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The Weekly of Business Aviation, October 8, 2018

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Services

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Bombardier To Open $80 Million Miami Service Center

Oct 03, 2018
Bombardier plans to invest $80 million in a new service center in Miami, doubling the size of its customer service capabilities in Florida.
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Air Plains Services Adds Engine Upgrade Approvals

Oct 05, 2018
Air Plains Services is a small Kansas company with a big mission to keep older aircraft airworthy.
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Polish Medical Air Rescue To Add P2008JC Aircraft For Training

Oct 09, 2018
The Polish Medical Air Rescue has placed an order with Tecnam for three P2008JC Mk II aircraft.

Associations

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NBAA ‘Big Show’ Readies For Takeoff

Oct 02, 2018
With the decreasing supply of used aircraft and demand for new aircraft heating up, the industry is on the precipice of many new and exciting innovations.

Intelligence

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Senate Passes FAA Reauthorization

Oct 09, 2018
The U.S. Senate on Oct. 3 passed the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 by a 93-6 vote, clearing the way for the bill to be signed into law by President Donald Trump.

Suppliers

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Justice Dept. Demands Spinoffs For UTC-Rockwell OK

Oct 02, 2018
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit and outlined spinoff demands before United Technologies would be allowed to acquire Rockwell Collins.
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Sudden Shakeup At GE

Oct 01, 2018
General Electric investors are taking heart with a sudden shakeup of the corner office and board room at the beleaguered industrial giant.
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Bell Picks Garmin For Autonomous Air Taxi Avionics

Oct 03, 2018
Bell has teamed with Garmin International to develop the autonomous vehicle management computer for its on-demand mobility vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
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GE Joins Startup To Develop Fluidic-Propulsion VTOL

Oct 05, 2018
General Electric is working with Jetoptera to demonstrate the startup’s fluidic propulsion system (FPS) for vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft.

Airframers/Suppliers

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General Dynamics Buys Nordam Nacelle Line for Gulfstreams

Oct 01, 2018
Gulfstream maker General Dynamics (GD) said Oct. 1 it acquired the Nordam Group’s nacelle manufacturing line for the Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Supersonic Renaissance Boosted By FAA Reauthorization Bill

Sep 26, 2018
FAA reauthorization legislation agreed to by House and Senate committee leaders contains “the most forward-leaning language from Congress on supersonics since the 1960s,” says Boom Supersonic, the Colorado-based startup developing a 55-seat, Mach 2.2 airliner.
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Israeli UAV Provider Airobotics Opens New HQ In Arizona

Sep 25, 2018
High-profile drone and software provider Airobotics of Israel has opened an office in Scottsdale, Arizona, that will become the startup’s global headquarters.

Technology

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Waste-Gas Biofuel Powers Virgin Transatlantic Flight

Oct 04, 2018
Virgin Atlantic Airways has completed the first commercial flight using a blend of biofuel produced from industrial waste gases.

Research/Development

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Russia’s TsAGI Refines Tadpole Small Bizjet Concept

Oct 05, 2018
A new version of a small business jet concept called the Tadpole, with a teardrop-shaped fuselage that maximizes cabin volume while minimizing drag, has been wind-tunnel tested by Russian aerohydrodynamic research institute TsAGI
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Test Indicates Damage Risks In Collisions With Drones

Oct 03, 2018
A 2.1-lb. DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter drone tore a hole in the leading edge of a light aircraft wing in a simulated 238-mph midair collision in ground tests.

Operations

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Operation Airdrop Concludes Hurricane Mission

Oct 01, 2018
Operational Airdrop has wrapped up its humanitarian mission of providing supplies to communities most immediately impacted by Hurricane Florence.

Programs

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Radar Replacement Effort Drops Weather Radar

Oct 02, 2018
Weather radar is no longer specified for an ambitious radar replacement program that U.S. government agencies would fund using proceeds from a future spectrum auction.

Charters/Brokers

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Aura Plans To Put Pleasure Back In Flying

Oct 05, 2018
Aura, a recently announced private air passenger service based in Miami, is offering what it describes as “a newly crafted flying experience."

Safety

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Companies Reveal New Software To Track Drones, Prevent Bird Strikes

Sep 20, 2018
Software development companies in separate announcements on Sept. 20 described products designed to detect and track drone swarms and to monitor areas near airports to help prevent against bird strikes.

Regulatory/Legislative

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U.S. Trade Body To Probe DJI Drone Imports

Oct 02, 2018
The International Trade Commission plans to investigate a complaint of patent infringement against China’s DJI, the leader in the commercial drone market.

Business

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Boeing Signs with Robotic Skies as UAV MRO Efforts Build

Oct 08, 2018
Boeing has teamed with Robotic Skies, a brokered global network of more than 160 independently-owned and operated repair stations providing MRO on commercial UAVs, including to offer supply chain management and analytics.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Gemini Air Group Opens At Scottsdale Airport

Oct 09, 2018
Gemini Air Group of Scottsdale, Arizona, has opened a 60,000-sq.-ft. hangar at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
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The Children's Air Ambulance To Base Equipment At London Oxford Airport

Oct 09, 2018
London Oxford Airport has a new tenant in its refurbished hangar, The Children’s Air Ambulance.
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Stack.aero Introduces CharterMetrics

Oct 09, 2018
Stack.aero has launched software called CharterMetrics, which it says is industry’s first “workflow solution solving the challenges” caused by business aviation’s fragmented operational systems.
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Duncan Further Develops STCs For Gogo Avance L5 System

Oct 09, 2018
Duncan Aviation has developed six Supplemental Type Certificates for the Gogo Avance L5 system.
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AviationManuals, Air Charter Safety Action Program Offers New Product

Oct 09, 2018
AviationManuals and the Air Charter Safety Action Program plan to go live with their Aviation Safety Action Program for business aviation operators.
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Titan Aviation Joins Air Charter Safety Foundation

Oct 09, 2018
Titan Aviation Group has joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation, affiliating with an organization that already had 176 other member companies.
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Western Aviation To Open FBO At Gloucestershire Airport

Oct 09, 2018
Western Aviation plans to open a new business aviation center.
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C&L Brings On Essex Industries As Distributor

Oct 09, 2018
C&L Aerospace has signed a distributor agreement with Essex Industries in St. Louis.
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Jet Aviation Acquires KLM Jet Center

Oct 09, 2018
Jet Aviation, based in Basel, Switzerland, has acquired KLM Jet Center at the Amsterdam and Rotterdam International airports in the Netherlands.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Oct 09, 2018
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-14-03 for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-92A helicopters.

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Oct 09, 2018
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Appointments

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Appointments

Oct 09, 2018
Sean McGeough has been named Wheels Up executive vice president of sales, where he will head corporate sales.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Oct 09, 2018
Oct. 13-Dec. 1—AOPA Flilght Instructor Refresher Course, Various locatios, aopa.org/forms/event-calendar/firc_onsite

Monthly Program Profile

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Monthly Program Profile: Bombardier Challenger 604/605/650

Oct 09, 2018
View the Monthly Program Profile: Bombardier Challenger 604/605/650 chart in PDF format.