Over 40,000 aircraft now equipped with ADS-B
The General Aviation Manufacturers
Association (GAMA) has welcomed the news that as of September 1,
rule-compliant Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipment
is now on board over 40,000 aircraft flying in the United States.
Air traffic control system modernization activities are accelerating
worldwide. It is vital that aircraft owners begin to make informed decisions
about how to comply with emerging and existing regulatory mandates by
selecting the right equipment for their aircraft’s typical mission. The FAA
has estimated that 100,000 to 160,000 general aviation aircraft will need to
be equipped with ADS-B Out before the January 1, 2020, mandate.
“We’re now just over two years out from the FAA compliance deadline,” said
GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce.
“As we move forward, knowing that date will not change, it is essential that
those operators who haven’t yet, make a plan for equipage to avoid having
their aircraft grounded and losing its residual value.”
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Bombardier continues to
expand worldwide parts
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New depots in Miami,
Florida and Tianjin. |
Bombardier Business Aircraft confirmed
its continued expansion of worldwide
parts availability for its growing fleet
of Learjet, Challenger and Global
aircraft.
As part of the company's commitment to
operators in the United States, Latin
America, and Asia, Bombardier Business
Aircraft recently opened parts depots in
Miami, Florida and Tianjin, China.
"Our
focus has been and continues to be on
keeping our worldwide services network
aligned with the needs of our customers
in every region," said
Jean-Christophe Gallagher,
Vice President and General Manager,
Customer Experience. "With an increasing
fleet of business jets, we're
continually expanding our network and
services offerings to maximize the
efficiency of our customers' aircraft
operations."
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Med-Trans celebrates 35 years of making a difference
Med-Trans Corporation joined team
members past and present across 26 states on Monday to celebrate 35 years of
safely making a difference in the outcomes of the patients they have served.
From the company's early focus
that began in the upper Midwest community of Bismarck, N.D. to today being a
leading provider of medical transportation solutions, now calling the suburbs of
north Dallas home, Med-Trans has a proud history.
Over these past 35 years, the
company has transported and cared for more than 250,000 patients under the
pillars of Safety, Premier Patient Care and Service/Relationship
Integrity. Med-Trans has grown into a
leading national medical transport provider, focused on establishing intimate
relationships with leading health systems, medical centers, and EMS agencies.
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Time to rethink your vision and values?
Sonia Greteman,
president and creative director, at Greteman Group, a marketing communications
agency based in Wichita, the Air Capital. |
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rands
need to evolve just like the organizations and companies they represent. |
Maybe your services have changed
or you have new leadership. Maybe you need to move into new markets and connect
with different audiences.
A first step is to take a good
hard look at your company vision, mission and values. And if necessary, develop
new ones. I have peers whose eyes glaze over at the thought. Or even when faced
with giving them a needed review. I’m the opposite. My eyes dance. I see this as
an opportunity. To discover, create, and, if necessary, evolve.
One of the most-liked and respected
brands: Southwest
Just to ensure we’re on the same
page with these terms, here’s what I mean when talking about vision, mission and
values. Southwest Airlines offers great examples of each.
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Raisbeck receives STC
approval for composite five-blade swept propellers
Raisbeck Engineering has received
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval from the FAA for its new Composite
five-blade Swept Propeller for the Beechcraft King Air 350.
The composite five-blade Swept
Propeller, designed to improve King Air comfort, performance and efficiency, was
developed in collaboration with Hartzell Propeller. At 106 inches in diameter,
Raisbecks composite five-blade Swept Propeller reduces weight and contributes to
improved short field and climb performance, while providing strength and
durability expected from modern composites. The new composite propellers have an
extended 3,000-hour, three-year warranty and unlimited blade life.
“This is a significant milestone
in our journey to market entry for a composite five-blade Swept Propeller,” said
company CEO and Chief Financial Officer,
Tony Armstrong. “We couldn't be
happier and our new propeller will further enhance the King Air 350 performance.
We believe King Air operators will truly enjoy flying with these new
propellers.”
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Leaders and Legends to
headline NBAA opening session
The National Business Aviation
Association has announced an outstanding
lineup of aviation industry leaders and
legends for the Opening General Session,
taking place on Oct. 10, to kick off the
association’s 2017 Business Aviation
Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE).
