NBAA Convention News 2002

All NBAA Convention news

Aircraft

Maverick saunters in with turbine kitplane

Imagine being a new aircraft manufacturer and having Gene Cernan and Bob Hoover check out your airplane in one day.
Maintenance and Modifications

Packed room shows need for hush kits

The race is heating up in the Gulfstream hush kit market, as three providers maneuver for the inside track.
Maintenance and Modifications

Engines and avionics are Garrett's focus

Garrett Aviation Services (Booth No.
Avionics

All-digital phone to ship this fall

Deliveries of the first RCOM-100 satphone equipment, designed for use with the Globalstar Satellite system, will begin this November, Arnav Systems announc
Aircraft

Cessna's 1 millionth customer takes CJ3

Cessna is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and the company’s 1 millionth customer was on hand here yesterday to mark his purchase of a Citation
Maintenance and Modifications

'Check you oil, sir?' Jet-Care does it all

The last year has been a rewarding one for Jet-Care International of Cedar Knolls, N.J., a subsidiary of UK’s Spectro Laboratories, its representatives rep
Maintenance and Modifications

The race is on for Lear 20-series RVSM

First there were none, now suddenly there are four companies here that announced their intention to develop a reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) ST

HR firm has aviation group

Right Management Consultants, a $415 million global firm specializing in career transition and organizational consulting services, announced the launch of

BizJet continues to grow

BizJet International, on the strength of its acquisition last fall by Lufthansa Technik and “exceptional growth” over the past year, sees continued growth
Safety

Medical diagnostic firms join in market dogfight

A new inflight medical diagnostic system is being launched here at the NBAA show, claiming to be cheaper and easier to use than existing equipment.