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The Weekly of Business Aviation, October 3, 2016

VOL. 101 NO. 39 October 03, 2016

Associations

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FAA Probes Santa Monica Over Airport FBO Evictions

Sep 30, 2016
The FAA has initiated an investigation requiring the city of Santa Monica, California, to explain its rationale for issuing evictions to two fixed base operators at Santa Monica Municipal Airport after declaring a policy to close the facility.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Embraer To Cut Workforce By Nearly 1,500

Sep 29, 2016
Embraer is cutting nearly 1,500 employees from its workforce in Brazil as it moves to reduce costs in the midst of a challenging market.

Intelligence

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General Aviation In China To Grow

Oct 03, 2016
The number of general aviation aircraft in China will total 10,000 in 2020.

Programs

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Gulfstream To Halt G150 Production In 2017

Sep 28, 2016
Gulfstream Aerospace will cease production of its G150 midsize business jet to focus on the super-midsize and large-cabin aircraft market, the company said Sept. 28.
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Bell Launches VIP Model 525, But Fleet Remains Grounded

Sep 29, 2016
Bell has launched a high-technology, VIP interior for its Model 525 super-medium helicopter in a bid to widen its appeal to the VIP and high-net-worth individual market.

Suppliers

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Spirit AeroSystems Selling Chanute, KS Facility To Supplier

Sep 29, 2016
Spirit AeroSystems is selling its Chanute, Kansas, manufacturing facility to Orizon Aerostructures, based in Kansas City, Missouri.

Operators

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Aviation Loses Friend, Advocate With Arnold Palmer’s Passing

Sep 28, 2016
There were times when golf legend Arnold Palmer was not a golfer. Those were the times he spent in the cockpit of an airplane.

Services

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Acorn Growth Acquires Raisbeck Engineering

Sep 27, 2016
Acorn Growth Companies, an Oklahoma City-based private equity firm, announced Sept. 26 that it has acquired Seattle-based Raisbeck Engineering from founder and chairman James D. Raisbeck.
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Gogo Plans Air-To-Ground Connectivity Update

Oct 03, 2016
BOSTON—Gogo is overhauling its ground-based connectivity system over the U.S. and Canada to bring inflight speeds in line with its satellite-based offering. The latest upgrade is in development, expected to enter commercial service in 2018, Gogo Chief Technology Officer Anand Chari told Aviation Daily. It will be targeted for use on business and regional jets.
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Report: BizAv Buyers May Need Up To $178B In Financing

Sep 29, 2016
Companies around the world could need up to $178 billion in funding to purchase as many as 5,400 business jets between now and 2025, a Global Jet Capital analysis said.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Regional Aircraft Market To Grow Long-Term, Study Says

Sep 29, 2016
The regional aircraft market is stabilizing following seven years of erratic swings in production, with long-term growth projected, according to a new Forecast International study.
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ICAO Accord On Carbon Offsetting Will Be Just Beginning

Oct 03, 2016
Adoption of a global scheme to offset carbon emissions is the key issue facing the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly in Montreal, Sept. 27–Oct. 7.

Sounding Board

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Sounding Board: Five Minutes With NBAA President And CEO Ed Bolen

Oct 03, 2016
View the Sounding Board: Five Minutes With NBAA President And CEO Ed Bolen in PDF format.

Charters / Brokers

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Sentient Jet Launches On-Demand App

Sep 28, 2016
Sentient Jet, a private aviation jet card company, has launched a booking app which allows Jet Card holders to instantly book private jet flights through their smartphones or electronic tablets using Android or Apple operating systems.
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XOJET, JetSmarter Signal Private Jet Access Evolution

Sep 28, 2016
On-demand private jet charter operator XOJET and JetSmarter, a private jet “mobile marketplace” charter consolidator, have formed a partnership, saying it signals “the continued evolution of private access.”

Business Aviation Briefs

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CARE Adds Beechjet Engine Program

Oct 03, 2016
Constant Aviation Rotable Exchange (CARE), based in Cleveland, has launched a Beechjet Engine program for Beechjet 5 and ...
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Rockwell, Stellar To Develop Flight Ops Management System

Oct 03, 2016
Rockwell Collins and Stellar Labs have partnered to develop a flight operations management platform for business aviation through ...
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Bombardier WAVE Internet Now Option On Global Aircraft

Oct 03, 2016
Bombardier WAVE (Wireless Access Virtually Everywhere) Ka-Band high-speed internet is now available for Global business aircraft at all ...
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Thomas Global Earns STC For Flat Panel Display For EMB 120 Aircraft

Oct 03, 2016
Thomas Global Systems was awarded an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for its TFD-8601 Electronic Flight Instrument System upgrade on ...
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Zetta Jet Adds Global 6000

Oct 03, 2016
Zetta Jet, a charter operator based in Singapore, has added a Bombardier Global 6000 jet to its fleet.
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NTSB’s Robert Sumwalt Winner Of Safety Standdown Award

Oct 03, 2016
Robert Sumwalt from the National Transportation Safety Board is the winner of Bombardier’s 2016 Safety Standdown Award.
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Duncan Sole U.S. Distributor Of Inairvation Smart Cabin Upgrade

Oct 03, 2016
Duncan Aviation has become the sole U.S. distributor of Inairvation’s Integrated Smart Cabin Upgrade for Gulfstream 450 and 550 business jets.
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Nomad Aviation Adds Premier 1

Oct 03, 2016
Nomad Aviation has added a Beechcraft Premier 1 to its charter fleet.
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JetCharters Launch App

Oct 03, 2016
JetCharters, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, has launched a free app to provide access to the ...

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Oct 03, 2016
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics Model SAAB 2000 airplanes.

Advertisement

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Oct 03, 2016
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Appointments

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Appointments

Oct 03, 2016
Martin Hiller has been named president of the National Air Transportation Association by NATA’s board of directors.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Oct 03, 2016
Oct. 4-5—SpeedNews 21st Annual Business & General Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference (BGA), Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, California, www.aviationweek.com/events

Monthly Program Profile

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Monthly Program Profile: King Air 350

Oct 03, 2016
View the Monthly Program Profile: King Air 350 in PDF format.