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The Weekly of Business Aviation, September 16, 2019

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OEMs/Suppliers

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Women In Aerospace: Stuck At 24%

Sep 09, 2019
When Linda Hudson took over as president and CEO of BAE Systems in 2009, she was the first woman to occupy nearly every job she had throughout her career.
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Bombardier To Offer 1,000 Paid Internships In Canada

Sep 13, 2019
Bombardier has pledged to invest nearly $13 million to offer more than 1,000 paid internship positions in Canada for the 2019-2020 academic year, the company announced Sept. 12.
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Mooney Ovation, Acclaim Aircraft Sell Out Until March

Sep 11, 2019
Mooney International has sold out of its Mooney Ovation Ultra and Acclaim Ultra aircraft until March 2020, according to Premier Aircraft Sales, a Florida-based authorized Mooney dealer.

Associations

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How Do Bizav Salaries Compare With The Airlines?

Sep 12, 2019
Salaries and benefits in the business aviation industry are generally equal to or higher than other aviation segments, including the airlines, according to a 2019 compensation survey by the Canadian Business Aviation Association.

Intelligence

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FlightSafety To Offer Abduction Prevention Course

Sep 13, 2019
FlightSafety International has added safety and security training for flight crews and passengers of corporate aircraft.

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Postpones Remote ID Draft Rule For Drones

Sep 06, 2019
The FAA has postponed the release of a draft rulemaking for remote identification of drones by two months until December.

Suppliers

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Collins, SES Partner On Inflight Broadband Service

Sep 12, 2019
The “LuxStream” service will connect with SES’ managed Ku-band satellite network to offer data speeds of up to 25 Mbps in the U.S. and 15 Mbps globally.
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Textron Aviation Opens Parts Facility In Australia

Sep 12, 2019
Textron Aviation has opened an aircraft parts warehouse in Australia to support regional growth of its fleet of business jets, turboprops and piston aircraft.

Services

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What Happened To Aircraft-Based Connectivity Upstarts?

Sep 11, 2019
As high-profile companies such as SpaceX start to deploy thousands of small satellites in orbit to provide global internet connectivity, what happened with the couple of small companies that sought to provide the service over the continental U.S. using commercial aircraft?

Forecasts/Industry Data

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North America Bizav Activity Posts August YOY Decline

Sep 10, 2019
Business aviation flight activity in North America posted an 0.6% decline in August compared to a year ago.
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European Flight Activity Remains Sluggish In August

Sep 10, 2019
Flight activity across Europe remained sluggish in August, with a 5.8% decline compared to a year ago, Argus International said.

Training

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Bombardier’s 23rd Safety Standdown To Be Webcast

Sep 09, 2019
Bombardier’s 23rd annual Safety Standdown, to be held Nov. 12-14, has reached full capacity, the company reports.

Safety

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Protesters To Disrupt Heathrow Flights With UAVs

Sep 12, 2019
Environmental protest group Heathrow Pause plans to disrupt flights at London Heathrow Airport for at least five days starting Sept. 13 by illegally flying UAVs within the airport’s exclusion zone.
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Freighter Crashes Near Toledo; NTSB, FAA To Investigate

Sep 11, 2019
A twin-engine Convair 440 cargo aircraft crashed into the parking lot of a truck repair facility in Toledo, Ohio early Sept. 11, an FAA spokesperson told Aviation Daily.

Programs

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Flirtey Unveils ‘Eagle’ Drone Delivery System

Sep 09, 2019
Drone delivery service provider Flirtey on Sept. 9 unveiled the Flirtey Eagle, a boxy quadcopter that it expects will begin delivering food and packages to households by year’s end.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Metro Takes Delivery Of First U.S.-Built Airbus EC145e

Sep 13, 2019
Metro Aviation, based in Shreveport, Louisiana, has taken delivery of the first Airbus EC145e helicopter produced at the Airbus assembly plant in Columbus, Mississippi.
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Gulfstream Opens New Savannah MRO Facility

Sep 13, 2019
Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a new $55 million maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at its headquarters in Savannah, Georgia
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Aircraft Fly On Sustainable Aviation Fuel At Jackson Hole Aviation

Sep 13, 2019
Aircraft flying at Jackson Hole Aviation in Wyoming Sept. 3-4 flew on Avfuel’s sustainable aviation fuel.
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AAR, WSU Form Maintenance Training Partnership

Sep 13, 2019
AAR and Wichita State University have formed a new aviation maintenance education and training partnership.
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SIMCOM Aviation Training Upgrades TBM 700 Simulator

Sep 13, 2019
SIMCOM Aviation Training has upgraded its TBM 700 simulator with a new Garmin G600 TXi primary flight display and GTN-750 GPS/NAV/COMM/MFD’s.
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FlightSafety Adds UAS Civil/Government UAS Training

Sep 13, 2019
FlightSafety International Unmanned Systems Training has added a specialized sUAS Civil/Government Services Remote Pilot Course to assist federal, state and local government agencies to establish a UAS program or increase the effectiveness of existing ones.
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Western Now Provider For Air Ambulances With LifePort Equipment

Sep 13, 2019
Western Aircraft is now a provider of MRO and parts for air ambulances equipped with LifePort Air Medical Equipment.
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Vertis Aviation Adds Falcon 900EX To Charter Program

Sep 13, 2019
Vertis Aviation, based in Zug, Switzerland, has added a Dassault Falcon 900EX to its aircraft charter management program.
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AviationManuals Now Offers FBO Manual

Sep 13, 2019
AviationManuals has expanded its portfolio with a new Fixed Base Operations Manual designed to help managers and staff improve the professionalism, standards and safety of their operations.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Sep 13, 2019
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes.

Appointments

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Appointments

Sep 13, 2019
Anne Devilliers has been appointed Dassault Aviation international sales director for Great Britain, Ireland, the Balkans and Greece.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Sep 13, 2019
Sept. 17-19—More Electric & Hybrid Aircraft, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Seattle, Washington.