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The Weekly of Business Aviation, January 9, 2017

VOL. 102 NO. 1 January 09, 2017
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Forecasts/Industry Data

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BizAv Fleet To Grow At ‘Tepid’ Rate Over Decade, Report Says

Jan 04, 2017
Over the next 10 years, business aviation aircraft deliveries are expected to total 11,346 valued at $250.1 billion, more than double the amount of aircraft retirements over the period, according to Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s just released 2017 Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast.
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BizAv Activity Up In December, Led By Part 135

Jan 06, 2017
Business aircraft activity in December in North America rose 1.4% year-over-year, led by a jump in Part 135 activity and activity by large jets, according to Argus TraqPak data.
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December 2016 Business Aircraft Activity In North America and the Caribbean

Jan 10, 2017
View the December 2016 Business Aircraft Activity In North America and the Caribbean chart in PDF format.
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Business Jet Operations Rise In November

Jan 04, 2017
Business jet operations in North America rose 1.8% year-over-year in November, according to the FAA, noted Vertical Research Partners analyst Robert Stallard said.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Dassault 2016 Falcon Orders Fall In Weak BizJet Market

Jan 05, 2017
Dassault Aviation received orders for 36 Rafales last year, while a mere 21 Falcons were sold, thus confirming healthy export sales for the French fighter and a sluggish business jet market.
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Triumph, Bombardier In Dispute Over Global 7000 Wing Costs

Jan 05, 2017
Triumph Aerostructures has initiated litigation against Bombardier to recover additional development costs incurred by a redesign of the wing for the Global 7000 business jet.
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France, Jordan, UK Order Pilatus PC-21s

Jan 04, 2017
The French and Jordanian air forces and Britain’s Empire Test Pilots School have ordered 21 Pilatus PC-21 turboprop trainers.
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Cirrus Launches SR-Series Upgrades With G6

Jan 04, 2017
Cirrus Aircraft has launched the latest upgraded version of its SR-Series piston aircraft called the G6.

Intelligence

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Aircraft Flight Control Systems Market To Grow 7% Per Year

Jan 10, 2017
The market for aircraft flight control systems for business, commercial and military aircraft is projected to grow from $11.85 billion in 2016 to $16.59 billion by 2021.

Sounding Board

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Sounding Board: Five Minutes With Embraer CEO Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva

Jan 10, 2017
On a visit to Washington, Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, president and CEO of Brazilian aircraft builder Embraer, sat down for a roundtable with editors from The Weekly of Business Aviation.

Services

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Textron Offers Upgraded G1000 NXi To Pistons, King Airs

Jan 04, 2017
Garmin International unveiled the next generation of its popular G1000 integrated flight deck, the G1000 NXi, with a number of performance upgrades such as wireless cockpit connectivity.

Suppliers

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Lufthansa Technik Logistics Services Names New CEO

Jan 05, 2017
Andreas Tielmann, 47, took over as the new CEO of Lufthansa Technik Logistic Services on Jan. 1.
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Tamarack Earns FAA STC For CJ Winglet System

Jan 03, 2017
Tamarack Aerospace, based in Sandpoint, Idaho, has received FAA approval for a Supplemental Type Certificate for its winglet system for the Cessna CJ business jet.

Charters / Brokers

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Executive AirShare Expands Wichita Operations

Jan 05, 2017
Executive AirShare has opened a new operations center here.

Services/FBOs

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Gama, BBA Aviation Create U.S. Joint Venture

Jan 03, 2017
UK-based BBA Aviation and Gama Aviation have combined their U.S. aircraft management and charter businesses, with a combined fleet of 200 aircraft.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Piper M600 Earns Canadian Certification

Jan 10, 2017
Piper Aircraft has received a type certificate for its single-engine M600 from Transport Canada.
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Constant Aviation Adds More AOG Mobile Teams

Jan 10, 2017
Constant Aviation has expanded its aircraft-on-the-ground mobile team coverage in the central U.S. region with the addition of Denver and Rifle, Colorado.
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CTT Systems To Supply ACJ330 With Humidification System

Jan 10, 2017
CTT Systems has received an order for its Cair VIP humidification system for an Airbus ACJ330-200 VIP completion.
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Jet Aviation Geneva Completes First Gulfstream V Heavy Check

Jan 10, 2017
Jet Aviation’s maintenance center in Geneva has completed its first 192-month, ultra-heavy maintenance check on a Gulfstream V.
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Astronics Enhanced Vision System Earns Certification

Jan 10, 2017
Astronics Max-Viz, a division of Astronics Corp., was awarded certification for its Max-Viz 1200 Enhanced Vision System for fixed and rotor wing aircraft.
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328 Support, Duncan Partner On Challenger 604 Completion

Jan 10, 2017
328 Support Services GmbH and Duncan Aviation have partnered to deliver and certify a full cabin completion on a Bombardier Challenger 604.
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AirFlyte Now Retrix MRO

Jan 10, 2017
AirFlyte has changed its name to Rectrix MRO.
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FlightServ Opens At Trenton-Mercer Airport

Jan 10, 2017
FlightServ, an independent fixed base operation, opened Jan. 1 at the Trenton-Mercer Airport in New Jersey.
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Lynx FBO Closes On Two Acquisitions

Jan 10, 2017
Lynx FBO Network, a division of the Sterling Group, has completed acquisitions of Cirrus Flight Operations and Key Air Twin Cities.
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First Production-Conforming Scorpion Completes First Flight

Jan 10, 2017
Textron AirLand’s first production conforming Scorpion jet completed its first flight.
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New Owner For Kemtah Group

Jan 10, 2017
Belcan has acquired The Kemtah Group, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Jan 10, 2017
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus Helicopters) Model BO-105LS A-3 helicopters.

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Jan 10, 2017
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Appointments

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Appointments

Jan 10, 2017
Larry Rohrbach has joined Winner Aviation in Vienna, Ohio, as maintenance sales manager.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Jan 10, 2017
Jan. 11-13—2017 Risk Management Conference, Los Angeles, California, http://www.aci-na.org/conferences

Monthly Program Profile

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Monthly Program Profile: The Citation X

Jan 10, 2017
View the Monthly Program Profile: The Citation X chart in PDF format.