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The Weekly of Business Aviation, June 17, 2019

VOL. 104 NO. 24 June 17, 2019
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OEMs/Suppliers

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Daher To Gain U.S. Site With Quest Acquisition

Jun 13, 2019
France-based Daher, the producer of TBM aircraft, will expand its product line with the acquisition of Quest Aircraft Co.

Suppliers

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Raytheon-UTC Merger Transformative For Size, Not Competition

Jun 10, 2019
Executives and analysts expect the proposed merger of Raytheon and United Technologies will pass antitrust muster, and it is already winning over investors and government customers.
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Software Timing Error Caused Receiver Malfunctions

Jun 13, 2019
A software design error that misinterprets GPS time updates is the root cause of Collins Aerospace GPS and multi-mode receiver malfunctions, the manufacturer has advised aircraft operators.

Intelligence

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Héroux-Devtek Buys High-Precision Landing Gear Specialist Alta

Jun 10, 2019
Canada’s Héroux-Devtek, the third-largest landing gear manufacturer worldwide, said on June 10 it bought nearby Alta Precision, a privately-owned manufacturer of high-precision landing gear components, in a $23 million deal.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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European Bizav Departures Down 3% In May

Jun 12, 2019
Business aviation departures in Europe declined 3% in May compared to a year ago to 77,189, marking the second successive decrease this year, according to WingX data.

Associations

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Paris Air Show Expects 2,380 Exhibitors

Jun 17, 2019
Organizers of the 53rd International Paris Air Show, set for June 17-23 at Paris’ Le Bourget Airport, expect 142,000 trade visitors and 2,380 exhibitors from 48 countries.

Sounding Board

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

Jun 14, 2019
David Coleal was appointed president of the newly formed Bombardier Aviation division in May, after leading Bombardier’s business aviation division since 2015.

Research/Development

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Uber Advances Plans For Urban Aerial Ridesharing With New Partners

Jun 11, 2019
Uber has added a fifth electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle developer to its Elevate aerial ridesharing program.

Services/FBOs

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Signature Partners With Uber Elevate

Jun 13, 2019
Signature Flight Support has announced a nationwide partnership with Uber Elevate.

Regional Airlines

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Mitsubishi Unveils New-look SpaceJet M90, M100

Jun 13, 2019
Mitsubishi Aircraft has rebranded the former MRJ90 as the SpaceJet M90 and unveiled details of the stretched MRJ70 redesign, which will now be called the M100.

Services

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Tamarack Picks New Leadership After Chapter 11 Filing

Jun 13, 2019
Tamarack Aerospace Group has appointed new leadership following its Chapter 11 reorganization.

In Washington

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Second Whistleblower Complaint Ups Pressure On Nominee For FAA Chief

Jun 13, 2019
A second whistleblower allegation of management retaliation during Steve Dickson’s tenure as Delta Air Lines SVP-flight operations are further complicating his path to head the FAA.

Safety

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New European Drone Rules Aim To Ensure Safety

Jun 11, 2019
European rules aimed at ensuring “safe and secure” drone operations across Europe, as well as protecting the “safety and the privacy of EU citizens while enabling the free circulation and a level [EU] playing field” were published June 11.
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Diesel Exhaust Fluid Causing Jet Fuel Contamination, Associations Warn

Jun 13, 2019
Bizav member associations, along with an industry-led working group, have released recommendations to mitigate the possibility of diesel exhaust fluid contamination of jet fuel.

Regulatory & Legislative

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UK Aerospace Uncertainty Grows As ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Remains In Play

Jun 11, 2019
British aerospace suppliers have found themselves frozen out of industry tenders, as the uncertainty about Britain’s departure from the EU continues.

Programs

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Boeing’s PAV eVTOL Prototype Crashes

Jun 12, 2019
Boeing’s full-scale Passenger Air Vehicle eVTOL prototype has crashed during unmanned flight testing at subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences in Manassas, Virginia.

Charters/Brokers

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First Aircraft Brokers Win IADA Certification

Jun 12, 2019
The International Aircraft Dealers Association, which recently moved toward full professional accreditation for aircraft dealer organizations, has qualified the first group of individual brokers for certification.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Daher To Host 'General Aviathon' Competition

Jun 17, 2019
Daher is hosting an innovation challenge called “General Aviathon” to challenge innovators to develop computing capabilities, artificial intelligence processes and other software that could improve its family of TBM turboprop aircraft.
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Aircraft Specialties Adds Aerospares Services As Mexican Representative

Jun 17, 2019
Aircraft Specialties (ASI) has selected Aerospares Services as its authorized Mexican sales representative.
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Constant Aviation Earns Brazil's Nod For Services

Jun 17, 2019
Constant Aviation has received certification from the Brazilian ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency) to provide maintenance services and nondestructive testing specialized service to airframe and engines registered in Brazil
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Research To Focus On Lowering Aircraft Engine Noise

Jun 17, 2019
Wichita State University will head a research effort to develop a new acoustic liner for aircraft engines to reduce aircraft noise and expand where aircraft may fly.
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Textron Aviation Selects Traxxall For Maintenance Tracking Provider

Jun 17, 2019
Textron Aviation has named Traxxall a recommended maintenance tracking provider.
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PWI Forms Partnership With JAG Aviation

Jun 17, 2019
PWI has formed a partnership with JAG Aviation.

Appointments

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Appointments

Jun 17, 2019
Benjamin Stone has joined the Aerospace Industries Association as vice president of membership and strategic development.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Jun 17, 2019
The FAA issuperseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2008-24-14, which applied to all Bombardier, Inc., Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes.

Advertising

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Jun 17, 2019
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Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Jun 17, 2019
June 18—American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on Air & Space Law - Drone Law Conference, Washington, D.C., https://www.americanbar.org/groups/air_space/