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The Weekly of Business Aviation, March 13, 2023

VOL. 108 NO. 11 March 13, 2023
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Regulatory/Legislative

FAA building
article

Proposed FAA Budget Boosts Key Infrastructure Funding 15%

Mar 09, 2023
The proposed FAA budget includes $16.5 billion in discretionary funding—a 5% increase over current-year levels.
Santa Clara County
article

Ramp Access, Avgas Issue Raised At House Hearing

Mar 09, 2023
The FAA has agreed with Santa Clara County to temporarily suspend an investigation it is conducting of alleged federal grant violations at the county airports.

Airports

BBGA panel
article

Urgent Need For Unified UK Airfield Strategy, Panelists Say

Mar 08, 2023
The UK risks losing irreplaceable infrastructure assets because of a lack of clear national strategy on regional transportation networks, BBGA panelists say.

Intelligence

Services

Lufthansa Technik hangar at Berlin Bradenburg Airport (BER)
article

Lufthansa Technik Plans To Build New VIP Completions Hangar

Mar 09, 2023
Lufthansa Technik plans to build a new facility for VIP aircraft outfitting and completions in Hamburg.
Leonardo Helicopters
article

Leonardo Expands Big Data Analysis From Helicopter Fleets

Mar 06, 2023
Leonardo Helicopters is exploring the use of big data collected from operators of its helicopters to better understand its fleets.

Associations

Reno Races
article

Reno Air Races To Depart Reno After 2023 Event

Mar 10, 2023
The association is inviting the community and race fans around the world to send off the Reno Air Races “in style,” it says.

Charters/Brokers

Wheels Up
article

Wheels Up Revenue, Losses Expand In Q4 2022

Mar 10, 2023
The private flight provider recorded Q4 revenue of $408.3 million, up 18% from $345.0 million for the same period a year ago.

Airframers

Embraer E190-E2
article

Embraer Bullish On E2, Targets Growth Across Civil Businesses

Mar 10, 2023
The company’s E2-series backlog stood at 201 aircraft at year-end—194 E195-E2s and seven E190-E2s.

Safety

Cirrus Vision SF50
article

Cirrus Aircraft SF50 Chief Engineer Dies In SR22 Crash

Mar 08, 2023
The aircraft had taken off from the Duluth International Airport before it went down, reports say. 
Jet and sunset
article

As NTSB Releases Preliminary Findings, FAA Plans Safety Summit

Mar 03, 2023
The March 15 event was announced by Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen.

OEMs/Suppliers

Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier
article

Dassault Shares 2023 Delivery Plans After Record Orders

Mar 09, 2023
Dassault's focus is squarely on resolving its supply chain issues with CEO Eric Trappier describing it as a "daily concern."
R44
article

Robinson Targets ‘Stable’ 300 Helicopters Per Year

Mar 08, 2023
Robinson Helicopters aims to steady annual production of its light helicopter family as it continues to see a rebound in deliveries.
Leonardo Helicopters
article

Leonardo Advancing Simulation For Rotorcraft Development

Mar 06, 2023
Leonardo Helicopters is expanding its use of simulation, enabling the company’s engineers to iterate faster and reduce the cost of development.

MRO/Services

ExecuJet
article

ExecuJet MRO Expresses Faith In Multi-OEM Capabilities

Mar 09, 2023
The company is now taking in more aircraft in its Australia facilities and prepares for the opening of its new Dubai facility in May. 

Suppliers

MD helicopters 530F
article

New MD Helicopters Owners Plan Aggressive Ramp Up In Production

Mar 06, 2023
The new owners of MD Helicopters are envisioning raising production to 50 helicopters a year by 2025.

Programs

Airbus helicopter H125
article

Airbus Planning IFR Capability For H125 Light Helicopter

Mar 08, 2023
Airbus plans to develop a single-engine Instrument Flight Rules capability for its H125 light helicopter.
Sikorsky
article

Sikorsky, GE Team Up On Hybrid-Electric VTOL Demonstrator

Mar 08, 2023
Sikorsky and GE Aerospace plan to develop a fully autonomous hybrid-electric testbed powered by a CT7 turboshaft-driven hybrid-electric propulsion system.
Sikorsky S-92A
article

Sikorsky Pushes Back S-92A+ Market Entry, Shelves S-92B Plans

Mar 07, 2023
Sikorsky has pushed back certification and market entry of its S-92A+ upgrade two years to 2025 and shelved plans for a future S-92B.
article

Malaysia’s Weststar To Partner With Leonardo On AW609

Mar 09, 2023
Malaysia’s Weststar Aviation Group has become the latest partner to sign up to develop capabilities for Leonardo’s AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

Business Aviation Briefs

Airworthiness Directives

Business Aviation Appointments

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