Ten esteemed business leaders have joined those who have stepped forward in recent years to explain the value of business aviation to their companies as part of the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign. The leaders are featured in a booklet titled Business Leaders on Business Aviation. In the publication, each CEO offers a different…
Textron Aviation announced key suppliers for its new $35-million Citation Hemisphere at NBAA 2016 in Orlando, Fla. The Safran Silvercrest engine has been selected to power the new large-cabin business jet, which is expected to log its first flight in 2019. The Hemisphere cockpit will feature Honeywell’s Primus Epic integrated avionics package, with full fly-by-wire…
NBAA-BACE was dedicated to the memory of two industry giants – Arnold Palmer and Bob Hoover. NBAA’s Opening General Session focused on Palmer with a video tribute that included excerpts from Cessna Chairman Emeritus Russ Meyer’s remarks at the late golfer’s memorial service. Hoover’s celebration occurred during the Second-Day Opening Session. Click Here To Read…
Textron Aviation announced key suppliers for its new $35-million Citation Hemisphere at NBAA 2016 in Orlando, Fla. The Safran Silvercrest engine has been selected to power the new large-cabin business jet, which is expected to log its first flight in 2019. The Hemisphere cockpit will feature Honeywell’s Primus Epic integrated avionics package, with full fly-by-wire…
Business aircraft flying in the U.S., Caribbean and Canada last month jumped 4.6 percent year-over-year, according to TraqPak data released today by business aviation services group Argus International. This surpassed the company’s prediction of a 2.5-percent increase in September and its analysts remain optimistic about this month, estimating a 4.1-percent rise in activity. All operational…
MMG Insurance does business in five states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania and Virginia, and the company’s Cessna Citation CJ2 is the linchpin to serving those territories from MMG’s headquarters in Presque Isle, ME. Doug Hazlett, vice president of product management, recalled a recent trip to Pennsylvania that involved three stops in two days. “That…
The National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) announced it will host the largest single static display of business aircraft at the 2016 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. The NARA aircraft static display footprint will be NBAA’s largest hosted this year at the Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) and…
Now is the time for high schools across the country to register for the fifth annual GAMA/Build a Plane Aviation Design Challenge, a national competition that promotes students’ science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills and encourages young people to think about future careers in general aviation, including business aviation. The annual contest is sponsored…
Textron Aviation is seeing early stages of recovery in the business jet market, Textron chairman, president and CEO Scott Donnelly said this morning during the company’s third-quarter investor conference call. “While the market is still soft, we’ve seen good demand for our new products, which is driving growth.” During the quarter, the aviation subsidiary delivered…