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Business & Commercial Aviation, February 2017

Viewpoint

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Viewpoint: Paying Partners

Jan 25, 2017
The Muskoka Region is a Canadian jewel, a place thick with forest, pristine lakes, and vacation homes old and new.

Readers' Feedback

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Reader's Feedback (February 2017)

Jan 25, 2017
BCA readers share their opinions on articles we published.

Intelligence

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Tamarack Gets STC For Its Cessna CJ Series Active Winglets

Jan 25, 2017
Tamarack Aerospace has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for its active winglet system for Cessna CJ series jets.
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Transport Canada Certifies Model 505 JetRanger

Jan 25, 2017
With more than 400 letters of intent in hand for its new Model 505 Jet Ranger X, Bell Helicopter is working fast to convert those into purchase orders, after the five-seater was awarded type certification by Transport Canada in late December.
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For Now, Embraer Passes On An Ultra-Long-Range Jet

Jan 25, 2017
It looks like the gap in Embraer's business jet lineup—an entry in the ultra-long-range category—will not be filled any time soon. Speaking to an editorial roundtable of Aviation Week Network editors in Washington in December, Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, president and CEO of the Brazilian aircraft maker, said a recent assessment of the marketplace revealed that the Legacy 450 and 500 “can cover 98.5% of the business jet missions in the world.
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Jet-A, Avgas Per-Gallon Fuel Prices—January 2017

Jan 25, 2017
Jet-A and avgas per-gallon fuel prices—January 2017
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Piper M600 Earns Canadian Certification

Jan 25, 2017
Piper Aircraft has received a type certificate for its single-engine M600 from Transport Canada, so the company now can deliver the aircraft to the Canadian market.
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Constant Aviation Adds More AOG Mobile Teams

Jan 25, 2017
Constant Aviation has expanded its aircraft-on-the-ground mobile team coverage in the central U.S. with the addition of Denver and Rifle, Colorado.
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Wanfeng Aviation Acquires 60% Of Diamond Aircraft

Jan 25, 2017
Canada-based Wanfeng Aviation, part of China's Wanfeng group of companies, has acquired a 60% interest in Diamond Aircraft Industries.
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BBA Aviation And Gamm Aviation Team In U.S.

Jan 25, 2017
UK-based BBA Aviation and Gama Aviation have joined their U.S. aircraft management and charter businesses, with a combined fleet of 200 aircraft.
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Triumph Aerostructures Sues Bombardier

Jan 25, 2017
Triumph Aerostructures has initiated litigation against Bombardier to recover $340 million in additional development costs incurred by a redesign of the Global 7000 wing. In response, Bombardier planned to sue Triumph for losses resulting from the program's two-year delay.
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Textron’s Piston Line Gets Garmin Upgrades

Jan 25, 2017
Textron Aviation is incorporating Garmin's upgraded G1000 NXi integrated flight deck into its piston product line, including the Cessna Skyhawk 172, Skylane 182, Turbo Stationair HDT206, Beechcraft Bonanza G36 and Beechcraft Baron G58.
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Dassault Orders Weak Going Into 2017

Jan 25, 2017
Dassault Aviation netted orders for just 21 Falcons in 2016, further confirming a sluggish business jet market.
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AE300 Engine Reaches Million Flight Hours

Jan 25, 2017
Austro Engine GmbH, a division of Diamond Aircraft Group, has reached 1 million flight hours for its AE300 jet fuel aviation engine.
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U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Flytenow Case

Jan 25, 2017
On Jan. 10, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving Flytenow, an online flight-sharing service that wanted the high court to overturn lower court decisions that supported FAA's prohibition of the activity.
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Astronics Enhanced Vision System Earns Certification

Jan 25, 2017
Astronics Max-Viz, a division of Astronics Corp., was awarded certification for its Max-Viz 1200 Enhanced Vision System for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
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AirFlyte Becomes Retrix MRO

Jan 25, 2017
AirFlyte has changed its name to Rectrix MRO. The rebranding stems from the 2013 acquisition of AirFlyte by Rectrix and reflects the company's corporate MRO services and presents a united brand.
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Bombardier Delivers CRJ200 To Gulf & Caribbean Cargo

Jan 25, 2017
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has delivered its first CRJ200 Special Freighter to Gulf & Caribbean Cargo, its launch customer. The jets are converted from the passenger version by Aeronautical Engineers of Miami.
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FlightServ Opens At New Jersey's Trenton-Mercer Airport

Jan 25, 2017
FlightServ, an independent fixed-base operation, opened Jan. 1 at the Trenton-Mercer Airport in New Jersey. The FBO was founded by a team from its sister company, Aviation Charters.
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FAA Eases Regulations For GA Pilots' Medical Certifications

Jan 25, 2017
The FAA has issued new rules that make it easier and cheaper for certain recreational general aviation pilots to gain required medical certifications to fly.
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FAA Proposes New High-Altitude Jet Routes

Jan 25, 2017
The FAA is proposing a dozen new high-altitude jet routes along the U.S. East Coast as part of a modernization strategy to replace legacy ground-referenced routes with GPS-supported, performance-based navigation routes.
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Air Methods Adds Airbus 145 Helicopters

Jan 25, 2017
Air Methods Corp. has acquired three Airbus H145 helicopters for hospital-based air medical transport, to replace older aircraft now in service.
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JetSuiteX Adds Flights From Santa Monica

Jan 25, 2017
JetSuiteX has begun selling seats for charter service to and from Santa Monica, California. Flights begin Feb. 6 to Las Vegas, San Jose and San Diego County airports.
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New Part 23 Rule Is Final

Jan 25, 2017
In December, FAA issued its final rule on the new Part 23 which is intended to reduce the time and cost to certificate aircraft under 19,000 lb.
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Piper Takes Firm Order For 50 Archers

