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The Weekly of Business Aviation, July 31, 2017

VOL. 102 NO. 30 July 31, 2017
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Regulatory/Legislative

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'B-Team' Goes To Washington, Calls Out Modelers

Jul 27, 2017
The heads of the NBAA, GAMA and AOPA went to Washington this week to lobby House and Senate members to oppose the “privatization” of the FAA’s air traffic control organization in an upcoming House vote.

OEMs/Suppliers

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BizJet Market On Upswing, Embraer CEO Says

Jul 28, 2017
The market for business jets is improving, and Embraer projects its deliveries for 2018 will exceed those of 2017, a company official said July 28.
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Gulfstream Sees New Models Sustaining Demand

Jul 26, 2017
Gulfstream deliveries slowed slightly in the second quarter, but the business jet manufacturer is positioned to deliver as many aircraft this year as it did in 2016, says Phebe Novakovic, CEO of parent company General Dynamics (GD).
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Piper Aircraft Sales, Revenue On Rise

Jul 27, 2017
Piper Aircraft deliveries and revenue are on the rise, with dealer inventory of M-class aircraft the lowest in five years, Piper CEO Simon Caldecott said during EAA AirVenture.
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Mooney To Continue M10 Investment For Chinese Market

Jul 27, 2017
Mooney International will continue to invest in the M10 aircraft for the Chinese market.
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Daher TBM Pricing Holding Up In Flat Market

Jul 26, 2017
Daher’s backlog of TBM 910 and 930 aircraft totals more than 200, with the majority of orders, 162, coming from North American customers, the company said at EAA AirVenture.

Intelligence

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Bombardier CEO: No Decision On Wichita Learjet Site

Aug 01, 2017
A decision about the long-term plans for Bombardier’s Learjet assembly site in Wichita has not been made, Bombardier CEO Alain Bellemare told analysts July 28.

Programs

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Analysis Of HondaJet’s First Weeks Is Positive

Jul 26, 2017
The numbers are in: GE Aviation, the first corporate user of the HondaJet, says the diminutive business aircraft is boosting productivity and saving it money compared with flying on the airlines.
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Cessna Denali Deliveries Possible In 2019

Jul 24, 2017
Type certification and initial deliveries of Textron Aviation’s $4.8 million CE-220 Denali single-engine turboprop could begin as early as the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Daher Offering G1000NXi Retrofits For TBM Aircraft

Jul 25, 2017
Daher is offering avionics kits to upgrade all Garmin G1000-equipped TBM models with Garmin’s new G1000 NXi.
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Stratos Aircraft To Begin Search For Investors On Very Light Jet

Jul 24, 2017
After a four- or five-year hiatus, Stratos Aircraft is back at EAA AirVenture here, this time with a prototype of its Stratos very light personal jet.
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Russia Launches T-500 Agricultural Aircraft At MAKS

Jul 21, 2017
Produced by the MVEN Company of Kazan, Tatarstan, the single-engine lightweight turboprop is an improved version of the MV-500 prototype.

Services

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Triple Performance Boost For King Air 350

Jul 25, 2017
King Air 350, the largest and most capable version of the venerable Beech twin turboprop, is getting new aftermarket engines and propellers that will increase performance and reduce cabin sound levels.
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Phillips 66 Marks 90th Year In Aviation

Jul 27, 2017
This is the Phillips Petroleum Company’s 100th year and the 90th since it launched its first aviation fuel with a race from the U.S. to Hawaii, won by the famous Bellanca “Woolaroc” monoplane.
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Airbus Commercial Drone Service Wins Customers

Jul 27, 2017
Imaging services company Airbus Aerial is working on its first projects with U.S. insurance companies following major hailstorm damage outside Denver.

Research/Development

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Airbus A³ Vahana To Fly This Year

Jul 27, 2017
Silicon Valley-based A³, set up to disrupt its parent Airbus from within, plans to fly its Vahana single-seat autonomous urban transportation aircraft by year’s end, a spokesperson disclosed at EAA AirVenture.

