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The Weekly of Business Aviation, April 22, 2019

VOL. 104 NO. 16 April 22, 2019
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Regulatory/Legislative

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Japan Offers To Help Fund Greater Bizav Access

Apr 18, 2019
The Japanese government is promoting business aviation access to the country’s secondary airports, setting aside funds to help pay for new facilities.
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Longer Product Certification Hard To Predict, Textron Chief Says

Apr 17, 2019
As public debate increases on whether changes should be made to the FAA’s Organization Designation Authorization program, it is difficult to predict whether certification of products could take longer, said Textron CEO Scott Donnelly.
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U.S. Senators Propose Bill To Hire More Customs Officers

Apr 17, 2019
Recently proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate would require Customs and Border Protection (CPB) to hire at least 600 additional officers each year until the agency’s staffing needs are completely met. The bipartisan Securing America’s Ports of Entry Act, co-sponsored by Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), aims to alleviate an estimated shortage of almost 4,000 CBP officers nationwide.
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Industry: FAA’s Proposed Mechanic Training Rules Too Rigid

Apr 15, 2019
FAA’s proposed expansion of rules that aviation maintenance technician schools (AMTS) must follow to train mechanics will not please those in the industry who were hoping for more flexibility and less bureaucracy.
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European ATC Experts Offer Measures To Ease Crisis

Apr 15, 2019
Measures to improve Europe’s faltering air traffic control (ATC) system have been put forward to the European Commission by a panel of experts.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Textron Aviation Deliveries Rise; Longitude To Deliver In Q3

Apr 17, 2019
Textron Aviation recorded a 12% increase in revenue during the first quarter of 2019 as business jet and turboprop deliveries rose during the quarter.
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Comac Begins Building First CBJ, An ARJ21 Bizjet

Apr 16, 2019
Comac is building the first aircraft of the ARJ21 regional jet’s corporate version, intending to complete it next year as a demo to show to prospective customers.
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Tecnam Writes Orders For 51 Aircraft At Aero Germany

Apr 16, 2019
Italian aircraft maker Tecnam took orders for 51 aircraft during Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany April 1-4.

Intelligence

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HK Bellawings Firms Global Orders

Apr 23, 2019
HK Bellawings on April 18 firmed up an option for four Bombardier Global 7500 business jets, bringing its total to 10.

Services/FBOs

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Duncan’s New Provo FBO Continues To Grow

Apr 18, 2019
Duncan Aviation has announced that while construction continues at its new full-service FBO in Provo, Utah, the 90,000-gal. fuel farm is already online.
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Capital Jet FBO At Daxing International To Open In 2020

Apr 15, 2019
The worst capacity crunch in Chinese business aviation should be solved next year with the opening of Capital Jet’s ground facility at the new airport at Daxing.
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Universal To Assist With Costa Rica’s First GA Terminal

Apr 16, 2019
Aeris Holdings has chosen GAT SJO, a consortium composed of Universal Aviation Costa Rica and local partners, to manage a new general aviation terminal at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport.

Safety

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FAA Grounds Cirrus Vision SF50 Fleet

Apr 19, 2019
The FAA has grounded the fleet of Cirrus Vision SF50 light aircraft because of issues with the aircraft’s Angle of Attack sensor.
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France’s Gifas Expect Certification Costs To Rise After MAX Crisis

Apr 18, 2019
Officials from French aerospace industry lobbying group Gifas are predicting the ongoing safety crisis around the Boeing 737 MAX will cause certification costs to increase.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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China Bay Plan Holds Out Hope For Smaller Bizjets

Apr 18, 2019
A development plan for a major part of southern China is offering hope to general aviation that the region may support more balanced development of the industry in the next few years, including greater use of small and medium business jets.
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North American Bizav Activity Falls Slightly In March

Apr 09, 2019
North American business aviation flight activity declined 0.6% year-over-year in March, although flight activity rose 13.3% compared to February, according to Argus International TraqPak data.
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Used Bizjet Inventories, Pricing Rise YOY In April

Apr 16, 2019
The number of used business jets for sale in April increased 4% compared to a year ago, accounting for 7.6% of the active fleet.

Services

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Sino Jet Taps ‘Bleisure’ As Avenue For Growth

Apr 18, 2019
Sino Jet’s specialist travel service subsidiary, Geostar, had a good 2018 despite the wider slowdown in China’s business aviation market.

Charters/Brokers

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Silverhawk Steps Up Following Massive Flooding

Apr 18, 2019
In the wake of catastrophic rains and spring flooding across the Missouri River Basin earlier this year, Air Charter Safety Foundation member Silverhawk Aviation was one of the first to answer the call for help.

