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The Weekly of Business Aviation, December 10, 2018

VOL. 103 NO. 50 December 10, 2018
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Forecasts/Industry Data

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Bizjet Deliveries To Middle East To Grow Over Decade

Dec 03, 2018
Business jet deliveries to the Middle East are expected to total nearly 200 aircraft over the next decade, according to data from the Aviation Week Network.
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Aircraft Deliveries, MRO Demand In The Middle East: 2018-2028

Dec 11, 2018
View the Aircraft Deliveries, MRO Demand In The Middle East: 2018-2028 chart in PDF format.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Embraer, Brazil Appeal Court Order Blocking Boeing JV

Dec 07, 2018
Embraer and the Brazilian federal government plan to challenge a Brazilian court order that stops Embraer and Boeing from finalizing their proposed commercial-aircraft joint venture (JV) before the country’s new administration is in power.
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Bombardier Forecasts Rising 2019 Bizjet Deliveries

Dec 06, 2018
Bombardier’s Business Aircraft division expects to deliver from 150 to 155 business jets in 2019 and post revenue of $6.25 billion, Bombardier said.

Intelligence

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HondaJet Elite Earns Japanese Approval

Dec 07, 2018
Honda Aircraft Co.’s HondaJet Elite has received type certification from Japanese authorities, the company announced.

Charters/Brokers

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PrivatAir Files For Insolvency

Dec 06, 2018
PrivatAir SA in Switzerland and its subsidiary PrivatAir GmbH in Germany have filed for insolvency and ceased operations, the company announced Dec. 5.
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Eclipse Air Charter Opens New York City Office

Dec 04, 2018
Eclipse Air Charter, an on-demand charter operation based in Toronto, is opening a new office in Midtown Manhattan in New York City to meet growing demand.

Programs

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IAI Aims To Add More Bizav Work

Dec 04, 2018
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is evaluating a range of initiatives in all of its operations, including civilian ones.
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One Aviation’s Reorganization Plans Include GSE Aircraft

Dec 05, 2018
Once it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, One Aviation’s plans include buying existing Eclipse 500 and 550 very light jets, upgrading them and reselling them as the GSE, a remanufactured aircraft.
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Subaru Aims At Big Cost Cuts On Bell 412 Line

Nov 30, 2018
Subaru is aiming for large cost reductions in production of a new version of the Bell 412 that the company will build for the Japanese army and civil customers.

Suppliers

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Interest Rises In Protection From Shoulder-Launched Missiles

Dec 04, 2018
Operators of business jets are showing great interest in Israeli-developed systems that protect aircraft from shoulder-launched missiles.
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GoGo Encounters Turbulence In Debt Fundraising

Dec 06, 2018
Besieged inflight entertainment provider GoGo is still weighing a corporate sale and other strategic options but has repositioned debt and secured more of a financial lifeline in the meantime.
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Honeywell Selects Charlotte As New Global Headquarters

Nov 30, 2018
Honeywell said Nov. 30 it plans to move its corporate headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, from Morris Plains, New Jersey.
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EPS Obtains Funding To Complete FAA Certification

Dec 04, 2018
EPS Diesel has received supplemental funding that should allow it to complete FAA certification and receive a production certificate for its Graflight 8 diesel engine.
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Aerkomm’s Aircom Pacific Updates IFEC For Airbus Corporate Jets

Dec 04, 2018
Airbus and Aerkomm have signed a new accord over installing the latter’s Aerkomm K++ inflight entertainment and connectivity system on Airbus Corporate Jets.

Safety

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Indra To Use Drones To Improve Pilot Training

Dec 05, 2018
Indra plans to use UAVs to collect precision data for airport and terrain maps used in generating virtual environments for visual systems on flight simulators.
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AAIB: Tail Rotor Control Failed In AW169 Crash

Dec 06, 2018
British investigators probing the fatal crash of a Leonardo AW169 twin-engine helicopter have revealed that the tail rotor actuator had become disconnected from the pilot’s anti-torque pedals.

Research/Development

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Wing To Test Drone Deliveries In Finland

Dec 05, 2018
Wing, Google parent Alphabet’s drone delivery service, is setting up in Finland.
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Ohio, New York Tout Unmanned Traffic Management Moves

Dec 05, 2018
Drone research collaborations in Ohio and New York have announced recent developments to advance unmanned traffic management systems in their respective states.

Services

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Krimson Earns Ethiopian Aviation License

Dec 04, 2018
Krimson, based in Ethiopia, has obtained a business aviation license from the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA).

Air Navigation

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Australia Completes Important Piece Of National ATM Upgrade

Dec 04, 2018
Airservices Australia has achieved a major step in its program to modernize the country’s air traffic management system, as it has switched over to a new voice communication system, the government-owned air navigation service provider said Dec. 4

Business Aviation Briefs

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Pilatus Delivers First Medevac PC-24

Dec 11, 2018
Pilatus delivered its first PC-24 aircraft with a medevac interior to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
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PrivateFly Begins London-Geneva Flights For Ski Season

Dec 11, 2018
PrivateFly has begun private jet flights between London Luton and Geneva during ski season, which runs Dec. 1 through Feb. 28, for a fixed price of $6,827.
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AOPA Commemorates 80 Years With New Book

Dec 11, 2018
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has released a book commemorating its 80-year history called “Freedom to Fly: AOPA and the History of General Aviation in America.”
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Club Jet Charter Joins ACSF

Dec 11, 2018
Club Jet Charter has joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation.
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Nomad Aviation Adds A319 To Charter Fleet

Dec 11, 2018
Nomad Aviation, based in Kloten, Switzerland, has added an Airbus A319 Corporate Jet to its charter fleet.
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Huron FBO Has New Owner, Name

Dec 11, 2018
Huron Regional Airport’s fixed base operator in South Dakota has a new owner and a new name.
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JetSuiteX Expands Routes

Dec 11, 2018
JetSuiteX, a semi-private air carrier, has expanded service with new routes from Orange County and Oakland, California, it said.
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Universal Avionics Earns TSO For Touchscreen Control Display Unit

Dec 11, 2018
Universal Avionics has received an FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) for its new touchscreen control display unit for the InSight Display System.
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Russian Helicopters Adds MRO Facility In Egypt

Dec 11, 2018
Russian Helicopters Holding Co., is adding a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility for Mi-8/17 helicopters based at the Helwan Factor for Developed Industries in Helwan, Egypt.
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Med-Trans Air Medical Transport Bases Receive Reaccreditation

Dec 11, 2018
The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems has reaccredited 11 Med-Trans air medical transport bases in the U.S.
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Bell Delivers First Law Enforcement Bell 505

Dec 11, 2018
Bell has delivered the first law enforcement Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to the Sacramento Police Department.
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Air Plains Services Adds FreeFlight Rangr ADS-B Systems To Product Line

Dec 11, 2018
Air Plains Services, based in Wellington, Kansas, has added the FreeFlight Rangr line of ADS-B Systems to its range of avionics and aircraft systems.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Dec 11, 2018
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 10 airplanes.

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Dec 11, 2018
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Appointments

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Appointments

Dec 11, 2018
William Brown has been appointed chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association’s Board of Governors for 2019.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Dec 11, 2018
Dec. 10-12 — 8th Annual Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Conference, DWC, Dubai, http://www.mebaa.aero/