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The Weekly Of Business Aviation, January 25, 2021

VOL. 106 NO. 4 January 25, 2021
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Services

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Gama, Jet East Merger Reflects Changing Face of Bizav MRO

Jan 20, 2021
In purely financial terms, it is not one of the biggest deals of the decade. But Gama Aviation’s acquisition of Trenton, New Jersey-based Jet East Corporate Aviation may highlight one way out of the post-COVID-19 doldrums for business aviation MRO.
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Global Aviation Technologies Expanding Installation Projects

Jan 20, 2021
Global Aviation Technologies is growing with new projects, including installations of the Innovative Solutions & Support ThrustSense Autothrottle, new starter generators and alternators for special-mission King Airs, and a new inflight entertainment system, called Goji Geotainment, offering movies, music and Hollywood-quality stories about places passengers are flying over. 

Suppliers

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IS&S To Adapt Autothrottle For Additional Aircraft, Missions

Jan 20, 2021
Innovative Solutions & Support leaders are looking beyond Textron Aviation’s iconic King Air turboprop for its new ThrustSense Autothrottle, a product that gained attention recently when Textron Aviation announced the King Air 260 and King Air 360.
Spirit
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Spirit Aero, U.S. Export-Import Bank Launch $40M Program For Suppliers

Jan 19, 2021
Leading Tier 1 supplier Spirit AeroSystems and the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) have inaugurated a new kind of federally backed, discounted-rate lending for aerospace suppliers—beginning with a $40 million transaction based on receivables from Spirit’s lower-tier providers.

Editor’s Note

Editor's Note
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Business Aircraft Deliveries Feature Moving

Jan 22, 2021
An announcement from the Editor.

Associations

Heli-Expo
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Organizers Cancel Heli-Expo 2021 After Exhibitors Pull Out

Jan 21, 2021
Heli-Expo 2021 organizers have canceled the March trade show in New Orleans after many exhibitors and attendees decided to withdraw in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Helicopter Association International organizers announced Jan. 20.
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Aero Friedrichshafen Postponed Until July

Jan 21, 2021
Organizers of the annual Aero Friedrichshafen international general aviation show have postponed the event in Friedrichshafen, Germany, until July 14-17.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Rising Charter Bookings Part of 2021 Predictions, ACS Says

Jan 19, 2021
Private jet travel bookings are expected to return to 2019 levels in 2021, although private business travel is expected to rise to 85% of 2019 levels, according to predictions by European-based Air Charter Service. 
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Used Bizjet Inventory Down 18%, Led By Light Jets

Jan 19, 2021
The number of used business jets for sale in January declined 18% compared to a year ago, while average list prices decreased 11%, according to a report by Jefferies Group.
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Used Helicopter Sales Improve, But Remain Down In Q4 2020

Jan 19, 2021
The pre-owned helicopter market continued to recover in the fourth quarter of 2020, although sales remained below those in 2019, largely due to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the fourth-quarter 2020 Heli Market Trends report by Aero Asset, based in Toronto.

Regulatory/Legislative

aircraft
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States, Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over New U.S. CO2 Standard

Jan 15, 2021
Environmental groups have joined with 12 U.S. states and the District of Columbia to file a lawsuit challenging adoption of the first CO2 standards for aircraft, arguing they will not reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation.
Peter Buttigieg
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Buttigieg Backs Mask Mandate During Confirmation Hearing

Jan 21, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) pledged Jan. 21 to enforce a presidential directive requiring people to wear masks during interstate travel to prevent against the spread of COVID-19.
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NBAA Raises Privacy Issue Over New Drone Regulation

Jan 19, 2021
The location of a drone operator should be made available to police but not to the public, the National Business Aviation Association says in a Jan. 19 critique of the FAA’s new Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft final rule.

Safety

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E-11 Crew’s Mistake Caused Crash, But Mystery Remains, Report Says

Jan 21, 2021
An investigation report released by Air Combat Command nearly a year after the crash that killed both crewmembers definitively concludes that pilot and co-pilot responded to an explosion that shut down the left engine by incorrectly shutting down the right engine. 

Programs

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Airbus Helicopters Details Technology Testbed

Jan 21, 2021
Airbus Helicopters has adapted an H130 light helicopter as a flying laboratory to test technology for urban air mobility, hybrid-electric flight and new flight safety systems.
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Electric Aviation Pioneers Choose Washington State As Home

Jan 19, 2021
Electric motor developer MagniX is consolidating its global operations near Everett, Washington state. Electric aircraft startup Eviation, a sister company of MagniX, is building a final assembly, flight test and delivery center in Arlington, just north of Everett.
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Bell Tests Alternate Design As It Matures APT Cargo Drone

Jan 20, 2021
Bell has flight tested a different configuration for its Autonomous Pod Transport unmanned cargo aircraft to show that the vehicle design is flexible and can be scaled and customized for potential customers.

Research/Development

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UK Studies Air Taxi Connection Between London Airports

Jan 20, 2021
Transporting passengers between London City and London Heathrow Airports is one potential application of urban air mobility in the UK that will be studied by a consortium led by Eve, the spinoff from EmbraerX.

Business Aviation Briefs

Business Aviation Appointments

Calendar

Industry Data