Suppliers

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Nextant Increases Safe Flight AutoPower Kit Production

Apr 16, 2019
Nextant Aerospace has increased production of its Safe Flight AutoPower system kits to meet demand for its 604XT Pro Line Fusion flight deck upgrade package.
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Bristow Edges Closer To Chapter 11

Apr 16, 2019
Offshore helicopter operator Bristow Group says it has reached agreements with lenders to delay debt repayments as the company fights to stave off bankruptcy.

Programs

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Bell Adjusts TH-XX Plans To Assemble In Alabama

Apr 18, 2019
Bell says it will use its Ozark, Alabama, facility for final assembly of the Bell 407 single-engine light helicopter should the aircraft be selected for the U.S. Navy’s TH-XX Advanced Helicopter Trainer requirement.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Luxaviation Helo Alliance Welcomes PhilJets

Apr 23, 2019
PhilJets, a helicopter charter operator based in the Philippines, has joined the Luxaviation Helicopters Charter Alliance.
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Ameco, Amber Aviation Agree On Technical Support

Apr 23, 2019
Shenzhen-based aircraft management and services company Amber Aviation has signed up Ameco to provide its maintenance services.
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Gulfstream Sells G650

Apr 23, 2019
Jiachen Group, a manufacturing and metal distribution company in Liaoning Province, China, has ordered an ultra-long-range G650.
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Dezhong Aviation To Add Five Quest Kodiaks

Apr 23, 2019
SkyView Aircraft and Dezhong Aviation have signed an agreement for the purchase of five Quest Kodiak aircraft.
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CAAC Orders Eight Citation XLS+s

Apr 23, 2019
Textron Aviation and China’s Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) opened the Asian Business Aviation Association Conference (ABACE) and Exhibition in Shanghai, held April 16-18.
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Textron Celebrates 200th Citation Latitude Production

Apr 23, 2019
Textron Aviation celebrated the production of its 200th Citation Latitude from its Wichita facility in a ceremony with employees.
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Daher Announces Sale Of TBM 910 At Aero Friedrichshafen

Apr 23, 2019
Daher announced the sale of a 2019 TBM 910 turboprop to a European customer during the recent Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany.
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UAS, Honeywell Partners On Bizjet Connectivity

Apr 23, 2019
UAS International Trip Support and Honeywell have partnered to provide connectivity to the business jet fleet of Hongkong Jet.
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Gulfstream’s G500 Fleet Passes 2,000 Flight Hours

Apr 23, 2019
Gulfstream Aerospace’s in-service fleet of G500s has amassed nearly 2,000 flight hours, the company said.
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Presidential Aviation Adds Learjet 40 To Charter Fleet

Apr 23, 2019
Presidential Aviation, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has added a Learjet 40 to it managed fleet of aircraft.
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OJets, Elit’Avia Extend Partnership

Apr 23, 2019
OJets has extended its partnership with Elit’Avia, a business aircraft charter, management and operations service provider.
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FlightSafety Upgrades To VITAL 1150, Expands Sikorsky S-70 Training

Apr 23, 2019
FlightSafety International has introduced a new VITAL 1150 Image-Generation visual system, which is an upgrade from its VITAL 1100.
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Aerobatic Pilot Sean Tucker To Headline Textron Aviation Customer Conference

Apr 23, 2019
Aerobatic pilot Sean Tucker will be the keynote speaker at Textron Aviation’s 2019 Customer Conference, scheduled April 29-May 1 in Wichita.
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Jet Aviation Completes Integration Of Hawker Pacific Management Business

Apr 23, 2019
Jet Aviation has completed the integration of Hawker Pacific’s Aircraft Management business, creating a flight services location for the company in Singapore.
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MSP Aero Changes Name To West Star

Apr 23, 2019
West Star Aviation has rebranded MSP Aero, an FAA Part 145-certified repair station, as a West Star Aviation satellite location.
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Av8 Group Acquires Parts Inventories For Hawker 800A, Challenger 604/605

Apr 23, 2019
The Av8 Group parts unit, based in Houston, has acquired extensive parts inventories for the Hawker 800A and Challenger 604/605 aircraft.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Apr 23, 2019
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Vulcanair S.p.A. Model AP68TP-300 “Spartacus” and Model AP68TP-600 “Viator” airplanes.

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Apr 23, 2019
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Appointments

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Appointments

Apr 23, 2019
Michael Adams has been appointed European sales director for TrueNoord.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Apr 23, 2019
May 2-3—64th Annual Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS 2019), Denver Colorado, https://flightsafety.org/summit-seminar/bass2019/about-bass-2018/