At the session, held on the show’s
exhibit floor at the Las Vegas
Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV,
attendees will hear from Rep. Dina Titus
(D-1-NV), Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) Administrator
Michael Huerta, newly confirmed National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Chairman Robert Sumwalt and famed NASA
Apollo 13 commander, Capt. James A.
Lovell.
“NBAA’s
convention always brings together top
leaders to share their perspectives, and
that will clearly be the case this year,
when we’ll have an opportunity to hear
from speakers with long-standing service
to the country, and from all corners of
the aviation and aerospace industries,”
said NBAA President and CEO
Ed
Bolen.
“We are very excited to welcome this
group, and we look forward to hearing
their insights about the policies and
issues shaping business aviation today.”
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Thomas Koehli
Swiss-based Nomad Aviation has
appointed Thomas Koehli as the company’s Chief Executive Officer as of October
1st.
Koehli will lead the management
team and will be in charge of the Nomad Aviation group. He succeeds his father
Heinz Koehli who, as Executive Chairman, will concentrate on company expansion.
In addition to his new assignment Thomas keeps his role in leading the Charter
Sales and Ground Operations Department.
Thomas joined Nomad Aviation in
September 2016 as Senior VP Sales and Ground Operations. He previously spent 18
years with a reputed ground handling company at Zurich International airport,
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Steve Bull
Steve Bull has been appointed
Customer Support Director for TAG Aviation’s Farnborough Maintenance Services
Centre (TFMS) and will take up his position from 1st October.
He replaces the position held by
John-Paul Williams who is stepping down in order to pursue a more technical
based career.
Steve Bull will be responsible
for all aspects of customer support interface and will oversee TFMS’ dealership
agreements. He brings over twenty years’ experience gained working in Sales and
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Embry-Riddle safely relocated
62 aircraft from Florida to Alabama as Hurricane Irma loomed
In the rainy early morning hours of
Saturday, September 9 - about six hours before Hurricane Irma churned into the
lower Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm - 62 flight instructors at Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University piloted a fleet of small airplanes to two locations in
Alabama.
The pilots, navigating 44 Cessna 172, 9 multi-engine Diamond 42, 8 Piper Arrow,
and 1 Beechcraft Baron aircraft through a thick band of rain, were grateful to
be hosted by Auburn University and Atlantic Aviation.
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More than 60 flight instructors assisted with
relocating airplanes to Alabama. |
A new video conveys the urgency and complexity of Embry-Riddle’s fleet
relocation effort right before Hurricane Irma made landfall at Cudjoe Key on the
morning of September 10.
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Honeywell's new connected flight planning iPad app
optimizes routes and improves safety
Honeywell has released its latest
flight planning application for the Connected Aircraft, GoDirect Flight Bag Pro,
to business aviation pilots.
Pilots can create and file flight
plans for easy reference, calculate and compare aircraft cruise modes to
increase performance, and access real-time weather updates to ensure the
aircraft arrives at the destination on time. GoDirect Flight Bag Pro is
available via an iPad app, and versions for other tablets are in development.
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Jet Aviation invites first customer at new
Bedford FBO to cut ribbon
Jet Aviation celebrated the
opening of a new FBO at Hanscom Field at Boston/Bedford last month with a
ribbon-cutting performed by the first customer to enter the building.
The two-story, 12,000-square-foot
facility opened for business officially after the red ribbon was cut by
Bob Braceland,
director, Executive Aircraft Operations at Raytheon, who served as the
ceremonial first customer. The opening was followed by a catered lunch for Jet
Aviation’s tenants, customers and staff at the FBO.
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Silver Air expands fleet in the LA basin with new Citation
Excel at Van Nuys
Private jet manager and charter
operator, Silver Air, has added a Citation Excel to its expanding fleet of
managed jets in the United States, furthering the company’s presence and
availability in the Los Angeles basin.
Leading with its PURE Management
model, Silver Air continues to grow strategically while serving an expanding
charter base and more owners who are benefiting from the company’s
owner-advocacy approach.
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This week it's all about
the UK . . .
Coverage from the Air Charter
Expo (ACE17) at Biggin Hill and a special
Piaggio Aerospace
event in conjunction with their UK distributor,
ConnectJets.
