NBAA Convention News 2009

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Oct 14, 2009 - 10:33 AM
Textron banks on manufacturing to lead its return to profitability
As Providence, R.I.-based Textron labors to reduce its debt and the size of Textron Financial (its unprofitable financial arm) it is looking to its other b
Oct 14, 2009 - 10:33 AM
Doswell Award: Van Gemert reaps lifetime honor; cited for commitment to excellence
NBAA’s board of directors has named industry stalwart Richard (Dick) Van Gemert, a current Jet Aviation Holdings US executive and long-time head of Xerox’s
Oct 14, 2009 - 10:30 AM
Signature chain charts its course for the coming decade
<em>A regime change at BBA Aviation’s Signature Flight Support early this year saw Michael Scheeringa hired as president of the world’s largest FBO chain.
Oct 14, 2009 - 10:29 AM
Rapco gets FAA nod for torque tubes FAA PMAs
The FAA has awarded Rapco Fleet Support multiple parts manufacturer approvals (PMAs) for its replacement torque tubes used on Hawker 600s through 850s, Cit
Oct 14, 2009 - 10:28 AM
US Airways F/O here retelling ditching tale
Jeffrey Skiles, the first officer of the US Airways Airbus A320 that successfully ditched into the Hudson River on January 15, saving 155 lives, is appeari
Oct 14, 2009 - 10:06 AM
S/E VLJ programs still face significant hurdles
Almost 27 years after bizjet legend Allen Paulson announced–and then abandoned–the single-engine jet known as the Gulfstream Peregrine, the single-engine v
Oct 14, 2009 - 10:01 AM
Concorde Battery STC’d for challenger
Bombardier Challenger 300 operators now have a choice of replacing the jet’s original nickel-cadmium main ship battery with a new Concorde RG-441 lead-acid
Oct 14, 2009 - 9:59 AM
Jet-A alternatives pose big technical challenges
How many coconuts does a Boeing 747 need to fly from London to Amsterdam? <br />Last year amid much fanfare, a Virgin Atlantic 747-400 with one of its four
Oct 14, 2009 - 9:53 AM
Flying Colours boosts capacity with JetCorp buy
Two competitors with separate programs that convert Bombardier CRJs into executive jets combined forces in March, when Peterborough, Ontario-based Flying C
Oct 14, 2009 - 9:47 AM
Cessna looks to existing market as it awaits economic rebound
<em>Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton has been holding on tight over the past year as the business aviation industry has taken manufacturers o