Jan 25, 2017
Piper Aircraft has taken a firm order for 50 Piper Archer single-engine aircraft from China Air Shuttle. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2017.
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Leonardo Signs For 30 EMS Helicopters

Jan 25, 2017
Italian helicopter maker Leonardo-Finmeccanica is finding eager buyers among the Chinese. The company reports that it has sold more than 180 helicopters of various types to operators there.
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Cirrus Launches G6 Upgrade

Jan 25, 2017
Cirrus Aircraft has launched the G6, the latest upgrade of its SR series of single-engine piston aircraft. The new models feature Garmin's Cirrus Perspective+ flight deck.
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New Business Aircraft Group Forms In Beijing

Jan 25, 2017
Indicative of the community's growing importance to China, business aircraft operators have joined to form the Beijing Business Aviation Association.
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Executive AirShare Expands Wichita Operations

Jan 25, 2017
Executive AirShare, the Lenexa, Kansas-based fractional aircraft provider, has moved into hangar and office space at Col. James Jabara Airport in northeast Wichita from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in west Wichita.
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328 Support Services, Duncan Partner On Challenger 604 Completion

Jan 25, 2017
328 Support Services GmbH and Duncan Aviation have partnered to deliver and certify a full cabin completion on a Bombardier Challenger 604.
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LifePort Earns FAA Approval For Patient Loading System

Jan 25, 2017
LifePort, a Sikorsky company, has received FAA airworthiness certification for its Patient Loading Utility System for Pilatus PC-12/47 and PC-12/47E aircraft.

Fast Five

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Questions for Talaat Captan, Founder & CEO Of Air Hollywood

Jan 25, 2017
Questions for Talaat Captan, founder and CEO of Air Hollywood

Pilot Report

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Pilot Report: Daher’s New TBM 930

Jan 25, 2017
Daher’s new TBM 930 flagship is the culmination of three decades of enhancements made to the original TBM 900.

Management

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ATC Privatization — Pro & Con

Jan 25, 2017
Ed Bolen believes total control of the ATC system is the force majeure behind the airlines' long-held wish to create and dominate an air traffic control corporation supported by user fees. For several decades, some of the big airlines have tried to seize control of the ATC system and the revenues that fund it, the NBAA president and CEO told BCA. "We believe that they want to use that control for their exclusive benefit."
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Which Airspace Users Will Pay How Much For ATC

Jan 25, 2017
The price for admission into today's FAA-run ATC system is a tax schedule that varies by category of activity. The airlines pay through a combination of taxes—the Passenger Facility Tax, per-takeoff fee and a 4.3 cents/gal. fuel tax. General aviation is divided between turbine and piston, with the former taxed 21.9 cents/gal. and the latter assessed 19.5 cents/gal. of avgas.
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Controllers Change Mind On Privatization

Jan 25, 2017
During an ATC privatization attempt 13 years ago, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association staunchly opposed the move. In the current campaign, it seems the union has changed its stance to support a privatized system.
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Documenting The Divide Over ATC Privatization

Jan 25, 2017
Three recent government reports—one commissioned by the architects for FAA change and two by the stalwarts of the status quo—will fuel battles over ATC privatization efforts.

Cause & Circumstance

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Air Sweden CRJ200 Freighter Downed

Jan 25, 2017
The pilots of Air Sweden 294 lost control while at FL 330 due to several things but most particularly to confusing EFIS information following the failure of the left-side inertial reference unit.

Accidents in Brief

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Selected Accidents And Incidents In December 2016

Jan 25, 2017
Selected Accidents and Incidents in December 2016. The following NTSB information is preliminary.

DOM Notebook

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Community College Offers NextGen Technician Training

Jan 25, 2017
For the vast majority of maintenance technicians, earning the Airframe and Powerplant certificate is the key that opens the door to a career that is both challenging and rewarding.

Schedulers & Dispatchers

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Schedulers And Dispatchers Facilitate Movement From A To B

Jan 25, 2017
In the world of business aviation, getting there safely and efficiently is the product of many partnerships, most notably those of schedulers, dispatchers and pilots.
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Schedulers And Dispatchers Conference Coming Feb. 7-10

Jan 25, 2017
This year's NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference, Feb. 7-10 in Fort Worth, is expected to draw more than 2,800 schedulers, dispatchers, pilots and exhibitors.

Safety

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The Disappearing But All-Important Aviation Uber Mentors

Jan 25, 2017
The pilot shortage is real and growing and that means the professional pilot force is “out there,” doing the job at hand. It would be tragic if the best and brightest of those were too busy flying to mentor the next generation.

Operator Profile

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Operator Profile: Transystems And Its Citation M2

Jan 25, 2017
Dan Rice, chairman of Transystems, says mishaps are preventable results of human error that can diminish productivity, balloon operating costs and, in the most extreme, jeopardize lives.

20/Twenty

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Used Aircraft Report: Embraer Legacy 650

Jan 25, 2017
For as little as $10 million, you can buy a Legacy 650, an aircraft that can fly eight passengers from London to New York, Beijing to Moscow, Singapore to Sydney or Sao Paulo to Miami.

On Duty

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News Of Promotions, Appointments And Honors (February 2017)

Jan 25, 2017
News of promotions, appointments and honors involving professionals within the business aviation community.

Products & Services Previews

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BCA Business Aviation Products And Service Previews

Jan 25, 2017
BCA shares news of the latest products and services for the business aviation industry.

BCA 50 Years Ago

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Business & Commercial Aviation News From February 1967

Jan 25, 2017
In the closing weeks of 1966, three successive items appeared in influential newspapers damning private and business aviation for freeloading on the U.S. taxpayer. “Fly now, pay never,” was how The New York Times reported it.