MAGAZINE FOR THE RUAG BUSINESS AVIATION COMMUNITY
PASSIONATE PEOPLE, Issue 3
For the love of travel and texture!
As a young child Vincent walked up and down the aisles of textile in his father’s factory, touching, sniffing and exploring the whirlwind of patterns and colors surrounding his life….
MY LIFE STYLE, Issue 3
What a difference a ski makes
Benedikt Germanier, a rebel with a cause How did a young man in his twenties, with early training as a ski instructor for isabled people, become the partner and CEO…
ON THE SHOP FLOOR, Issue 3
“Quality is a question of attitude.”
Walter Devic and his colleagues at RUAG’s Interior Shop in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, ensure that the cabins of their customers’ business aircraft are what they are supposed to be: places of…
PASSIONATE PEOPLE, Issue 3
For the love of travel and texture!
SAVING WINGS, Issue 3
Bringing back the buzz to America’s back yards
For the last three decades, native wild bee populations have been vanishing from the landscapes of North America at an alarming rate. However, few species have declined more rapidly than…
SHOP TALK, Issue 3
Airworthy materials for planet Earth
The world of aviation has been pushing the textile industry for years to create environmentally friendly alternatives that meet the requirements of safety, functionality and esthetics – something that remains…
FEELING AT HOME WHILE TRAVELING, Issue 3
The Do X – A luxurious flying boat
In 1928, famed “First Flighter” Clara Adams flew across the Atlantic aboard a zeppelin, having bought the first ever transatlantic flight ticket sold to a woman. Clara became famous as…
CARING FOR MY JET, Issue 3
Lineage 1000 inspection intervals
Download PDF Reliable one-stop shop services from one single source – one call away Christian Karl, Head of Sales – Business Jets RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH, RUAG MRO International, Claude-Dornier-Straße, 82231…
SHOP TALK, Issue 2
Ambience in your hands
The esthetics of lighting cabin interiors and its importance for passengers’ quality of travel experience Light builds an overall impression; it can change how we perceive a space. Did you…
PASSIONATE PEOPLE, Issue 2
“And I said, I can do more to help”
Almost one billion people worldwide suffer from hunger. The humanitarians of the World Food Programme are doing everything they can to reduce that number. With a fleet of around 100…
SAVING WINGS, Issue 2
Bats without borders: The Nathusius’ pipistrelle
Populations of Nathusius’ pipistrelle can be found across much of continental Europe; however, it was 1940 before this migratory species was first officially recorded as a rare visitor to the…
ON THE SHOP FLOOR, Issue 2
Far and away
It is late on Saturday evening when Sergio’s phone rings. A Falcon 900EX EASy is grounded in Lahore, Pakistan, with a hydraulic leak. Sergio knows he must quickly find a…
MY LIFE STYLE, Issue 2
Great expectations
North America’s premier private jet chefs go above and beyond to ensure top-flight dining experiences A glint of sunlight dances off the gold rim of a delicately etched porcelain dinner…
FEELING AT HOME WHILE TRAVELING, Issue 2
The secret of the Orient Express
Is it possible to design a luxury cabin that suits the wants and needs of every passenger? Several entrepreneurs sought to answer that question during what the National Geographic refers…