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D A Y 1 BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL AVIATION / AC-U-KWIK / AIR CHARTER GUIDE / AIRCRAFT BLUEBOOK NBAA 2016 – November 1 Embraer Launches L650E From B to Z The latest Legacy costs $5 million less than the 650 it replaces. PAGE 4 Zetta Jet Fleet Grows Deer Jet Takes UAS Stake Minsheng Financial Leasing Move is indicative of the Chinese VP Qiao Kai, Dubai-based operator’s global ambitions. PAGE 6 Bombardier sales VP Khader Mattar, and Zetta Jet managing More Connectivity Choices director Geoffery Cassidy Inmarsat Jet ConneX boosts broadband – celebrate Zetta’s order for four and is not alone. PAGES 8 & 10 Bombardier Challenger 650s, valued at $129.4 million, at Orlando Executive FBOs Move Into Tomorrow on Sunday. They are far more than just gas A Zetta Jet Global stations for airplanes. PAGES 20 & 24 6000 is on show too. Watch for A New Age of VVIP Cabins a Global 7000 program update at Lufthansa Technik with Mercedes, as the static display Airbus plays new Melody. PAGES 26 & 28 today, as first flight is imminent. Delta Private Jets Taps Delta Private jet operator seeks synergies with airline parent. PAGE 32 Business Aviation Forecasts Growth is flat for now, and probably Fresh out of the Greenpoint Technologies outfitting hangar in Washington state, the first fully for a few more years. PAGES 34-40 appointed VVIP Boeing 787 stands tall in the static display at Geneva’s Cointrin Airport, its impres- sive stature brooking no dissent to the claim that it is the largest machine ever to appear at EBACE. We Fly the Gulfstream G500 The aircraft is put through its paces; read about the cabin, too. PAGES 46-48 Opinion: Embraer CEO Avanti Advances VISIONBusiness aviation must add one million Piaggio is flying into calmer skies after weathering several years of severe storms. The firm has a new Italian factory MEETSpassengers a year.REALITY PAGE 70 and has delivered the first Avanti EVO twin-turboprop manufactured there. —See Page 14 BCA Fast Five: BBJ’s Boss David Longridge, president of The newBoeing standard Business in business Jets. aviation PAGEhas taken 72 Longer Legs for Longitude flight. The Citation Longitude® jet offers more range and higherShowNews cruise speed Digestat a lower totalEmails ownership cost. See for yourself how vision has become reality. Visit our static displayShowNews at NBAA delivered 2016. to your inbox daily. Digest format for Booth quick review, with U.S. +1.844.44.TXTAVlinks to full content. 235 INTERNATIONAL +1.316.517.8270Register now at Cessna has boosted the performance targets for its aviationweek.com/ $23.9 million, super-midsize Citation Longitude, CESSNA.COM on show here for the first time. The Longitude’s range nbaa is now to be 3,500 nm (up from 3,400 nm) and full fuel payload is 1,600 lb. (an increase of 100 lb.). Design Separately, Cessna, a division of Textron Aviation, has named for the key suppliers for its developmental Hemisphere — including Future Snecma for Silvercrest turbofan engines. —See Page 53 ©2016 Textron Aviation Inc. All rights reserved. Cessna, its logo and Citation Longitude are registered trademarks of Textron Innovations Inc., used by permission. d1p1 Cover.indd 1 10/31/16 5:56 PM NBAA 2016 BCA Snipes_02.indd 1 10/7/16 6:35 PM FAMILY OF LEADERS We bring vision to life. Experience how our new large-cabin family can turn your vision into reality. This year the Citation Latitude® and Citation Longitude® aircraft go on display, and we unveil the all-new Citation Hemisphere™ cabin. It all happens at NBAA 2016. U.S. +1.844.44.TXTAV INTERNATIONAL +1.316.517.8270 CESSNA.COM Citation Latitude Citation Longitude Citation Hemisphere ©2016 Textron Aviation Inc. All rights reserved. Cessna, its logo, Citation Latitude and Citation Longitude are registered trademarks, and Citation Hemisphere is a trademark of Textron Innovations Inc., used by permission. D A Y 1 BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL AVIATION / AC-U-KWIK / AIR CHARTER GUIDE / AIRCRAFT BLUEBOOK NBAA 2016 – November 1 Embraer Launches L650E From B to Z The latest Legacy costs $5 million less than the 650 it replaces. PAGE 4 Zetta Jet Fleet Grows Deer Jet Takes UAS Stake Minsheng Financial Leasing Move is indicative of the Chinese VP Qiao Kai, Dubai-based operator’s global ambitions. PAGE 6 Bombardier sales VP Khader Mattar, and Zetta Jet managing More Connectivity Choices director Geoffery Cassidy Inmarsat Jet ConneX boosts broadband – celebrate Zetta’s order for four and is not alone. PAGES 8 & 10 Bombardier Challenger 650s, valued at $129.4 million, at Orlando Executive FBOs Move Into Tomorrow on Sunday. They are far more than just gas A Zetta Jet Global stations for airplanes. PAGES 20 & 24 6000 is on show too. Watch for A New Age of VVIP Cabins a Global 7000 program update at Lufthansa Technik with Mercedes, as the static display Airbus plays new Melody. PAGES 26 & 28 today, as first flight is imminent. Delta Private Jets Taps Delta Private jet operator seeks synergies with airline parent. PAGE 32 Business Aviation Forecasts Growth is flat for now, and probably Fresh out of the Greenpoint Technologies outfitting hangar in Washington state, the first fully for a few more years. PAGES 34-40 appointed VVIP Boeing 787 stands tall in the static display at Geneva’s Cointrin Airport, its impres- sive stature brooking no dissent to the claim that it is the largest machine ever to appear at EBACE. We Fly the Gulfstream G500 The aircraft is put through its paces; read about the cabin, too. PAGES 46-48 Opinion: Embraer CEO Avanti Advances Business aviation must add one million Piaggio is flying into calmer skies after weathering several years of severe storms. The firm has a new Italian factory passengers a year. PAGE 70 and has delivered the first Avanti EVO twin-turboprop manufactured there. —See Page 14 BCA Fast Five: BBJ’s Boss David Longridge, president of Boeing Business Jets. PAGE 72 Longer Legs for Longitude ShowNews Digest Emails ShowNews delivered to your inbox daily. Digest format for Booth quick review, with links to full content. 235 Register now at Cessna has boosted the performance targets for its aviationweek.com/ $23.9 million, super-midsize Citation Longitude, on show here for the first time. The Longitude’s range nbaa is now to be 3,500 nm (up from 3,400 nm) and full fuel payload is 1,600 lb. (an increase of 100 lb.). Design Separately, Cessna, a division of Textron Aviation, has named for the key suppliers for its developmental Hemisphere — including Future Snecma for Silvercrest turbofan engines. —See Page 53 d1p1 Cover.indd 1 10/31/16 5:56 PM NBAA 2016 BCA Snipes_02.indd 1 10/7/16 6:35 PM The sure thing for ADS-B Out. 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ADSBOut Ad_BCA-SN_Nov2016_9x12.indd 1 10/21/16 4:02 PM Ed Bolen Outlines the Issues Editor-in-Chief John Morris [email protected], +1 860-316-8750 Managing Editor Rich Piellisch +1 415-305-9050 Senior Editor Scot Greenan Writers Fred George, Paul Jackson, Molly McMillin, Guy Norris Copy Editor Heather McCabe Senior Art Director & IT Manager Kirk Fetzer Art Directors Ariel Fristoe, Magdalena Long Photographer Paul Brou howNews posed five questions to NBAA large crowds and had a very positive feel to Digital Photo Editor Spresident and CEO Ed Bolen ahead of it.… For one example, flight hours are up, the Kevin Clarke the NBAA convention here in Orlando. The MRO business is very strong. But new deliv- Digital Data Manager Theresa Petruso group represents the business aviation indus- eries are not where the OEMs want them to Managing Director try and more than 11,000 companies. be and the preowned market is probably not Iain Blackhall where we want it to be.” [email protected] At September’s Safety Standdown, you U.S./CANADA ADVERTISING SALES called for renewed emphasis on the impor The conference is just a week before the Beth Wagner – [email protected] Tom Davis – [email protected] tance of safety and a focus on preflight presidential election. How will the election Rob Howlett – [email protected] impact business aviation? Leah Vickers – [email protected] checklists, an issue at the heart of a fatal Tim Reed – [email protected] 2014 Gulfstream GIV accident in Bedford, “Elections matter. It will undoubtedly have Richard Brown – [email protected] Greg Smith – [email protected] Massachusetts. The study analyzed 143,756 an impact. Whether that impact is positive David Seaberg – [email protected] Miguel Ornelas –[email protected] business aviation flights and found 15% of or negative or more one or the other will Chris Salem – [email protected] them began with only a partial flight control depend a lot on who some of the people are INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING SALES check. How do you combat that? who become part of the executive branch.” Andrea Rossi Prudente [email protected] “Making people aware that complacency can Germany, Switzerland be the enemy of success.