NBAA

Despite the general economic malaise, it’s good to be Gulfstream these days. Speaking to reporters at the NBAA convention in Las Vegas on Sunday, the company’s new President, Larry Flynn, said that the good times continue to roll in the big-cabin bizjet market and the future looks strong. “Businesses that were once regional are now […]

Cessna’s new CEO is promising a “renewed focus on our propeller [aircraft] business” following a major restructuring of senior management. In his first public outing as CEO since taking over four months ago following the sudden retirement of Jack Pelton, Scott Ernest gave a generally upbeat overview of the company operations and future. In an […]

Where to find AVweb podcasts, videos, photos, and news reports from the 2010 NBAA Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. You’ll find our media coverage summarized here, and you can read all our news coverage from 2010 (and previous years) here.

It takes a lot of work to put together a show as large and well-organized as the National Business Aviation Association’s annual convention and conference. This year, NBAA pulled it off without a hitch in Atlanta, Georgia – and before we sign off and head home, here’s a quick snapshot of the professionalism and effort […]

In perhaps the most surprising announcement of NBAA 2010, Sikorsky confirmed it intends to invest in Eclipse Aerospace, prompting speculation that the sometimes bizarre story of the original very light jet might have a happier than expected outcome. “This agreement in principle affords us an opportunity to invest in a great product and to further […]

A blue-chip lineup of aviation icons were on hand at the National Business Aviation Association’s convention in Atlanta on Wednesday to be named Wright Brothers Master Pilots. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan, former Cessna CEO Russ Meyer, former airline pilot and aviation entrepreneur Clay Lacy and legendary golf pro and business aviation advocate Arnold […]

Embraer celebrated the European and Brazilian certification of its Legacy 650 business jet at the National Business Aviation Association convention in Atlanta on Wednesday and the company says the FAA nod is imminent. The company is showing a 13-seat version of the aircraft at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport and Luis Carlos Affonso, Embraer’s Executive Vice President for […]

Kestrel Aircraft hopes to move into its government-spec factory before the end of the year to begin work on certifying the big turboprop single. Company spokesman Adrian Norris told AVweb in a podcast interview at the National Business Aviation Association convention the private-sector funding needed to begin creation of the production version of the aircraft […]

Piper went back to the drawing board with its single-engine PiperJet and the result is the Altaire. The new aircraft differs substantially from the proof-of-concept PiperJet and includes a redesigned fuselage that is substantially larger than the stretched Meridian body that served the original. The tail-mounted engine stays but the longer nacelle and reworked tail […]

An updated version of the Beech Premier that Hawker Beechcraft says is “worthy of being called a Hawker” was one of several surprise small aircraft announcements at this year’s National Business Aviation Association convention in Atlanta. The Hawker 200 will be a little faster, have a little more range and fly a little higher than […]