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Legacy 500 To Fly By Year End

Work is progressing on Embraer’s newest offering, the midsize Legacy 500, and the Brazilian airframer says it is on schedule to fly the $18.4 million twinj
Aircraft

Light Jet Report Finds Jets Still Selling

Nearly exactly two three years ago, in October 2008, I was sitting in the back of a Citation CJ1+ headed to the NBAA convention in Orlando, Fla.
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Engines

Caravan Re-engine Pack Grows

Another player has joined those offering engine upgrades on the Cessna Caravan.
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Airports

Teterboro Airport Honors Quiet Fliers

Teterboro Airport today at NBAA 2011 honored 19 individuals and companies operating from the northern New Jersey field with its “Good Neighbor Awards.”
Aircraft

Engine Redesign Adds Delay to HondaJet Program

Deliveries of the HondaJet will be delayed until at least mid-2013 because of a late-stage redesign of the GE Honda Aero HF120 engine that powers it.
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FBOs

Million Air Announces Award Winners, New FBOs

Million Air announced here at the show that its Alexandria, La., facility is its FBO of the Year award winner.
Aircraft

New Pricing, Delivery Date Set for Eclipse

A new revitalized Eclipse VLJ is rising from the ashes of bankruptcy with a boost from Sikorsky’s substantial minority investment.
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Charter & Fractional

Comlux America Expands Facilities

Comlux America will begin construction of a new hangar at its Indianapolis headquarters.
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FBOs

Signature FBOs Prepare for Olympics, Add Benefits

Signature Flight Support has announced a dedicated customer-support team and a 24-hour hotline to assist customers planning to fly to summer 2012 Olympics.
Aircraft

Minsheng Places Firm Order for 13 Embraer Legacy 650s

Embraer celebrates a sale of 13 Legacy 650 jets to China’s Minsheng Financial Leasing.
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Tyrolean Adds ACJ318 to Charter Fleet

Airbus introduced the latest operator to add an Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) to its charter fleet at NBAA.
Aircraft

Bombardier Announces More Global Suppliers

Bombardier announced more suppliers and a few additional design and production details for the new Global 7000 and 8000 long-range business jets.
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JetNet Forecasts Better Days for Bizav

Aviation data supplier JetNet announced the latest results of its IQ research NBAA 2011 in Las Vegas.
Aircraft

XoJet Places $50M Order for Hawker 800XPRs

Charter operator XOJet yesterday announced a firm order for seven Hawker 800XPRs, with delivery of all seven scheduled before the end of the year.
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Aviation and Political Luminaries Jump Start NBAA 2011

A roster of aviation and political luminaries welcomed an energized crowd to the NBAA 2011.
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MedAire Acquires Yacht Lifeline

MedAire, which provides international aviation and maritime clients with medical and security services, acquired Yacht Lifeline.
Aircraft

Pilatus Displays PC-12NG Spectre ISR Platform

Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft is displaying the Spectre, a variant of its popular PC-12 NG single-engine turboprop reconfigured for ISR.
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Avionics

Lexavia Near Certification Of EVS On AS355 TwinStar

A new entrant to the infrared enhanced-vision system (EVS) market, Lexavia, is about to receive FAA certification of its first camera/display installation,
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Engines

Precision Turbines Boosts C-38 Mission Readiness

Engine MRO specialist Precision Turbines recently won several contract renewals as a result of its support of customers’ maintenance ope
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Maintenance and Modifications

BLR Has King Air Operators Looking UPP

BLR Aerospace has achieved FAA certification for its latest upgrade package for the King Air 200 series turboprops.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Weathering Stormy Skies

 Class warfare is much in the headlines of late, and there’s a sort of parallel in business aviation.
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Charter & Fractional

Charter Operators Honored With NBAA Safety Awards

Each year the National Business Aviation Association recognizes member companies that have superb safety records.
FBOs

Little-known Ross Aviation Operates 14-FBO Chain

While most FBO chains go to great lengths to emphasize their branding and the extent of their network, one marches to the beat of its own drum.
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Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Celebrating 100th Anniversary

Global MRO provider StandardAero (Booth No.
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Avionics

ViaSat-1 Comm Satellite Launch Set for October 19

ViaSat-1 has planned coverage of North America and Hawaii carrying WildBlue services for the U.S. and Xplomet in Canada.
Aircraft

Light Business Aircraft Crowd Has Plenty to See at NBAA 2011

To serve this pilot constituency better, this week’s convention kicked off yesterday with a full-day Single-Pilot Safety Standdown.
FBOs

Fargo Jet Center Aids Airlift to Kazakhstan

Fargo Jet Center, an FBO at North Dakota’s Fargo International Airport, is assisting with a global beef airlift to Astana, Kazakhstan.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flight Display Makes Retrofit Electronics Sexy

Flight Display Systems explained carefully that cabin electronics is sexy.
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Engines

Engine Redesign Costs HondaJet Another Year

Engine Redesign Costs HondaJet Another Year
Aircraft

Eclipse To Restart Production of VLJs in 2013

Eclipse will restart production of very light jets in 2013.