NBAA Convention News 2008

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Continuing turbulence puts Eclipse on defensive

A little more than two years have passed since the Eclipse 500 very light jet received FAA certification, and since then manufacturer Eclipse Aviation (Boo

Trip-support specialist firm soldiered on during storms鋏

Houston-based Universal Weather & Aviation (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Wins Green Challenger 850 Contract

Fast on the heels of its first CRJ200 conversion to an executive/VIP Execliner configuration, Canadian independent completion and refurbishment specialist
Maintenance and Modifications

M7 group touts role as supply-chain manager

San Antonio, Texas-based M7 Aerospace (Booth No.
Aircraft

New Very Light Jets

This year has seen some significant changes in the very light jet (VLJ) category, with two manufacturers going bankrupt and another facing serious financia

Industry Perspective: Dassault Falcon

There has been a housing bubble, a credit crunch and now an investment banking meltdown, but few are ready to say with certainty that the market for busine
Training and Workforce

SimCom upgrading FTDs to enhance realism of training

The economy may be struggling, but as SimCom approaches its 20th anniversary the company continues to gain strength and grow.
Aircraft

Lockheed moves ahead on VH-71

The program to provide new VIP helicopters for the U.S.
Aircraft

VLJ key to Piper’s strategy for the future

Piper Aircraft president Jim Bass has laid out a clear strategy for carrying the company into the next decade by expanding its line of cabin-class singles,
Aircraft

Few new details emerge on Dassault super-midsize jet

Some outlines of Dassault’s future super-midsize Falcon, codenamed SMS, are beginning to emerge, although the French manufacturer said it has no plan to un