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The Weekly of Business Aviation, June 18, 2018

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Regulatory/Legislative

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Counsel: FAA Inspectors Improperly Approved Aircraft for Part 135

Jun 15, 2018
FAA safety inspectors approved aircraft for Part 135 charter operations without first reviewing exemptions that in some cases would have prohibited their operation, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) found in response to a whistleblower’s allegations.
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NextGen ATC Progress Lagging, Chao Says

Jun 13, 2018
Progress toward completing FAA’s NextGen air traffic control (ATC) modernization program is lagging, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told the Aero Club of Washington in a June 13 address.
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UK Aerospace Industry Urges Pre-Brexit Safety Pact

Jun 12, 2018
ADS, the UK aerospace industry trade body, has urged talks to ensure aviation safety arrangements between EASA and the UK’s CAA are resolved before the UK leaves the EU.
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Study: FAA ‘Overly Conservative’ In Assessing Drone Risk

Jun 11, 2018
An overly cautious FAA should change its approach to assessing safety risk when it considers unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, a new study says.
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NBAA Seeks Guidance On Tax Cuts And Jobs Act

Jun 15, 2018
The NBAA is asking the IRS and the Department of Treasury for guidance on several provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that affect business aviation.
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European Ministers Approve Competition Safeguards In Air Transport

Jun 08, 2018
European transport ministers have agreed on proposals to support competitiveness and sustainability in the mobility sector, including one aimed at safeguarding competition within air transport, paving the way for negotiations with the European Parliament.

Suppliers

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Rolls-Royce To Cut 4,600 Jobs

Jun 14, 2018
Rolls-Royce will cut 4,600 jobs over the next two years in a bid to save £400 million ($537 million) a year.
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Errant Accounting Hid Bad Balances, Debt: Air Partner

Jun 12, 2018
An audit at private jet services provider Air Partner after the departure of the chief financial officer has found accounting books were incorrectly maintained.

Intelligence

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Gulfstream Renames Maintenance And Support Business

Jun 19, 2018
Gulfstream Aerospace has changed the name of its maintenance and support organization from Product Support to Customer Support to underscore the priority it places on customers.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Eclipse Settles With City Of Albuquerque

Jun 15, 2018
Eclipse Aerospace has reached a settlement with Albuquerque—following threats of eviction—and will retain operations at the Albuquerque International Sunport.
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Daher Launches ISR Variants Of TBM Single Turboprop

Jun 11, 2018
Daher is developing ISR variants of its TBM 910 and TBM 930 single turboprops as lower-cost alternatives to twin-turboprop and twin-jet aircraft.

Charters / Brokers

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Bombardier Global 7500s Arrive In Montreal For Completion

Jun 15, 2018
Bombardier’s Global 7500 large business jets began arriving at the company’s facilities in Montreal in May for final completion.

Programs

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Executive AirShare Launches Denver Operation

Jun 13, 2018
Executive AirShare, a fractional ownership company based in the Kansas City area, is expanding into the Rocky Mountain region as business expands.
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British Company Tests Beyond-Visual-Range Flights

Jun 12, 2018
A British company using small unmanned air vehicles for photogrammetry has carried out beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights over land in nonsegregated airspace.
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Aerion Selects TAG Aviation for AS2 Regional Sales

Jun 18, 2018
Aerion has appointed two units of TAG Aviation to support the sale of its AS2 supersonic business jet.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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North America May Flight Activity Up 2.2% YOY

Jun 12, 2018
Flight activity in North America rose 2.2% in May compared to a year ago and was up 4.2% from April figures, according to Argus International’s TraqPak data.
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May 2018 Business Aircraft Activity In The U.S., Canada And The Caribbean

Jun 19, 2018
View the May 2018 Business Aircraft Activity In The U.S., Canada And The Caribbean chart in PDF format.
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Frost: Additive Manufacturing To Expand 20% Annually

Jun 13, 2018
Frost & Sullivan says the global additive manufacturing (AM) materials market for the aerospace industry will reach $535.1 million by 2024.

Associations

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Court Denies Petition To Overturn Santa Monica Airport Accord

Jun 13, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals has denied a petition to overturn a settlement accord between the FAA and Santa Monica, California, concerning the city’s airport.

Training

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University Of North Dakota Offers Career Program With United

Jun 13, 2018
The University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences has launched a career pathway program in an agreement with United Airlines.

Services

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Honeywell Offers GoDirect Users More Services

Jun 12, 2018
Honeywell Aerospace and FlightAware have joined forces to bring flight tracking support to operations control centers and business jet owners.

Airports

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EU Approves Sale Of 49% Of Luton Airport

Jun 11, 2018
The EC has OK'd UK global investment manager AMP Capital Investors and Spanish airports operator Aena Internacional to gain control of London Luton Airport.

Safety

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NBAA Warns Pilots To Avoid Volcanic Ash

Jun 13, 2018
Due to several active volcanoes, the National Business Aviation Association is urging pilots to avoid flying in areas with volcanic ash.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Straube’s Aircraft Services Opens New Facility

Jun 19, 2018
Straube’s Aircraft Services has opened a new 56,400-sq.-ft. paint and interior maintenance facility.
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Pratt & Whitney Canada Grows Customers In Proactive Help Desk Service

Jun 19, 2018
Pratt & Whitney Canada now has nearly 3,000 PW300s—more than half the fleet—enrolled in its Proactive Help Desk
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Prime Turbines Chosen For PT6A Overhaul Work

Jun 19, 2018
Prime Turbines (VSE Aviation), Texas, was selected by El Colono, Costa Rica, for the overhaul of eight PT6A-34AG turboprops.
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Gogo Installs 200th Avance L5 System

Jun 19, 2018
Gogo Business Aviation says its Avance L5 connectivity system was installed on the 200th aircraft.
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Encore Jets Launches SummerJet Shuttle Service

Jun 19, 2018
Encore Jets has launched a SummerJet private jet shuttle service between Ibiza, Spain, and Mykonos, Greece, using a Citation XLS/Challenger 604.
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Carolina GSE Adds Equipment For Weighing Aircraft

Jun 19, 2018
Carolina GSE (CGSE) has expanded its portfolio of ground support equipment.
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Jet Midwest Acquires GIV For Dismantling

Jun 19, 2018
Jet Midwest has acquired a Gulfstream GIV to be parted out.
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Bearhawk Aircraft Expands To Canada

Jun 19, 2018
Bearhawk Aircraft has formed Bearhawk Canada and is expanding operations.
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C&L Aerospace Earns TCCA For Saab 340 Battery

Jun 19, 2018
C&L Aerospace has received Transport Canada Civil Aviation approval for the Securaplane Sealed Lead Acid Batteries for Saab 340 aircraft.
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Signature Flight Support Opens Miami Sports Charter Terminal

Jun 19, 2018
Signature Flight Support has opened a 3,500-sq.-ft. Sports Charter Terminal at Miami International Airport.
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Air Paris Academy Places Order For P2010 Aircraft

Jun 19, 2018
Air Paris Academy, a flight training school based at Tours Airport in France, has ordered four Tecnam P2010 MkII aircraft with options for more.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Jun 19, 2018
The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that was published in the Federal Register.

Appointments

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Appointments

Jun 19, 2018
Hector Zarate has been named interim president of FlightSafety Services Corp.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Jun 19, 2018
June 21—NBAA Regional White Plains Forum, Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York, https://www. nbaa.org/events/forums/2

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