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The Weekly of Business Aviation, October 16, 2017

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Forecasts/Industry Data

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NBAA 2017: Slow On News, Big On Expectations

Oct 13, 2017
The news at a subdued National Business Aviation Association 2017 show held Oct. 10-12 was more about what was not announced.
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Honeywell Predicts Demand For 8,300 BizJets Next Decade

Oct 09, 2017
Honeywell’s 2018-2027 forecast projects 10-year global demand for 8,300 business jet deliveries worth $249 billion.
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Jetcraft Develops 10-Year Forecast

Oct 09, 2017
Jetcraft, the international aircraft sales, marketing and ownership strategies consultancy, delved deeply behind the scenes of the business jet world to develop its latest 10-year forecast.

Airports

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SF Bay Area Airports Affected By Wildfires

Oct 13, 2017
Commercial and general aviation operations at Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS) have been severely disrupted, as fires came within 5 mi. of the facility.

Intelligence

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Demand Growing For Business Jet Operating Leases, Report Says

Oct 17, 2017
Nearly half of business aviation professionals expect demand for operating leases in pre-owned corporate aircraft transactions to grow over the next year.

Suppliers

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Textron's First Hawker 400XPR Delivered

Oct 11, 2017
Textron Aviation has delivered its first fully configured Hawker 400XPR.
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Bombardier, Machinists Sign Five-Year Labor Contract

Oct 09, 2017
Bombardier Aerospace and its largest union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, have reached a new collective labor agreement at its Wichita facility.
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Safran Engine Issues Cause Further Dassault Falcon 5X Delay

Oct 10, 2017
The long-delayed Falcon 5X jet development program faces a further holdup.
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Honeywell Certifies Engine For Longitude

Oct 11, 2017
With Honeywell’s HTF7700L turbofan newly certified for the Cessna Longitude, the engine family powers almost all super-midsize jets on the market today.
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PWC Opens Up On New PT6 Growth Engine

Oct 12, 2017
After five years of heavy hints but precious few details, Pratt & Whitney Canada has unveiled the first significant information and images about research and development tests of electronic engine controls and an integrated propeller controller for a new 2,000-shp-rated PT6.

Charters / Brokers

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GE Upbeat On Business Aviation

Oct 09, 2017
Despite closing its corporate flight department and disposing of nearly all its executive jets, General Electric is bullish on business aviation.
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Court Approves Trustee During Zetta Jet Restructuring

Oct 10, 2017
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved Zetta Jet’s request to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee during bankruptcy proceedings.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Court Temporary Halts SMO Runway Reduction

Oct 09, 2017
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has issued a temporary restraining order halting plans to reduce the length of the runway at Santa Monica Municipal Airport.

Services

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MedAire’s Founder Wins NBAA Meritorious Service Award

Oct 11, 2017
MedAire founder Joan Sullivan Garrett has won the NBAA 2017 Meritorious Service Award for turning into a reality her vision to help people needing remote medical care.

Programs

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Airbus Details Potential Norway H225 Crash Cause Mitigations

Oct 16, 2017
Airbus Helicopters has detailed the work it has carried out to resolve five potential root causes of the loss of an H225 helicopter in the North Sea in April 2016.
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Gaming Tech Helping Cessna Denali Buyers

Oct 10, 2017
The first year’s production of Textron Aviation’s $4.8 million Cessna Denali is now sold out, the company says.
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Textron Aviation Opens Orderbook For Hemisphere

Oct 10, 2017
Textron Aviation is opening the orderbook for its new large-cabin Citation Hemisphere at this year’s National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition.
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Phenom 300E Sets New Standards For Light Jet Cabin Comfort

Oct 11, 2017
Board Embraer’s new Phenom 300E, short for 300 Enhanced, and you’ll find cabin accoutrements that look like they’ve been lifted from the firm’s $20 million Legacy 500.
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Bombardier Shows Off Global 7000

Oct 11, 2017
Embraer has delivered the first Legacy 500 midsize business jet assembled at its Melbourne, Florida, facility.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Cessna Latitude ‘A Billion Dollar Business’

Oct 16, 2017
Textron Aviation is in the process of delivering its 100th Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Corporate Angel Network Raises $435,000 At NBAA Event

Oct 17, 2017
The Corporate Angel Network (CAN) raised $435,000 during its charity event at the National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition Oct. 11.
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Aerolineas Ejecutiva To Expand Role With Textron Aviation

Oct 17, 2017
Textron Aviation’s Mexico partner Aerolineas Ejecutiva is expanding its role with the company by including new aircraft sales and service for its line of jets and turboprops.
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JSSI, Metrojet Sign Airframe Agreement

Oct 17, 2017
Jet Support Services Inc. and Metrojet have signed an airframe maintenance agreement to offer customers on JSSI maintenance programs the ability to access airframe maintenance service.
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CommCare, Stangarone Form Joint Communications Practice

Oct 17, 2017
Consulting firms CommCore Consulting Group and Stangarone & Associates have formed a joint aviation and aerospace communications practice.
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TAG Aviation Adds Services

Oct 17, 2017
TAG Aviation Maintenance Service Center in Geneva has expanded its on-site aircraft refurbishment services.
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UND Adds $1.5 Million In Scholarships

Oct 17, 2017
The University of North Dakota (UND) has launched a $1.5 million scholarship endowment for high-achieving students for flight training.
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ACM Capital Partners, Miami NDT Form Partnership

Oct 17, 2017
ACM Capital Partners, a financial advisory firm, has partnered with Miami NDT, a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) engine service provider.
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Satcom Direct Transitioning TrueNorth Avionics Branding

Oct 17, 2017
The TrueNorth Avionics brand is transitioning to Satcom Direct (SD) in the coming months, reflecting the integration of the two companies.
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AS Aerospace To Offer Bell 429 Field Maintenance

Oct 17, 2017
AS Aerospace, a newly-appointed Bell Helicopter Authorized Customer Service Facility, will now offer Bell 429 field maintenance.
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Duncan Aviation To Offer LoPresti Lighting Installations

Oct 17, 2017
Duncan Aviation’s satellite avionics shops will offer flat-rate installations of LoPresti’s BoomBeam High Intensity Discharge lighting systems on a variety of business aircraft.
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MSB Group Provides Engineering Design For Field Aviation Projects

Oct 17, 2017
MSB Group is providing engineering design and manufacturing of interior monuments for a number of cabin interior projects for Field Aviation in Canada.
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Stellar Labs Raises Equity Funding

Oct 17, 2017
Stellar Labs, founded in 2014, has raised $26.3 million in Series A equity funding from Global Jet Capital.
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PPG Earns EASA Nod for Hawker 800 Windshields

Oct 17, 2017
PPG, based in Sylmar, California, has received EASA approval for its glass-faced acrylic windshields for the Hawker 800 series of business jets.
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Wipaire Adds Oil-Bath Wheels For Caravan Floats

Oct 17, 2017
Wipaire has introduced oil-bath wheels on new production Wipline 8750 amphibious floats for Caravan aircraft, which eliminates the need for repeated greasing.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Oct 17, 2017
he FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 7X airplanes.

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Oct 17, 2017
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Appointments

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Appointments

Oct 17, 2017
Lloyd “Fig” Newton of L3 Technologies has been elected chair of the National Business Aviation Association’s board of directors.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Oct 17, 2017
Oct. 16-19—2017 Public Safety and Security Fall Conference, Arlington, Virginia, http://www.aci-na.org/conferences