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The Weekly of Business Aviation, September 26, 2016

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Forecasts/Industry Data

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Used Business Jets For Sale Up; Pricing Slides

Sep 23, 2016
Used business jet inventories are up from a year ago and pricing has fallen 13%, Jefferies analyst Howard Rubel said in a note to investors.
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Business Aircraft Demand To Stay Soft, Lenders, Brokers Say

Sep 27, 2016
Wall Street brokers and business jet lenders told a recent JetNet iQ conference on business jets that they expect business aircraft demand to remain soft in the near-term, with no clear indication of when recovery will occur.

Charters / Brokers

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Football Season Scores Points For FBOs

Sep 16, 2016
Football season can mean big bucks for FBOs.

Intelligence

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Rolls-Royce Appoints New CFO

Sep 26, 2016
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has appointed a new chief financial officer as its continues a shake-up designed to cut costs after profit warnings and concerns from investors.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Bombardier Business Aircraft Reorganizes

Sep 20, 2016
Jean Christophe Gallagher, Bombardier Business Aircraft’s former vice president of strategy, marketing and innovation, has been named vice president and general manager of its customer experience team.

Services

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Santa Monica Serves Eviction Notice To Airport FBO

Sep 22, 2016
The city of Santa Monica, California, has served Atlantic Aviation, a fixed base operation at Santa Monica Airport, with a 30-day eviction notice.
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AviationManuals Acquires Maximum Manuals

Sep 19, 2016
AviationManuals has acquired Maximum Manuals of Carlsbad, California, a move that allows it to expand its product line, the company said.
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Jet Linx Partners With ProJet To Grow In D.C.

Sep 21, 2016
Jet Linx Aviation, a private jet company in Omaha, Nebraska, has formed a partnership with ProJet Aviation to assume ProJet’s managed fleet of aircraft, including a Challenger 604, a Hawker 800XP and a Piaggio Avanti II.
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Lufthansa Technik Signs For BBJ 787 Work

Sep 21, 2016
Lufthansa Technik has been selected by an undisclosed customer to perform comprehensive cabin engineering services, as well as parts for provisioning, for entry into service of a BBJ 787-8.

Airports

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Top 50 Business Aviation Airports Worldwide in August 2016

Sep 27, 2016
Teterboro Airport again was the business aviation airport viewed more than any other by acukwik.com users.
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France To Eliminate Points Of Entry At 13 Airports

Sep 21, 2016
The lobbying association of French airports (UAF) is blaming the French government for the decision to cut 13 so-called “points of border crossing” at airports, thus making it impossible to use them when flying to or from countries like the UK and the U.S.

Research/Development

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FAA To Get Results Of Initial Small-UAS Collision Severity Studies

Sep 23, 2016
U.S. researchers are flinging small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their components at aircraft structures in a speedy effort to provide data on collision risks to help the FAA with future rulemaking.

Programs

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Sikorsky Says S-92 Usage Leaps After EC225 Grounding

Sep 20, 2016
Sikorsky says utilization of its S-92 helicopter has increased by a fifth, due in part to the grounding of the Airbus H225/EC225.

Business Aviation Brief

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Textron Aviation Workers Evacuate Facility After Threat

Sep 26, 2016
Textron Aviation employees at its Prospect facility in Wichita were evacuated Sept. 22 after someone ...
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Piper M600 Earns Mexican Type Validation

Sep 26, 2016
Piper Aircraft has earned type validation of its $2.853 million M600 turboprop from the ...
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Zenith Aviation To Add Two Learjet 75 Aircraft

Sep 26, 2016
Zenith Aviation, a charter operator based in London, is adding two new Learjet 75 aircraft to its fleet in Europe as it expands and ...
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Satcom Direct Acquires AircraftLogs

Sep 26, 2016
Satcom Direct has acquired AircraftLogs, a supplier of web-based aviation data management services for ...
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EAN Aviation Reactivates FBO Radio Frequency

Sep 26, 2016
EAN Aviation, based in Lagos, has reactivated its FBO radio frequency.
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Wheels Up Launches Teal Plane To Fight Ovarian Cancer

Sep 26, 2016
Wheels Up has launched Wheels Up Cares to raise awareness and funds to fight ...
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Air Capital Interiors Expands Services

Sep 26, 2016
Air Capital Interiors in Wichita has received FAA approval for Citation III/VI/VII, Beechjet/Hawker 400 and Hawker 4000 aircraft to be covered under ...
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Duncan To Host NextGen Seminar

Sep 26, 2016
Duncan Aviation is hosting a free NextGen seminar from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. CDT on. Oct. 13 at the Inn at Opryland in Nashville.
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Bell Delivers Fourth Bell 407 To South Africa

Sep 26, 2016
Bell Helicopter has delivered its fourth Bell 407GXP to a customer in South Africa.
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West Star Earns FAA Approval On Lear 60 Equipment

Sep 26, 2016
West Star Aviation has received FAA approval on its Lear 60 Future Air Navigation Systems’ supplemental type certificate.
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Hartzell 5-Blade Prop Now On 30% Of TBM Fleet

Sep 26, 2016
Hartzell Propeller has delivered 230 five-blade propellers for Daher 700/850/900/930 aircraft since the FAA’s approval in 2014.
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Tru Simulation Expands Training Options

Sep 26, 2016
TRU Simulation + Training customers of its ProFlight pilot training program for King Air 350 may train at home through its ...
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Belite Offers New Turn Coordinator

Sep 26, 2016
Belite Enterprises has released a new electric turn coordinator weighing 1.8 oz. and is thinner than a quarter.
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Avflight Acquires JPS Aviation

Sep 26, 2016
Avflight Corp. has acquired JPS Aviation at the Monroe Regional Airport and is ...
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Rectrix Selects Worcester Regional Airport As Base of Operations

Sep 26, 2016
Rectrix Commercial Aviation Services, a private jet operator in Bedford, Massachusetts, has selected Worcester Regional Airport as its ...
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FAA Proposes $892.5K Safety Fine Against Air Methods

Sep 26, 2016
The FAA has proposed a $892,500 civil penalty against Air Methods Corp. of Englewood, Colorado, for allegedly ...
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Tru Simulation Expanding Florida Facility

Sep 26, 2016
TRU Simulation + Training has entered the second phase of expansion for its Pilot Training Center in Lutz, Florida.
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Bookajet Adds Two Business Jets To Fleet

Sep 26, 2016
Bookajet has added an Embraer Legacy 650 and a Premier 1 light jet to its managed fleet of 12 business jets.
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Sep 26, 2016
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Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Sep 26, 2016
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model A109A, A109A II, A109C, A109E, A109K2, A109S, and ...

Appointments

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Appointments

Sep 26, 2016
Dave Edwards and Tom Wells have joined the board of directors of Synergy Aviation.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Sep 26, 2016
Oct. 4-5—SpeedNews 21st Annual Business & General Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference (BGA), Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, California, www.aviationweek.com/events