Safety

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Piper Grounds M600 Fleet For Wing Spar Inspection

Jul 25, 2017
Piper Aircraft has asked M600 operators to ground their aircraft until they can have a section of the wing spar inspected for conformance.

Suppliers

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Blackhawk, IS&S Ink Deal For King Air Flight Deck, Authrottle

Jul 27, 2017
Blackhawk Modifications has teamed with Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) to offer an IS&S new-generation flight deck and autothrottles for the King Air 200 and 350.
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Garmin Slashes Cost Of Retrofitting Autopilots

Jul 24, 2017
It is no longer cost prohibitive to install a full-feature autopilot in an older general aviation airplane.

Innovation

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High School Entrepreneurs Net Innovation Award

Jul 27, 2017
Three seniors from a high school in northern Virginia won this year’s Founder’s Innovation Award presented by the Experimental Aircraft Association in a “shark tank”-like competition.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Jobs Aplenty For Pilots, Technicians, Attendants

Jul 27, 2017
The commercial airline industry will need to hire more than 2 million pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin attendants over the next 20 years, largely to support the growth of airline fleets and changes in fleet mix, an updated Boeing forecast says.

Business Aviation Briefs

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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Celebrates Anniversaries

Aug 01, 2017
The world’s largest general aviation extravaganza, EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh, celebrated a number of significant anniversaries during the event.
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Bombardier Expands Challenger 300 Training In Dallas

Aug 01, 2017
Bombardier Business Aircraft has expanded its Challenger 300 training capacity in Dallas to complement the existing Challenger 350 training program.
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Mission Aviation Selects Wipair Floats, Fueling System For Caravan

Aug 01, 2017
Mission Aviation Fellowship International has chosen Wipline 8750 floats and single-point fueling system for its new Cessna 208 Caravan.
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BendixKing Distributor of MST 70B Transponder

Aug 01, 2017
BendixKing has been chosen to be the exclusive distributor of the MST 70B transponder to the business jet and military markets and is available to general aviation pilots.
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BendixKing Launches AeroWave Text & Track

Aug 01, 2017
BendixKing’s has introduced AeroWave Text & Track, a product that turns any smartphone into a satellite messaging and tracking device using Iridium’s low Earth orbit satellite network.
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EAN Aviation Awarded IS-BAH Stage 1

Aug 01, 2017
EAN Aviation, a business aviation services company in Lagos, has become the first West African IS-BAH Stage 1-registered fixed base operator and the second to earn the status in Africa
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Jet Aviation Expands Caribbean Flight Services

Aug 01, 2017
Jet Aviation has expanded its flight services in the Caribbean with a new fixed base operation in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Greenpoint Technologies Signs Contract For Boeing 787-7 V-VIP Modification

Aug 01, 2017
Greenpoint Technologies has signed a contract for a Boeing 787-8 V-VIP interior modification with a customer who wishes to remain confidential.
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RBR Maintenance Partners With Millennium

Aug 01, 2017
RBR Maintenance has been awarded a contract from Millennium International to handle sales and installations of Millennium International avionics packages for Cessna Citation aircraft.
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Continental Motors Expands Diesel Engine Product Line

Aug 01, 2017
Continental Motors Group has expanded its line of diesel engines with the CD-265 and CDR-285 engines.
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One Aviation Gets FAA Nod On Eclipse 500/550 Extended Tip Tanks

Aug 01, 2017
One Aviation has earned FAA approval on an increase in the structural life limit of the Eclipse 550 and Eclipse 500’s extended tip tank configuration.
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Continental Motors Earns EASA Approval For CD-300 Diesel Engine

Aug 01, 2017
Continental Motors have received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification for its 300 hp CD-300 Diesel V6 piston engine.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Aug 01, 2017
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Model 212 and Model 412 helicopters.

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Aug 01, 2017
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Appointments

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Appointments

Aug 01, 2017
Kelly Gray has joined C&L Aerospace in Bangor, Maine, as regional parts sales manager for corporate aircraft covering the Western region of the U.S.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Aug 01, 2017
Aug. 1-2—CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit 2017, Sydney, Australia, http://www.spaceagenda.com/future-events/