Works

Air Works is India’s only exhibitor at this year’s EBACE show­–perhaps surprising, given the high expectations for business aviation growth in that country and the fact that EBACE’s catchment area has been extending eastward in recent years.

OnAir Wants To Take Connectivity To All Bizjets
May 14, 2012 - 1:40pm
OnAir

Business aircraft operators are beginning to follow the growing ranks of airlines that provide passengers with on-board connectivity for telephony, message and Internet-access services. Indeed, this sector now accounts for about 10 percent of Airbus/SITA joint venture OnAir’s 45 aviation customers, although not all clients have yet deployed the service.

Embraer Pumps $200 Million Into Service and Support
May 14, 2012 - 1:30pm
Ogma

In 2004, the entire Embraer business jet fleet consisted of a single airplane, the Legacy 600. A year later it rolled out the Lineage 1000, an executive version of the E190 airliner, and that same year unveiled plans for the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 and announced its goal of becoming a major player in the business aviation market.

328 Support Stakes A Claim On 328Jet Conversions
May 14, 2012 - 1:20pm
328

In addition to its broad-based cabin interiors work, over the past half-decade 328 Support Services has built itself a niche in the market for an executive and private aircraft conversion from the Dornier 328JET. Branded the 328DBJ (Dornier Business Jet), a full-scale, cutaway mockup is on display at the company’s exhibit here at EBACE (Stand 1913).
French Airports Seek To Boost Bizav Traffic
May 14, 2012 - 1:10pm
Nimes

Several French airports have flocked to the EBACE show to promote their facilities and services for business aviation. For instance, while Nîmes Airport may take advantage from the proximity of the Mediterranean coast, Chambéry and Grenoble airports seem to enjoy their location next to the Alps.
Airbus’ VIP Completions Facility Strives To Offer Latest Hi-tech Gadgets
May 14, 2012 - 1:00pm
ACJ319

The Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) is stepping up efforts to offer the latest in TV, on-board Internet and telecommunications technology, as customers are consistently asking for electronics in their aircraft that have become commonplace on the ground. The Toulouse-based VIP completion facility (Stand 7070) has reached its target production rate of around four new cabins per year.
Project LIFE Opens A Window On the Future Cabin
May 14, 2012 - 12:50pm
Crystal Cabin

Led by AlmaDesign, a Brazilian/Portuguese consortium that included Brazilian airframer Embraer (Booth No. 741), hit the cabin design jackpot in March with its Project LIFE executive private jet cabin design, winning top prize in the “Visionary Concepts” category of the recent Crystal Cabin Awards in Hamburg, Germany.
The Jet Business Set To Add Helicopters To Sales Portfolio
May 14, 2012 - 12:40pm

The Jet Business, the new London showroom where would-be business aircraft buyers can evaluate options, is about to add helicopters to its portfolio. The company is working on the purpose-developed software it uses to help buyers select their preferences so it can also incorporate full details of all available rotorcraft.

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