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Magazine Issue

The Weekly of Business Aviation, September 4, 2017

VOL. 102 NO. 35 September 04, 2017

Programs

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Pilatus To End PC-6 Production In 2019

Aug 28, 2017
Pilatus is ceasing production of its PC-6 Porter multirole aircraft—which has been produced without interruption since 1959.
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MRJ Test Fleet Grounded After Engine Problem

Aug 25, 2017
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) test fleet has been temporarily grounded pending investigations into the engine problem on one of the prototypes.

Services

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Business Aviation’s Hurricane-Relief Efforts Seek Help

Aug 31, 2017
The U.S. business-aviation community is uniting to aid in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts—and they need help.

Intelligence

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Fifth G600 Joins Gulfstream Flight-Test Program

Sep 05, 2017
Gulfstream Aircraft’s fifth and final ​G600 test aircraft made its maiden flight Aug. 29, less than nine months since the G600 flight-test program began.

Operations

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Argus: Bizav Flights Surge For Solar Eclipse

Aug 30, 2017
Business aviation flights swelled 28% Aug. 21, as pilots and passengers headed for airports located in the path of totality during the solar eclipse, according to Argus International TraqPak data.

Suppliers

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Daher Opens Production Site In Mexico

Aug 29, 2017
French manufacturer Daher has inaugurated a new aerostructures manufacturing and logistics site in Queretaro, Mexico.
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Harlow HAT-05 Auto Throttle Ready For FAA Approval

Aug 29, 2017
Harlow Aerostructures and Verocel have earned FAA certification for an auto throttle system designed for general aviation aircraft.

In Washington

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Move To Privatize ATC Slowed, Not Stopped, Estes Says

Aug 31, 2017
A move to privatize U.S air traffic control (ATC) services has slowed, but the issue isn’t going away, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) said during an Aug 29 speech at the Wichita Aero Club.

Associations

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AOPA Protests FBO Pricing At Three U.S. Airports

Aug 29, 2017
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), along with seven pilots, filed Part 13 complaints with the FAA over “egregious FBO pricing” practices at three Signature Flight Support fixed-base operations.

Safety

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FAA Proposes ADS-B To Simplify RVSM Approvals

Aug 29, 2017
The FAA proposes that operators of aircraft equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) “Out” surveillance systems approved by the agency no longer need to apply for specific authorizations to use those aircraft in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) airspace.

Charters / Brokers

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Crystal Twinjet Joins Offshore Registry

Aug 28, 2017
Crystal Skye, a VIP Boeing 777-200L, was delivered Aug. 1 to Crystal AirCruises, a subsidiary of Crystal Cruises.

Research/Development

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Rockwell Collins Conducts UAS Power Line Inspection Demo

Sep 04, 2017
Following a demonstration with BNSF Railway, Rockwell Collins has shown how its CNPC-1000 command-and-control data link can enable inspection of other linear infrastructure by unmanned aircraft systems flying beyond visual line of sight.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Seeker Aircraft Adds South American Dealer

Aug 28, 2017
Seeker Aircraft America has formed a partnership with KAHA Aviation Solutions, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as it expands into a new market.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Hartzell Propeller Adds Video Instruction For Pilots

Sep 05, 2017
Hartzell Propeller has added a new video for pilots and mechanics.
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Jet Maintenance Solutions Earns Global 5000/6000 Approvals

Sep 05, 2017
Jet Maintenance Solutions has earned the necessary approvals to begin Bombardier Global 5000/6000 jet maintenance.
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VistaJet Launches VistaJet Direct

Sep 05, 2017
VistaJet has launched VistaJet Direct, a new digital membership app that provides members to access empty-leg flights on VistaJet’s fleet of more than 70 aircraft.
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Constant Aviation Doubles ADS-B Sales

Sep 05, 2017
Constant Aviation, an MRO provider, has more than doubled its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) sales compared to the same time one year ago.
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Retrix MRO Becomes Rockwell Collins Dealer

Sep 05, 2017
Retrix MRO at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport, Massachusetts, has become an authorized Rockwell Collins dealer.
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OneSky Partners With Embry-Riddle’s Research Park

Sep 05, 2017
OneSky, a portfolio of companies under Directional Aviation, is joining Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Research Park as a tenant and partner.
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C&L Earns STC For Securaplane Acid Batteries

Sep 05, 2017
C&L Aerospace and Securaplane Technologies have developed a Supplemental Type Certificate for the Securaplane sealed acid batteries for Saab 340 aircraft.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Sep 05, 2017
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Aviation model Falcon 7X airplanes.

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Sep 05, 2017
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Appointments

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Appointments

Sep 05, 2017
Bryan Johnson has joined Aviation Managment Consulting Group as a consultant based at the firm’s office in Centennial, Colorado.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Sep 05, 2017
Sept. 6-8—ComDef 2017, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., http://www.ideea.com/comdef17/

Monthly Program Profile

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Monthly Program Profile: Quest Kodiak

Sep 05, 2017
​View the Monthly Program Profile: Quest Kodiak in PDF format.