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The Weekly of Business Aviation, March 18, 2019

VOL. 104 NO. 11 March 18, 2019
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Regulatory/Legislative

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UK, U.S. Agree On ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Aviation Plan

Mar 14, 2019
A series of bilateral aviation safety agreements reached by the governments of the U.S. and UK ensure that cooperation on air travel and aviation safety will remain mostly unchanged in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit.
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Bizav Leaders Express Exasperation As Brexit Endgame Nears

Mar 11, 2019
Bizav is trying to prepare itself for the outcome of the government’s ongoing negotiations with the European Union over terms for the UK’s exit of the 28-nation bloc.
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FAA OKs Flirtey Drone Flights Beyond Operator’s Sight

Mar 11, 2019
Drone delivery service developer Flirtey has gotten the FAA's OK to conduct UAS flights BVLOS under a project it is conducting with the city of Reno, Nevada.

Training

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Bombardier Closes Sale Of Bizav Training Unit To CAE

Mar 15, 2019
Bombardier said it has concluded the sale of its flight and technical activities to CAE in a deal valued at $645 million.

Intelligence

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Aviation Week’s Laureate Awards Honors Aerospace Achievements

Mar 19, 2019
Aviation Week Network hosted its 62nd Annual Laureate Awards honoring extraordinary achievements in the global aerospace arena March 14 in Washington D.C.

Safety

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Airbus CEO To Boeing: ‘We All Are One Big Family’

Mar 15, 2019
Airbus CEO Tom Enders acknowledged Boeing during remarks at Aviation Week Network’s 2019 Laureate Awards March 14.
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NBAA Top Safety Focus List Includes Loss-of-Control, Other Items

Mar 13, 2019
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) released its annual list of the most pressing issues facing business aviation operations.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Embraer Indicates Boeing Deals Will Slip To End Of Year

Mar 14, 2019
Embraer on March 14 confirmed it delivered 91 executive jets and 90 commercial jets last year, in line with what the Brazilian aircraft maker advised in January.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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North American Flight Activity Takes Downturn In February

Mar 14, 2019
Flight activity in North America slowed in February, with declines in Part 91 and Part 135 activity compared to a year ago.
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European Bizav Departures Rise In February

Mar 11, 2019
Business aviation departures in Europe rose 1.7% in February to 58,090 flights compared to a year ago, although charter activity declined during the month.
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U.S. Bizav ADS-B Equipage Rises As Deadline Nears

Mar 11, 2019
VAs the deadline to equip nears, 68% of turbine business aircraft registered in the U.S. in February were compliant with the FAA’s 2020 mandate for ADS-B equipage.
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Weak Bizjet Pricing Will Pressure Margins, Analysts Say

Mar 12, 2019
The business jet market is oversupplied and weak pricing will pressure manufacturers’ margins in 2019, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts write in a March report.

Services

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Gulfstream Makes First Customer Alternative Jet Fuel Sale

Mar 15, 2019
Gulfstream Aerospace says it has completed its first sale of sustainable alternative jet fuel to a Gulfstream operator.
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Greenbriar, First Aviation To Acquire DART

Mar 11, 2019
Greenbriar Equity Group and First Aviation has announced plans to acquire of DART Aerospace, which operates as a subsidiary of Eagle Copters and Era Group.

In Washington

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Senator’s Bill Would Keep FAA Working In Shutdown

Mar 13, 2019
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) has introduced a Senate bill that would allow the FAA to continue to function normally in the event of a government shutdown.

Airports

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Heathrow Airport Expansion Plan Challenge Begins

Mar 11, 2019
A series of legal challenges to the planned expansion of London Heathrow Airport are underway in the UK High Court.

Programs

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CityAirbus Makes Debut As German City To Pilot Urban Air Mobility

Mar 11, 2019
Airbus’ CityAirbus electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) demonstrator has made its public debut in the German city of Ingolstadt.

Research/Development

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Increased-Output Composite Materials Offered By Hexcel

Mar 12, 2019
Hexcel is offering new technologies for composite material production and recycling, while developing thermoplastics for airframe applications.
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Rolls Tests Hybrid-Electric Propulsion In New Development Approach

Mar 15, 2019
Rolls-Royce has ground-tested a hybrid-electric propulsion system based on its widely-used Model 250 helicopter turboshaft, paving the way for experimental flights in 2021.
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NASA’s Aeronautics Plans Led By Electric Propulsion, Urban Air Mobility

Mar 11, 2019
Urban air mobility and electric propulsion are high on NASA’s plans for aeronautics research in fiscal 2020.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Baker Aviation Adds Fire Containment Kit Representatives

Mar 19, 2019
Baker Aviation has named Jaguar Aviation of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Aero Consulting of Sao Paulo, Brazil, as product representatives in South America for its Hot Stop “L” Fire Containment kits.
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Ruag MRO Receives PC-12 Approval

Mar 19, 2019
Ruag MRO International has received renewal of its approval status for the Pilatus PC-12.
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Conklin & de Decker Upgrades Aircraft Comparison Tool

Mar 19, 2019
Conklin & de Decker has rolled out the latest version of its aircraft comparison tool to the helicopter industry.
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Egnatia Aviation Orders Six Diamond Aircraft For Training

Mar 19, 2019
European flight training organization Egnatia Aviation has placed an order for six new Diamond Aircraft DA40-NG and DA42-VI to be delivered by the end of 2019.
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Air Charter Service Opens Shanghai Office

Mar 19, 2019
Air Charter Service, an aircraft charter service, has opened a new office in Shanghai, its second office in mainland China.
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ATP Flight School Adds Eight Piper Archers To Fleet

Mar 19, 2019
ATP Flight School has accepted delivery of eight Piper Archers, the flight school’s largest single Archer delivery to date.
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TBM Pilots Set New York-Paris Speed Record

Mar 19, 2019
Two TBM pilots and owners, Dierk Reuter and Phil Bozek, have set a world speed record between New York and Paris in a TBM 930 turboprop.
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Air Partner Opens Houston, Singapore Offices

Mar 19, 2019
Air Partner, an aviation services group, has opened new offices in Houston and Singapore as it expands its presence internationally.
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Duncan Expands Battery Shop In Lincoln, Nebraska

Mar 19, 2019
Duncan Aviation has expanding its aircraft battery shop at its Lincoln, Nebraska, location.
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Jet Aviation Earns Approval For Jeddah FBO

Mar 19, 2019
Jet Aviation has received Part 151 certification for its FBO facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, following a document review in a process that began two years ago.
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Flight Safety Foundation, Aireon Partners On ADS-B Applications

Mar 19, 2019
Flight Safety Foundation has reached an agreement with Aireon to apply space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data to develop, share and identify safety risks in global airspace.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Mar 19, 2019
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 Global Express and BD-700-1A11 Global 5000 airplanes.

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Mar 19, 2019
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Appointments

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Appointments

Mar 19, 2019
Don Hitch has joined AVIAA, based in Irvine, California, as vice president of customer success.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Mar 19, 2019
Mar. 25-28—The 62nd Annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California, https://www.aea.net/convention/2019/