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The Weekly of Business Aviation, October 5, 2020

VOL. 105 NO. 40 October 05, 2020
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Forecasts/Industry Data

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Ten-Year Bizjet, Turboprop Deliveries To Total 9,994, Aviation Week Says

Oct 07, 2020
Business aircraft manufacturers worldwide are projected to deliver 7,404 new business jets and 2,590 new turboprops over 10 years from 2021 to 2030, valued at a total of $236.5 billion at list prices, with demand for maintenance, repair and overhaul services expected to total $102 billion, according to a new forecast by the Aviation Week Network’s 2021 Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast. 

OEMs/Suppliers

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Coleal Departs Bombardier As Transportation Unit Sale Gains Steam

Oct 01, 2020
Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal is departing the company following a senior management reorganization as Bombardier nears the sale of its transportation division.

Programs

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Third Cessna SkyCourier Test Aircraft Makes First Flight

Sep 29, 2020
Textron Aviation’s third and final Cessna 408 SkyCourier test aircraft completed its first flight on Sept. 28 and will join the other two aircraft in the company’s flight test program. 
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Bell 525 Completing Certification Testing

Oct 01, 2020
Bell is completing certification testing on its Model 525 super medium helicopter, but there is no firm date on when the fly-by-wire helicopter will receive its long-awaited sign off by the FAA. 
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Electrified R44 Offered As More Rapid Route To UAM

Sep 28, 2020
Seeking an early foothold in the urban air mobility (UAM) market, a program has been launched that provides a pathway through electrification of the Robinson R44 helicopter.
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Bell, Xwing Demo Autonomous Drone Flight In Controlled Airspace

Sep 30, 2020
Bell has completed a demonstration of its APT 70 unmanned cargo aircraft equipped with Xwing’s detect-and-avoid system under NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the National Airspace System project.
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Thailand Orders 12 T-6Cs To Replace PC-9Ms

Sep 29, 2020
The $162 million contract includes the aircraft, ground-based training systems, a mission planning and debrief system and ground support equipment.
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Portugese-Brazilian Joint Venture Plans Twin-Turboprop By 2026

Oct 01, 2020
Partners in a joint Portugese-Brazilian venture to develop a multipurpose light transport aircraft hope to have the twin-turboprop ATL-100 on the market by the beginning of 2026.
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UAM Startups Target Tampa Bay For eVTOL Air Taxi Services

Oct 02, 2020
Having already received a pitch from German electric air taxi startup Lilium, transit officials for Florida’s Tampa Bay area are also to be briefed by urban air mobility hopeful Wisk. .

Regulatory/Legislative

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FAA Accepts More Industry Standards For Part 23 Certification

Sep 29, 2020
With a growing number of aircraft projects aiming for type certification under its revamped, performance-based Part 23 regulations, the FAA has expanded the list of industry-developed consensus standards that can be used to demonstrate compliance with the rules.

Sounding Board

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Sounding Board: Five Minutes With David Coleal, Bombardier Aviation President

Oct 02, 2020
David Coleal was appointed president of Bombardier Aviation in May 2019, after leading its business aircraft division beginning in 2015. Coleal’s position was eliminated Oct. 1 in a restructuring as the company prepares for the sale of its transportation division. 

Safety

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Obituary: Former NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker

Sep 28, 2020
Mark V. Rosenker, former NTSB chairman, retired U.S. Air Force Major General and a tireless transportation safety advocate, died Sept. 26 in Alexandria, Virginia. He was 73.

Services

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Bombardier To Continue Service Center Expansions With Acquisition

Sep 29, 2020
Bombardier plans to establish a company-owned service center in Berlin through an agreement with Lufthansa Technik AG and ExecuJet Aviation Group, as the company grows its customer support network.

Charters/Brokers

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Wheels Up Leverages Acquisitions To Form Aircraft Management Group

Sep 30, 2020
Wheels Up has formed Wheels Up Aircraft Management, a new group created after the integration and recent acquisitions of Delta Private Jets and Gama Aviation Signature. 
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XOJet Refurbishing Challenger, Citation X Aircraft

Sep 28, 2020
XOJet Aviation is refurbishing the older aircraft in its fleet of Challenger 300s and Citation X business jets. 

Business Aviation Briefs

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Airshare Earns IS-BAO Stage 3 Certification, Marks 20th Anniversary

Oct 02, 2020
Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.
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IATA Expects Slower-Than-Expected Air Travel Recovery

Oct 02, 2020
IATA is now forecasting a slower-than-expected recovery of air travel for this year and into 2021, highlighting the need for further financial assistance from governments and urging the introduction of broad testing that would allow a quick reopening of borders.
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Embraer Synthetic Vision Guidance System Earns Approval For Praetors

Oct 03, 2020
Embraer has received approval by the FAA and Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil of Brazil (ANAC) for the Synthetic Vision Guidance System (SVGS) for the Praetor 500 midsize jet and the Praetor 600 super midsize jet.
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SD Upgrades Florida Network Operations Center

Oct 02, 2020
Satcom Direct (SD), which provides connectivity for business and general aviation, has completed what it says are significant improvements to its Network Operations Center (NOC) at its headquarters in Melbourne, Florida.
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Jet Aviation Delivers Upgraded VVIP Cabin Interior On ACJ319neo

Oct 02, 2020
Jet Aviation’s Completions Center in Basel, Switzerland, has completed the upgrade and redelivery of its first ACJ319neo.
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Avantus Aerospace Acquires Fastener Innovation Technology

Oct 02, 2020
Avantus Aerospace, a parts supplier for the aerospace and defense industry, has acquired Fastener Innovation Technology Corp. (FIT), a manufacturer of high-strength fasteners for military and commercial aerospace applications.
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328 Support Services Adds German-Based Dornier 328 Simulator

Oct 02, 2020
328 Support Services GmbH, a division of the Sierra Nevada Corp., has opened a new simulator facility for the Dornier 328 turboprop near Dusseldorf, Germany, at Velbert/Essen.
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2Excel Aviation Adds VIP Boeing 737 At Farnborough Airport

Oct 02, 2020
The charter division of 2Excel Aviation is offering a VIP Boeing 737 aircraft for flights from Farnborough Airport.
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Woolpert Acquires Jviation

Oct 02, 2020
Woolpert, an aviation architecture and consulting firm, has acquired Jviation, an airport planning, survey architecture, engineering, and construction management firm.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Oct 02, 2020
Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

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Oct 02, 2020
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Business Aviation Appointments

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Business Aviation Appointments

Oct 02, 2020
Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Oct 02, 2020
Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

Industry Data

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Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecasts

Oct 02, 2020
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Monthly Program Profile

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Monthly Program Profile: TBM Series

Oct 02, 2020
This month’s program profile highlights the TBM Series.