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The Weekly of Business Aviation, May 11, 2015

VOL. 100 NO. 18 May 11, 2015
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Forecasts/Industry Data

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General Aviation Shipments, Billings Fall In 1Q 2015

May 08, 2015
General aviation deliveries in all categories fell during the first three months of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014, according to a new report by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
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North America Flight Activity Up In April

May 08, 2015
Flight activity in the U.S. and Canada in April grew 2.8% year over year (YOY), according to a TraqPak Business Aircraft Activity report by Argus.
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U.S. and Canada Business Aircraft Activity

May 12, 2015
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Business And Personal Aircraft — First Quarter Unit Shipments

May 12, 2015
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OEMs/Suppliers

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Piper Aircraft Eyes New Markets With The M600

May 12, 2015
VERO BEACH, Florida—When Piper Aircraft began developing the next evolution of its Piper M500 Meridian, it focused on three goals – an increase in…

Intelligence

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Business Aviation Flights In Europe Fell In April

May 12, 2015
Business aviation flight departures in Europe declined overall in April compared to April 2014, according to WingX, which monitors business aviation…

Training

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Manufacturers Face Aging Workforce Issues

May 07, 2015
As the country’s workforce ages, manufacturers must rethink the way they manage employees and how they do business, said presenters in a discussion on The Aging Workforce in Manufacturing.

Charters / Brokers

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Luxaviation Acquires ExecuJet; Forms World’s No.2 Bizjet Operator

May 05, 2015
ExecuJet manages a fleet of 165 business aircraft worldwide—including a significant number of Bombardier Global and Gulfstream-sized jets—boosting Luxaviation’s combined fleet to more than 250 business aircraft, second only to NetJets.

Suppliers

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Bombardier Slows Global Output, Says No Plans To Sell Learjet Unit

May 07, 2015
Alain Bellemare’s first actions after two months as Bombardier’s CEO are to slow Global business jet production, unveil plans to float a small stake in the rail business and confirm Swiss International Air Lines as the launch operator for the CSeries airline.
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LMI Aerospace Posts $1.5 Million First-Quarter Net Loss

May 04, 2015
LMI Aerospace, based in St. Louis, posted a net loss of $1.5 million during the first three months of 2015 and sales of $92.5 million in the first quarter of 2015.
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R&R Aerospace Plans $5 Million Expansion

May 07, 2015
R&R Aerospace is planning a $5 million expansion here to bring on new work.
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Cirrus Expands ‘Vision Center’ In Knoxville

May 07, 2015
Cirrus Aircraft is expanding its “Vision Center” in Knoxville, Tennessee, after a site search that included 15 states and 30 airport locations, the company said.
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Expansion Gives Custom Aircraft Cabinets New Product Capabilities

May 05, 2015
Custom Aircraft Cabinets has expanded its metal fabrication capabilities, giving the company the ability to supply build-ready components to the cabinet and upholstery shops.
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Honeywell Aerospace Launches Router For Air/Ground Wi-Fi

May 05, 2015
Honeywell Aerospace has introduced a new router, the CNX-250, which will allow business aircraft to connect to a cellular network while on the ground and then transition to a satellite connection while in flight.

Services

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Continental Motors Group To Buy Danbury Aerospace Assets

May 05, 2015
Continental Motors Group, part of AVIC International Holding Corp., has entered an agreement to buy the assets of Danbury Aerospace’s operating divisions.

Research/Development

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Alaska To Flight Test Alcohol-To-Jet Biofuel

May 12, 2015
Alaska Airlines is to conduct the first commercial flights on alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) biofuel under an agreement with fuel developer Gevo. Lufthansa has…

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA, Industry Team To Expand UAS Operations

May 09, 2015
Companies involved in newsgathering, agriculture and rail transport have partnered with the FAA in the hope of extending operations of small unmanned aircraft beyond the limits outlined in proposed rules unveiled in January. CNN, PrecisionHawk and BNSF Railway have committed significant resources to the FAA’s Pathfinder program, Administrator Michael Huerta announced in Atlanta on May 6 at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s Unmanned Systems 2015 convention. All three are interested in operations outside the restrictions of t

