Gulfstream is to cease production of the G450, paving the way for the introduction of its all-new G500. The final G450 will be delivered to a customer in early 2018. Meanwhile the G280 has set its 57th world speed record, travelling from Guernsey to Teterboro in seven hours and 26 minutes.

Airbus has become the first OEM to install a suite of Satcom Direct Router, SD wi-fi hubs and GlobalVT. The work was performed on an ACJ320 at Airbus Corporate Jet Centre's facility in Toulouse, France.

AMAC Aerospace in Basel is to perform two major overhauls of Gulfstream aircraft and has signed three CAMO contracts for an Airbus A330 and two PC-12s.

The CAAs in the Isle of Man and the UK have reached a key agreement for UK-based operators of M-registered aircraft. The agreement incorporates recent European legislation including part-NCC.

Six prizes were presented at this year's BACA Excellence Awards. The Chairman's Award was taken by Robert Fallow, while the Young Person Of The Year was awarded to Peter Ogilvie. Titan Airways, Jota Aviation, Weston Aviation and Embraer were the other winners.

RUAG Aviation has carried out a 10-year inspection of a Nigeria-based Dornier 328 jet at its Berne facility. The company has also completed its 500th Winslow life raft maintenance project from its Munich facility.

Satellite communications provider Inmarsat has signed a memorandum of understanding to appoint SITAONAIR as a distribution partner for its next generation SwiftBroadband-Safety aviation service.

In a partnership with TrueNorth Avionics, Rockwell Collins' ARINCDirect is now offering customers an advanced airborne data router for enhanced connectivity,

Aircraft Performance Group has introduced full weight and balance realtime curtailment functionality on its iPreFlight application.