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Rockwell-Collins-Headquarters(1)Rockwell Collins hits the headlines yet again this year as it is named a ‘2016 World’s Most Ethical Company’ by the Ethisphere Institute.

This award marks the seventh consecutive win for Rockwell Collins in the decade that Ethisphere has operated the initiative that recognises a commitment to ethical business standards and practice.

Rockwell Collins are understandably delighted to achieve this recognition and attributes the award to the dedication of its employees. Bob Perna, senior vice-president for General Counsel and Secretary at Rockwell Collins said, ‘The recognition we’ve consistently received from Ethisphere Institute over the past seven years is a true testament to our employees’ commitment to upholding the highest levels of integrity in all that we do.’

Scoring for the award occurs in five main categories:

  • Ethics and compliance
  • Corporate citizenship and responsibility
  • Culture of ethics
  • Governance
  • Leadership

Find out more about Ethisphere and the other recipients of the awards here.

Brazilian Embraer Business Service Centre Approved by EASA | Business Aviation BlogEmbraer’s Sorocaba Service Centre has achieved important certification this week from the European Aviation Safety Agency, EASA.

Recently achieving approval from the Brazilian ANAC agency, Embraer’s 21,500 sq. ft. service centre is celebrating just shy of their second anniversary, and looks forward to completing FAA certification later this year.

Sorocaba is fast-becoming the hub for Sao Paulo’s business aviation traffic, with general airport space in short supply locally. Gulfstream and Dassault Falcon also have service centres in Sorocaba and Embraer also has an FBO in situ, offering a full service for business aircraft.