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The Weekly of Business Aviation, August 11, 2014

VOL. 99 NO. 6 August 11, 2014
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Intelligence

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GAMA Says Ex-Im Plays Key Role In Industry Exports

Aug 11, 2014
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association is weighing in on the dispute over the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) reauthorization, saying that while…

Appointments

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Appointments

Aug 11, 2014
TRACY ANDREWS was promoted to senior vice president for Universal Asset Management. Andrews will be responsible for operations of all Universal…

Business Aviation Briefs

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Business Aviation Briefs: FAA Prohibits Flying Over Baghdad Region

Aug 11, 2014
FAA on Aug. 8 prohibited U.S. operators from flying over the Baghdad Flight Information Region in Iraq unless specifically authorized by a…
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Business Aviation Briefs: FAA Prohibits Flying Over Baghdad Region

Aug 11, 2014
FAA on Aug. 8 prohibited U.S. operators from flying over the Baghdad Flight Information Region in Iraq unless specifically authorized by a…
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Business Aviation Briefs: Landmark Aviation Completes Ross Aviation Acquisition

Aug 11, 2014
Landmark Aviation’s network of fixed-base operations has reached 75 locations with the completion of the acquisition of Ross Aviation. Based in…
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Business Aviation Briefs: Icon Aircraft Flying First Production A5 Light-sport Aircraft

Aug 11, 2014
Icon Aircraft has begun flying the first production A5 light-sport aircraft, Engineering Serial Number 1 (ESN-1) is beginning a test campaign that…
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Business Aviation Briefs: Gulfstream Aerospace Opens Wisconsin Hangars

Aug 11, 2014
Gulfstream Aerospace is increasing its services capacity for its mid-cabin models with the opening of a hangar at Outagamie County Regional Airport…
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Business Aviation Briefs: Clarification

Aug 11, 2014
Clarification: The General Aviation Manufacturers Association second-quarter unit shipment and billings report provided information from…

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Aug 11, 2014
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS Model EC130B4 and EC130T2 helicopters, [Docket No. FAA-2014-0515; Directorate Identifier 2014-SW-036-AD; Amendment 39-17921; AD…

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Aug 11, 2014
Upcoming Events Aug. 12-14—11th Annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition, Sao Paulo, Brazil, www.abag.org.br/labace2014/eng…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Used Business Jet Sales and Used Business Turboprop Sales, North America and Outside North America

Aug 11, 2014
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Airframers/Suppliers

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Airworthiness Directive, New Model Slow Bombardier’s Second Quarter

Aug 11, 2014
Bombardier’s Business Aircraft Division logged a slower second quarter, with softening deliveries and even softer orders. But this is against a…
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Mahindra Rebrands Airvan, Looks to U.S. Assembly

Aug 11, 2014
Boosting U.S. sales is the first priority of India’s Mahindra Aerospace. The second is to set up a U.S. plant to make all the Airvan aircraft it…
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Mooney International Brings New Acclaim to Market

Aug 11, 2014
Mooney International is planning a slow ramp up and hoping to fill out its order book with its official return to the general aviation market on July…

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Scales Back New Repair Station Rule

Aug 11, 2014
FAA has scaled back its latest revamp of the repair station regulations, eliminating a proposed new ratings system and several other significant…
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Industry Leaders Seek More FAA Focus On Part 23 Rewrite

Aug 11, 2014
Industry leaders expressed dismay over FAA’s plans to release new Part 23 certification standards in late 2017, instead of the congressionally…
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Lawmakers Want Details On FAA ATC ‘Right-Sizing’

Aug 11, 2014
A bipartisan group of 168 congressmen has asked FAA to provide details on what the lawmakers call the agency’s “vague” plans to “right-size” the…

Programs

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Cirrus Preparing For Expanded Flight Test Program

Aug 11, 2014
Cirrus, which publicly debuted its conforming Vision SF50 single jet on July 27, is planning to add the next two models into the flight-test program…

Operations

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Upturn Continues At NetJets, FSI

Aug 11, 2014
Fractional ownership provider NetJets and simulator training specialist FlightSafety International continue to enjoy gains in revenues as flight and…

Services/FBOs

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Signature Picks Up Four More Locations

Aug 11, 2014
Signature Flight Support, benefiting from an uptick in U.S. business and general aviation flights, is continuing to expand its fixed-base operation…