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NBAA, AOPA Team on LBA Conferences
November 01, 2009
NBAA and AOPA will co-host a series of Light Business Airplane (LBA) conferences starting next year. Two LBA conferences will be held in 2010, the first in conjunction with the NBAA Convention in Atlanta next October and the second at AOPA’s Aviation Summit in Long Beach, Calif., the following month.“NBAA and AOPA have a long history of working together, a...
moreF’boro show organizer looks to sweeten the pot
October 22, 2009
If you’re looking for a positive sign that international business is alive and well, the news from Farnborough International Ltd. (FIL), organizers of the Farnborough International Airshow, is a great place to start.In an effort to repeat the record-breaking success of the 2008 show, which resulted in more than $88.7 billion in orders, FIL (Booth No. 3273)...
moreNBAA, AOPA Team on Light Biz Airplane Conferences
October 22, 2009
NBAA and AOPA said yesterday they will co-host a series of Light Business Airplane (LBA) conferences starting next year. Two LBA conferences will be held in 2010, the first in conjunction with the NBAA Convention in Atlanta next October and the second at AOPA’s Aviation Summit in Long Beach, Calif., the following month. “NBAA and AOPA have a long history of...
moreFlights of fantasy are yours for the dreaming
October 21, 2009
If NBAA’s vast array of aircraft at the static display isn’t enough to satisfy your aviation cravings or if the roar of a radial engine sets your pulse racing, you will be pleased to learn the Orlando area is home to one of the country’s finest collections of vintage aircraft. A short drive away in Polk City, some 40 restored aircraft–part of the collection...
moreEAA Marks Hatching of 1.5 Million Young Eagles
October 21, 2009
The EAA’s Young Eagles program, aimed at introducing youngsters to aviation by giving them a flight on a general aviation aircraft, is marking a major milestone at the NBAA Convention: 1.5 million total Young Eagles flights. “Young Eagles is the most successful youth aviation education program in history,” said Tom Poberezny, EAA chairman and president,...
moreKitbuilt policy due out soon to guide builders and feds
October 20, 2009
The Experimental Aircraft Association (Booth No. 1263) and its members, following last month’s publication of the final report of the 2008 Amateur-Built Aircraft Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), eagerly anticipate the publication of FAA orders and advisory materials that will provide guidance to FAA inspectors, designated airworthiness representatives...
more‘Lighter fare’ available this year at NBAA
October 20, 2009
While economic considerations may have forced NBAA to cancel its first Light Business Airplane (LBA) show, scheduled for last March in San Diego, most of the educational programs aimed at smaller aircraft operators and planned for that event are being offered here at this year’s convention. “When NBAA announced the launch of the Light Business Airplane show...
morePelton: Bizav Issues Don’t End at Geographic Lines
October 01, 2009
Business aviation faces similar issues around the world that will require operators to cooperate across regional lines if the industry is to thrive, Cessna Aircraft chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton said today at the 10th annual Regional Aviation Association of Australia Convention held in Sunshine Coast, Queensland. “We have our work cut out for us,”...
moreNBAA: USA Today Story on GA Airports Biased
September 17, 2009
Responding to a story in this morning’s issue of USA Today, and a companion video news segment on NBC’s Today show, NBAA said the “big news outlets and the big airlines took a gratuitous and uninformed slap at general aviation.” In short, the published story and broadcasted video indicted the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program for spending some $18 billion...
moreEAA AirVenture 2009
September 01, 2009
This year’s ‘Oshkosh’ shone a light on the industry’s best
moreGAMA Airplane Shipments Off 46 Percent in 1H
August 04, 2009
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s second-quarter shipment and billings report, released this afternoon, shows that general aviation airplane shipments so far this year fell 45.9 percent, from 1,918 in the first half of last year to 1,037 in the same period this year. Industry billings are down 22.7 percent to $9.26 billion. Turboprop...
moreStratos Taking Deposits for Its VLJ
August 01, 2009
Bend, Ore.-based Stratos Aircraft last month began taking refundable $50,000 deposits, which will be placed in escrow, for its four-seat, single-engine Stratos 714 personal very light jet. The first 25 aircraft will be sold for $2 million each, after which there will be a modest, but as-yet-undetermined, price increase. First flight of the Model 714 is...
moreKlapmeier team vying to buy Cirrus program
August 01, 2009
Alan Klapmeier, chairman of Cirrus Aircraft, has formed a team to raise funds to try to buy the Vision SF50 single-engine personal-very-light-jet program from Arcapita Bank, the majority owner of Cirrus. “I feel comfortable that we can do this,” said Klapmeier. “Obviously it’s a difficult time to be raising capital, but that means more focus on funding...
moreNBAA introduces ‘lighter’ fare at annual convention
August 01, 2009
While economic considerations forced NBAA to cancel its first annual Light Business Aircraft (LBA) show originally scheduled for March this year, the organization is not ignoring the owners and operators of smaller aircraft and will include many of the educational offerings it had originally planned for LBA at the NBAA 62nd Annual Meeting and Convention,...
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