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The Weekly of Business Aviation, March 28, 2016

VOL. 101 NO. 12 March 28, 2016

OEMs/Suppliers

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Piper Aircraft Changes Model With Made-To-Order Philosophy

Mar 25, 2016
Piper Aircraft is making a number of changes in how it does business, including the way it forecasts production and a refocus on the training market.
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Vertical Integration Means Cost, Quality Control At Piper

Mar 25, 2016
Inside Piper Aircraft’s factory here, a roll of aluminum comes in one door and a new Piper M500, Archer or Seminole rolls out another.
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Rising Number Of Used G650s For Sale Concerns Analyst

Mar 25, 2016
Deutsche Bank analyst Myles Walton said he is concerned about the increase in the number of used Gulfstream G650 aircraft on the market and the effect they may have on the sale of new aircraft.
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Piper Lowers M500 Pricing As M600 Certification Nears

Mar 22, 2016
Piper Aircraft is repositioning its M-Class line of products in anticipation of the certification of its M600 single-engine turboprop in the third quarter of this year.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Used BizJets For Sale Rise In March, But Down 32% From Peak

Mar 23, 2016
The number of used business jets for sale in March totaled 1,979, up 6% from March 2015 and up 1% from February, according to Jefferies’ latest monthly business jet survey.

Intelligence

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NBAA Urges Call To Action For FAA Reauthorization Bill

Mar 29, 2016
The National Business Aviation Association is urging its members and others to contact members of Congress in support of the ...

Safety/Training

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American Flyers Adds Three Frasca 172 Simulators

Mar 25, 2016
American Flyers has ordered three Frasca Mentor Cessna 172 simulators for two flight training facilities in Addison,Texas, and one facility in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Programs

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Dassault’s Falcon 8X In Final Stages Of Certification

Mar 25, 2016
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 8X ultra long-range business jet is entering the final stages of its flight test and certification program as the company prepares for initial delivery.

Charters / Brokers

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VistaJet To Move Headquarters To Malta

Mar 23, 2016
VistaJet plans to move its corporate headquarters to Malta, bringing its operations, finance and European customer services together as it prepares for the next phase of growth, the company said.

Associations

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EBACE To Remain At Geneva’s Palexpo Through 2021

Mar 23, 2016
The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) will be held at the Palexpo convention center and the Geneva International Airport for the next five years.

Operations

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Republic Airways May Reject Some Leases On Larger Embraer Jets

Mar 22, 2016
Republic Airways has nearly 20 larger Embraer regional jets it has grounded because it lacks enough pilots to fly them, and if it cannot reach settlement agreements with “numerous parties” before April 25 regarding those aircraft, it may have to reject all of the leases, CEO Bryan Bedford told employees on March 18.

Suppliers

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Spirit AeroSystems Offers Retirement Incentives To Union Workers

Mar 25, 2016
About 265 eligible hourly workers at Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing’s biggest supplier, have signed up for a voluntary retirement program offered to Machinists union-represented employees at its facility here.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Bell Receives Commitments For Three 407GXP Aircraft

Mar 29, 2016
Bell Helicopter has received commitments from two customers for three Bell 407GXP aircraft in a ...
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Duncan Launches New Feature To myDuncan

Mar 29, 2016
Duncan Aviation has launched an electric logbook feature to myDuncan.
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Astra Aviation Expands In Africa

Mar 29, 2016
Astra Aviation has opened a facility at Harare International Airport...
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Jet Aviation Earns Approval To Certify Canadian Aircraft In Hong Kong

Mar 29, 2016
Jet Aviation Hong Kong has been approved to certify Canadian-registered aircraft in Hong Kong through a ...
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Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week Attracts 44,000

Mar 29, 2016
Women of Aviation Worldwide Week drew 44,000 attendees in 120 venues in Africa.
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Duncan Aviation Named Avionica Dealer

Mar 29, 2016
Duncan Aviation was named a dealer and installation center for Avionica products.
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Sun ’n Fun Offers Career Fair

Mar 29, 2016
Sun ’n Fun has partnered with JSfirm.com to host a career fair at the show April 6...
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West Star Aviation OK’d As Advent Aircraft Dealer Of Anti-Skid Braking System

Mar 29, 2016
West Star Aviation has been approved as an authorized dealer and installation facility of ...
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Bombardier WAVE Earns STC

Mar 29, 2016
Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Bombardier WAVE, Wireless Access Virtually Everywhere, has been awarded a ...
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UAVAir, Surrey Search And Rescue Offers Training

Mar 29, 2016
UAVAir, a U.K. UAV training center that focuses on safety, has partnered with ...
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Clay Lacy Aviation Partners With SmartSky

Mar 29, 2016
Clay Lacy Aviation has partnered with SmartSky Networks to offer hardware sales, certification and ...
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Gulfstream Brazil Services First Argentine-Registered Aircraft

Mar 29, 2016
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s service center in Sorocaba, Brazil, has performed maintenance on its first ...

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Mar 29, 2016
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP. Model S-92A helicopters. This AD requires certain inspections of the main rotor ...

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Appointments

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Appointments

Mar 29, 2016
Brian Leffers has been named avionics and instrument manager at Duncan Aviation...

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Mar 29, 2016
Mar. 30, 2016—Wings of Change 2016 (WoC), FIDAE Air Show...

Monthly Program Profile

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Cessna 208 Caravan

Mar 29, 2016
View the Monthly Program Profile: Cessna 208 Caravan chart in PDF format.