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The Weekly of Business Aviation, October 6, 2014

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Safety/Training

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FAA Reviews Contingency Plans While Chicago Airports Rebound

Oct 06, 2014
FAA is conducting a 30-day review of air traffic facility contingency plans as it works to restore full capability to the Chicago Air Route Traffic…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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

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Intelligence

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Business Jet Investor Confidence Weakens, Morgan Stanley Says

Oct 06, 2014
ncy Administrator Michael Huerta announced.

Programs

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Cessna Ups Performance Specs On Latitude

Oct 06, 2014
ncy Administrator Michael Huerta announced.
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Marenco Swisshelicopter Makes First Flight

Oct 06, 2014
Swiss startup helicopter manufacturer Marenco Swisshelicopter completed the first flight of its SKYe SH09 single-engine light helicopter. The…
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Garmin’s G5000 Beechjet Retrofit Enters Flight Test

Oct 06, 2014
Garmin has begun flight testing its G5000 retrofit on a Beechjet 400A, a milestone that puts the program on target for certification later in 2015…

Services/FBOs

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Hawthorne Adds Fifth FBO

Oct 06, 2014
Hawthorne Global Aviation Services is adding a fifth fixed-base operation, and its third this year, with the acquisition of Heartland Aviation at…

Airframers/Suppliers

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Piper Eyes M-Class Sales In China

Oct 06, 2014
Piper Aircraft recently secured Civil Aviation Administration of China approval for its M-Class line, including the Piper Meridian single turboprop…

Research/Development

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Saab to demonstrate remote tower technology at Leesburg Executive

Oct 06, 2014
Saab plans to demonstrate remote control tower operations at a general aviation airport in the Washington, D.C., area for a three-month data…

Safety//Training

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Offshore Helo Operators Work To Share Data, Boost Safety

Oct 06, 2014
Five offshore oil and gas helicopter operators are signing up to support a new international industry association. Avincis Group, Bristow and CHC,…
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Learjet Banked Into Eurofighter In Fatal Crash

Oct 06, 2014
German investigators probing the crash of a military-chartered Learjet 35A have found that the aircraft banked into one of two German air force…

Business Aviation Briefs

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Business Aviation Briefs: Rockwell Collins Demos Pro Line Fusion For UAS Applications

Oct 06, 2014
Rockwell Collins recently demonstrated its Pro Line Fusion for use as a ground control station and airborne avionics for unmanned aerial system…
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Business Aviation Briefs: Daher-Socata Delivers First TBM 700 With Garmin Glass Cockpit Avionics Upgrade

Oct 06, 2014
Daher-Socata handed over its first TBM 700 single-turboprop aircraft upgraded with the Garmin G600/GTN 750 glass cockpit avionics. The retrofit…
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Business Aviation Briefs: Gulfstream Aerospace Shifts European Parts Center Closer To Heathrow

Oct 06, 2014
Gulfstream Aerospace recently shifted its European parts distribution center to a facility closer to London’s Heathrow Airport. The move will enable…
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Business Aviation Briefs: NBAA Plans Three Regional Forums In 2015

Oct 06, 2014
The National Business Aviation Association has set three regional forums for 2015, beginning Feb. 19 in West Palm Beach, Fla. That event will take…
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Business Aviation Briefs: ACC Completes First Green Airbus A330-200 For Customer

Oct 06, 2014
Associated Air Center (AAC) completed its first green Airbus A330-200 aircraft for a customer, marking its fifth completed widebody. The aircraft…
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Business Aviation Briefs: Granite Aviation Opens FBO At Sandpoint Airport, Idaho

Oct 06, 2014
Granite Aviation recently opened its fixed-base operation facility at Sandpoint Airport (SZT) in Idaho. The $1.6 million facility includes a 3,700…
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Business Aviation Briefs: Cessna Ships First Two Grand Caravan EX Amphibians To Vietnam

Oct 06, 2014
Cessna has shipped the first two of three Grand Caravan EX Amphibian aircraft to Hai Au Aviation in Vietnam. The third aircraft is to be delivered…
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Business Aviation Briefs: Breitling To Launch Limited Timepiece For AOPA’s 75th Anniversary

Oct 06, 2014
Swiss watch-maker Breitling is commemorating the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s 75th anniversary with the launch of a limited-edition…

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Oct 06, 2014
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS (previously Eurocopter France) Model AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, and AS355F2 helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2014-0646; Directorate…

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Appointments

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Appointments

Oct 06, 2014
STEPHEN SHARP was named executive director of business development for Bedford, Texas-based night-vision specialist Rebtech. Sharp has more than 30…

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Oct 06, 2014
Upcoming Events Oct. 6-9—2014 ACI-NA Public Safety & Security Fall Conference, Arlington, Va. http://aci-na.org/event/4309 Oct. 7-8—Airsat Forum…