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Company seeks funds for its Avanti lookalike
November 14, 2006, 6:41 AM
October 19, 2006

Ravi Tripuraneni is here at NBAA’06 promoting his design for the RT-700, a new piston-powered twin-engine airplane with a three-lifting-surface design similar to that employed by Piaggio’s Avanti turboprop.

Honda names U.S. service providers
November 14, 2006, 6:39 AM
October 19, 2006

Honda Aircraft has selected four U.S. Piper distributors to sell and service the HondaJet, the Japanese manufacturer announced here at NBAA’06.

Cirrus booth is a tease for ‘The-jet’
November 14, 2006, 6:35 AM
October 19, 2006

Drop by the Cirrus booth (No. 2957) and check out the shadow of the Cirrus SR22 on display there. It’s a subtle hint of a shape to come: a new very light jet from Cirrus.

CAE picked to provide Phenom pilot training
November 14, 2006, 6:31 AM
October 19, 2006

Canadian-based simulation training provider CAE (Booth No. 4525) announced here at NBAA that it has signed an agreement with Brazilian jet manufacturer Embraer to form a global training joint venture to provide pilot and ground crew training on the new Phenom 100 and 300 light jets.

iPod finds its way into business jet cabins
November 14, 2006, 6:30 AM
October 19, 2006

The ubiquitous iPod, hardly less in evidence these days than a cellphone, has found its way into the business jet cabin entertainment system. Lufthansa Technik is offering it as part of its Nice digital cabin management and in-flight entertainment system.

Gulfstream positioned for sales growth
November 14, 2006, 6:29 AM
October 19, 2006

“It’s a good improvement year over year,” said Gulfstream Aerospace president Bryan Moss at the company’s press conference here, commenting on the company’s steady growth in sales and deliveries.

NetJets’ need for bizjets insatiable
November 14, 2006, 6:26 AM
October 19, 2006

Preparing for future growth of its U.S. and European operations–and in spite of mounting losses–fractional ownership giant NetJets has placed orders for 72 business jets valued at more than $1.6 billion.

Citation orders here tally $360M
November 14, 2006, 6:23 AM
October 19, 2006

Cessna Aircraft received orders here for 22 of its Citation-series jets in a number of deals totaling more than $360 million.

Embraer inks deals for dozens of Phenom jets
November 14, 2006, 6:21 AM
October 19, 2006

The meteoric sales pace set by Embraer for its new line of very light jets only gained more momentum at this year’s NBAA Convention, as the Brazilian manufacturer announced no fewer than three large orders worth $188 million at list prices during the first two days of the event.

It’s official: NBAA’06 a record show
November 14, 2006, 6:19 AM
October 19, 2006

Everybody suspected it would happen, and yesterday NBAA made it official: the show’s eight-year-old attendance record fell, as organizers counted 31,919 registered visitors to the Orlando Convention Center by midday. The association set the previous record of 31,665 in Las Vegas in 1998.

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