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The Weekly of Business Aviation, January 25, 2016

VOL. 101 NO. 3 January 25, 2016
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Programs

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Cirrus Vision SF50 Certification Delayed Until Mid-2016

Jan 20, 2016
FAA certification has been delayed on the Cirrus Aircraft Vision SF50 personal jet until the first half of this year, the company said.
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SEC Clears XTI To Pursue Crowdfunding Investment

Jan 22, 2016
Startup XTI Aircraft has launched a formal stock offering after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) qualified its crowdfunding campaign to assess interest in backing development of its TriFan 600 vertical-take-off-and-landing business aircraft.
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Zenith, Zenair Acquire SAM Aircraft

Jan 19, 2016
The assets of SAM Aircraft have been acquired by the sons of aircraft designer Chris Heintz, the owners and operators of Zenith Aircraft Co. and Zenair Ltd.
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Avic Wants To Build Russian Light Helicopter

Jan 19, 2016
Russian Helicopters sees Avic as eager to begin a second Russo-Chinese cooperative helicopter production program, under which the small Mil Mi-34 would be built in China for the local market.
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Russia, China Launching Heavy Helicopter In 2016

Jan 19, 2016
A Russo-Chinese cooperative program for an unusually large helicopter should move into full-scale development, with an agreement due to be signed this year.

Suppliers

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Setouchi Sells 12% Stake Of Quest Aircraft

Jan 19, 2016
Setouchi Holdings has sold a 12.5% stake of Quest Aircraft to a Japanese conglomerate, Mitsui & Co.
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GE To Build Turboprop Engine Plant In Czech Republic

Jan 21, 2016
GE Aviation plans to build a new turboprop development, test and engine-production headquarters in the Czech Republic.
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Hexcel Adding Moroccan Manufacturing Plant

Jan 20, 2016
Hexcel plans to build a $20 million, 117,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant in Casablanca, Morocco, as part of an effort to create a diversified and global supply chain to support aerospace customers, it said.
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Textron Aviation Acquires Able Engineering, Able Aerospace

Jan 22, 2016
Textron Aviation, based in Wichita, has acquired Able Engineering & Component Services and Able Aerospace in Mesa, Arizona.

Intelligence

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Analyst: 4Q 2015 BizJet deliveries Trending Above Expectations

Jan 25, 2016
Business jet deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2015 are trending ...

OEMs/Suppliers

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Airbus, Uber Plan Helicopter Connections

Jan 22, 2016
Airbus Group plans a pilot project with ridesharing network Uber that will enable users to connect air and ground transportation, airframer CEO Tom Enders said.

Research/Development

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Spike Partners With Aernnova On Supersonic Bizjet; Works To Lower Boom

Jan 25, 2016
The partnership with Aernnova, announced Jan. 20, will accelerate the engineering efforts of the S-512, the company said.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Survey: 54% of FBOs Say Fuel Sales Increased in 2015

Jan 19, 2016
Fifty-four percent of U.S. FBOs say their fuel sales increased in 2015 compared to 2014, according to the 2016 Annual FBO Fuel Sales Survey results released by Aviation Business Strategies Group at the 2016 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference in Tampa, Florida.

Charters / Brokers

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JFI Jets, ACP Jets Merger Forms Alerion Aviation

Jan 21, 2016
JFI Jets and ACP Jets, which merged last year, unveiled Alerion Aviation, the new brand for the combined company, at the National Business Aviation Association’s Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference in Tampa, Florida.

Services

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Yasava Adding More Aircraft Interior Work

Jan 12, 2016
Yasava Solutions is in the midst of “sensitive” contract negotiations that, if successful, would mean more work for the Swiss executive interior design company.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Jet Aviation Vienna Awarded EASA Approval For Gulfstream GV-SP Aircraft

Jan 25, 2016
Jet Aviation in Vienna has received European Aviation Safety Agency ...
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ARGUS Integrates Flight Tax Systems Software

Jan 25, 2016
ARGUS International has integrated flight tax systems software into ...
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Bell Delivers 407GXP Helicopter To Air Methods

Jan 25, 2016
Bell Helicopter has delivered a Bell 407GXP configured for ...
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London Oxford Receives Ground Handling Accreditation, Gulfstream Recognition

Jan 25, 2016
London Oxford Airport celebrates ...
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Four California Law Enforcement Agencies Add Airbus H125 Helicopters

Jan 25, 2016
Four California law enforcement agencies have taken delivery of ...
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AOPA Releases Video On Avoiding Midair Collisions

Jan 25, 2016
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) Air Safety Institute has ...
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YASAVA To Design Interior For Falcon 7X Customer

Jan 25, 2016
YASAVA Solutions, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, will design a new ...
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Propel Now Dealer Of Seeker Aircraft

Jan 25, 2016
Propel Aviation Sales & Services in Miami will now sell the ...
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Metallized Carbon Corp. Offers Metcar Carbon-Graphite Bushings For Aircraft Fuel Pumps

Jan 25, 2016
Metallized Carbon Corp., a manufacturer of carbon-graphite materials for ...
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World Economic Forum Expected To Double BizAv Traffic

Jan 25, 2016
The World Economic Forum at Davos, held Jan. 20-23, was expected to...
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TRU Simulation To Produce Airbus A320 Simulator For Air Arabia

Jan 25, 2016
TRU Simulation + Training has signed a new deal to produce an...
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Cirrus Releases Interactive Flight Operations Manual

Jan 25, 2016
Cirrus Aircraft has released its first interactive in flight ...
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Duncan Aviation To Present San Antonio NextGen Seminar

Jan 25, 2016
Duncan Aviation is offering a free NextGen seminar ...

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Jan 25, 2016
BEECHCRAFT Model BAe.125 series 1000A and 1000B airplanes and Model Hawker...

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Appointments

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Appointments

Jan 25, 2016
Alan Murray has been promoted to assistant manager of ...

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Jan 25, 2016
Jan. 28, 2016—NBAA West Palm Beach Regional Forum...

Monthly Program Profile

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Monthly Program Profile: Gulfstream G280

Jan 25, 2016
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Technology

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Winglets On Cessna CJs Alleves Load

Jan 25, 2016
Fly-by-wire active gust-load alleviation minimizes the penalties of retrofitting drag-reducing winglets to existing aircraft.