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The Weekly of Business Aviation, May 23, 2016

VOL. 101 NO. 20 May 23, 2016

Associations

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Widebodies To Face Off, Pilatus PC-24 To Take Bow At EBACE

May 19, 2016
More than 13,000 aviation professionals and 500 exhibitors are expected at this year’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE), which opens May 24 at the Palexpo Exhibition Center in Geneva.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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North American Business Aircraft Activity Cools In April

May 18, 2016
Business aircraft activity cooled in the U.S. and Canada in April after 13 months of gains, according to TraqPak data from Argus International.
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Business Aviation in Eastern and Western Europe 2016-2025

May 23, 2016
View the Business Aviation in Eastern and Western Europe 2016-2025 chart in PDF format.

Intelligence

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Honeywell Engine Business On Upward Swing

May 23, 2016
Honeywell Aerospace expects its engine business to grow at a 5% rate over the next five years, higher than ...

Suppliers

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Sonaca Montreal In Midst Of Acquisition Search

May 03, 2016
Aerostructures supplier Sonaca Montreal performs work for business and regional aircraft customers such as Embraer, Bombardier, Dassault, Gulfstream and Airbus. What it doesn’t have, however, is Boeing as a customer.
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Bell JetRanger X Production Moving To Canada

May 20, 2016
Bell Helicopter is moving production of its new Model 505 JetRanger X light helicopter from the U.S. to Canada as part of a restructuring that will “optimize manufacturing capabilities,” the company says.
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AHS, Sikorsky Launch 24-hr. Hover Challenge

May 19, 2016
Sikorsky and the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International, which offered the human-powered helicopter prize finally won in 2013, have launched a “Hover for a Day” challenge to achieve new levels of helicopter efficiency and reliability.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Bombardier CEO Still Hopeful Of Canadian Investment

May 19, 2016
Garnering an investment from the Canadian federal government is a “complex” proposition and Bombardier is “working” on it, although the timing is uncertain, according to CEO and President Alain Bellemare.

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Part 135 Report Highlights Scope of Industry

May 19, 2016
The FAA for the first time has compiled a report of the Part 135 air charter industry as a way to quantify the industry and its contributions to the U.S. economy and the effect rulemaking has on operators.

Services

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PermitsGlobal To Automate Overflight, Landing Permits

May 20, 2016
International trip planner Djetops has launched a smart online flight permit application called PermitsGlobal that automates the process of obtaining overflight and landing permits.
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After Alpine Trial, DHL Eyes Urban Test For Delivery UAS

May 18, 2016
Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL says there is no obstacle to field trials of its latest Parcelcopter unmanned delivery aircraft in urban areas following completion of an experimental trial in the Bavarian Alps.

Charters / Brokers

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Skyjet Launches Instant Booking Feature

May 10, 2016
Jet charter company Skyjet has launched Skyjet Max, a new version of its iPhone app aimed at reducing the time it takes to book a charter flight.
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JetSmarter Planning To Add Air, Ground Services

May 18, 2016
JetSmarter has grown quickly since its launch in 2013, expanding its products and services with ambitious goals for further development, its founder said.

Airports

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NetJets Europe, London Heliport Form Partnership

May 18, 2016
NetJets Europe has partnered with The London Heliport, the only heliport in London certified by the Civil Aviation Authority, it said.

Programs

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Mitsubishi Readies Second MRJ Prototype For Testing

May 23, 2016
The second Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) test aircraft is expected to make its first flight later this month, Hirohichi Morimoto, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., said at the ISTAT Asia conference.
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Diamond Flies DART-450 Civil/Military Turboprop Trainer

May 18, 2016
Austrian general aviation manufacturer Diamond Aircraft Industries flew its DART-450 civil/military turboprop trainer for the first time on May 17.
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Market For ‘AW209’ Still Being Assessed By Leonardo Helicopters

May 18, 2016
The “AW209” designation, revealed in a May 3 presentation to an Italian parliamentary committee by Leonardo (formerly Finmeccanica) CEO Mauro Moretti, is a placeholder for the helicopter division’s next new AgustaWestland product.

Research/Development

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Phyre’s ‘Green’ Fuel-Tank Inerting Tech Licensed By Parker

May 16, 2016
Parker Aerospace has exclusively licensed an environmentally friendly fuel-tank inerting technology that does not use engine bleed air or vent unburned fuel vapor in flight.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Rockwell Collins Upgrades FANS Equipment With Pro Line 21 Avionics

May 23, 2016
Rockwell Collins’ Future Airspace Navigation System (FANS) 1/A equipment for Dassault Falcon 50EX aircraft has been upgraded with ...
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Gulfstream Aerospace Sets Sydney-Los Angeles Speed Record

May 23, 2016
Gulfstream Aerospace’s G650ER has set a speed record on a route between Sydney and ...
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Rockwell Collins Introduces Pro Line 21 Packages for King Airs

May 23, 2016
Rockwell Collins has introduced three Pro Line 21 upgrade packages for ...
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Flexjet’s Legacy 500 Lands At London City Airport For First Time

May 23, 2016
Flexjet flew its Embraer midsize Legacy 500 into London City Airport for the first time...
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Rockwell Collins Unveils Gulfstream High-Definition Cabin Management System Upgrades

May 23, 2016
Rockwell Collins has introduced a series of high definition cabin management and entertainment system upgrades ....
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Flying Colours Signs Customer For INAIRVATION Retrofit Cabin For Global Aircraft

May 23, 2016
Flying Colours Corp. has signed its first customer for INAIRVATION’s pre-engineered retrofit cabin for ...
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Embraer’s Sorocaba Service Center In Brazil Earns FAA OK

May 23, 2016
The FAA has approved Embraer’s Sorocaba Service Center in Brazil for maintenance of Embraer’s line of ...
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Simulyz Becomes Global UTM Standardization Group Founding Member

May 23, 2016
Simulyz, a provider of operational technology and applications, has become a founding member of the...
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American Legend Introduces Carbon Fiber Floats

May 23, 2016
The American Legend Co. now has new carbon fiber floats available for ...
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Legacy Aviation Services Adds Ramp Space

May 23, 2016
Legacy Aviation Services in Yukon, Oklahoma, has increased its FBO ramp space to accommodate ...
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Duncan Aviation To Form Alliance Program

May 23, 2016
Duncan Aviation plans to form the Duncan Aviation Alliance Program to provide customer support to ...
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Duncan Aviation Releases Upgrades For NextGen Straight Talk Book Program

May 23, 2016
Duncan Aviation has released a new version of its NextGen Straight Talk book, which was updated in ...
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Aircraft Insurance Book To Help Navigate Questions

May 23, 2016
Aircraft Insurance Fundamentals: A Concise Guide for Aircraft Owners and Operators was written by ....
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Tulsa Community College Opens Aviation Center

May 23, 2016
The Tulsa Community College Riverside Community Campus and Aviation Center is ...
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Bearhawk Aircraft Delivers First Aircraft Kits To Africa, New Zealand

May 23, 2016
Bearhawk Aircraft, based in Austin, Texas, has delivered its first two Bearhawk LSA aircraft kits to ...

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

May 23, 2016
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier ...

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Appointments

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Appointments

May 23, 2016
David Coleal, president of Bombardier Business Aircraft, has been appointed chairman of the ...

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

May 23, 2016
May 24-26—EBACE, European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland