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The Weekly of Business Aviation, July 27, 2015

VOL. 100 NO. 29 July 27, 2015

OEMs/Suppliers

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Textron Aviation Moves Forward With Single-Engine Turboprop

Jul 22, 2015
Textron Aviation is moving forward with plans to introduce a single-engine turboprop.
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N. American GA Market Strong, Global Tough, Donnelly Says

Jul 24, 2015
The market for general aviation aircraft in North America is doing well, said Scott Donnelly, chairman of Textron, Textron Aviation’s parent company. But international markets are tough.

Suppliers

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GE Could Build 2,000 thp GA Turboprop Engine

Jul 22, 2015
GE plans to capitalize on experience gained in developing the GE Czech H80 to develop a clean-sheet 2,000 thermodynamic horsepower general aviation engine suitable for high-performance turboprop business aircraft.
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Mooney Works To Certify M10 Aircraft By Late 2017

Jul 23, 2015
Mooney Aircraft is moving forward with production of the M10 piston single-engine aircraft and plans to have it certified by late 2017.
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Lancair Developing Pilot-Optional Version,Offers Parachute

Jul 23, 2015
Lancair is developing an optionally piloted version of its turbine-powered Evolution kit aircraft.
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Flight Design To Add U.S., China Sites

Jul 22, 2015
Flight Design is moving ahead with development of its C4 four-seat general aviation aircraft and has taken deposits for just less than 100 aircraft, the company said.
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Epic Aircraft’s E1000 Prepares For Certification

Jul 20, 2015
Epic Aircraft has the funding in place for its single-engine turboprop, the E1000, through certification to full production.
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Icon Donates First A5 To EAA Young Eagles

Jul 23, 2015
Icon Aircraft founder and CEO Kirk Hawkins on July 20 presented keys to the first production A5 light-sport amphibian aircraft to EAA Young Eagles Chairman Sean D. Tucker and EAA Chairman Jack Pelton here at AirVenture.
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Tecnam Focuses On U.S. Market With P2010 At AirVenture

Jul 19, 2015
Tecnam’s four-seat, high-wing, single-engine P2010 is making its U.S. debut at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh as the company works to dramatically expand its U.S. business.
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Nextant Nears G90XT Certification; Next Program On Way

Jul 24, 2015
Nextant Aerospace is about 30 days away from earning certification of its remanufactured King Air C90XT turboprop, the G90XT, the company said. And it isn’t stopping there.
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Cirrus Aircraft’s Vision SF50 Advancing

Jul 22, 2015
Cirrus Aircraft’s Vision SF50 personal jet is on track for certification by the end of 2015. In the meantime, Cirrus is expanding facilities and manufacturing processes as it grows.

Intelligence

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Forecast: Drone Forecast To Exceed 2.6 Million Units A Year By 2025

Jul 28, 2015
Shipments of commercial drones are expected to exceed 2.6 million units a year by 2025, according to a new forecast by Tractica. Key industries using…

Regulatory/Legislative

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NTSB Boss 'Speaking to the Choir' At Oshkosh

Jul 22, 2015
NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart says the attendees at the world’s largest general-aviation gathering set the bar for safety and professionalism in the GA pilot population.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Boeing: World’s Airlines Need 28,000 New Pilots Per Year

Jul 23, 2015
Boeing has increased the number of pilots and maintenance technicians it forecasts will be needed by the world’s commercial airlines, reflecting a bulging order book for new aircraft.

Associations

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EAA Must Embrace Drones, Says Jack Pelton

Jul 21, 2015
With thousands of drones already being flown throughout the U.S., unmanned aerial vehicles “are with us here and now” and must be embraced by the Experimental Aviation, says EAA chairman Jack Pelton.

Services

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VistaJet, Apex Air Partner To Offer Travel Within China

Jul 22, 2015
Private jet travel operator VistaJet announced that Apex Air, a Civil Aviation Administration of China-authorized business jet operator, will manage and operate a China-based fleet of aircraft for VistaJet’s Flight Solution Program.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Austin E. Knowlton Foundation Donates $10 Million To Ohio State For Aviation Education

Jul 28, 2015
The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation has donated $10 million to Ohio State University to upgrade its aviation education and research facilities and the…
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Beacon Completes $7.5 Million In Financing For Membership Flight Service

Jul 28, 2015
Beacon, an all-you-can-fly membership for frequent fliers in the Northeast, has completed $7.5 million in Series A and other financing led by Romulus…
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Grand Jury Indicts New Jersey Parts Company Owner

Jul 28, 2015
Gideon Vaisman, the owner and president of New Jersey aviation parts company Tara Technology Corp., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in U.S…
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Jet Aviation Basel Wins OKs For Dassault Falcon Aircraft In Gabon, Namibia

Jul 28, 2015
Jet Aviation Basel has received maintenance approvals for Dassault Falcon aircraft from the national Civil Aviation Agency in Gabon, Agence Nationale…
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Epic Flight Academy Adds Training Capability

Jul 28, 2015
Epic Flight Academy in New Smyrma Beach, Florida, has taken delivery of two Frasca Flight Training devices. They include a TruFlight PA44 Seminole…
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BLR Aerospace Reports Sales Of Whisper Prop Propeller Systems

Jul 28, 2015
BLR Aerospace, based in Everett, Washington, has sold seven of its new Whisper Prop propeller systems and the first, a King Air 90 GTi, was delivered…
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SocialFlight Adds HotSpots Feature To Help Pilots Find Aviation Destinations, Aerial Tours

Jul 28, 2015
SocialFlight, a web and mobile app for finding events and interesting places to fly, has introduced SocialFlight HotSpots, which includes hundreds of…

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Jul 28, 2015
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC. (Bell), Model 204B, 205A, 205A-1, and 212 helicopters. [Docket No. FAA-2015-2906; Directorate Identifier 2014-SW-068-AD…

Appointments

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Appointments

Jul 28, 2015
R. Keith Johnson has been appointed general manager of Commercial Jet Services, which provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services to the passenger and cargo aviation industry. Johnson replaces John Schildroth, who resigned to pursue other interests. He most recently served as vice president of operations for one of AAR’s repair stations.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Jul 28, 2015
Aug. 11-13—12th Annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE), http://10times.com/labace-saopaulo Aug. 22-23—Shoreham…

Monthly Program Profile

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Monthly Program Profile: Cessna Citation XLS/XLS+

Jul 28, 2015
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