Company News
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February 24, 2010
B17 Rides at EB MKC
EAA's B-17 Will Be at EB MKC July 15 - 19, 2010 Here is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to fly in an authentic World War II B-17 bomber. EAA is offering historic flight experiences in its beautifully restored B-17G Flying Fortress "Aluminum...
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February 5, 2010
2010 Kansas City Airshow Cancelled
February 4, 2010 - Kansas City, Missouri - The Mid-America Youth Aviation Association (MAYAA), producer of the annual Kansas City Aviation Expo, announced the cancellation of the 2010 Kansas City Air Show. Scheduling conflicts with the major...
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November 11, 2008
Executive Beechcraft Celebrates 70 Years in General Aviation and the Community
FROM HOWARD HUGHES TO GPS TECHNOLOGY (Kansas City, MO) A lot can happen in 70 years - and it has! The price of a new car, for example, averaged $763 in 1938. Fueling that car cost about twenty cents per gallon. Change isn't new. Having a...
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October 15, 2008
BBA AVIATION APPOINTS ED CHEVRESTT TO LEAD EXECUTIVE BEECHCRAFT
(Kansas City, MO) BBA Aviation has announced the appointment of Ed Chevrestt as Vice President and General Manager for Executive Beechcraft. Mr. Chevrestt joins Executive Beechcraft with more than 20 years of management experience in business...
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October 1, 2008
Physical Challenges are Left Behind as KC Area Kids Take To the Skies
Challenge Air Shows Some Special Children the Sky Really Is the Limit (Kansas City MO) - Nearly 100 disabled and seriously ill children from the Kansas City area will experience the wonders of aviation at the upcoming Challenge Air "Fly Day," ...
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April 16, 2008
Executive Beechcraft Adds Staff in Key Company Positions
New Talent Needed to Keep Pace with Expected Growth Kansas City, MO - Executive Beechcraft adds some muscle to its management team with the appointment of Barbara Knox as Controller and Valerie Scott as Area Human Resources Manager. The two...
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March 31, 2008
First Lady Laura Bush Touched Down at Executive Beechcraft's New Century Location
First Lady Laura Bush touched down at Executive Beechcraft's New Century (IXD) location earlier this week while on a visit to the Kansas City area. She's pictured here exiting Air Force One, as ground transportation prepares for her arrival....
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February 26, 2008
Executive Beechcraft's Parent Company Purchases Hawker Beechcraft's Line Service Operations
BBA Aviation Agrees to $128.5M Acquisition of Seven Domestic FBOs BBA Aviation, holding company for both Executive Beechcraft and Signature Flight Support, today announces that it has agreed to acquire the assets of Hawker Beechcraft Services...
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February 14, 2008
Tom Toth Named Operations Manager
Kansas City, MO - Executive Beechcraft, inc. announces the promotion of Tom Toth to Operations Manager for its three Kansas City locations. The announcement was made this morning by company president Scott Tychsen. "Our mission at...
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February 5, 2008
BBA AVIATION FLIGHT SUPPORT ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGES
BBA Aviation is in the process of evolving from a financial holding company to a focused aviation company conbrtinuously delivering exceptional performance, through dynamic and world class businesses run by empowered, entrepreneurial management teams...
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January 16, 2008
EXECUTIVE BEECHCRAFT MAKES AVIATION HISTORY
First Authorized Service Center in Nation Delivers First Beechcraft King Air C90 With Garmin's G1000 Avionics Retrofit KANSAS CITY - Three Kansas City based companies formed a triumphant trifecta as they announced an aviation industry...
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December 1, 2007
EB Now Awards AVTRIP Points to Pilots
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - December 1, 2007 -- Aviation service provider Executive Beechcraft (EB) has joined the Avfuel-branded dealer network. As one of a growing number of Avfuel dealers, EB will now award AVTRIP points to participating pilots when they...
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November 20, 2007
Signature Flight Support Continues FBO Buying Spree
Less than a month after acquiring Marathon Flight Services at Kissimmee (Fla.) Gateway Airport and Carolina Air Center in Hilton Head, S.C., Signature Flight Support this week bought Regent Aviation's FBOs at St. Paul Downtown and Rochester...
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November 20, 2007
Garmin G1000 STC'd for King Air C90 Series
Garmin last week received FAA STC approval to install G1000 avionics retrofits in the Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A/GT. The installation results in a weight saving of approximately 100 pounds. Notably, this is Garmin's first G1000 retrofit STC, and...
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September 6, 2007
75 years: Hawker Beechcraft is solid
From surviving the Depression to its purchase by Onex Corp. and GS Partners in March, the aircraft company continues to meet the needs of the times. Since the former Beech Aircraft Corp. built its first Model 17 Staggerwing, it has been the...
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June 1, 2007
Executive Beechcraft Joins Signature Stable
BBA Aviation, parent company of the Signature Flight Support FBO chain, has agreed to purchase Executive Beechcraft, which includes four FBOs, a charter/management operation, maintenance and avionics facilities and an aircraft sales division....
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September 26, 2006
KC's Executive Beechcraft Sold to BBA Aviation
Executive Beechcraft Inc., which has been serving the general aviation market for nearly 60 years, has agreed to sell to a London-based company. BBA Aviation, which has operations around the world, said the deal was expected to close by June...
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September 26, 2006
BBA Aviation acquires Executive Beechcraft, Inc
BBA Aviation today announces that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the capital stock of Executive Beechcraft, Inc (EB). The acquisition includes the operations of four full-service FBOs and encompasses their associated...
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September 26, 2006
BBA Aviation Acquiring Executive Beechcraft
London-based BBA Aviation disclosed today it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Executive Beechcraft, including its four full-service FBOs and their associated maintenance services and charter/management businesses, as well as aircraft...
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