NBAA Convention News 2018

Cessna Longitude
Oct 19, 2018 - 12:14 PM
Orders Boost TextAv Backlog, But Deliveries Dip in Q3
Turboprop deliveries were down while jet deliveries remained stable.

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Cessna Longitude
Oct 19, 2018 - 12:14 PM
Orders Boost TextAv Backlog, But Deliveries Dip in Q3
Turboprop deliveries were down while jet deliveries remained stable.
Textron’s SkyCourier passenger-configuration mockup
Oct 17, 2018 - 4:40 PM
Textron Debuts SkyCourier Mockup in Pax Config
Freighter variant will also be available, with first flight of the twin turboprop expected next year and entry into service in 2020.
Oct 17, 2018 - 1:57 PM
Mexican Airport Operator Plans Major FBO Expansion
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, which operates the Privair FBO at Los Cabos, plans to add new facilities at four more airports.
Ed Bolen
Oct 17, 2018 - 1:12 PM
Bolen Urges Bizav Industry To Vote During Mid-terms
NBAA’s Bolen reminded the business aviation industry to get their vote out during an NBAA keynote session.
Aerion AS2
Oct 17, 2018 - 12:42 PM
Race to Supersonic Bizjets Is Picking Up Speed
Aerion appears to have the inside track with its AS2 program
Best Tugs
Oct 17, 2018 - 12:10 PM
Best Tugs Unveils 'Echo,' Sells 20 at NBAA 2018
Effectively a “Smart” tug, it could help create a drastic reduction in insurance claims and premiums from taxi-tug mishaps.
Oct 17, 2018 - 11:24 AM
Japan Looks To Upgrade Infrastructure Ahead of 2020 Olympics
The country is examining what aviation service upgrades it wlll need to handle and additional 13 million visitors.
Oct 17, 2018 - 9:50 AM
Liftkar Portable Stair Climber Makes NBAA Debut
Unit can lift up to 352 pounds up an aircraft or any other set of stairs, drawing interest from FBOs, charter management companies, and aircraft owners.
Oct 17, 2018 - 9:42 AM
MRO Insider Amplifies Network with StandardAero Add
StandardAero is now a subscriber facility on MRO Insider’s website.
Oct 17, 2018 - 9:30 AM
VNY To Become First To Offer GA Retail Jet Biofuel
An event scheduled for January 17th in Los Angeles will make the sustainable jet fuel available at all of the airport's FBOs.
Dec 17, 2018
Clay Lacy Aviation Celebrates 50th Anniversary and Looks to the Future

Clay Lacy, founder of Clay Lacy Aviation, was on hand this past October to help his company celebrate its 50th anniversary. Lacy is considered one of the top aerial cinematographers in the world by his peers in both aviation and film. In 1965 he developed the camera system known today as Astrovision. Astrovision-equipped aircraft have filmed Top Gun, Armageddon, Cliffhanger, and more.

Lacy’s iconic 50-year old fixed base operation at Van Nuys airport in Los Angeles was known for catering to screen stars, and he remembers those days fondly.


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Atlantic Aviation OPF
Oct 12, 2018 - 9:30 AM
In Little Time, Atlantic has Grown Big Florida Presence
Just four years ago, the FBO chain had no bases in Florida, today it has seven.
Oct 12, 2018 - 9:00 AM
Lord Earns FAA PMA For Bell Driveshaft Boot
According to the company, use of the part will save 35 percent off the cost of the original part and reduce aircraft downtime.
Rosen’s Media Input Panel (MIP) interfaces with passengers’ personal devices to deliver content such as movies, music, and other audio files.
Oct 12, 2018 - 8:00 AM
New Family of Smart Screens from Rosen
RosenView Access from veteran IFE products provider can host select apps, and store and stream content.
Lab workers for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s oil analysis service can advise operators of a potential part failure 300 hours or more before it could become an AOG issue.
Oct 11, 2018 - 4:00 PM
P&WC Commercializing Bizav Oil-analysis Service
P&WC’s oil-analysis prognostic maintenance service for business aircraft is now in use with 800 operators, for more than 8,000 engines.
Oct 11, 2018 - 3:00 PM
C&L Touts Three New ADS-B Install Options
Bangor-based MRO offers about-to-be-certified solution in a kit, or via installations at its facility or performed at the customer’s location of choice .
Oct 11, 2018 - 2:22 PM
Constant's CARE Portal Gets New Look
The new site will reflect the range of products and services that have added since CARE was established in 2010.
Oct 11, 2018 - 2:00 PM
Seacoast National Touts Benefits of Small Financing Firm
With a 90-year history, Seacoast National Bank’s aviation finance division stakes out its own territory.
Florida Jet Center
Oct 11, 2018 - 1:00 PM
Florida Jet Center Finishes First ADS-B upgrade on Learjet 55
STC-solutions using Garmin and Apple products are breathing new life into some workhorse airplanes.
Oct 11, 2018 - 12:00 PM
Flightdocs Intros Flight Department Management System for Bizav
Building on its solid maintenance management program, Flightdocs gives its enterprise customers precisely what they asked for.
Modern manufacturing techniques ensure a precise fit between airframe sections, such as the nose and cabin of the Textron Aviation Denali turboprop single now under development.
Oct 11, 2018 - 11:30 AM
Textron Aviation Optimistic for Future
Textron Aviation's newest airplanes, the Denali and SkyCourier, are speeding toward completion and first flights.