2011 NBAA Convention News

Yankee Pacific custom cabinetry in a BBJ2
Oct 10, 2011 - 5:10 AM
When Yankee Pacific president and CEO Ken Goldsmith says his sprawling company of cabin completion subcontractors started small, he isn’t being disingenuou
Hawker Beechcraft 800XPR
Oct 10, 2011 - 5:00 AM
Asked recently how Hawker Beechcraft is doing, company chairman and CEO Bill Boisture’s answer of, “We’re doing all right,” was abbreviated at best.
DH-6 Twin Otter life-extension fuselage
Oct 10, 2011 - 4:50 AM
Engineering modification house Ikhana Aircraft Services (Booth No. C7116) expected to receive FAA supplemental type certification (STC) of its DH-6 Twin Ot
Oct 10, 2011 - 4:40 AM
Zodiac Aerospace comes into NBAA 2011 buoyed by an agreement with its banks to increase the amount and maturity of its financing.
Mobile service vehicle
Oct 10, 2011 - 4:30 AM
Dallas Airmotive recently announced that it will open a new Regional Turbine Center (RTC) at Singapore’s Seletar Airport in February 2012.
Oil testing system
Oct 10, 2011 - 4:20 AM
Business aircraft operators may be battling to control costs, but they aren’t cutting back on the oil and engine debris analysis services provided by Jet-C
Oct 10, 2011 - 4:10 AM
Founded to promote self-regulation among air charter brokers, Acana (Air Charter Association of North America) has become the brokers’ alphabet group, taki
Total Eclipse
Oct 10, 2011 - 4:00 AM
Eclipse Aerospace CEO Mason Holland said the company is currently building two refurbished Total Eclipse jets a month and still hopes to eventually start u
Interior of Skylander SK-105 twin turboprop
Oct 10, 2011 - 3:50 AM
Demonstrating its technological range and capabilities, UK-based Cobham (Booth No.
Quiet Wing-designed winglets
Oct 10, 2011 - 3:40 AM
Wing-tip extensions–known as winglets–that reduce aerodynamic drag and improve fuel efficiency and range have become familiar features on a variety of busi