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The Weekly of Business Aviation, June 24, 2019

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Programs

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Lockheed Martin Floats Supersonic Airliner Concept

Jun 20, 2019
The company believes its baseline design can economically operate on routes up to transpacific in length while simultaneously defeating the problems of sonic boom and airport noise that killed off the Concorde 16 years ago.
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Safran’s Helicopter Engine R&D Looks Beyond Helicopters

Jun 18, 2019
Safran Helicopter Engines has achieved European Aviation Safety Agency certification of the Arrano turboshaft for Airbus’ new H160 twin-engine medium helicopter.
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Game Composites Earn FAA’s Production OK For GameBird

Jun 18, 2019
“From our humble beginnings in a rented shack in Europe six years ago, I am proud of what we have achieved as a team and the appreciation we receive from our customers, as well as the regulators involved in this program.”
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Pipistrel Unveils eVTOL Air Taxi Designed For Uber

Jun 14, 2019
Slovenia’s Pipistrel has unveiled the eVTOL design it is developing under its partnership with Uber’s Elevate aerial-ridesharing initiative.
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Uber, Safran Design First Air-Taxi Cabin

Jun 14, 2019
Following its strategy of developing its own eVTOL common reference models (eCRM) to help industry develop aircraft meeting the requirements for its Elevate aerial ridesharing service, Uber has produced its first air-taxi cabin design.
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Embraer, IAI Elta Partner On Praetor AEW Bizjet

Jun 18, 2019
Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) has partnered with Embraer to offer a low-cost Airborne Early Warning (AEW) radar platform.
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Uber Eats Nearing FAA OK For Drone Deliveries

Jun 14, 2019
Uber says it is close to receiving Part 135 commercial air carrier certification from the FAA for its Uber Eats drone delivery service.
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Airbus, Rolls Team On E-Fan X Hybrid-electric Demo

Jun 19, 2019
Airbus and Rolls-Royce are on track to start modifying a Bae 146/RJ100 airliner into an E-Fan X hybrid-electric demonstrator in 2020.
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Rolls Shocks Electric Propulsion World With Siemens Purchase

Jun 18, 2019
As the aerospace industry accelerates toward an electric future, Rolls-Royce has secured a jump-start on its strategic goals with the surprise acquisition of Siemen’s electric and hybrid electric aerospace propulsion unit.
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United Adds To Regional Fleet

Jun 17, 2019
United Airlines plans to increase its fleet of Embraer E175s with a further firm order for 20 of the type, plus 19 options.
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Mitsubishi Unveils MOU For 15 M100s

Jun 19, 2019
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. says it has a memorandum of understanding for 15 SpaceJet M100s from an unidentified North American customer.
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Daher, Airbus, Safran Unveil Distributed Propulsion Demo

Jun 17, 2019
Dubbed Ecopulse, the modified Daher TBM 900 series turboprop single will feature, in addition to its usual nose-section engine and propeller, three smaller propellers on each wing.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Hammerhead, Avanti Orders Coming For Piaggio

Jun 21, 2019
The company looks to resume operations, having entered extraordinary receivership at the end of last year.
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One Aviation Seeks Court Approval For Sale

Jun 21, 2019
One Aviation and its debtors are asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to approve the bidding and other procedures involving a sale of the company’s assets to Citiking International, the company’s debtor-in-possession lender, or to a higher bidder.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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U.S. Bizav Fleet Equipped With ADS-B Rises To 73%

Jun 18, 2019
These figures have risen from a year ago when only 51% of the registered U.S. fleet had been equipped.
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North American Bizav Flight Activity Up In May

Jun 21, 2019
Results by operational category were mixed for the month, with a 7.3% increase in fractional flight activity and a 2.4% increase in Part 91 activity.
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Used Bizjets For Sale Up 2% In June

Jun 19, 2019
The number of used business jets for sale rose 2% in June to 1,772 aircraft, which represents 7.6% of the active fleet, according to a report by Jefferies.
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New Business Aircraft Deliveries Worldwide - May 2019

Jun 25, 2019
View the New Business Aircraft Deliveries Worldwide - May 2019 chart in PDF format.

Services

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MagniX, AeroTEC Team To Electrify Caravan

Jun 18, 2019
Electric motor developer MagniX has teamed up with certification specialist AeroTEC to convert the Cessna 208B Caravan to electric propulsion.

Suppliers

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KAI Advances Capability With G280 Wing Work For IAI

Jun 14, 2019
Korea Aerospace Industries is advancing its civil aircraft manufacturing capabilities with a contract to build wings for the G280 bizjet program of Israel Aerospace Industries.
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Spirit Aero Promises Step-Change In Cost, Weight Production

Jun 17, 2019
The Tier 1 said the methods will enable lower costs and higher production volumes for future aircraft components.
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Garmin Co-Founder Gary Burrell Dies At 81

Jun 17, 2019
Gary Burrell, co-founder of Garmin International and maker of Global Positioning Systems, died June 12 at the age of 81.

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Prohibits U.S. Carriers From Flying In Iranian Airspace

Jun 21, 2019
The situation presents a risk to civil aviation and the potential for “miscalculation or misidentification,” as evidenced by the surface-to-air missile strike of the Navy aircraft while it was operating over the Gulf of Oman, the agency said.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Boom Slides First Flight Schedule Of XB-1 To 2020

Jun 25, 2019
Supersonic airliner developer Boom has slipped first flight of the XB-1 high-speed demonstrator to 2020.
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Gardner Aerospace Expands Facilities In China, Poland, India

Jun 25, 2019
Gardner Aerospace, a European supplier of aerospace detailed parts and subassemblies, has completed a new 45,000-sq.-m manufacturing facility in Chengdu, China.
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Saft Wins Contract To Supply ULM Batteries To AVIC MA700 Turboprops

Jun 25, 2019
Under a new contract, Saft, based in France, plans to provide two ULM batteries per aircraft for AVIC MA700 80-seat turboprop regional aircraft.
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GKN’s Indian Joint Venture To Build Wiring Systems For Pilatus PC-24

Jun 25, 2019
GKN Aerospace’s Indian Joint Venture, Fokker Elmo Sasmos Interconnection Systems in Bangalore, has received a multimillion dollar contract to build electrical wiring interconnection systems for the Pilatus PC-24.
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Japan National Police Agency To Add Subaru Bell 412EPX Helo

Jun 25, 2019
The Japan National Police Agency has placed an order with Bell and Subaru for a Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopter.
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Global Jet Capital Raising $517 Million

Jun 25, 2019
Global Jet Capital is raising about $517 million after it closed a BJETS 2019-1 securitization.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Jun 25, 2019
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Cirrus Design Corporation (Cirrus) Model SF50 airplanes.

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Jun 25, 2019
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Appointments

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Appointments

Jun 25, 2019
Wu Zhendong was appointed chairman of AsBAA at its annual general meeting in June.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Jun 25, 2019
Aug. 28-29—Connected and Safe Skies Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, https://www.iqpc.com/events-connected-and-safe-skies-africa