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Gulfstream Delivers 200th G200

Gulfstream Aerospace (Booth No.

Next month’s MEBA show could double size of last event in Dubai

The strong growth of the Middle East market for business aviation will be evident at the second Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) expo next month.
Charter & Fractional

The Fractional Market

as the economy lurches from bad to worse news, the aviation industry is holding its breath, waiting to see how this downturn will affect the business jet m

INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE: Embraer

What motivated Embraer to announce in 2005 the formation of Embraer Executive Jets and expand with such energy into that market?We moved
Rotorcraft

After successful first flight, Sikorsky cautiously expands X2 flight envelope

At a small airfield near Horseheads, N.Y., Sikorsky is slowly expanding the flight envelope of its X2 technology demonstrator.
Maintenance and Modifications

Elcorta rebrands as MX Jet Service

A venerable aviation services company is unveiling a new name and introducing new partners here at the NBAA Convention.

Carville, Matalin talk politics at NBAA

Just a month before the presidential election, political odd couple James Carville, a Democrat, and Mary Matalin, a Republican, are offering their perspect
Training and Workforce

Frasca International: 50 years of simulation

A pioneer in the simulation industry turned 50 this year.
Aircraft

CRJ1000 Takes Flight

Bombardier’s CRJ1000 prototype took to the air for the first time early last month, marking the successful start of a flight-test regime expected to last u
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Seagil Demos bart management software

Atlanta-based SeaGil Software, a developer of aviation software since 1985, is demonstrating various features of its BART aviation management software at B

Industry Perspective: Hawker Beechcraft

How concerned are you, in light of the turmoil on Wall Street, that what started with a housing bubble could snowball and become a business jet bubble?Obvi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Piaggio to double Avanti production

Italy’s Piaggio Aero has introduced a third cabin choice for its six- to seven-seat Avanti II twin-turboprop, and expects to almost double production this

New leader takes the helm at CBAA

Rich Gage has stepped down from his post as president and CEO of the Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) with the expiration of his eight-year co

Daher issues proposal for stake in Socata business

EADS has taken another step toward divesting itself of subsidiary Socata, the manufacturer of the TBM 850 turboprop single.

TBM Gets Sales Boost in Russia

EADS Socata has appointed Infinity Aviation its aircraft sales representative for Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Sustainability and Environment

Phillips 66 raises bar with reorganization

Phillips 66 Aviation has reorganized its marketing and sales force as part of a broad-based effort to fortify customer relationships and develop new busine
Airports

The Top 10 FBOs

The results of the 2008 FBO Survey conducted by NBAA Convention News’s sister publication Aviation International News show some interesting m
Charter & Fractional

Sentient Flight Group ‘getting back to normal’

Four years ago, Steven Hankin, an executive at a Starwood Hotels division, joined Sentient Jet, an independent jet card and charter brokerage firm that was
Engines

Honeywell loading up on 10K engine technology

While most of the activity at Honeywell’s Phoenix-based engines division continues to focus on evolutionary improvements to its in-production turbine engin

Stevens delivers first Lear4Ever

Stevens Aviation celebrated delivery of the first Lear4Ever-modified Learjet 35 at a ceremony held at the company’s Greenville, S.C.
Rotorcraft

EMS helicopters prove essential during storms

Helicopters again played a critical role in providing safe evacuations and critical rescues before and after twin hurricanes that pounded the U.S.
Safety

Katrina lessons pay off during recent hurricanes

The aviation industry took a hit last month from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Regulations and Government

New Rule Could Halt Parts Exportation

PMA manufacturers might have a harder time exporting their civilian aircraft parts due to a new International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR rule) issue

Bombardier Reports Revenue Increase

Bombardier last month reported a year-over-year revenue increase of 22 percent, to $4.9 billion, in its second fiscal quarter ending July 31, thanks in lar
Training and Workforce

MU-2 Pilots embrace new training regs

Since the FAA issued the special regulation governing MU-2 pilot proficiency in February, nearly 300 pilots have completed the additional training required
FBOs

New FBOs at PWK to cater to executive jets

Recent groundbreaking ceremonies for two new FBOs at Chicago Executive Airport may indicate the beginning of a growth trend for the former Palwaukee Munici
Maintenance and Modifications

AeroStrategy: BizAv Mx On the Rise

Consulting firm AeroStrategy sees a huge bump in business aircraft maintenance needs by 2012, due mainly to large numbers of deliveries during recent years