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The Weekly of Business Aviation, October 19, 2015

VOL. 100 NO. 41 October 19, 2015

OEMs/Suppliers

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Experts: Partnership/Sale Of CSeries Would Boost Bombardier Business Aircraft

Oct 16, 2015
A successful sale or partnership for Bombardier’s CSeries commercial aircraft would be good news for the company’s business jet unit, experts say.
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Embraer Business Jet Deliveries Double In Third Quarter

Oct 15, 2015
Brazil’s Embraer delivered 30 business jets during the third quarter of 2015, double the amount from the same time a year ago when it delivered 15 executive jets.
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Textron To Build Longitude In Wichita, Commits To Incentives

Oct 16, 2015
Textron Aviation will build its new Citation Longtitude super midsize business jet at its Wichita facilities, the company said.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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U.S. Business Aircraft Flight Activity Up In September

Oct 13, 2015
U.S. flight activity by business aircraft in September increased by 3% over the same time a year ago, while year-to-date activity from January through September rose 2.2% over the same period in 2014, according to Argus International.
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September Business Aircraft Activity in U.S. and Canada

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August 2015 Used Business Jet and Turboprops Sales

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Intelligence

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European Airport Business Flight Activity Falls In September

Oct 20, 2015
Almost all of the top 20 airports in Europe saw a decline in business aircraft activity

Services

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Gogo Launches 4G Air-To-Ground Bizav Capability

Oct 14, 2015
Gogo says business jet operators who equip their aircraft with its new Biz 4G air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity service, announced on Oct. 14 and to be made available in early 2017, will get the “speed they need to power their digital lifestyles without skipping a beat.”
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JFI Jets Acquires ACP Jets

Oct 14, 2015
New York charter operator JFI Jets has acquired ACP Jets, based in West Palm Beach, Florida, the company said.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Lawmakers Petitioning To Force Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization Vote

Oct 19, 2015
Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives united together, filing a petition on Oct. 9 to force a vote that could reopen the Export-Import Bank, which has not had the authority to operate since Congress let its charter expire in June.
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RTCA Unveils First Interim UAS Standards

Oct 19, 2015
In a key step toward opening up airspace to unmanned aircraft, standards developer RTCA has published interim standards for detect-and-avoid systems and command-and-control links. But they are only first steps.

Labor

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NetJets, Union Reach Labor Agreement ‘In Principle’

Oct 16, 2015
Negotiators for NetJets and its pilots union, NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots, have reached an agreement in principle on a new collective bargaining accord, the union said.

Suppliers

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Bell Helicopter Names Mitch Snyder President, CEO

Oct 15, 2015
Bell Helicopter has named Mitch Snyder president and CEO, replacing John Garrison, who is joining Terex Corp. as president and CEO.
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Mooney Launches Used Aircraft Program

Oct 13, 2015
Mooney International Corp. has launched a program aimed at attracting new customers by increasing the number of quality used Mooney aircraft available in the marketplace.

Airlines

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New Business Models Fill A Need—Partially

Oct 20, 2015
Airline consolidation has left many small and medium airports without—or with significantly reduced—air service.

Programs

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Watchkeeper UAV Flies In Nonsegregated Airspace In U.K.

Oct 16, 2015
A Thales Watchkeeper UAV has become the first unmanned system to be operated in U.K. nonsegregated, controlled airspace.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Gulfstream G500 Surpasses 100 Flight Hours

Oct 20, 2015
Gulfstream Aerospace’s G500 business jet has surpassed 45 missions and 100 hr. of flight
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Stevens Aviation Expects STC For Garmin G5000 In Early 2016

Oct 20, 2015
Stevens Aviation in Nashville has its first Beechcraft customer
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Jet Aviation, Kurr Aviation Combine Services

Oct 20, 2015
Jet Aviation and Kurr Aviation Services are partnering to offer services to customers in Germany
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VolJet Launches Online Reservation System For Charter Flights

Oct 20, 2015
VolJet has launched an online reservation system to match charter jet operators with
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APP Jet Center Named Preferred FBO

Oct 20, 2015
APP Jet Center Hayward, a fixed based operation in Hayward, California, has been named
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Plane Dynamix Acquires STCs For Piper PA-28 Aircraft

Oct 20, 2015
Plane Dynamix, based in Wake Forest, North Carolina, has acquired Art Mattson’s line of
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Flying Colours Earns ADS-B Out STC For Challenger 604/605

Oct 20, 2015
Flying Colours Corp. has been issued a FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for ADS-B
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Lufthansa Technik Delivers First VVIP Boeing 747 Aircraft

Oct 20, 2015
Lufthansa Technik has delivered the first of three VVIP Boeing 747-8 aircraft to
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FlightSafety Offers Upset-Prevention Training on Gulfstream GVs

Oct 20, 2015
FlightSafety International said that upset-prevention and recovery training for the Gulfstream GV is now available at
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True Blue Power, Avmax Receive Canadian STC For Lithium Battery On Dash 8

Oct 20, 2015
True Blue Power and Avmax have received Transport Canada Civil Aviation Administration Part
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BizJet International Delivers Boeing VIP Aircraft

Oct 20, 2015
BizJet International, the Jing Cheng Group and the Civil Aviation Authority of China celebrated

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Oct 20, 2015
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP. Model GVI aircraft adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that requires revising the

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Appointments

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Appointments

Oct 20, 2015
Cassandra Bosco has joined Women in Aviation International as education and

Obituaries

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Deaths

Oct 20, 2015
Dick Taylor, aviation innovator best known as the father of extended-range twin-engine operational performance standards (ETOPS), has

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Oct 20, 2015
Oct. 21—Orlando Outreach & Training with Marshall S. Filler, Orlando, Florida