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Safe Flight Adds More Autothrottles
Safe Flight (Booth No.
Analysts continue to waffle on bizav recovery
Conditions for general aviation businesses “have noticeably improved” in the year since the last NBAA Convention, according to New Jersey-based aviation co
Aircraft
Piaggio backlog reaches 70, with no white tails
John Bingham, president and CEO of Piaggio America, did not mince words when he kicked off Piaggio Aero's press conference Monday.
Aero Specialties Expands Its Global Reach
Aero Specialties of Boise, Idaho (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications
EASA Certifies Raisbeck C90GTi Mods
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Cabin Interior and Electronics
EMTEQ lets installers see the light
Emteq, a specialist in customized cabin interior lighting, is at the NBAA Convention (Booth No.
Avionics
Embraer Certifies TCAS For Phenom 100
Embraer has certified a new traffic collision alert and avoidance system (TCAS) and a terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS) for its Phenom 100 light
FBOs
BBA builds engine support ops center
Christmas day last year, a flight crew boarded their jet in Las Vegas, only to find its APU dead with no hope of restarting it.
Aircraft
Comlux Airbus A318 Elite wears polished wing slats
Out on the NBAA static display Comlux Aviation is showcasing an upgraded addition to its charter/management fleet in the shape of an Airbus A318 Elite feat
NASA busy verifying Aerion SBJ's Mach 1.6
Aerion, based in Reno, Nev., is at Booth No.
Minnesota Cites GA Appreciation Month
Minnesota has designated October as General Aviation Appreciation Month, becoming the 17th state in the past year to issue an official declaration in suppo
FBOs
Air BP’s Mike Delk Retires After 40 Years
Mike Delk has announced his retirement following 40 years leading Air BP Aviation Services (Booth No.
Pentagon Can Access Aviall’s Catalog
Pentagon 2000 software users can now get easy, real-time access to Aviall’s (Booth No.
Rotorcraft
LA Sheriff Picks Cobham for AStar Fleet
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the seventh largest law enforcement agency in the U.S.
Aircraft
'New' Magnastar to strictly serve bizjets
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Engines
New GE TechX engine will power Global 7000 and 8000
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RW Martin, Total Aircraft Merge Into Ikhana
RW Martin and Total Aircraft Services (Booth No.
Training and Workforce
Frasca ATD Helps ERAU Study Hypoxia
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has taken delivery of a Mentor advanced aircraft training device built by Frasca.
Turnkey Hawker, Beechjets Profit Elliott
Elliott Aviation (Booth No.
EAA Wants To Spark Interest of Young Eagles
The next step for the Experimental Aviation Association’s Young Eagles will be to develop a group of integrated programs “that not only spark an interest i
Aircraft
Conforming HondaJet first flight 'very soon'
An intensive series of system ground tests and static structural stress testing of production conforming aircraft continues at the HondaJet research and de
BJT Editor Stephen Pope Wins NBAA Gold Wing Award
Sometimes we like to blow our own horns a bit.
Training and Workforce
Single-pilot ops targeted by regulators
The crash of a Premier IA jet at the EAA AirVenture show this summer after an unstabilized approach has helped to reignite the debate over the efficacy of
Aircraft
Nextant Beechjet conversions aiming for STC in early 2011
At this year's NBAA convention, Nextant Aerospace is making its debut in the static display with not one, but two of its new 400XT Beechjet conversions.
