NBAA Convention News 2011

Jason Liao, CEO, China Business Aviation
Oct 12, 2011 - 11:52 AM
Enter the Dragon: China Dominates at NBAA 2011
China seems to be the golden land–the new Wild East set to save the market from oblivion. Several China consultants held press conferences during the show.

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Bombardier C Series
Oct 12, 2011 - 10:10 PM
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
Socata TBM 850
Oct 12, 2011 - 8:50 PM
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.
TrueNorth
Oct 11, 2011 - 7:41 PM
Jet Aviation Taps TrueNorth for Cabin Communication
Also at NBAA 2011, TrueNorth has unveiled the TrueNorth Stylus.
Narita
Oct 11, 2011 - 3:29 PM
Tokyo Narita Airport Opens First Bizav FBO
Japan’s Narita International Airport is to open its first executive aviation terminal next year.
BJT's Jennifer Leach and Jeff Burger
Oct 11, 2011 - 2:15 PM
Business Jet Traveler Awarded NBAA Journalism Award
The entire team at Business Jet Traveler magazine is proud to announce that Jeff Burger, editor, received NBAA’s Gold Wing Award.
Pilatus Spectre
Oct 11, 2011 - 11:15 AM
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.
Eclipse VLJ
Oct 10, 2011 - 9:27 PM
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.
XOJet
Oct 10, 2011 - 8:33 PM
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.
Oct 10, 2011 - 7:09 PM
Hawker Beechcraft Announces Pro Line Fusion Retrofit
Hawker Beechcraft also announced that synthetic vision will be available on all Pro Line 21-equipped Hawker and Beechcraft platforms.
Living Wall
Oct 10, 2011 - 5:18 PM
Airplane Cabin Designer Takes Garden Walls to New Heights
The idea of a “living wall” in a business jet cabin was something designer Edese Doret says he had been thinking about for about a year.
NBAA 2011 Floor Candids
Oct 11, 2011 - 8:15 PM
NBAA 2011: Floor Candids

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NBAA 2011 Floor Candids
Oct 11, 2011 - 8:15 PM
NBAA 2011: Floor Candids
NBAA 2011 Aircare
Oct 11, 2011 - 6:15 PM
NBAA 2011: Fire in the Hold
NBAA 2011 Minsheng Signing
Oct 11, 2011 - 5:00 PM
NBAA 2011: Minsheng / Dassault Signing
NBAA 2011 Show Opening
Oct 11, 2011 - 4:45 PM
NBAA 2011: Show Opening and Media Breakfast
NBAA 2011
Oct 9, 2011 - 6:00 PM
NBAA 2011: Night Moves
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Oct 9, 2011 - 5:45 PM
NBAA 2011: A Tale of Two Static Displays

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Oct 11, 2011 - 6:36 PM
Smyrna Air Center Begins Flight Testing GE H80 Engines
Smyrna Air Center has begun flight testing its Power90 Conversion for the King Air 90 with the 800-shp GE H80 engines.
Oct 11, 2011 - 6:26 PM
Lufthansa Tech Makes ‘nice’ Nicer
Lufthansa Technik presented its new “Innovation Corner” at NBAA 2011 in Las Vegas.
NBAA 2011 Aircare
Oct 11, 2011 - 6:15 PM
NBAA 2011: Fire in the Hold
Barrington Irving
Oct 11, 2011 - 6:12 PM
Mitsubishi Hosts Students at NBAA 2011 Convention
Some 50 students from a Las Vegas magnet school crowded the Mitsubishi MU-2 exhibit to hear Barrington Irving describe his around-the-world flight.
Oct 11, 2011 - 6:08 PM
Solar Impulse Chief Heats Up Dassault's NBAA 2011 Breakfast
Dassault Falcon kicked off its traditional Falcon Family breakfast at NBAA 2011.
Mark Van Tine
Oct 11, 2011 - 6:03 PM
Jeppesen, Lindbergh, Green Alliance, environment
Jeppesen announced here at the NBAA show that it will serve as a founding member of the Lindbergh Foundation’s nonprofit Aviation Green Alliance.
Oct 11, 2011 - 6:01 PM
Amsterdam Software To Demo FBO One System
Amsterdam’s software evolved from a partnership between founder and CEO Ries Vriend and KLM.
Oct 11, 2011 - 5:56 PM
AJW Aviation Adds Preferred-Spares Service
A J Walter Aviation (AJW) has introduced a preferred-spares support service for corporate and private clients.
Oct 11, 2011 - 5:54 PM
Universal enhances EU ETS data collection service for operators
Carbon monitoring and reporting for EU-ETS is now in its second year, and operators must submit their emissions reports by March 31, 2012.
Oct 11, 2011 - 5:52 PM
JetFlite Sets Up New Russian Entity
Charter and management firm JetFlite International (JFI) has signed a partnership agreement with Moscow’s Best-Jets.