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Magazine Issue

EBACE 2017 - ShowNews Day 1

VOL. 1 NO. 1 May 22, 2017

EBACE NEWS

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PayNode Brings Payment Process Out Of Paper-Intensive Traditions

May 22, 2017
“Imagine eBay without PayPal,” says Magnus Henriksson, global business director of the recently launched dedicated business aviation charter payment system PayNode.
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Gama-Signature Alliance For the U.S.

May 22, 2017
Fast-growing global aviation services provider Gama Aviation has done some pretty transformational deals over the past couple of years, but its January 1 deal with the BBA Group (owners of Signature Flight Support) has made the firm a truly global business aircraft management company.
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Jet Aviation Prepares for Its Next 50 Years

May 22, 2017
Gone is the famous deer-head logo at Jet Aviation, which is taking the opportunity of its 50th anniversary to reconstitute itself for the years ahead. “We will celebrate the past while focusing on the future,” says Group CEO Rob Smith.
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A VIP Convair 880 Put Jet Aviation On the Map

May 22, 2017
Carl Hirschmann observed that clients from the Middle East tended to travel with a large number of family members, friends and staff. He believed that they would begin to buy larger aircraft. And he saw a future in converting airliners, by adding custom VIP cabins.
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Argos VIP Looks Beyond Italy

May 22, 2017
Argos VIP Private Handling boasts nine FBOs in Italy and another in Switzerland, and has major ambitions to expand right across Europe.
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German Challenger Totaled After A380 Wake Turbulence

May 22, 2017
A German-registered Challenger rolled several times after encountering wake turbulence from an Airbus A380 over the Arabian Sea, investigators have confirmed.
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Honeywell: ‘The Power of Connected’

May 22, 2017
Connectivity will be the center of attention at EBACE 2017, and Honeywell, with a showcase of key products and services in that arena, is likely to be at or near that showcase.
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Comlux Has Aircraft for Sale

May 22, 2017
Want early delivery of a next-generation Boeing or Airbus business jet? Then look no further than Comlux Group, the Swiss-based VIP aircraft management, operating and charter company that also has a U.S. completions and maintenance center in Indianapolis.
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GE’s HondaJet ‘Extraordinarily Efficient For Supply Chain’

May 22, 2017
After putting it into service just a few weeks ago, the world’s largest aero-engine manufacturer is thrilled with the performance of one of the world’s smallest business jets.
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Insurance Against Cyber Attack, Plus Biz Av Show in Morocco

May 22, 2017
Insurance against cyber attack will be included in an innovative insurance scheme being developed by MEBAA, the Middle East Business Aviation Association.
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Will Europe’s Business Aviation Stir at Last?

May 22, 2017
For the last decade, analysts have predicted growth in Europe’s business aviation market. And every year their forecasts have proven over-optimistic as the giant stirs but never really wakes up.
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Flying Colours Completes First Inairvation Cabin

May 22, 2017
​The world’s first installation of the Inairvation pre-engineered package of cabin components has been delivered by Canadian completions experts Flying Colours as part of an extensive makeover of a 2003 Bombardier Classic Global Express for a North American customer.
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Bombardier Gets EASA Nod for Ka-Band

May 22, 2017
Bombardier reported European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of its Ka-band retrofit for high-speed internet connectivity on Global jets, stating that it’s the first OEM to deliver the new Ka-band system.
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AfBAA Launches AfBAC Expo in Africa

May 22, 2017
​AfBAA, the African Business Aviation Association, is marking its fifth anniversary at Booth V70, celebrating with the launch of AfBAC Expo, the African Business Aviation Conference, Exhibition and Static Display, to be held later this year in South Africa.
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The UK’s BBGA Gets Closer to EBAA

May 22, 2017
The UK’s national trade body BBGA, the British Business and General Aviation Association, is included in the ShowNews Top Ten Leaders of European Business Aviation as it continues to punch above its weight in the industry.
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ATP Speeds MRO with FAA Datalink

May 22, 2017
The vision of Aircraft Technical Publishers to create a single-source online library service for aviation technical and regulatory publications has taken a step further with the ability to call up individual aircraft’s configuration by tail number from the FAA aircraft registration database.
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Web Manuals Sees Boom in Germany

May 22, 2017
Germany is proving fertile ground for Web Manuals, the Sweden-based developer of digital management of manuals and documents for the aviation industry.
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Piaggio Steps Up Its Comeback

May 22, 2017
The plan to relaunch Italy’s Piaggio Aero Industries as a civil and defense aircraft manufacturer is gaining momentum some 20 months after moving production from an aging plant in Genoa to a $150 million, clean-sheet design factory in Villanova d’Albenga, about 56 miles southwest.
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RUAG Refurbishes Challenger in One-Stop Shop

May 22, 2017
RUAG Aviation in Munich recently took advantage of a planned 192-month heavy maintenance check for a Bombardier Challenger CL604 registered in the Middle East with a full cabin refurbishment run in parallel, saving additional downtime and costs.
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Hendell Aviation Boosts the Single Engine

May 22, 2017
It’s taken more than 20 years for blanket approval of CAT SET OPS – commercial air transport single engine turbine operations to become law in Europe. It finally occurred on March 1.
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BACA Is Making Brokerage Better

May 22, 2017
Richard Mumford, chairman of BACA the Air Charter Association, is included in ShowNews Top Ten Leaders of European Business Aviation for his drive to establish standards for the charter brokerage industry.
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CAT SET OPS Certification

May 22, 2017
The difficulty of getting CAT SET OPS/commercial air transport single engine turbine operations approvals in Europe will vary depending on individual company cultures, says Matti Auterlinen, founder and chairman of Hendell Aviation.
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Brexit: What’s Likely to Emerge? Nobody Has a Clue!

