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The Weekly of Business Aviation, February 8, 2016

VOL. 101 NO. 5 February 08, 2016
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Forecasts/Industry Data

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Experts: BizJet Values, Large Cabin Demand Weakens

Feb 05, 2016
By cabin size, the small cabin index was the strongest, although it fell 11%, while the large cabin market was the weakest with a 17% drop, according to a new business jet market index. The midsize cabin index fell 12%, meanwhile.

Services

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BBA Aviation Closes On Landmark Aviation Acquisition

Feb 05, 2016
BBA Aviation, parent company of Signature Flight Support, has completed the $2.065 billion acquisition of Landmark Aviation.
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Global Jet Capital Completes Portfolio Purchase

Feb 01, 2016
Global Jet Capital, based in Boca Raton, Florida, has completed its acquisition of GE’s fixed-wing corporate aircraft financing portfolio in the Americas.

Intelligence

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Business Jet Activity Up 1% In 2015

Feb 09, 2016
Business jet arrivals and departures in December remained ...

Charters / Brokers

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Delta Private Jets Tallies Record Revenue, Sales

Feb 05, 2016
Delta Private Jets reported 34% growth in its managed aircraft fleet last year.
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Key Air Adds Aircraft Sales

Feb 02, 2016
Key Air, an Oxford, Connecticut-based aircraft management and jet charter company, has expanded to include aircraft sales.
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Comlux Orders Three ACJ320neos For VVIP Fleet

Feb 02, 2016
Comlux The Aviation Group has placed an order for three Airbus ACJ320neo aircraft for its corporate jet fleet.

Programs

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Diamond Aircraft To Build Dornier Seastar Airframe

Feb 04, 2016
Germany-based Dornier Seawings has selected Diamond Aircraft Industries in Canada to build the Dornier Seastar composite airframe.
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Gulfstream G500 Completes Flutter Testing

Feb 05, 2016
Gulfstream’s G500 has completed flutter testing, the culmination of 50 hr. of testing.
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Windecker Aircraft To Design New Four-Seat Aircraft

Feb 01, 2016
Windecker Aircraft, based in Mooresville, North Carolina, plans to design a new composite, high-performance, single-engine four-seat aircraft.
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Airbus Shelves Engine Upgrade For H225

Feb 05, 2016
An engine upgrade for Airbus Helicopters’ H225 heavy helicopter has been shelved due to low demand for oil and gas helicopters.

Suppliers

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BE Aerospace Predicts Bizav Will Struggle; Strong Commercial Revenues Ahead

Feb 02, 2016
The company saw fourth-quarter commercial sales jump more than 9%, and is projecting a companywide revenue boost of 3% this year and 7.5% in 2017, even factoring in an expected dip in business aviation sales that will last for most of 2016.
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Hartzell Invests In New Five-Blade Propellers For OEMs

Feb 02, 2016
Hartzell Propeller has introduced several new five-blade structural composite propellers along with an aggressive campaign to identify turboprop fleets for five-blade propeller upgrades, the company said.
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Jackie Chan Receives First Legacy 500 In China

Feb 02, 2016
Actor and martial artist Jackie Chan has become the first customer in China to take delivery of an Embraer Legacy 500 midsize business jet.

Regulatory/Legislative

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New York City Chops Helo Flights In Half

Feb 04, 2016
New York City and helicopter operators carrying thousands of tourists around Manhattan have reached a deal that would result in a 50% reduction in flights by January 2017.
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Shuster: ATC Management Should Be FAA-Independent

Feb 03, 2016
U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Penn.) has proposed legislation that would remove the operation and management of U.S. air traffic control (ATC) from FAA.
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FAA’s Departure Clearance Datacomm Beats Scheduling Expectations

Feb 03, 2016
FAA’s introduction of data communications between pilots and air traffic control (ATC) towers is about one year ahead of schedule, executives at Harris report.
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FAA Would Run Remote Tower Tech Demo Under Shuster Bill

Feb 05, 2016
The FAA reauthorization bill introduced Feb. 3 by Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, would put the FAA in charge of demonstrating remote tower technologies at seven airports.

Business Aviation Briefs

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MAC Air Group Expands Facility

Feb 09, 2016
MAC Air Group of Maine Aviation Corp. has joined the ...
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Gulfstream Earns FAA Approval For ADSB-In For G150, G200

Feb 09, 2016
Gulfstream Aerospace has received FAA approval to install Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In (ADS-B In) ...
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Engineered Propulsion Systems Works Toward Certification

Feb 09, 2016
Engineered Propulsion Systems, based in New Richmond, Wisconsin, is making steady progress toward ...
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Gama Signs Training Partnership With CAE

Feb 09, 2016
Gama Aviation has signed a partnership agreement with business aviation training organization ....
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Associated Air Center Delivers First 787-8

Feb 09, 2016
Associated Air Center, StandardAero’s large transport category VIP completions center, has redelivered ...
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FL Technics Partners With SVD-Promtent

Feb 09, 2016
FL Technics, which provides aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has formed a partnership with ...
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FAI Asset Management To Build Hangar At Albrecht Durer

Feb 09, 2016
FAI Asset Management will begin construction of its third ...
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Cobham To Modify Four Business Jets

Feb 09, 2016
Inside a hangar at South Australia’s Adelaide Airport, Cobham Aviation Services is modifying ...

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Feb 09, 2016
BEECHCRAFT Model BAe.125 series 1000A and 1000B airplanes and Model Hawker 1000 airplanes proposes to ...

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Appointments

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Appointments

Feb 09, 2016
Tonya Sudduth has been appointed general manager of ...

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Feb 09, 2016
Feb. 10-11—Aero-Engines Americas, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, www.aviationweek.com/events Feb. 10-12—Business Aircraft Finance, Registration & Legal…