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Rolls-Royce eyes additional 10K prizes

Rolls-Royce earlier this year was the surprise winner in the competition to power a new super-midsize business twinjet from Dassault with engines producing
FBOs

Visit Air BP, drive home a Mini Cooper

Visit the Air BP booth (No.
Aircraft

VLJ fever hasn’t hurt TBM 850

The anticipated production glut of very light jet competition hasn’t yet hurt Socata, which recently announced delivery of its 61st single-engine TBM 850 w
Engines

Work continues apace on Honeywell’s HTF10000

When Honeywell announced at last year’s NBAA Convention in Orlando its intention to build the HTF10000, a 10,000-pound-thrust turbofan engine for super-mid
Engines

ICG introduces improved phone handset

Aeronautical communications systems provider International Communications Group (Booth No.
Training and Workforce

Doswell Award: E. Patrick “Pat” Epps

The National Business Aviation Association could hardly have picked a more deserving recipient for this year’s Doswell Award than Georgia resident E.
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Aircraft

New Business Jets

From new Cessna Citations to new versions of Hawker Beechcrafts to clean-sheet designs like Dassault Falcon’s fly-by-wire 7X, the world of business jets co
Airports

TAG awaiting decision on F’boro growth plan

By the end of next month, TAG Aviation (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault factory service center readies for 7X

Dassault Falcon Service (Booth No.
Training and Workforce

How Time Flies

If any of the founding members of the organization that eventually grew into the National Business Aviation Association could be transported through time t
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Aircraft

Program Update: HondaJet

In designing a new sub-10,000-pound business jet, Honda designer Michimasa Fujino took an unusual approach.
Engines

Snecma sets aside $100M for Silvercrest research

Despite having lost out to Rolls-Royce in the competition to power Dassault’s still-under-wraps super-midsize Falcon, Snecma is moving ahead with developme
Engines

Snecma moves on after loss of super-midsize competition

Jean-Pierre Cojean, Snecma executive vice president of commercial engines and head of the Silvercrest engine program, said the engine-maker was disappointe
Engines

Mx software keeps records straight

Tdata, Inc., (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours expands to make room for large-cabin projects

Canada-based aircraft completions specialist Flying Colours (Booth No.
Aircraft

Piaggio views its home turf as fertile market for the Avanti II

Even as Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aero Industries reaps the benefits of a remarkable sales resurgence in the U.S., the company increasingly views its ow
Maintenance and Modifications

Maintenance/Avionics Technician Awards

Each year, NBAA recognizes the top aviation maintenance and avionics technicians with good safety records who work for member companies.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet-Care ready to take the pulse of new ‘patients’

Need to monitor the health of your engine? Jet-Care (Booth No.
Airports

Epps family was there from Georgia’s aviation beginning

While this year’s NBAA Convention commemorates the association’s 60th anniversary, show planners are taking advantage of its Atlanta location to celebrate
Avionics

WSI starts deliveries of Sirius wx receiver

Deliveries of the new WSI InFlight AV-300 series datalink weather systems began earlier this month, following their introduction and demonstrations at EAA
Safety

Safe Flying Awards: 50 Years

In 1998, the National Business Aviation Association started honoring companies that have flown 50 years or more without an accident.
Engines

P&WC boss sees opportunity across entire maket spectrum

When NBAA Convention News spoke with Alain Bellemare, Pratt & Whitney Canada president, and John Saabas, senior v-p, earlier this month, Bellemare reported
Aircraft

Pre-owned aircraft

It has been an extraordinary year in the pre-owned business jet sales arena.
FBOs

Air Partner plans Biggin Hill facelift

Work is set to begin on development of a major business aviation enclave at London Biggin Hill Airport (Booth No.
FBOs

Pentastar names new president

FBO operator, aircraft service provider and management specialist Pentastar Aviation (Booth No.
Aircraft

SSBJ developers having a hard time gaining traction

Three companies have expressed serious interest in developing a supersonic business jet (SSBJ), but none of the designs proposed by Aerion, Sukhoi or Super
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Regulations and Government

FAA Reauthorization Clears House 267-151

The House of Representatives this afternoon approved an FAA reauthorization bill that raises the tax on jet-A from 21.8 to 35.9 cents a gallon and the tax
ATC

‘Leading Aviation Experts’ Call For Privatized ATC

The Reason Foundation has assembled a group of nine “leading aviation experts”–including former DOT Secretary Jim Burnley, former FAA Administrator Langhor
Charter & Fractional

AEXJet To Keep Flying Despite Bankruptcy Filing

Aspen Executive Air (AEXJet), an ARG/US Platinum-rated charter operator, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week in the U.S.