NBAA Convention News 2001

All undefined news

Aircraft

First Legacy delivery slips to December

Certification setbacks have postponed Embraer’s plans to deliver the first Legacy business jet to launch customer Swift Aviation.
Aircraft

Dassault delivery marks a momentous milestone

Last month, Dassault Aviation delivered its 1,500th Falcon, a Falcon 2000.
Aircraft

728JET first flight scheduled for spring

With components arriving from Spain and Belgium, Fairchild Dornier has begun component integration of its first 728JET 70- to 85-passenger regional jet at
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Ex-flight attendant finds success with new business

Last year, Karin Tennstedt was just one of a number of entrepreneurs launching a new business at NBAA; as she put it, “wandering the halls with a net and l
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Insurance rates skyrocket

With the country in mourning for the tremendous loss of life from the terrorist attacks, the financial loss seemed to pale by comparison.

Messier-Dowty foresees success for systems sales

Messier-Dowty believes that the success of its fully packaged landing gear for Bombardier’s Global Express and Continental and Raytheon’s Hawker Horizon ha
Maintenance and Modifications

GKN Aerospace moves to serve U.S. airframers

GKN Aerospace Services is promoting its growing capabilities in composites, machining and fabrication.
Aircraft

BAE looks to build its bizplane business base

BAE Systems Aircraft Services Group is looking to build on the success of the deal it forged at the NBAA show last year, when it announced a lease agreemen
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Pentar announces JetLan XP network

Pentar Avionics of Seattle announced availability of the new version of its JetLan airborne network server, the JetLan XP.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Pocket doors ready to install

Steecon Enterprises has manufactured more than 500 pocket doors for corporate and business aircraft since it started operations in 1988.