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The Weekly of Business Aviation, August 22, 2016

VOL. 101 NO. 33 August 22, 2016
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Forecasts/Industry Data

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Business-Aircraft Flight Activity Down In July

Aug 15, 2016
July business-aircraft activity fell 1.7% from the same time a year ago, marking the second year-over-year decrease in 2016.
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Helicopter Shipments, Billings Fall In First Half Of 2016

Aug 22, 2016
For the first six months of 2016, manufacturers worldwide delivered 392 rotorcraft, compared to 467 during the same time a year ago.
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Avionics Sales Fall In Second Quarter, AEA Reports

Aug 16, 2016
During the second quarter, the avionics industry recorded total sales of $549.16 million, a decrease from $566.10 million in the first quarter and down 9% from the second quarter of 2015.
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Latin America In-Service Fleets, MRO Demand: 2016-2025

Aug 23, 2016
View the Latin America In-Service Fleets, MRO Demand: 2016-2025 chart in PDF format.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Mooney Names New President And CEO

Aug 16, 2016
Mooney International has named Vivek Saxena, a 25-year veteran of the aerospace industry, as its new president and CEO.
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Firms File Class-Action Lawsuits Against Embraer

Aug 18, 2016
Embraer will keep the market informed of any new material developments on the matter and disclose any potential effects of the claim, it said.
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Bell Expands Customization Capabilities At Piney Flats

Aug 18, 2016
It gives Piney Flats the ability to customize more than 200 aircraft per year, and allows for an improved and increased works pace, and better overall support and safety of the program.
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BAE Systems Studying Avro RJ Freighter Conversion

Aug 11, 2016
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft said it is seeing interest from 3–4 operators in a freighter conversion of its Avro RJ family of regional airliners.

Intelligence

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GA Fatalities Down, Report Shows

Aug 16, 2016
For the first time in 25 years, the rate of fatal accidents in noncommercial fixed-wing aircraft dropped below one per 100,000 flight-hours.

Associations

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LABACE Set To Open Aug. 30

Aug 19, 2016
The Brazilian Association for General Aviation, which sponsors the three-day event ending Sept. 1, aims to strengthen general aviation and emphasize its role in Brazil’s growth.

Programs

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Daher Adds ‘Elite Privacy’ Lavatory For TBM 900/930 Aircraft

Aug 16, 2016
WICHITA—Daher is offering a quick-change option of a fully functional toilet compartment for its new production TBM 900 and 930 aircraft, beginning in 2017. &nbsp

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Launches Technical Center Of Excellence

Aug 15, 2016
The FAA has chosen the University of Oklahoma and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to lead its new Transportation Center of Excellence for Technical Training and Human Performance.

Services/FBOs

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Cutter Begins Construction Of Colorado Airport FBO Terminal

Aug 12, 2016
Cutter Aviation has broken ground on a new fixed base operator (FBO) executive terminal at Colorado Springs Airport.

Suppliers

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Continental Moving Production To Alabama, Germany

Aug 17, 2016
Continental Motors Group (CMG) is consolidating its San Antonio, Texas, manufacturing operations into facilities in Alabama and Germany, the company said.

Charters / Brokers

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FAI Aviation Group Bolsters Presence In Russia, CIS

Aug 18, 2016
Germany’s FAI Aviation Group is strengthening its presence in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) through a series of customer-focused events.
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Flexjet Adds First Legacy 450 To Its Fractional Fleet

Aug 15, 2016
The company, which entered the fractional ownership market in 1995, will end 2016 with 52 new aircraft delivered over 24 months.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Hawthorne Global Aviation Ready For U.S. Open

Aug 23, 2016
Hawthorne Global Aviation Services said it is accepting private-jet ramp reservations for travelers attending ...
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Tag Aviation Spain Adds Sovereign For CharterOpen

Aug 23, 2016
Tag Aviation Spain has added a Citation Sovereign C680 midsize business jet to its charter fleet.
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Nordam To Supply Cockpit Windows for H160

Aug 23, 2016
Nordam Transparency Group in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has signed a $10 million, 15-year contract to be the exclusive supplier of ...
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JetSuiteX Expands Charter Service

Aug 23, 2016
Public charter service JetSuiteX on Aug. 15 introduced a tech-charter service between San Jose and Burbank, California.
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Marlink, IDG Complete Trials Of Smalltrack Tracking System

Aug 23, 2016
Marlink and IDG Europe have completed trials of the new Smalltrack portable tracking system on a fixed-wing King Air 200 operated by ...
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Bombardier Delivers First Challenger 650 To Germany

Aug 23, 2016
Bombardier Business Aircraft has delivered its first Challenger 650 aircraft for ...
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KlasJet Adds Hawker 800XP To Charter Fleet

Aug 23, 2016
KlasJet in Europe has expanded its business-jet fleet with a third aircraft, a ...
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USAIG Adds GA Food Safety Courses

Aug 23, 2016
United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) has added two general aviation food-safety-professionals online courses to ...

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Aug 23, 2016
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2010-10-13 for all BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd. Model BAe 146 and Avro 146 Series airplanes.

Appointments

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Appointments

Aug 23, 2016
Michele Coleman Mayes and Hugh Jones have been appointed to Gogo’s board of directors.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Aug 23, 2016
Aug. 22-25—Air Line Pilots Association, 62nd Air Safety Forum, Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C., http://safetyforum.alpa.org