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The Weekly of Business Aviation, March 4, 2019

VOL. 104 NO. 9 March 04, 2019
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Forecasts/Industry Data

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Rotorcraft Shipments To Grow 1.6% A Year, Forecast Says

Feb 25, 2019
The size of the global Western civil turbine rotorcraft fleet is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 1.6% over the next 10 years, Aviation Week Network’s 2019 Helicopter Forecast says.
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Helicopter Forecasts 2019-2028

Mar 05, 2019
View the Helicopter Forecasts 2019-2028 chart in PDF format.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Dassault Sees Growing Uncertainty In Bizjet Market

Feb 28, 2019
The nascent favorable trend for new business jet sales is under threat from uncertain economic growth prospects in the U.S., slower-than-hoped sales in China and a stagnating secondhand global market, Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier says.
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Helicopter OEMs Are Hopeful Of Growth After Long Downturn

Feb 21, 2019
With orders and deliveries on the up, helicopter OEMs are hoping the worst of the downturn is over.
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Embraer Shareholders OK Boeing Buyout Despite Questions

Feb 26, 2019
Boeing and Embraer expect to close their deal-making over commercial and defense aircraft JVs by year’s end, they said after Embraer shareholders OK'd the deals.

Intelligence

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Aerion Announces New Board Of Directors

Mar 05, 2019
Aerion has announced a new board of directors as it develops the Aerion AS2 supersonic jet.

Programs

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Safran Contemplates Civil Supersonic Program; Dassault Rules It Out

Mar 01, 2019
Safran may bid for becoming a supplier on a future civil supersonic aircraft program, according to CEO Philippe Petitcolin.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Uncertainty Only Sure Thing As Brexit Deadline Looms

Feb 27, 2019
With a month to go before the UK reaches its self-imposed deadline to leave the European Union, negotiations on the terms of the exit remain deadlocked.
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FAA Selects Wing For Drone Traffic Management Effort

Feb 26, 2019
Wing—the drone delivery subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet—was selected by FAA to participate in the agency’s unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) pilot program, the company announced Feb. 25.

Sounding Board

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Sounding Board: George Tsopeis, ZenithJet President

Feb 27, 2019
George Tsopeis became president of Montreal-based ZenithJet in 2016, a business aviation services firm specializing in completions oversight consulting.

Training

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FlightSafety Adds Training For Drone Operators

Feb 26, 2019
FlightSafety International is entering a new realm of aviation activity—offering fundamental hands-on instruction for aspiring civilian drone operators.
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Cape Air, Mountain Air Cargo Announce ‘Pathway’ Program

Feb 22, 2019
Regional airline Cape Air and express cargo carrier Mountain Air Cargo announced a pilot “pathway” program that allows pilots to transition between the two airlines to gain flight hours and experience.

Services/FBOs

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SkyShare Acquires Marin County FBO

Feb 27, 2019
In its effort to “simplify private flight in the Western U.S.,” CB SkyShare has acquired the fixed base operator at Gross Airport in Marin County, California, and completed a first phase of a remodel.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Bombardier Expands Singapore Service Center

Mar 05, 2019
Bombardier is boosting its customer service capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region by expanding its Singapore Service Center.
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Premiair Aviation Expands Textron Aircraft Maintenance Offerings

Mar 05, 2019
Textron Aviation has expanded its services in Australia.
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Front Range Aviation Becomes Great Falls Jet Center As It Expands

Mar 05, 2019
Front Range Aviation has a new owner and new name and is expanding.
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Garmin Notes 25th Anniversary Of GPS 155 TSO

Mar 05, 2019
Garmin International is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its GPS 155 TSO, the aviation industry’s first FAA TSO-C129 approach approved IFR GPS receiver.
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BRS Offers Parachute Rescue System For RV-10 Aircraft

Mar 05, 2019
BRS Aerospace has developed a whole aircraft parachute rescue system for Van’s RV-10 homebuilt aircraft.
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VistaJet Partners With Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Team

Mar 05, 2019
VistaJet has partnered with Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow team as the official supplier of private jet travel throughout the 2019 Formula One season.
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RUAG Australia Earns EASA Part 145 Nod; Receives Patent

Mar 05, 2019
RUAG Australia has earned certification as a EASA Part 145 maintenance organization.
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Astronics Receives Amended STC For Vision System

Mar 05, 2019
Astronics Corp. has been approved for an amended Supplemental Type Certificate for the Max-Viz 2300 Enhanced Vision System offered by Astronics Max-Viz.
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Global AirServices Completes Facility Expansion

Mar 05, 2019
Global AirServices, based in Miami, has completed its Power General and Hydraulic Components new generation facility expansion.
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West Stars Tennessee Facility Named Embraer 1000 Service Center

Mar 05, 2019
West Star’s facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been named an authorized service center for Embraer’s Lineage 1000 and 1000E.
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Million Air White Plains Opens $70 Million FBO

Mar 05, 2019
Million Air White Plains has opened a new fixed base operator facility at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York in a $70 million project.
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Baldwin Introduces Safety Performance Monitoring System

Mar 05, 2019
Baldwin Aviation has launched a Safety Performance Monitoring System to help operators achieve and maintain Stage 3 IS-BAO/IS-BAH registration.
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Jet Aviation ReBrands Australian Hawker Pacific FBOs

Mar 05, 2019
Jet Aviation has completed the rebranding of its six Hawker Pacific fixed base operators in Australia, the company said.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Mar 05, 2019
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 7X airplanes.

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Mar 05, 2019
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Appointments

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Appointments

Mar 05, 2019
Colin Miller has been promoted to senior vice president of Innovation, Engineering and Flight at Gulfstream Aerospace.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Mar 05, 2019
Mar. 14—Aviation Week Laureates Awards, The National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., laureates.aviationweek.com

Program Profile

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Program Profile: Kopter SH09

Mar 05, 2019
View the Program Profile: Kopter SH09 chart in PDF format.