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Magazine Issue

NBAA 2016 - Day 2

VOL. 1 November 01, 2016

NBAA NEWS

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Viking Air Brings 100th Twin Otter to NBAA 2016

Nov 01, 2016
Viking Air celebrated the production of its 100th Series 400 Twin Otter in Calgary this past summer, and is showing the aircraft, replete with seaplane floats and executive interior, on the NBAA 2016 static line.
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Gama Aviation Riding High With New Aircraft, Maintenance Base

Nov 01, 2016
UK-based Gama Aviation continues to expand, adding a new maintenance base in Massachusetts and adding aircraft, including turboprops and jets, to the Wheels Up fleet, which accounts for most of its U.S. operations.
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Wheels Up, and Up, and Up at NBAA 2016

Nov 01, 2016
Wheels Up made waves at NBAA 2013 in Las Vegas by promoting the newest iteration of the King Air as an economical alternative to business jets. Coming into NBAA 2016, the company has grown to 69 total aircraft since its launch.
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Pilot Report: Embraer Phenom 100 EV Third-Generation Light Jet

Nov 01, 2016
Whoosh! It took a little more than one hour of test flight to convince us that Phenom 100 EV, short for “Evolution,” finally has shed the original Phenom 100’s matronly image.
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Universal Targets “Seamless” Mission For Business Aviation Clients

Nov 01, 2016
Ask Universal Weather & Aviation about clients’ two biggest “pain points” and the top two answers are “catering and ground transport.”
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Wheels Up: Thousands of Members, Hundreds of Aircraft

Nov 01, 2016
In the three years since Wheels Up began business, the private aviation membership company has taken delivery of 70 aircraft and membership has grown to 3,700.
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Cirrus Vision Jet Is Certified

Oct 31, 2016
The FAA has officially awarded Cirrus Aircraft with an FAR Part 23 Type Certificate for its $1.96 million, 300-kt. single-engine turbofan SF50 Vision Jet.
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First Avanti EVO Delivered from New Piaggio Plant

Nov 01, 2016
Piaggio Aero Industries is flying into calmer skies after weathering several years of severe storms.
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New Partners In Aviation Company Help Business Aircraft Owners Cut Costs

Nov 01, 2016
Business aircraft owners often fly smaller, older or less capable aircraft than they’d like because they aren’t flying enough or can’t afford to buy their ideal aircraft.
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Corporate Angel Network Marks 50,000 Flights

Nov 01, 2016
As the Corporate Angel Network nears its 35th anniversary this winter, the organization has already passed an even more meaningful milestone: in April, it made its 50,000 flight serving a cancer patient.
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Football Season Scores for Business Aviation

Nov 01, 2016
While there were no bottom-line figures available for FBO revenues during the Super Bowl 50, there was plenty of evidence of activity.
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A Touch Down for Wheels Up

Nov 01, 2016
Wheels Up has been flying members to their favorite college football games this autumn via a King Air 350i-powered program dubbed “Same Day Game Day.”
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Gulfstream Ends G450 As It Launches G500

Nov 01, 2016
The company plans to deliver its last G450 to a customer in early 2018. The $44.65 million G500 is expected to receive type certification in 2017 with customer deliveries to begin in 2018.
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End Of Line For Gulfstream’s G150

Nov 01, 2016
Gulfstream Aerospace will cease production of its G150 midsize business jet to focus on the super-midsize and large cabin aircraft market.
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UAS Pocket Companion Turning A Corner In Flight Planning

Nov 01, 2016
A typical flight plan can be run in less than five seconds, and the mapping engine renders high-definition graphics without delays, pixelation or frustration, says UAS.
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Pilot Report: Embraer Legacy 500's Enhanced Vision System HUD

Nov 02, 2016
We strapped into the left seat of Legacy 500 s.n. 52 for a brief demonstration of the improved performance of its Rockwell Collins HGS-3500 compact head-up display.
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More Than 2,000 BizJets Enrolled In Rolls-Royce CorporateCare Program

Nov 01, 2016
Operators pay a fixed cost-per-flying-hour fee for a comprehensive range of scheduled and unscheduled engine maintenance events and benefits.
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Esterline CMC Promoting New GPS Sensor At NBAA

Nov 01, 2016
Esterline CMC Electronics is promoting a new GPS sensor and PilotView tablet electronic flight bag and related equipment at NBAA.
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Bombardier's Global 7000 To Fly Soon

Nov 01, 2016
As Bombardier nears first flight of its Global 7000 large business jet, the company is making progress on the additional flight-test vehicles for the test program.
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Safran Reveals Revised Silvercrest Test Plan

Nov 01, 2016
Bolstered by the selection of its Silvercrest mid-thrust turbofan for Cessna’s newly launched Hemisphere business jet, Safran Aircraft Engines has detailed a revised development schedule incorporating improvements made to counter problems uncovered in early tests.
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Avinode Powers Online Business Aviation Revolution

Nov 01, 2016
A record number of end-client searches in the Avinode online air charter marketplace demonstrates the shift to booking charter flights online is growing rapidly.

Emerging Aircraft

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Business Aircraft About To Enter The Marketplace

Nov 02, 2016
Welcome back, old friends. Four additions to this review since the last NBAA Convention are relaunched projects that more-or-less failed first time round and have been dusted-off for a second outing.