Content Archive: October 2011

Maintenance and Modifications

Power 90 King Air Starts Flight Tests

Smyrna Air Center has begun flight testing its Power90 Conversion for the King Air 90 with the 800-shp GE H80 engines.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Pacific Shanghai Gets Part 145 Approval

Hawker Pacific Shanghai has become the first dedicated business aviation center to receive Part 145 maintenance, repair and overhaul approval from China.

Cessna’s New Boss Takes the Stage at NBAA 2011

Cessna Aircraft’s new president and CEO Scott Ernest took the NBAA stage for the first time yesterday at NBAA 2011.
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Aircraft

Piaggio Working on Avanti Upgrades

Piaggio Aero is working on several updates of its Avanti twin turboprop.
Security

NBAA Awards Top Mechanics and Avionics Technicians

Each year, NBAA recognizes the top aviation maintenance and avionics technicians with excellent safety records who work for member companies.

No Plane, No Gain Follows New Course

For many years, but especially since leaders of the big three U.S.

James Cannon Receiving John Winant Award

This year’s winner of the NBAA John H. Winant Award is James Cannon, whose latest project is a textbook on business aviation.
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Doswell Award Presented to Don Spruston at NBAA ’11

Don Spruston, director general of the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), is the 2010 recipient of the NBAA John P.

Las Vegas Restaurant Roundup

When dining in Vegas, there are so many options, one can quickly become overwhelmed.

Former Senator Frist Receives Humanitarian Leadership Award

The NBAA Al Ueltschi Award for Humanitarian Leadership seems designed specifically for former U.S.
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