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The Weekly of Business Aviation, February 1, 2016

VOL. 101 NO. 4 February 01, 2016
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Services

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San Francisco Area FBOs Prep For Super Bowl 50

Jan 29, 2016
San Francisco area fixed base operators are preparing to host about 1,200 business jets carrying passengers who will be attending Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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U.S. Bizjet Accidents Fall In 2015; Turboprop Accidents Increase

Jan 26, 2016
The number of accidents involving business turbine aircraft was fairly flat in 2015 when compared to the year before, while fatal accidents declined slightly.
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U.S.-Registered and Non-U.S.-Registered Business Jet and Turboprop Accident/Incidents

Feb 03, 2016
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Intelligence

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Honeywell Aerospace Revenue Up in 4Q 2015

Feb 02, 2016
Honeywell International recorded revenue of $9.98 billion for the fourth ...

Washington

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Bizav Advocates Gear Up To Fight ATC Privatization

Jan 28, 2016
A push is underway to privatize the air traffic control system funded by user fees, National Business Aviation Association president and CEO Ed Bolen said.

Fractionals/Providers

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NetJets Receives First Latitude Demonstrator

Jan 26, 2016
Fractional provider NetJets has placed the first of two demonstrator Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jets into its fleet.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Textron Aviation Turns In Higher Profit, Jet Deliveries In 4Q 2015

Jan 27, 2016
Textron Aviation posted lower revenue but higher profit and business jet deliveries during the fourth quarter of 2015. For the full year, it posted higher revenue and profit.
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Textron Aviation Unveils 1Call For Maintenance Service

Jan 26, 2016
Textron Aviation has launched 1Call as a service providing a single point of contact for Citation, Beechcraft and Hawker customers needing unscheduled maintenance.
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Gulfstream Reports Good Orders, No Cyclical Large-Cabin Decline

Jan 28, 2016
At Gulfstream Aerospace, order activity coming into the new year is “quite good,” its top executive said.
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Sundance Setback Doesn’t Impede Airbus-Uber Plan

Jan 26, 2016
Airbus Group’s tie-up with Uber to test-market extending ridehailing services to include helicopter flights has stumbled after local opposition prompted the speedy halt of a pilot project at the Sundance Film Festival, but further trials are planned this year.
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Airbus Flies Second Prototype H160

Jan 27, 2016
Airbus Helicopters has flown the second prototype of its new H160 twin-engine medium helicopter.
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Large Helo Sales Slump at Airbus Helicopters

Jan 25, 2016
Sales of the Airbus Helicopters family of H225 and Super Puma heavy helicopters have slumped in light of the fall in worldwide oil and gas prices.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Watchdog: FAA Productivity Drops, Spending Climbs

Jan 25, 2016
Despite key congressional actions over the past 20 years aimed at helping the FAA operate more like a business, the agency’s operational productivity is down while employee costs have nearly doubled, according to an audit by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General (OIG).

Development

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Honeywell Readies Crowdsourced Weather Radar

Jan 25, 2016
Before the end of this year, Honeywell Aerospace plans to release a new software version for its IntuVue RDR-4000 weather radar that will allow an unnamed airline customer to begin downlinking snapshots of weather activity and threats directly from onboard radar to the ground through broadband links.

Suppliers

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Tiny ADS-B Provides UAV Sense-And-Avoid

Jan 25, 2016
The Ping ADS-B transponder developed by uAvionix weighs just 6 grams (0.2 oz.). The basic system receives ADS-B position reports from commercial aircraft within a 100-mi. radius using the 1090 MHz data link and reports threats within a programmable spherical volume.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Sentient Jet Sponsor For Light It Up Blue Aspen

Feb 02, 2016
Sentient Jet, a private jet travel provider, is the presenting sponsor for ...
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FlightSafety Caravan Simulators Earn Level D Qualification

Feb 02, 2016
FlightSafety International has received Level D qualification from the FAA for ...
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Privaira To Relocate Operation To Boca Raton Airport

Feb 02, 2016
Privaira, a private air charter service, will relocate its Part 135 operation to ...
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WSU First In Aeronautical R&D Funding, University Says

Feb 02, 2016
Wichita State University is the first among U.S. universities in business-financed aeronautical ...
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Jet Aviation Zurich Signs Agreement With Lufthansa Group

Feb 02, 2016
Jet Aviation Zurich has signed an agreement with Lufthansa Group to provide ...
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FAI Rent-A-Jet AG Records Increased 2015 Operational Income

Feb 02, 2016
FAI rent-a-jet AG, a German general aviation operator and ambulance specialist doing business as Flight Ambulance International, recorded...
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JetSmarter Helps Members Escape New York Snowstorms

Feb 02, 2016
With the snowstorms in the Northeast U.S., JetSmarter, a mobile market for private jet flights, created free ...
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Aviation Repair Technologies Raises Equity, Reduces Indebtedness

Feb 02, 2016
Aviation Repair Technologies, a repair station based in Blytheville, Arkansas, has entered into a series of ...
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Nearly 300,000 UAV Owners Register With FAA

Feb 02, 2016
In the first 30 days after the FAA’s online registration system went live, nearly 300,000 owners of ...

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Feb 02, 2016
BOMBARDIER Model DHC-8-400 series aircraft [Docket No. FAA-2015-8464; Directorate Identifier 2015-NM-050-AD] — proposes to adopt a new ...

Advertising

Appointments

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Appointments

Feb 02, 2016
Scott Kalister has been named Embraer Executive Jets senior vice president of ...

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Feb 02, 2016
Jan. 27—Refueling The Aviation Economy, Brussels ...