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ConnectJets CEO, Gabriella
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There's also a report from
Rendcomb Airfield, home of the Breitling Wingwalkers - the world's only
professional wingwalking team - where Sherrill Semple performs a wingwalk on
behalf of Flying Scholarships for Disabled People.
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ExecuJet’s Zürich FBO gains IS-BAH Stage II accreditation
ExecuJet,
part of
the
Luxaviation
Group,
has seen
its
Zürich
FBO gain
the
International
Standard
for
Business
Aircraft
Handling
(IS-BAH)
Stage II
accreditation,
making
it the
first
FBO
facility
in
Switzerland
to do
so.
The
Zürich
FBO is
based at
the
ExecuJet
Aviation
Centre
at
Zürich
International
Airport
and
features
a
private
hangar,
private
ramp,
VIP
lounge
and
separate
pilot’s
lounge.
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Inmarsat to demonstrate advanced SwiftBroadband-Safety
capabilities in flight trial with FLYHT |
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Experimental aircraft to
showcase cutting-edge technology that enhances safety and operations for the
global aviation industry. |
Inmarsat, the world’s leading
provider of global mobile satellite communications, will demonstrate its
advanced new SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) solution in a flight trial with
FLYHT, a leader in real-time aircraft intelligence and cockpit
communications.
The evaluation will commence
later this year using an experimental trial aircraft that enables a range of
conditions to be assessed. It will use the capabilities of Inmarsat’s
next-generation SB-S solution to provide secure, high-speed global
connectivity to enhance airline safety, security and operations.
FLYHT will
provide equipment and software, including its Automated Flight Information
Reporting System (AFIRSTM) product and UpTimeTM Cloud flight management
server, together with technical support for the flight trial.
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European Aviation
satellite confirmed ready for commercial service
Inmarsat has confirmed that the
European Aviation satellite has successfully completed its in-orbit tests and
now stands ready to support inflight internet services when the European
Aviation Network (EAN) goes ‘live’ later this year.
The
satellite, built by France’s Thales Alenia Space, was launched by Arianespace in
June this year.
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Air
BP renews contract at Albert Picardie
Airport
Air BP, the international aviation fuel
products and service supplier, continues
to strengthen its presence in France
with the announcement that it has
renewed its contract to provide fuel
operations at Albert Picardie Airport (BYF/LFAQ)
for 15 years.
The contract which is effective
immediately, follows 10 years of
successful collaboration between the two
companies. The contract renewal
reinforces Air BP’s offering in France
which is one of 94 Air BP supplied
airports in the country.
The airport continues to attract
international business aviation traffic
from China, Russia and the US and is
currently growing at an impressive rate
of 40% per annum, based on year-on-year
movements. One of the airport’s major
customers is the Airbus Group.
Air BP was
selected based on its track record of success and its strength in
the general aviation sector.
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BP announces $10m investment and strategic partnership
with on demand jet charter marketplace Victor |
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investor in Victor's $20m fundraising round. |
BP has announced an initial investment
and the creation of a strategic partnership between its BP Ventures and Air
BP businesses with Victor, one of the world’s leading ‘on-demand’ marketplaces for private jet charters.
As part of the partnership, BP Ventures has committed to investing $10m in
Victor. In addition, Air BP has entered into a commercial agreement to
become the preferred fuel supplier for flights arranged via the Victor digital platform at Air BP locations.
This investment is part of BP Ventures
strategy to invest to accelerate the
development, commercial viability and
deployment of digital technologies and
offers across the BP group. Air BP,
which has a growing digital presence,
stands to further benefit from this new
collaboration.
Victor’s customer-friendly mix of ‘hi-tech and high touch’ has
delivered 946% revenue growth over recent years.
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Aircraft charter expected to be crucial to World Cup
logistics next year
Leading aircraft charter
specialist, Air Charter Service, says that aircraft charters will be an
essential part of logistics for the FIFA World Cup in Russia next year.
Group Director of ACS’s
Commercial Jets division, Matthew
Purton, commented: “The 2018
championship in Russia throws up a variety of problems with regards to
getting people around. Russia is a huge country and the distance between
some of the stadiums is more than 1,700 miles, which is a long coach ride!
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Matthew
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"With only Russian registered airlines being able to perform domestic flights
in the country, this drastically limits the choice of aircraft able to
transport the teams and fans from hotels and training camps to matches."