May 22, 2017
​Over the last six months there has been much commentary on what may or may not emerge, both pre-and-post Brexit, that could affect aviation in the UK. What’s certain is that with the London business aviation market being the largest in Europe – clocking up 78,000 movements a year – the impact of restricted access hereon in could be hugely significant for the health of numerous operators, all over the continent.
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Fast Five: Brandon Mitchener, CEO European Business Aviation Association

May 22, 2017
How will Brandon Mitchener's skills as a journalist and a corporate business communicator be utilized as CEO of the European Business Aviation Association?
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GlobeAir Reports VLJ Demand Surge

May 22, 2017
​Textron Aviation has ceased production of the Citation Mustang due to low demand, but that’s not slowing Bernhard Fragner’s success with the VLJ in Europe.
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Bombardier Plays ‘Name That Test Aircraft’

May 22, 2017
​Some people name their cars. Others name boats and airplanes. Bombardier has named its five Global 7000 test aircraft, giving each a unique “call sign.”
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UAS and Honeywell for Trip Support

May 22, 2017
Industry leaders UAS International Trip Support and Honeywell have forged a strategic alliance to expand Honeywell's flight deck and cabin connectivity services and to offer robust, comprehensive international trip support services.
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Air Partner Leverages Itself Into the Business of Safety

May 22, 2017
Leading aviation charter broker Air Partner began a transformation in 2014 that would profoundly change the company. A long-term strategy that places the customer first is not only reshaping its Private Jets business, but has also led it into aviation safety. That focus could well have an impact on the charter industry in years to come
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NetJets Europe Pioneers Satellite-Aided Landings

May 22, 2017
Improving the ability of business aircraft to land in poor weather might not appear to be of much interest to anyone outside the private aviation community. But an extensive project funded by the EU’s SESAR Joint Undertaking has shown how the entire aviation sector could benefit if business aircraft were able to land in a wider range of conditions at airports where instrument landing equipment is not installed.
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Universal Offers Help with SBAS Decision

May 22, 2017
Is it worth upgrading an older aircraft with a Universal Avionics SBAS-Flight Management Systems? The avionics manufacturer believes it is, and is here at EBACE not only to show why but also to help explain how to tap into EUR 1 billion of EU grant money under the ‘Connect Europe Facility’ program.
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Cirrus: A Vision Jet a Week

May 22, 2017
Cirrus Aircraft was awarded the FAA’s production certificate for its SF50 Vision Jet on May 2, and will begin producing the single-engine, single-pilot personal jets at one per week.
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Comlux Delivers EASA-Certified SBJ

May 22, 2017
​The first Sukhoi Business Jet with a VIP custom cabin certified by Europe’s EASA has been delivered to Kazakhmys in Kazakhstan by the Comlux Group’s completion and cervices center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Air BP and RocketRoute to Launch New App

May 22, 2017
Air BP and RocketRoute will jointly launch the enhanced RocketRoute app at EBACE 2017.
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VistaJet Nixes Positioning Fees

May 22, 2017
Thomas Flohr, founder and chairman of Salzburg-based VistaJet, thinks it makes no more sense to pay a positioning fee for a chartered jet than it does when a rider phones for a taxi.
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Nextant Launches Challenger 604XT Program

May 22, 2017
Nextant Aerospace has launched a cockpit upgrade program for the large-cabin Bombardier Challenger 604 jets.
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Gogo Wins First EU Customer for 2Ku Connectivity

May 22, 2017
Global broadband connectivity provider Gogo Business Aviation is announcing today that German aircraft manager and charter operator K5-Aviation is its first 2Ku business aviation customer in Europe.
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Bombardier Unveils ‘Premier’ Global Cabin

May 22, 2017
More than ever, business jet customers are choosing which jet to buy based on criteria beyond how far the aircraft flies.
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Global Jet: So Near It’s Not So Far

May 22, 2017
Geneva-based Global Jet has opted out of a booth at EBACE 2017, choosing instead to offer a “VVIP transfer” service to company headquarters on Chemin des Papillons at the southwest end of the airport.
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Jetex Supports FBOs in France

May 22, 2017
Jetex and the French airport developer Edeis announced a co-branding agreement to provide FBO services and ground-handling support at 15 locations in France from June 1.
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Airbus Corporate Jets launches ACJ330neo

May 22, 2017
Airbus Corporate Jets yesterday launched a private jet version of its new A330neo, which features new-generation engines and aerodynamic and other improvements.
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Supersonic Aerion Selects GE Engine

May 22, 2017
GE has signed a definitive agreement with Aerion for a joint study to define requirements for the three turbofan engines that will power the Mach 1.5 AS2 business jet. The agreement culminates two years of discussions.
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Luxaviation Looks to Expand In North America, Likely With Chinese Partner

May 22, 2017
Just because Luxaviation isn’t announcing any acquisitions here doesn’t mean it isn’t hard at work on expansion plans, says Patrick Hansen, group CEO of the world’s second-largest corporate aircraft operator.
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Textron Brings the Citation Longitude

May 22, 2017
Textron Aviation’s 3,500-nm range super-midsize CE-700 Citation Longitude is making its EBACE debut as a tangible statement of the firm’s accelerated investment in new product development – an avowed $200 million to $300 million per year including services.