Air Shows & Events

Elliott Aviation introduced its version of a refurbished Beechjet/Hawker 400 at NBAA 2015. view on YouTube

The Single Pilot Safety Standdown seminar at this year’s NBAA Convention focused on loss-of-control events. Tom Turner of the American Bonanza Society was part of Monday’s slate of safety programming. He spoke with Paul Bertorelli about the event and currently spotlight on LOC in aviation safety. Duration: 6:18 File Size: 5.6 MB download here

The Institute for Women of Aviation Worldwide is trying to make it easier for women to be successful in aviation careers. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with iWOAW President Mireille Goyer at NBAA 2015. Duration: 3:10 File Size: 2.9 MB download here

Shaesta Waiz will be flying around the world via Afghanistan next year. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with her at NBAA 2015. Duration: 3:18 File Size: 3.0 MB download here

The same sort of market conditions that depressed the light and midsize business jet market for the past seven years is now slowing down the previously untouched large-cabin market. In fact, Gulfstream President Mark Burns told a packed news conference at NBAA in Las Vegas that the combination of a large inventory of relatively new […]

Fractional operator Flexjet has become Aerion’s first firm fleet customer, with an order for 20 supersonic jets, Flexjet announced Tuesday at the NBAA convention in Las Vegas. The Aerion AS2 business jet, which is expected to enter service in 2023, will save travelers up to three hours of flight time on trans-Atlantic trips compared to […]

Airbus is ramping up its investment in the Aerion AS2 supersonic-jet program, the two companies announced at the NBAA convention in Las Vegas this week, and Aerion CEO Doug Nichols said he expects a first flight for the aircraft in 2021. “We are targeting the first half of 2016 to select a propulsion system, which […]

Dassault Aviation has brought its Falcon 8X, which was announced in May last year, to NBAA for the first time. The airplane on display in Las Vegas is the sixth one off the assembly line and will head to Dassault’s completion facility in Arkansas after the show. The 8X, which is derived from the 7X, […]

As expected, Textron Aviation announced a third member of its family of next-generation Citation aircraft at NBAA 2015 with the introduction of the Hemisphere. The new aircraft will have a range of 4500 nautical miles and “best in class” everything else but details were scant on the aircraft’s other specs. The engine and avionics choices […]

Textron Aviation displayed the test article of its Cessna Citation Longitude super mid-size business jet at NBAA 2015 in Las Vegas. Kriya Shortt shows us around. view on YouTube