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VIP flight attendant training by Training Solutions - 10
years of success
Swiss VIP flight attendant
training specialist Training Solutions is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
Established in 2007 with one
business aviation client, the company has now trained over 1,200 flight
attendants from 70 countries.
Training Solutions' founder and
course leader, Dietmar Duller,
has personally conducted over 170 training courses:
"What sets us apart from our
competition is that we focus only on customer service excellence and we welcome
both experienced private jet flight attendants and commercial cabin crew at the
same time," he says.
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"Training courses are based on
'learning by doing', using real case scenarios and with constant interaction.
Many commercial flight attendants have used our training to get an overview of
the business aviation industry and have gone on to work in the private sector.
"Today we have twenty business
aviation companies and more than 30 private jet owners in Europe, the Middle
East, Asia and Africa who trust us with educating their VIP cabin crew. We look
forward to continuing our success story by welcoming many more in the future."
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Paula Kraft,
founder and President of Atlanta, GA-based
Tastefully
Yours Catering.
Bugs on a Plane
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s business aircraft hop around the world, country to country, even state to state, |
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your cabin
can become a
breeding
ground for
bugs. |
Itsy-bitsy larvae, on and off the plane
laying eggs in, on, and around food or trash, or on a drop of spilled sticky juice.
You're thinking that you haven’t seen any bugs on board. You may spray before leaving a country, or you may even be required to decontaminate your aircraft of as you enter or leave a zone with infestation regulations.
Of all the unwanted travelers who hitch a ride on board your aircraft, I thought maybe I would just discuss the fruit fly. These tiny little flies (or bugs, whichever name you prefer) are correctly known as
Drosophila Melanogaster.
Let me introduce you.
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Mainstream Aviation pioneering aviation standards
With construction work on Accra-Kotoka
International's new Terminal 3 flagship project moving into top gear some
operators at the airport have had to change location to facilitate this major
development.
The airport expansion supports
the country's ambition to upgrade its vital infrastructure by modernising and
transforming the airport into a gateway for West Africa and as a regional
aviation hub. It is also expected to contribute to the country's economy by
facilitating market connectivity and by reducing the cost of doing business.
One of the effected companies is
Mainstream Aviation. They are now well into the process of relocating to a
purpose built facility which will house their Dispatch, Permit & OCC offices as
well as aircraft charter and management teams.
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Universal Avionics' UniLink receives first European DLS
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Complies with 2020 European
data link services mandate. |
Universal Avionics has received
EASA Supplemental Type Certification for a UniLink UL-801 Aeronautical
Telecommunications Network Baseline 1 upgrade on a Bombardier CL-600-2B16
(601-3A Variant), complying with the February 2020 European Data Link Services (DLS)
Mandate.
The certification was awarded to
Avionics Integration & Engineering Corporation AG and marks the first European
DLS capable approval for the Universal Avionics UniLink UL-800/801
Communications Management Unit.
"Data link is a cornerstone of
the Single European Sky and the FAA's NextGen initiatives and will continue to
improve safety and efficiency for operators," said
Carey Miller,
Universal Avionics Director of Corporate Programs and Business Development. "Our
UniLink UL-800/801 now has the capability to meet the data link requirements
around the globe," he added.
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New support tools allow for increases in
airspace capacity
Within the scope of the Single European
Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR)
programme , the German air navigation
service provider DFS and the software
company GLVI (Gesellschaft für
Luftverkehrsinformatik) have developed a
highly performant system to assist air
traffic controllers in monitoring flight
paths.
During large-scale simulations, air
traffic controllers were able to control
up to 20 percent more traffic when using
the Controller Assistance Tool (CATO)
while safety levels remained high.
DFS and GLVI want to continue their
partnership that commenced in 2011 to
include research on additional functions
that will result in further automation
of air traffic control in the future.
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What Next for Single-Engine Turboprops?
Patrick Margetson- ushmore
chief executive,
Luxaviation UK.
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On Friday
29th September we want you to be 'Single-Minded'
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Automation that Improves
and Personalizes.
Ashley Bowen Cook, vice president at Greteman
Group.
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It’s always Breakfast Time somewhere.
Paula Kraft,
founder and President of Atlanta, GA-based
Tastefully Yours Catering.
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Becoming a pilot: good or bad career
choice?
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