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The Weekly of Business Aviation, November 3, 2014

VOL. 99 NO. 18 November 03, 2014
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Forecast/Industry Data

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Piston Deliveries Leading Industry Resurgence

Nov 04, 2014
Piston aircraft deliveries are showing a sustained resurgence, jumping 20% in the third quarter and leading general aviation shipments overall to a…

Intelligence

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Intelligence: Lawmakers Face Funding, Bonus Depreciation Bills

Nov 04, 2014
Congress will have a busy agenda once it returns for a “lame-duck” session following the Nov. 4 elections. The House and Senate still must wrap up…

Programs

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Beaudoin: Bombardier ‘Moving Ahead’ With Learjet 85

Nov 04, 2014
Bombardier President and CEO Pierre Beaudoin is stressing the company continues to believe that the Learjet 85 will be successful but its delays are…
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Honda in Full Preparations for Delivery

Nov 04, 2014
Honda Aircraft’s HondaJet is in the final stretch toward certification with about three to four months of flight testing and the final paperwork…

Regulatory/Legislative

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Industry Groups Air Key Concerns Over ADS-B Mandate

Nov 04, 2014
Aviation industry groups have agreed to work together to meet the 2020 mandate for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), but believe…

Safety/Training

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King Air Crashes Into FlightSafety Wichita Facility

Nov 04, 2014
The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched a team to investigate the Oct. 30 accident involving a Beechcraft-owned King Air 200 that crashed…
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NTSB Cites Pilot Error In Premier, MU-2 Crashes

Nov 04, 2014
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is pointing to pilots’ failure to follow airplane flight manual procedures in two higher-profile…

Airframers/Suppliers

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Bombardier To Ramp Up BizJet Deliveries

Nov 04, 2014
Bombardier Aerospace is poised to ramp up business jet deliveries significantly in the fourth quarter to keep pace with its target set this year of…
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Nextant Finalizes G90XT Specs With First Flight Approaching

Nov 04, 2014
Nextant Aerospace is beginning to finalize the performance guarantees for its second remanufactured product, the G90XT, as the aircraft approaches…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Business/Personal/Regional Aircraft ­— Third Quarter Unit Shipments

Nov 04, 2014
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Operations

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Ameriflight Expands In Northeast With Wiggins Acquisition

Nov 04, 2014
Ameriflight’s planned acquisition of Wiggins Airways marks a significant step forward in a growth strategy with a “truly national” reach. But the…

Business Aviation Briefs

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Business Aviation Brief: Rockwell Collins Nears Fusion STC On King Air

Nov 04, 2014
Rockwell Collins is planning to certify its first-aftermarket version of Pro Line Fusion late this year for the Beechcraft King Air, one year later…
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Business Aviation Brief: Comlux In Final Talks On Sukhoi BizJet

Nov 04, 2014
Comlux negotiations on taking delivery of a Sukhoi business Jet “are going pretty well right now,” says Comlux America CEO Jim Soleo. “Heavy…
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Business Aviation Brief: Ikhana Adds Twin Otter Sales Agent

Nov 04, 2014
Ikhana Aircraft Services has appointed Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based John Hopkinson and Associates as the exclusive aircraft-sales agent for its…
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Business Aviation Brief: Lux Air To Build New FBO In Phoenix

Nov 04, 2014
Lux Air Jet Centers has signed a new 25-year ground lease for a fixed-base operation (FBO) at Phoenix-Goodyear Municipal Airport. Plans are already…
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Business Aviation Brief: Mitsubishi Adds Authorized MU-2 Service Center

Nov 04, 2014
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America has appointed Bakersfield, California-based Professional Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. as its newest authorized MU…
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Business Aviation Brief: Baldwin Offers SMS Fatigue Measurement

Nov 04, 2014
Baldwin Aviation has added a flight and maintenance crew fatigue-measurement tool that can be integrated into safety-management systems (SMS). The…
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Business Aviation Brief: Duncan Aviation Expands Capabilities For Embraer Aircraft

Nov 04, 2014
Duncan Aviation has expanded its capabilities to overhaul and repair both business and commercial Embraer aircraft at its facility in Lincoln,…
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Business Aviation Brief: Innotech-Execaire Places Used CJ1+ In China

Nov 04, 2014
Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group, working with Aviation Supplies Ltd. of Hong Kong, facilitated the sale and delivery of a used Citation CJ1+ jet to…

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Nov 04, 2014
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS Model AS332L2 helicopters [Docket No. FAA-2014-0832; Directorate Identifier 2014-SW-044-AD; Amendment 39-17995; AD 2014-21-03] --…

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Appointments

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Appointments

Nov 04, 2014
ANNE ANDERSON was appointed vice president of Shell Aviation. Based in London, Anderson brings to her new role a background in trading and supply…

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Nov 04, 2014
Nov. 3-5—SpeedNews 19th Annual Regional & Business Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference, Montelucia, Paradise Valley (Scottsdale), Ariz., www.speednews.com/all/conferences Nov. 4-5—4th Cargo & Mail Security Forum, IATA Office - Conference Center, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iata.org/events/Pages/cargo-security.aspx