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The Weekly of Business Aviation, January 19, 2015

VOL. 100 NO. 2 January 19, 2015
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Intelligence

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Intelligence: Mitsubishi Aircraft Begins Full-scale Testing Of Regional Jet

Jan 20, 2015
MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORP. has begun full-scale testing of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet as it works toward first flight, on track for the second…
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Intelligence: Gogo Business Aviation Nears Launch Of Text & Talk

Jan 20, 2015
GOGO BUSINESS AVIATION is nearing an official global launch of its wireless-enabled Text & Talk for SwiftBroadband satcom. Text & Talk has been…

Correction

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Correction

Jan 20, 2015
BAV Managing Editor Molly McMillin can be reached at 316-993-3929. The information was incorrect in last week’s edition. We apologize for the error.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Precision Flight Controls, Ryan Aerospace Developing Aviation Training Devices

Jan 20, 2015
Precision Flight Controls of Rancho Cordova, California, is partnering with Ryan Aerospace to develop and produce aviation training devices. The…
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Stevens Aviation, Executive Flight Training To Offer Maintenance, Training

Jan 20, 2015
Stevens Aviation of Greenville, South Carolina, has partnered with Executive Flight Training of Beaufort, South Carolina, to offer maintenance and…
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Landmark Aviation Adds Three Mid-sized Aircraft To Houston Managed Fleet

Jan 20, 2015
Landmark Aviation’s Aircraft Management & Charter division, based in Houston, has added three mid-size aircraft to its managed fleet, including a…
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Magnetic MRO To Expand Services In Estonia

Jan 20, 2015
Magnetic MRO is expanding its services and adding full aircraft painting services at its facility in Estonia in May. The services will comply with…
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Air Charter Association of North America Publishes Best Practices Document

Jan 20, 2015
The Air Charter Association of North America has published a 12-page “Contract Best Practices” document to provide a resource to air carriers and…
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Airbus Corporate Jet Center Delivers Highly Customized ACJ Cabin

Jan 20, 2015
Airbus Corporate Jet Center says it has delivered its most highly customized ACJ cabin in the history of the completion and maintenance, repair and…
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Rockwell Collins Venue HD Upgrade Available In Mid-2015

Jan 20, 2015
The new Venue HD upgrade from Rockwell Collins will be available in mid-2015 as a retrofit item on Bombardier Global XRS and Global 5000 business…
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S&P Raises Textron Credit Rating To BBB/A-2

Jan 20, 2015
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised its ratings on Textron one step, going to BBB/A-2 from BBB-A3, according to StreetInsider.com. The outlook…

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Jan 20, 2015
BOMBARDIER INC. Global Express Model BD-700-1A10 airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2014-0582; Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-065-AD; Amendment 39-18060; AD…

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Appointments

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Appointments

Jan 20, 2015
Leading Edge Aviation Solutions, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, has hired Greg Wedding as executive vice president of business development…

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Jan 20, 2015
January 27-29—ACI-NA 2015 Customer Service Seminar, Reno, NV, www.aci-na.org/conferences Jan. 25-30—Global ATM Safety Conference, Bangkok, Thailand,…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Business Jet Aircraft Deliveries Forecast By Category 2015-2024

Jan 20, 2015
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Analysts: Learjet 85 Pause Good News For Competition; Bizav Forecasts Up

Jan 20, 2015
Bombardier Aerospace’s decision to pause its Learjet 85 program should not be seen as a sign of weaker demand for Cessna’s or Embraer’s competing products, analysts say.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Bombardier Pauses Learjet 85 Program; Will Lay Off 1,000 Workers

Jan 15, 2015
Bombardier announced Jan. 15 that it is pausing its long-delayed Learjet 85 jet program because of weak market demand for the aircraft and a downward revision in the company’s market forecast.
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Boeing Sells Historic Wichita Facilities To Local Investors

Jan 14, 2015
After two years on the market, Boeing has sold its sprawling Wichita site to two local investors. They plan to lease it to aviation-related companies.
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Mooney Delivers First Acclaim To China

Jan 14, 2015
Mooney International, based in Kerrville, Texas, delivered its first M20TN Acclaim Type S aircraft to a Chinese owner, the company said.
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European Business Flights Down Slightly In 2014

Jan 14, 2015
Business aircraft departures in Europe last year were down 0.5% compared to 2013, according to an analysis of departures by WingX Advance, based in Hamburg, Germany.
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AgustaWestland AW169 Helicopter In Full-Scale Production

Jan 13, 2015
AgustaWestland has entered full-scale production of its new twin-engine AW169 helicopter, the company said.
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Turbomeca Adds Additive Manufacturing Capability

Jan 20, 2015
Helicopter engine manufacturer Turbomeca is introducing additive manufacturing capabilities for engine components at a facility in Bordes, France,…
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Embraer Fourth-Quarter Deliveries Down Slightly From Year Ago

Jan 20, 2015
Brazil-based Embraer delivered 52 business jets and 30 commercial jets during the fourth quarter of 2014, the company said. Business aircraft…

Operations

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AMAC Aerospace Finishing BBJ747-8i, Building New Hangar

Jan 09, 2015
Cabin completion and MRO specialist AMAC Aerospace celebrated its seventh year in Basel, Switzerland, with the impending completion of a Middle East head-of-state BBJ747-8i and the construction of a new hangar.
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Report: Business Aircraft Flying Finished On Upswing In 2014

Jan 20, 2015
Business aircraft flying in the U.S. finished strong in 2014, with flight activity up for the 13th month in a row in December, according to TraqPak…
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Luxaviation Group Acquires Masterjet As Growth Continues

Jan 20, 2015
Luxaviation, based in Luxembourg, has acquired Masterjet of Lisbon, Portugal, as it continues to expand. Masterjet operates business jets from Le…

Services/FBOs

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Flying Colours Moving Into Special Mission Interiors

Jan 14, 2015
Riding a wave of expansion over the past year, Canadian cabin completion, refurbishment and maintenance, repair and overhaul specialist Flying Colours has begun hiring engineers in preparation for an accelerated move into special mission cabin outfitting and reconfiguration.
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ACJC Expands Into Wide-body ACJ Cabin Completion

Jan 14, 2015
After seven years focused on cabin completion of Airbus single-aisle aircraft for executive and head-of-state transport, Airbus Corporate Jet Center said last week it will add wide-body ACJ330s and ACJ340s to its outfitting repertoire.

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Seeks Input On Telecommunications- Backbone Quandary

Jan 20, 2015
The FAA is asking industry for advice on how to best mitigate a telecommunications technology-obsolescence issue that will increasingly become…

Safety/Training

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NTSB Most-Wanted Captures Procedural Compliance, Medical Fitness

Jan 20, 2015
Fatal landing accidents at San Francisco and Birmingham in 2013 as well as four non-fatal incidents -- two runway excursions and two wrong-runway…