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The Weekly Of Business Aviation, May 3, 2024

VOL. 109 NO. 18 May 03, 2024
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OEMs/Suppliers

Bombardier facility in Toronto.
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Bombardier Inaugurates New Toronto Facility

May 02, 2024
Bombardier hosted thousands of employees and their families to inaugurate its new purpose-built production facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Programs

Gulfstream G400
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Gulfstream G800, G400 Programs Move Forward

Apr 30, 2024
Gulfstream debuted the two programs in 2021.

Intelligence

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Intelligence: KLM Joins Electric Airliner Startup Elysian’s Advisory Board

May 02, 2024
Elysian Aircraft has expanded the advisory board providing input on the design, development and operation of the Dutch startup’s proposed 90-passenger battery-electric aircraft, the E9X.

MRO/Services

ExecuJet MRO's new hangar at Subang Airport.
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ExecuJet MRO Opens New Hangar At Malaysia’s Subang Airport

May 02, 2024
ExecuJet MRO has officially opened its new MRO hangar at Kuala Lumpur Subang Airport, as the Malaysian government seeks to attract business aviation companies.

Programs

Bombardier Challenger 3500 NetJets
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Bombardier: NetJets Is Buyer Of 12 Challenger 3500s, With 232 Options

May 02, 2024
The firm order is valued at $326.4 million based on list prices at the time of signing.
MagniX
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MagniX Set For Second Phase Of NASA Electric Tests

Apr 30, 2024
The work will culminate with flights of a De Havilland Dash 7 regional airliner modified with a hybrid-electric propulsion system in 2026.
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Eviation Explains Redesigned Alice Electric Nine-Seater

Apr 29, 2024
Eviation has redesigned its Alice all-electric nine-seater aircraft again, pivoting to a more conventional fuselage shape.
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EHang To Seek VT-30 eVTOL Certification In Coming Months

Apr 26, 2024
EHang said it plans to initiate the type certification application for its VT-30 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

Regulatory/Legislative

FAA building
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U.S. Congressional Negotiators Agree On FAA Bill’s Contents

Apr 29, 2024
The final FAA bill’s contents reflect some of the most headline-grabbing themes from the most recent five-year FAA reauthorization, which expired Oct. 1, 2023.

Sounding Board

Antonia Gilbert
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Sounding Board: Five Minutes With MJET COO and ABAA President Antonia Gilbert

Apr 18, 2024
Although she is now among the highest-profile members of Austria’s business-aviation industry, Antonia Gilbert came to the sector almost by accident.

Safety

Author photo
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No ‘Smoking Gun’ Found For UND Engine Wear Issue

Apr 25, 2024
The FAA, Lycoming, Swift Fuels and UND are collaborating to isolate the cause of the engine wear issue.

Services

field of satellites
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SES To Purchase Intelsat, Creating European Satcom Giant

Apr 30, 2024
European satellite communications provider SES is to buy U.S.-based rival Intelsat in a bid to tackle competition from other low-Earth-orbit services.

Airports

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Russia To Reopen First Airport Closed After Ukraine War

Apr 29, 2024
Located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, Elista International Airport is the farthest of the closed airports from the Ukrainian border.

Suppliers

article

SJ-100 Arrives At Zhukovsky For Certification Trials

Apr 30, 2024
The green aircraft carrying serial number MSN97001 headed west after completing flight-testing with manufacturer UAC that began in August 2023.

Business Aviation Appointments

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Business Aviation Appointments

May 02, 2024
Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

May 02, 2024
Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

May 02, 2024
Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

Program Profile

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Program Profile: Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty

May 02, 2024
Aviation Week Network's Program Profile on the Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty

Business Aviation Briefs

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Honeywell To Supply Propulsion Unit Position Sensors For Lilium Jet

May 02, 2024
Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.
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SmartSky Partners With D&J Aviation For Sales, Installations

May 02, 2024
D&J Aviation, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has joined SmartSky as a new sales and installation partner.
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Tecnam Appoints Air Evolution As Dealer In Mexico

May 02, 2024
Tecnam Aircraft, based in Capua, Italy, has appointed Air Evolution as its exclusive dealer for sales and service in Mexico.
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NetJets Partners With The R&A For The Open In Europe

May 02, 2024
NetJets has partnered with The R&A as its private jet provider for The Open in Europe under a multiyear agreement that allows NetJets to extend invitations to the event to its clients.
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Pan Am Flight Academy Adds A330 Simulator To Miami Center

May 02, 2024
Pan Am Flight Academy has added an Airbus A330 full flight simulator to its Miami Training Center.
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PlaneSense To Use VRpilot For VR-Based Procedure Training

May 02, 2024
Fractional aircraft provider PlaneSense has partnered with VRpilot to offer a virtual reality-based interactive cockpit procedures during pilot training.