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The Weekly of Business Aviation, October 22, 2018

VOL. 103 NO. 42 October 22, 2018
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Programs

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NetJets Deal For Up To 325 Citations Includes Better Pricing

Oct 15, 2018
Textron Aviation’s deal with NetJets for options on 325 Citation Longitude and Hemisphere business jets includes pricing that is better than the deal the company negotiated with NetJets for Citation Latitudes, Textron’s top executive said Oct. 18.
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Embraer Unveils New Praetor 500/600 Business Jet Derivatives

Oct 15, 2018
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer Executive Jets has introduced its new Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 midsize and super-midsize business jets.
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Longitude’s Long Wait Soon Over

Oct 17, 2018
Certification of Textron Aviation’s Citation Longitude is likely to occur “in the next month,” says the company’s new president and CEO, Ron Draper.
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Aerion Lays Out Supersonic Road Map

Oct 15, 2018
Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has officially launched preliminary design of its 12-seater, Mach 1.4-capable AS2.
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NetJets Confirms Global 7500 Delivery

Oct 16, 2018
The world’s largest fractional operator, NetJets, has reaffirmed its commitment to Bombardier’s Global 7500 ultra-long-range, high-speed business jet, and will take delivery of the first one in 2021
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Global 5500, Global 6500 Complete 70% Of Flight Testing

Oct 15, 2018
Bombardier’s new Global 5500 and Global 6500 long-range business jets have completed 70% of their flight testing and are on track for delivery in 2019.
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Gulfstream Declares Second Range Increase For G600

Oct 15, 2018
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the second range increase for its new $57.9 million G600 business jet since its introduction.

Intelligence

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Flying Car Open For Business

Oct 22, 2018
After a “soft launch” earlier this year, Terrafugia, the Massachusetts-based roadable aircraft company purchased last year by China’s Geely Group, is taking orders for the first time for its Transition flying car.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Bombardier Delivers 31 Business Jets In Q3

Oct 16, 2018
Bombardier delivered 31 business jets in the third quarter of 2018, bringing the number of deliveries year-to-date to 96, an increase of one unit.
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Embraer Bizjet Deliveries Rise In 3Q

Oct 19, 2018
Embraer delivered 24 business jets, including 17 light jets and seven large jets, in the third quarter of 2018, up from 20 a year ago.
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Textron Results Disappoint, But Aviation Less So

Oct 18, 2018
Textron on Oct. 18 reported financial results that disappointed financial analysts, particularly on the conglomerate’s non-aviation side.
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Honda Introduces HondaJet Upgrade Package

Oct 16, 2018
Honda Aircraft has added a performance package upgrade for the HondaJet HA-420 aircraft called the Advanced Performance Modification Group, or APMG.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Honeywell: New Jets Entering Market Spur Industry’s Growth

Oct 14, 2018
New business jets entering service will help drive robust short- and medium-term growth in the industry, which is also seeing a tightening market for used jets, Honeywell Aerospace finds in its annual Global Business Aviation Outlook.
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4,000 Bizjets Might Be Grounded by ADS-B Mandate

Oct 22, 2018
Last year The Weekly of Business Aviation spoke with Eric Stuck, the product manager at Satair in Atlanta, who manages that company’s program in partnership with Honeywell to carry out ADS-B Out upgrades to Primus II-equipped business aircraft in the U.S.

Suppliers

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Piper Deliveries Reach 10-Year High

Oct 15, 2018
Piper Aircraft, based in Vero Beach, Florida, recorded its best aircraft sales and delivery results in 10 years in the third quarter of 2018, the company announced.
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FAA OKs Visual Advantage Credit For Gulfstream Fleet

Oct 15, 2018
Gulfstream Aerospace announced that its production fleet of business jets has FAA approval for the “visual advantage” credit using an enhanced vision system (EVS), which allows operators to dispatch and begin instrument approaches in low-visibility conditions.
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IS&S Readies ‘FADEC-Like’ Autothrottle System For King Air

Oct 16, 2018
Systems integrator Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) plans to certify its ThrustSense retrofit autothrottle system early next year.
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Viasat Starts Shipping Equipment For Bizjet Ka-band Connectivity

Oct 16, 2018
Satellite communications provider Viasat has started delivering the first shipsets of its new high-capacity Ka-band equipment for midsize business jets.

Services

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Flying Colours Grows While Market Booms

Oct 15, 2018
MRO experts Flying Colours is adding 148,000 sq. ft. of new facilities in North America to meet demand for new and refurbished large-cabin business jets.
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FlightAware, Rockwell Collins Offer Space-Based ADS-B Tracking

Oct 15, 2018
Flight tracking data provider FlightAware has added space-based surveillance coverage to its ground network of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) receivers and announced Rockwell Collins ARINCDirect as its first partner for the enhanced offering to business aviation.
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BBA Purchases Firstmark For $97 Million

Oct 22, 2018
BBA Aviation, parent company of component OEM and MRO provider Ontic, has confirmed the acquisition of Firstmark, an aftermarket services provider of components and subsystems, for $97 million.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Promising Performance From P&WC’s Dassault Demonstrator

Oct 22, 2018
Pratt & Whitney Canada says initial flight tests of its newest engine, the PW812D demonstrator, have met expectations.
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Safran’s Electric Dream

Oct 22, 2018
Just two weeks after being selected to power startup Zunum Aero’s hybrid-electric small regional aircraft, Safran has unveiled its first electric motor for hybrid and electric concepts.
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Corporate Angel Network Hosts Successful Charity Fundraiser

Oct 22, 2018
The Corporate Angel network’s charity event raised nearly $300,000 for its mission to support transport cancer patients to treatment centers.
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Honeywell Will Play Key Role In ‘No-boom’ AS2 Plan

Oct 22, 2018
Newest Aerion team member Honeywell will play a critical role in helping position the A2 supersonic aircraft in the correct atmospheric conditions.
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UTAS Eyes Supersonic, Business Jet Market

Oct 22, 2018
UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) believes it is well-positioned to penetrate the nascent civil supersonic market.
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First Aircraft Join Irish EJ-Register

Oct 22, 2018
Corporate jet operator Gainjet Ireland has become the first to join Ireland’s new corporate jet registry.
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TRU Simulation, FlightSafety Explore Joint Venture

Oct 22, 2018
Textron’s TRU Simulation + Training company and FlightSafety International said they will explore forming a joint venture.
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Dassault Selecting Technology For Next Business Jet Family

Oct 22, 2018
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X is progressing toward first flight early in 2021, and the 7X and 8X are in series production.
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Flying Colours Completes 100th Challenger

Oct 22, 2018
Flying Colours has completed its 100th major retrofit of a Bombardier Challenger.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Oct 22, 2018
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model 4101 airplanes.

Appointments

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Appointments

Oct 22, 2018
Leo Hernandez has joined Cutter Aviation in Phoenix as manager of aircraft service.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Oct 22, 2018
Nov. 6-8—Commercial Aviation Services, Asia-Pacific, MRO Asia-Pacific, Aero-Engines Asia-Pacific, Aerospace Manufacturing Asia-Pacific, Singapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore, http://events.aviationweek.com/current/Public/Enter.aspx