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Magazine Issue

Business & Commercial Aviation, February 2020

VOL. 116 NO. 2 January 21, 2020
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Business & Commercial Aviation, February 2020
Credit: Rega (shorthand for Rettungsflugwacht)

Viewpoint

Smith
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Yesterday’s News: New Fuel, Old Friends

Jan 21, 2020
International opposition to certain such activities, with aviation very much in the fore, is working to increase efficiency is part of aerospace DNA.

Operations

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Rega To The Rescue: Innovative Alpine Operation Has Global Reach 

Jan 21, 2020
Helicopter emergency medical service is an especially challenging mission when performed among mountains with their ever-present threats.
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Multifunction App

Jan 21, 2020
Rega’s smartphone app for marking the location of callers has been downloaded more than 1.3 million times since its launch in 2011.
infrared camera
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Avalanche Rescue . . . When Minutes Count

Jan 21, 2020
Rega responds to 30 avalanche rescues in an average year.
rescue
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Rega Working To Develop A Rescue Drone

Jan 21, 2020
Rega working on a special drone project intended to collaborate with its rescue partners.
aeromedical
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Swiss Air-Rescue Assists After Natural Disasters

Jan 21, 2020
Swiss Air-Rescue called upon by other countries to help with natural-disaster response.
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Ops Group Works To Solve Problems

Jan 21, 2020
Ops Group summarizes its mission in five maxims.
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Inside Ops Group: Crowd-Sourcing To Fill Gaps In Critical Safety Data

Jan 21, 2020
Deeply disturbed by the MH17 incident and the previous silence about the danger, Mark Zee began to consider “a mechanism to share information.”

Safety

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False Favorites: Smooth Landing, Great Pilot . . . NOT

Jan 21, 2020
Travelers have a lot of misconceptions about aviation in general and specifically how pilots do their jobs.
fighter pilot
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There I Was: Flat On My Back, Out Of Airspeed And Out Of Ideas

Jan 21, 2020
Pilots like to tell stories about things that happened as a way of entertaining friends, showing bravery and, perhaps, helping fellow pilots to avoid similar situations.

Cause & Circumstance

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One Little Difference: Delayed Action With Bad Consequences

Jan 21, 2020
Two unfortunate landings in bad weather, partially caused by tardy procedures, could have been avoided altogether by going elsewhere.
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About That ‘Little Difference’: Know Exactly What To Expect

Jan 21, 2020
The takeaway from all this is landing on contaminated runways, at night, in instrument conditions requires an exact knowledge of what to expect and when.
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Accidents In Brief , February 2020

Jan 21, 2020
December 25, 2019 — About 1713 CST, a single-engine, turbine-powered Bell 407 (N663SF) was substantially damaged when it crashed while attempting to…

Training

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Passenger Preparedness: Their Survival May Depend On It

Jan 21, 2020
Many, if not most, business aircraft travelers ardently resist undergoing basic cabin safety training, so must fend for themselves in the event of mishaps.

Program Update

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Kopter Group SH09 Heads Toward Flight Testing

Jan 21, 2020
Kopter Group is a a newcomer in an industry with tall barriers to entry and entrenched players.

Point of Law

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Write Your Corporate Aircraft Use Policy

Jan 21, 2020
A corporate aircraft use policy sets forth the who, when, where and why to send your people in your aircraft.

20/Twenty

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Cessna Citation M2: Peppiest Performance Of CitationJet Derivatives

Jan 21, 2020
For its price, the M2 provides good value today. However, more resale aircraft may become available in 2020 and that will further depress prices.

On Duty

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News Of Business Aviation Promotions, Appointments And Honors

Jan 21, 2020
News of promotions, appointments and honors for professionals in the business aviation community.

Products & Services Previews

AOPA
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Previews Of Business Aviation Products And Services

Jan 21, 2020
Previews of business aviation products and services.

BCA 50 Years Ago

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Business And Commercial Aviation News From February 1970

Jan 21, 2020
Operations at greater New York’s primary general aviation facility, Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, officially became the function of Pan American…

Fast Five

C Sincock
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Fast Five – Questions For Craig Sincock

Jan 21, 2020
Questions For Craig Sincock, president and CEO of the Avfuel Corp.

