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The Weekly of Business Aviation -August 4, 2014

VOL. 99 NO. 5 August 04, 2014
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Intelligence

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Intelligence: No Certification Timeline Yet For Learjet 85

Aug 04, 2014
Bombardier is maintaining that its all-new Learjet 85 is continuing to fly and progress. But the manufacturer has yet to provide a certification…

Programs

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Pilatus Rolls Out PC-24

Aug 04, 2014
Pilatus Aircraft on Aug. 1 celebrated the rollout of its first new jet in decades. The Swiss manufacturer unveiled the first PC-24 prototype during…
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Cessna Adding Diesel Skyhawk To Lineup

Aug 04, 2014
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Cessna Aircraft, hoping to bring a certified diesel version of the 182, the Turbo Skylane JT-A, into the market in the upcoming weeks…
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Continental Expanding Diesel Line With New 300-Hp Engine

Aug 04, 2014
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Continental has begun flight testing the next class of its diesel line with hopes of having a new engine in the 300 horsepower range…
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FAA Rules Rewrite Won’t Slow Flight Design

Aug 04, 2014
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Certification of Flight Design’s C4 four-seat light aircraft will not be held up by the FAA’s up to two-year delay in rewriting the…
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GE Faces Hurdle In Fielding High-Power GA Turboprop

Aug 04, 2014
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Brad Mottier, vice president and general manager of GE business and general aviation, says that challenging Pratt & Whitney Canada…
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Nextant’s G90XT Starts To Come Together

Aug 04, 2014
Nextant Aerospace is continuing to piece together the second remanufactured aircraft in its product line – the G90XT – with the unveiling of the new…
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Avic To Assemble TA600 Amphibian Around Year’s End

Aug 04, 2014
Avic’s general aviation subsidiary, Caiga, will begin assembly of the first Avic TA600 amphibious firefighting and sea-rescue aircraft at the end of…
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New TBM 900 Sells Into 2015

Aug 04, 2014
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Daher-Socata’s new TBM 900 program continues to gain interest since its unveiling, with sales extending into 2015 and more than 26 of…

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Offers Free ADS-B Checks To Resolve Installation Issues

Aug 04, 2014
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta on July 31 acknowledged a series of wiring and installation issues with ADS-B that are creating false targets. But…
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FAA Targets Year’s End For Release Of Third-Class Medical Proposal

Aug 04, 2014
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta has signed off on the much-anticipated third-class medical certificate rulemaking, beginning the executive-level…

Airframers/Suppliers

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Lycoming Sees Promise In New Engines, Fuels

Aug 04, 2014
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Lycoming Engines says it is working on as many as 25 “active” OEM engine integration projects for general aviation, most of which are…
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Garmin Brings New Wireless Capabilities To Touchscreen Avionics

Aug 04, 2014
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Garmin International is rolling out new wireless capabilities for its GTN 750/650 certified touchscreen avionics, along with its G3X…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Business/Personal/Regional Aircraft ­— Second Quarter Unit Shipments

Aug 04, 2014
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GA Shipments Continue To Gain Steam, GAMA Says

Aug 04, 2014
General aviation and business jet shipments continue to strengthen in 2014, up across all categories in the second quarter, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association reports. The total number of GA shipments in the second quarter increased to 592, up nearly 5% from the 567 reported in second quarter 2013. As a result, billings inched up from $5.723 billion in second quarter 2013 to $5.739 billion in the most recent quarter.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Aug 04, 2014
Upcoming Events Aug. 10-12—Executive Intelligence Summit, Middleburg, Virginia, www.aviationweek.com/events Aug. 12-14—11th Annual Latin American…

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Aug 04, 2014
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS Model AS350B3 and EC130B4 helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2014-0498; Directorate Identifier 2013-SW-052-AD] – proposes to supersede…

Business Aviation Briefs

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Business Aviation Briefs: First Production Citation CJ3+ Completes First Flight

Aug 04, 2014
The first production Citation CJ3+ completed its first flight on track with Cessna Aircraft’s plans for certification later this year. The aircraft…
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Business Aviation Briefs: Fundraising Campaign Aims To Build Hoover Trophy

Aug 04, 2014
A major fundraising campaign officially kicked off on July 30 at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin with the…
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Business Aviation Briefs: First Production HondaJet Presented At AirVenture

Aug 04, 2014
The first production HondaJet light business jet was presented for the first time on July 28 during the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture…
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Business Aviation Briefs: Embraer Executive Jets Delivers 25th Phenom To NetJets

Aug 04, 2014
Embraer Executive Jets delivered the 25th Phenom 300 to fractional ownership provider NetJets, which signed a contract valued at up to $1 billion in…
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Business Aviation Briefs: Bristow Starts Revenue Operations With AW189s

Aug 04, 2014
Offshore helicopter operator Bristow has become the first to begin revenue operations with its AgustaWestland AW189 intermediate-heavy helicopters…

Appointments

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Appointments

Aug 04, 2014
THOMAS ANDERSON was named director of product support for Gulfstream Aerospace’s facility at Long Beach Airport in California. There, Anderson will…