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distinguished career,” said
NBAA President and CEO Ed
Bolen. “He honors the tradition
of lifelong service to the industry
that is John Winant’s legacy, and
we are delighted to acknowledge
Steve’s contributions with this
award.”
The Winant Award recognizes
former NBAA directors whose
service to business aviation has
continued well beyond their
tenure on NBAA's Board.
Winant’s association with NBAA
extended over five decades.
Elected to the Association’s
Board of Directors in 1957, he
served in all of NBAA’s
volunteer-elected officer
positions, and remained on the
Board until his appointment as
chief staff executive in 1971.
Winant served as NBAA
President from 1971 until 1986.
Even in retirement, Winant
remained active in his support for
NBAA and business aviation. In
1989, he authored Keep Business
Flying, which covered the
development of business aviation
and NBAA from 1947 to 1986.
He later co-authored NBAA
Works, which catalogued the
spirit and achievement of NBAA
from 1986 to 2002.
Nielsen’s service to the business
aviation community spans nearly
45 years and includes a variety of
noteworthy industry
accomplishments. In addition to
his service on NBAA’s Board of
Directors, he participated on the
planning committee for NBAA’s
2009 Light Business Airplane
Conference. He was instrumental
in founding what is today known
as the Southern California
Aviation Association (SCAA),
and currently serves as its
president. In that position, he has
spearheaded efforts to grow the
SCAA’s membership, promote
aviation safety best practices,
encourage the pursuit of careers
in business aviation and highlight
the industry’s importance to local
communities.
Nielson is also vice president of
operations for Baldwin Aviation
Safety and Compliance and
director of aviation for Avalon
Capital, which operates a
Bombardier Global XRS, and a
Eurocopter EC-145 helicopter.
Before joining Avalon Capital
Group, he was senior director of
aviation at Yum! Brands, where
he was responsible for the daily
operations of a large flight
department. He has also held
various operations management
positions at Enron, Storage
Technology and Johns-Manville,
and has served on an advisory
board for NetJets, the fractional
aircraft ownership company.
Nielsen attended Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University,
focusing on aviation
management. He served in the
United States Marine Corps from
1966 to 1970, including a tour of
duty in Vietnam.
Boeing Next-
Generation
737-900ER
Surpasses 500
Orders
- Number of customers doubled
in past two years
- 757s replaced by 737-900ERs,
provides 737-800 growth
RENTON, Wash., /PRNewswire/
-- Boeing's (NYSE: BA) Next-
Generation 737-900ER
(Extended Range) surpassed 500
orders this week. The milestone
was reached when a customer
converted its 737-700s to 737-
900ERs.
To date, the 737-900ER has
logged 537 orders from 17
customers in 10 countries. Since
the beginning of 2010, the 737-
900ER has more than doubled the
number of its customers and
orders. Most airlines that have
bought the 737-900ER have also
bought the 737-800 because the
737 family provides
commonality and flexibility to
match capacity to demand while
maximizing profits.
The Next-Generation 737-900ER
replaced the larger, single-aisle
757, which ceased production in
2004. The 737-900ER is capable
of flying 96 percent of the 757's
current routes at a much lower
operating cost.
"Airlines around the world have
recognized the superior
performance and operating
economics of the 737-900ER,"
said Beverly Wyse, 737 vice
president and general manager,
Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
"It offers the best seat-mile cost
of any single-aisle airplane in
production, which is especially
important with today's high fuel
prices."
The 737-900ER has substantial
economic advantages over
heavier competing models, like
the A321, including 8 percent
lower trip cost and 6 percent
lower per seat-mile cost. The
737-900ER carries a comparable
number of passengers 8 percent
more efficiently than the A321
and entered into service 8 years
after the A321-200. These
advantages have enabled the 737-
900ER's market acceptance. The
growing 737-900ER customer
base and orders build the
foundation for the 737 MAX 9's
market success.
The 737-900ER is the best way to
match the rapidly growing
demand of the global aviation
market today. The 737-900ER
provides 15-20 more seats for
more incremental revenue
opportunity to complement the
737-800 that many Next-
Generation customers already
have in their fleet.
Boeing
Onboard
Performance
Solution for
iPad to be
Launched by
Qantas
Flexible, mobile application
integrates seamlessly with digital
flight deck
SEATTLE, /PRNewswire/ --
Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced
that Qantas will be the launch
customer for the Boeing Onboard
Performance Tool (OPT) for
iPad. The Onboard Performance
Tool gives pilots the ideal speeds
and engine settings for any
aircraft, in any weather, on any
runway. It helps to create vast
gains in efficiency, range and
payload. This marks the first time
the OPT application has run on
iPad. The Australian carrier will
deploy the OPT for iPad on 130
of its Boeing airplanes in the
fourth quarter of 2012.
The mobile OPT may be used as
a standalone solution or as
backup to Class 2 or 3 Electronic
Flight Bag (EFB) applications.
An Electronic Flight Bag
replaces the pilot's traditional,
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