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The Weekly of Business Aviation, May 9, 2016

VOL. 101 NO. 18 May 09, 2016

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Is European BizAv In Triple-Dip Recession?

May 06, 2016
European business aviation did not fare very well in 2015, with the number of departures down in all but a handful of countries across the continent.

Programs

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Cirrus Tackles Final Challenge On First Jet – The Chute

May 05, 2016
For Cirrus Aircraft, developing its largest clean sheet aircraft to date, the Vision SF50 jet, has been a Herculean task.
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XTI Rescopes, Plans Subscale Prototype After Setbacks

May 09, 2016
Startup XTI Aircraft has regrouped after the sudden death in February of its public face, experienced industry executive Jeff Pino.
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Tecnam P2010 Earns CAAC Approval

May 05, 2016
Tecnam has received Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) approval for its P2010 four-seat general aviation aircraft and the start of deliveries to Chinese-based customers.
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Legacy 450 OK’d For Saint-Tropez Airport Operations

May 06, 2016
The first and only Legacy 450 in Europe – S/N003 – was approved for operations at La Mole airport here last month.
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Third Prototype AW609 Begins Ground Runs

May 05, 2016
Leonardo-Finmeccanica Helicopters has taken the first steps in restarting the flight-test campaign of its AgustaWestland AW609 commercial tiltrotor following the fatal crash of the second prototype last October.
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Bell 505 Deliveries To China Should Begin This Year

May 06, 2016
Bell Helicopter expects to begin deliveries of its 505 Jet Ranger X rotorcraft to China this year, following an unusual instance of parallel certification by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

Intelligence

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First-Quarter Avionics Sales Down 3.6%

May 10, 2016
Worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales for the first three months of this year totaled ...

Charters / Brokers

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VistaJet Takes Delivery Of 100th Aircraft Since Founding

May 05, 2016
VistaJet, based in London, celebrated the delivery of its 100th aircraft since the company’s founding in 2004.

Suppliers

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Triumph Group To Consolidate Following $1 Billion Loss

May 04, 2016
Triumph Group recorded more than $1 billion in losses for its 2016 fiscal year and has announced plans to reduce its square footage by 24% and its workforce by 8% over the next year.

OEMs/Suppliers

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After Fatal Crash, CHC Files For Chapter 11

May 05, 2016
Helicopter operator CHC Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 5, just days after the fatal crash of one of its helicopters in Norway.
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ATR Targets Japanese Turboprop Market

May 09, 2016
European-based turboprop maker ATR predicts there will be demand for about 100 turboprops in Japan through 2025, and the manufacturer aims to win 70% of these sales opportunities.

Services

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Norwest Invests In West Star Aviation

May 02, 2016
West Star Aviation, based in East Alton, Illinois, has entered into an investment partnership with Norwest Equity Partners, a middle market investment firm.
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Soloy, SMA To Offer Diesel Engines For Cessna 182 Aircraft

May 05, 2016
Soloy Aviation Solutions and SMA Engines are partnering to offer a diesel engine program for the Cessna 182 series aircraft, converting avgas engines to diesel.
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Sheltair Acquires Tampa Jet International

May 06, 2016
Sheltair has acquired Tampa Jet International Center at Tampa International Airport, Florida, and plans to expand its infrastructure.
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Bell Preparing To Authorize Three More Chinese Service Centers

May 03, 2016
Bell Helicopter is preparing to authorize three more service facilities in China, adding to the pair that are now supporting the company’s products in the country.
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Jet Aviation To Open Macau Maintenance Base In August

May 06, 2016
Jet Aviation expects to open a business jet maintenance center at Macau International Airport that it is being established partly in response to space limits in Hong Kong.
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Lufthansa Technik Expands Asia Presence, Products

Apr 25, 2016
Lufthansa Technik is extending its presence in the Asian market and is expanding a new range of products, some of which are already being installed in aircraft.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Task Force For UAS Launched By EASA

May 04, 2016
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has created a task force to scientifically and methodically analyze the potential risks of collisions between manned and unmanned aircraft.
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FAA Forms UAS Committee, Relaxes Some Restrictions

May 09, 2016
A new advisory committee will be formed to propose actions to the FAA on integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS).

Safety

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Technical Woes Blamed For EC225 Crash

May 03, 2016
Norwegian investigators probing the fatal crash of a CHC-operated Airbus H225/EC225 on April 29 say it was caused by technical problems, not pilot error.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Flightstar Wins FAA OK For Learjet 40/45 STC

May 10, 2016
Flightstar Corp. has received FAA approval on a second option for its Learjet ...
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Fairway Holdings Inks Letter Of Intent for Bell 505

May 10, 2016
Bell Helicopter has signed a letter of intent with Fairway Holdings, based in Sri Lanka, for ...
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WSU, EWB Chapter To Provide Uganda Computer Lab

May 10, 2016
Wichita State University’s Engineers Without Borders chapter has joined Nebraska ...
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WSU Institute Providing Computer-Aided Design Classes

May 10, 2016
Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research is providing area high...
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Cessna Celebrates Nearly 2,000 Model 525s

May 10, 2016
Cessna Aircraft Co. celebrated the 25th anniversary of the first flight of the Model 525 ...
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Jet Aviation St. Louis To Install JetWave Sat Comms In Global Express

May 10, 2016
Jet Aviation St. Louis has signed its first agreement to install Honeywell’s JetWave satellite...
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Greenpoint Technologies Renews AS9100 Certification

May 10, 2016
Greenpoint Technologies, based in Kirkland, Washington, has renewed its AS9100 ....
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Greenpoint Aerospace Provides 1/A Navigation On Challenger 604s

May 10, 2016
Greenpoint Aerospace in Denton, Texas, is providing Future Air Navigation 1/A upgrades on ...
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Rockwell Collins OKs Duncan Aviation For Transponder Work

May 10, 2016
Rockwell Collins has approved Duncan Aviation as an authorized service provider for repair, service and ...
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Partnership To Back Purdue Sales-Maintenance-Training Center

May 10, 2016
Purdue Aviation, Purdue Research Foundation and Tecnam US have formed a partnership to support ...
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Remos Sells Six Aircraft At Aero Friedrichshafen Show

May 10, 2016
Remos, a German-based aircraft manufacturer, said it sold six aircraft during the four-day...
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Desert Jet Center Breaks Ground On New FBO

May 10, 2016
Desert Jet Center has begun construction of a new fixed base operation at Jacqueline ...

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

May 10, 2016
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA-31-350 ...

Advertising

Appointments

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Appointments

May 10, 2016
Dan Barton has joined TrueAero as manager of airframe and engine material.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

May 10, 2016
May 10—Global Sustainable Aviation Forum, Hotel Bonaventure Montreal, ​Montreal, Canada