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The Weekly of Business Aviation, March 16, 2015

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Suppliers

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Russ Meyer: Citation X Elite Upgrade Program ‘Major Market Opportunity’

Mar 17, 2015
Textron Aviation has been developing its Citation X Elite program to breathe new life into speedy older model Citation X business jets. The momentum…
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GE Aviation Selects Its Kansas Facility For Passport 20 Engine Assembly

Mar 09, 2015
GE Aviation has chosen its facility at Strother Field Industrial Park in Arkansas City, Kansas, for the assembly of its Passport 20, an engine to power large-cabin business aircraft.
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Nextant Receives Order For Five 400XTi Aircraft From PlaneSense

Mar 12, 2015
PlaneSense, a fractional ownership company, has placed an order with Nextant Aerospace for two Nextant 400XTi light jets with an option for three more.
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LMI Aerospace Wins New Work, Records Lower Sales In 2015

Mar 10, 2015
LMI Aerospace recorded lower net sales in 2014 when compared to 2013 as it worked to cut costs throughout the company.

Intelligence

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Business Jet Market Improving, Analyst Says

Mar 17, 2015
Business Jet Market Improving, Analyst Says The business jet market is looking better. And commentary from business jet-related companies points to…

Services

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NIAR To Move Wichita Testing Facilities To Former Boeing Site

Mar 13, 2015
Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) will be the first new tenant of the former sprawling Boeing Wichita site, now owned by Air Capital Flight Line.

Sounding Board

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Sounding Board — Five Minutes With Russ Meyer

Mar 17, 2015
Sounding Board is an intermittent column that features leaders of the business aviation industry. Russ Meyer, chairman emeritus of Cessna Aircraft,…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Business Aviation Activity Fell In U.S., Europe In February

Mar 11, 2015
Business aviation flights in the U.S., Canada and Europe declined in February when compared to January activity and to a year ago, according to Argus and to WingX Advance, which tracks flights.
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U.S. and Canada Business Aircraft Activity

Mar 17, 2015
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Aerospace Materials Market Set To Grow Globally

Mar 17, 2015
The global aerospace materials market is expected to increase at a 6.6% compound annual growth rate through 2019, reaching $18.5 billion in value, a…
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Used Business Jet Sales and Used Business Turboprop Sales, North America and Outside North America

Mar 17, 2015
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Regulatory/Legislative

Business

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Sikorsky Not Profitable Enough For United Technologies

Mar 17, 2015
Europe’s aviation regulator has proposed a framework for unmanned aircraft with three categories of operation based on risk, the lowest of which would not involve any oversight by aviation regulators. The European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) “Concept of Operations for Drones” says unmanned aircraft “should be regulated in a manner proportionate to the risk of the specific operation.”

OEMs/Suppliers

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Avicopter Wants Western Engine For New Light-Twin

Mar 09, 2015
Avicopter says it is looking for a Western engine to serve as the power plant for its new AC3X2 light twin-engine helicopter.
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Airbus Reportedly Favored For KAI LCH-LAH Helicopter

Mar 17, 2015
BEIJING—Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) favors Airbus over AgustaWestland for the LCH-LAH civil and military rotorcraft program, according to media…

Operations

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Germany’s FAI Reports Record 2014 Revenue

Mar 10, 2015
FAI rent-a-jet AG, a German-based general aviation and air ambulance operator, reported record revenue for 2014, with revenue up 10% year over year.

Airports

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Aviation Trade Groups Oppose Restrictions At East Hampton Airport

Mar 17, 2015
Aviation trade groups are opposing proposed operating restrictions at East Hampton Airport in New York. At a public hearing on March 12, East…

Air Traffic Management

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Four European ANSPs Commit To Common Air Traffic Working Position

Mar 17, 2015
MADRID—The air navigation service providers (ANSPs) of Spain, Germany, the U.K. and the Netherlands have signed an agreement for the joint…

Business Aviation Briefs

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Nextant Aerospace Wins Aviation Week’s 2015 Laureate Award For Business Aviation

Mar 17, 2015
Nextant Aerospace, founded in 2007 by aviation entrepreneur Kenn Ricci, was selected as Aviation Week’s 2015 winner of the Laureate Award for…
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NBAA’s CAM Program OK’d As Veterans Affairs License And Certification Site

Mar 17, 2015
The National Business Aviation Association’s Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) program has been approved as a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs…
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Lotus Aviation Group Opening Hangar, Office Space At Fort Lauderdale Airport

Mar 17, 2015
Lotus Aviation Group is opening a new hangar and 2,400 sq. ft. of office space at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, the company announced. Lotus…
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Gulfstream G280 Earns Brazilian Type Certification

Mar 17, 2015
Gulfstream Aerospace’s Gulfstream G280 has earned Brazilian type certification, clearing the way for deliveries to begin to Brazil. The business jet…
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Bell Helicopter Selling Air Medical Group Holdings Four Bell 206L-4 Helos

Mar 17, 2015
Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement with Air Medical Group Holdings for the sale of four Bell 206L-4 helicopters. The aircraft will be operated…
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Boutsen Aviation Sells Fourth Dassault Falcon 7X In 12 Months

Mar 17, 2015
Boutsen Aviation, based in Monaco, has sold its fourth Dassault Falcon 7X in the past 12 months, with the sale of a 2008 Falcon 7X, the aircraft…
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Rockwell Collins Names Shennan Circuit Co. Top Supplier

Mar 17, 2015
Rockwell Collins has named Shennan Circuit Co., a provider of high-end circuit boards, as its top supplier at the Rockwell Collins Annual Supplier…
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Gulfstream Receives Robert J. Collier Trophy

Mar 17, 2015
Gulfstream has been named the recipient of the 2014 Robert J. Collier Trophy by the National Aeronautic Association for the development of its G650…

Appointments

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Appointments

Mar 17, 2015
Joseph Burstein, 87, has retired from LMI Aerospace’s Board of Directors, and Steven Schaffer has been appointed to fill the vacancy. Burstein was an…

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Mar 17, 2015
Mar. 16-17—Apex Middle East Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, http://apex.aero/Events/EventCalendar/tabid/213/Default.aspx Mar. 17-18—Globalcon Conference…