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• Luciano Braganca
FlyUSA has opened a 50,000-square-foot hangar and lounge at Tampa International Airport reserved for aircraft owners. The company says fleet growth and demand for additional capacity to accommodate larger business jets prompted the facility’s development.
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Aero Friedrichshafen says it will expand its helicopter presence at the 2027 event, spanning executive and general aviation. The announcement signals a broader role for rotorcraft at the show, though the available report provides no details on participating companies, aircraft or the scale of the expansion.
Textron Aviation is featuring the light twinjet CJ3 Gen2 at NBAA-BACE, with the Ascend, Latitude and Longitude also joining the company’s aircraft lineup on the ramp. The presentation puts the CJ3 Gen2 alongside Textron’s broader business-jet portfolio at the industry gathering.
FlyUSA has opened a 50,000-square-foot hangar and lounge at Tampa International Airport reserved for aircraft owners. The company says fleet growth and demand for additional capacity to accommodate larger business jets prompted the facility’s development.
U.S. charter demand on Avinode rose 27% over the past year, while departures remained stable despite an influx of U.S.-based brokers. The figures point to a widening gap between demand growth and completed flight activity on the platform.
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The FAA has certified Gogo’s Galileo HDX connectivity system for Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Longitude and Latitude, with installation offered at no cost to customers who choose the system. Fractional operator PlaneSense plans to equip its full fleet of Pilatus PC-12s and PC-24s with Gogo Galileo satellite Wi-Fi.
The Blackhawk Group has received supplemental type certificates covering anti-icing and propeller modifications and launched mobile support services. Its Avex Performance Center in Broomfield, Colorado, is also adding mobile maintenance, extending the group’s service offering beyond its facility.
Avcon Jet has added an Embraer Phenom 300E in Malta and a Gulfstream G600 described as the first of its type in Czechia. The brief report identifies two additions to the business aviation market, but provides no details on aircraft ownership, operating plans or delivery timing.
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