Associations

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NBAA Joins East Hampton Airport Lawsuit

May 09, 2015
The National Business Aviation Association has joined a federal lawsuit to preserve business aviation access to East Hampton Airport in New York. Town officials are poised to implement a number of noise and access restrictions that the NBAA calls “unfair, unreasonable and unjustly discriminatory.” “Despite repeated warnings to town officials from NBAA and other aviation interests that local airports do not have the authority to regulate the types of aircraft that can operate at the airport, East Hampton is setting the stage for years of costly

Business Aviation Briefs

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AV8 MRO Expands To Offer More Capabilities, Reduce Turn Times

May 12, 2015
AV8 MRO has moved into a new Houston facility with 20,000 sq. ft. of office and warehouse space, the company said. It has 10,000 sq. ft. of dedicated…
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FAA Proposes $150,000 Fine Against Ameriflight

May 12, 2015
The FAA has proposed a $150,000 civil penalty against Ameriflight, based in Burbank, California, for allegedly operating a Beech BE-99 when it was…
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Textron Aviation Hosts Inaugural Joint Customer Conference

May 12, 2015
More than 500 operators of Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker aircraft met recently in Wichita for a joint customer conference, its first since Textron…
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Aero Kinetics Partners With FreeFlight Systems For ADS-B Equipment For Unmanned Aircraft

May 12, 2015
Aero Kinetics, based in Fort Worth, announced a partnership with FreeFlight Systems to integrate its ADS-B avionics into Aero Kinetics unmanned…
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Five Rivers Aviation Breaks Ground On $5 Million Project At Livermore Airport

May 12, 2015
Five Rivers Aviation has begun construction on a new fixed base operation and hangar complex at the Livermore Airport in Livermore, California. The…
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Shell Aviation Becomes Exclusive Supplier At Saarbrucken Airport

May 12, 2015
Shell Aviation has expanded its refueling network in Germany and is now the exclusive supplier at Saarbrucken Airport in Germany, the company…
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Aerosim Flight Academy Forges Training Agreement With AeroClub Barcelona-Sabadell

May 12, 2015
Aerosim Flight Academy, based in Sanford, Florida, has signed a master agreement with Aeroclub Barcelona-Sabadell based in Barcelona, Spain, the…
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3-Blade Propeller For Gipps Aero GA8 Receives EASA STC

May 12, 2015
MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH has received EASA supplemental type certificate for the 3-blade scimitar composite propeller MTV-9-B/200-58 on the…
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Landmark Aviation Begins Operations At Anchorage Airport

May 12, 2015
Landmark Aviation has begun operations at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport through an equity purchase of Era FBO, a subsidiary of Era…

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

May 12, 2015
PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Model PC-12/47 and PC-12/47E aircraft [Docket No. FAA-2015-1177; Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-009-AD] – proposes to adopt a…

Appointments

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Appointments

May 12, 2015
Ernie Edwards has been appointed senior vice president and chief commercial officer for Aerion. In his role, Edwards has responsibility for all sales-related activity on Aerion’s Mach 1.5 As2 supersonic business jet. He reports to Aerion CEO Doug Nicols. Edwards retired as president of Embraer Executive Jets in late 2013. While at Embraer, he also served as vice president of sales and marketing for North America. Most recently, Edwards served as non-executive chairman of Veling Tayara Ltd., a Dubai-based leasing company for business jets.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

May 12, 2015
May 12-13—APEX Technology Conference, Universal City, California, http://apex.aero/Events/EventCalendar/tabid/213/Default.aspx May 13-14—60th Annual Business Aviation Safety Summit, BASS2015, Bonaventure Resort and Spa, Weston, Florida, http://flightsafety.org/meeting/bass-2015 May 19-20—ACI-NA/A4A Deicing Management Conference, Arlington, Virginia, www.aci-na.org/event/5639 May 19-21—15th Annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, (EBACE2015), Geneva, www.ebace.aero/bca