Intelligence

Aircraft
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Aerion Adds Safran As Supersonic Bizjet Partner

Jan 21, 2020
Safran joins supersonic jet developer Aerion as a “major partner” for its 12-seat AS2 Mach 1.4 corporate transport.
aircraft
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Fourth Prototype AW609 Tiltrotor Flies

Jan 21, 2020
Leonardo Helicopters completes the first flight of the fourth prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor.
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Clay Lacy Begins 10-Year Inspections For Phenoms

Jan 21, 2020
Clay Lacy Aviation is performing 10-year inspections for Embraer Phenoms at Embraer service centers at two California airports.
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ExecuJet Malaysia Receives FAA Certification For Falcons

Jan 21, 2020
ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia earns FAA certification to perform line and heavy maintenance on Dassault business jets.
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Bombardier Global 5500, Global 6500 Receive FAA Approvals

Jan 21, 2020
FAA type certification of the Bombardier Global 5500 and Global 6500 follows Transport Canada and European Union Aviation Safety Agency approvals.
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Duncan Uses Hydrographic Printing For Interiors

Jan 21, 2020
Duncan Aviation delivers a Gulfstream 150 and Bombardier Challenger 300 with interior elements produced with hydrographic printing.
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Piaggio Contract For Nine Avanti EVOs Called ‘Turning Point’

Jan 21, 2020
Piaggio Aerospace signs a $221 million contract with the Italian Ministry of Defense for nine P.180 Avanti EVO turboprop aircraft.
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AOPA Announces Fly-in Locations For 2020

Jan 21, 2020
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is planning three 2020 Fly-ins.
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Dawning Of The Age Of ADS-B

Jan 21, 2020
As of Jan. 1, aircraft not equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance — Broadcast Out will have a difficult time operating in most U.S. airspace.
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Textron Says Wichita Plant Blast Will Not Affect SkyCourier Production

Jan 21, 2020
The explosion that rocked Textron Aviation’s Plant 3 in Wichita appears to have caused no harm to the company’s Cessna 408 SkyCourier turboprop program.
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Piper Begins Apprenticeship Program for 2020

Jan 21, 2020
Piper Aircraft has begun the application process for its 2020 Apprenticeship Program, which is designed to qualify participants as a journeyman in aircraft assembly.
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WiJet 'Shuts Down' Its French Subsidiary

Jan 21, 2020
HondaJet operator WiJet reportedly has shuttered its French subsidiary and is conducting flights through subsidiaries in Luxembourg and Belgium where operations have grown.
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Michigan's Kellogg Airport Gets Updated Name

Jan 21, 2020
W.K. Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek, Michigan, has changed its name to Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field.
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Gulfstream Opens MRO Facility At Van Nuys Airport

Jan 21, 2020
Gulfstream Aerospace opens its second MRO facility in Southern California with a new service center at Van Nuys Airport.
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Embraer Delivers First Praetor 500 To Flexjet

Jan 21, 2020
Embraer delivered the first Praetor 500 midsize business jet to its launch customer, fractional travel provider Flexjet.
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NetJets Launches QS Security Services

Jan 21, 2020
Fractional ownership company NetJets has launched a subsidiary offering an international network of safety experts to provide travel security and personal protection to high-profile travelers.
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FAA Issues Charter Guidance To Pilots, Passengers

Jan 21, 2020
The FAA has sent a letter to Blackbird Air, which created a web-based application to connect passengers with pilots, emphasizing the agency’s regulations regarding pilots who transport paying passengers.
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NATA Loss-Of-License Program Passes 1,000 Enrollees

Jan 21, 2020
The National Air Transportation Association's Loss of License Insurance Program now has more than 1,000 pilots enrolled.
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Bombardier Delivers First Global 6500 To HK Bellawings

Jan 21, 2020
Bombardier celebrates delivery of the first Global 6500 to HK Bella-wings Jet Ltd. of Hong Kong, a business jet management company.
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Gulfstream Delivers 600th G550

Jan 21, 2020
Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered its 600th G550.
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Cirrus Unveils Upgraded 2020 G6 SR Series

Jan 21, 2020
Cirrus Aircraft begins delivering 2020 G6 SR Series piston aircraft with improvements.
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Bombardier Sells Electrical Wiring Interconnection System Business

Jan 21, 2020
Latecoere is acquiring Bombardier’s electrical wiring interconnection system assets and assuming its related workforce in Mexico.
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Mooney International Furloughs Employees Again

Jan 21, 2020
Employees of financially troubled Mooney International were sent home from the Kerrville, Texas, facility Jan. 6 — their second furlough in about a…
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Senate Confirms Two New NTSB Members

Jan 21, 2020
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Michael Graham and Thomas Chapman to serve on the NTSB.
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Innovative Solutions & Support Earns STC For Autothrottle System

Jan 21, 2020
Innovative Solutions & Support has received FAA approval for an autothrottle system that helps protect against one-engine inoperative catastrophic loss-of-control accidents.