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FAA Presses Advisory Committee for NextGen Details

The U.S. FAA has asked the committee advising it on implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) to outline

Aircraft

October 17, 2011

Piaggio Aero Avanti I and II Certified in China

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has certified Piaggio Aero’s P.180 Avanti and Avanti II, the Italy-based airframer announced at NBAA 2011

Aircraft

October 15, 2011

NBAA Introduces Light Business Airplane Flight Ops Manual

The National Business Aviation Association unveiled its new Light Business Airplane (LBA) Flight Operations Manual Template in Las Vegas.

Aircraft

October 15, 2011

Airline Transport Professionals To Buy Up to 30 Piper Seminoles

Flight-training company Airline Transport Professionals (ATP) has agreed to buy up to 30 Piper Seminoles.

Aircraft

October 14, 2011

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Winglet Technology Intros Hawker 200, Premier I/IA Winglets

Winglet Technology of Wichita, Kan., introduced an elliptical winglet design specifically for the Hawker 200 and Premier I/IA light jets.

Aircraft

October 14, 2011

Hawker 4000 Certified for Brazil

Hawker Beechcraft has received Brazilian certification for its Hawker 4000 business jet, the Wichita, Kan.-based company announced at NBAA 2011.

Aircraft

October 14, 2011

New Development Programs Stretch Bombardier

The demands of four new jet aircraft development programs, coupled with anemic sales of its Learjet business jet brand and regional jets, fueled a cash bur

Aircraft

October 13, 2011

Socata’s Centenary Could See It Join The Jet Age

There is some real aviation pedigree gathered in Las Vegas for NBAA 2011, but you won’t find a company with a richer heritage than Socata.

Aircraft

October 13, 2011

BBJs Go Bigger and Backlog Grows

Boeing has sold 205 BBJs based on all of its aircraft models and that includes its two newest widebodies: the 787 twinjet and the 747-8 Intercontinental, t

Aircraft

October 12, 2011

Gulfstream's Elite Interiors Mirror the G650's Cabin

Gulfstream Aerospace is showing its newly announced “Elite” interiors for the G550 and G450 here at NBAA 2011

Aircraft

October 12, 2011

Cargolux Takes Delivery of First 747-8

Cargolux reaches deal with Boeing, GE on 747-8Fs.

Aircraft

October 12, 2011

Gulfstream G650 Advances Toward Certification

Gulfstream G650 Advances Toward Certification

Aircraft

October 12, 2011

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

October 11, 2011

GKN Shows Strong Technology Card to Bizav World

Aerostructures specialist GKN (Booth No.

Engines

October 11, 2011

Preowned Market Showing Interesting Shifts

A few years ago at the NBAA show we witnessed more than 1,000 Dow points melt away during the three-day convention.

Aircraft

October 11, 2011

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.

Aircraft

October 11, 2011

Gulfstream Weathering Stormy Skies

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

Aircraft

October 11, 2011

Cessna Expects Slightly Better 2011 and Good Things To Come from Its New Matrix Organization

Like most other manufacturers in the aviation industry, the business of building, selling and supporting business aircraft continues to be a financially mi

Aircraft

October 11, 2011

Piper’s Altaire Gets Ready To Fly

Piper is getting ready to fly its Altaire single-engine jet next year and is doing the spadework to place it into economical production.

Aircraft

October 11, 2011

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.

Aircraft

October 11, 2011