Convention News Bizav Oems Enjoy Order Bounce by Kerry Lynch

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NBAA PUBLICATIONS Convention News Bizav OEMs enjoy order bounce by Kerry Lynch

Business jet makers are pulling in one of their best order performances in years in 2018, with book-to-bill for the five major OEMs collectively topping 1:1 for the first time in a decade, said Rolland Vincent, managing director of JetNet iQ (Booth 4449) and president of Rolland Vin- cent Associates. But he cautioned that deliveries for 2018 will remain slightly down from last year. Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer, Gulfstream, and Textron Aviation all logged a greater than 1:1 book-to- bill in the first half, he said, adding,

INTOSH “This was an impressive turnaround from results of the past many years.”

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AIN’s Support Survey Gulfstream, Mitsubishi top Supersonic bizjets pick up speed their classes › page 12 by Mark Phelps HUDs trickle down Seventy-one years ago last Sunday, Chuck GE Aviation has stepped up with a program world,” said Aerion v-p of marketing and MyGoFlight targets Yeager strapped on a hand-modified leather to design and build its Affinity line—the communications Jeff Miller. football helmet and strapped into his Bell first purpose-built civil supersonic engine Arguably even bigger news is that Aerion lighter aircraft › page 20 X1, which he flew faster than sound for the platform in 55 years. Built around the same envisions larger and faster follow-on aircraft, first time. While honoring the past, this GE core found on the CFM56 (GE designed though those plans are in very early stages, Growing the family year’s NBAA-BACE has been abuzz with it as part of a consortium with Safran), the starting with assessing market needs. The AS2 talk about the future of a supersonic busi- Affinity will be optimized for efficiency in is a two-zone cabin, and he said that’s as far as Bringing up Bombardier’s ness jet (SSBJ). both subsonic and supersonic flight. Aerion can go with the power it has available. While there are a few contenders work- It will be the highest-bypass supersonic Larger, faster versions would have to wait new Globals › page 26 ing to bring an SSBJ to market, Aerion with engine ever, according to GE. Though that for further engine development, said Miller. its AS2 has the floor to itself here in Orlando, will penalize supersonic range, the new Aerion envisions a future AS3 with a three- More than just paint and has taken advantage of the biggest stage engine will meet Stage 5 noise limits and zone cabin, with ultimate plans for a pos- in business aviation to tell its story. comply with international emissions stan- sible airliner-size version. The middle-tier Scheme Designers leads The big news is the engine. Aerion partner dards. “The AS2 will be welcome around the continues on page 45 in liveries › page 34

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CAC1765 AIN_Day 3_IFC_Longitude Pre-Certification_21.625x13.875_FA.indd 1 9/24/18 11:23 AM ACI Jet ...... 32 Aerion ...... 1 Air Capital Interiors ...... 11 VNY plans to be first to offer retail jet biofuel Astronics ...... 41 Aviation Search Group ...... 42 by Curt Epstein Avidyne ...... 24 Best Tugs ...... 8 In the wake of the multi-organizational been used by commercial aviation in lim- World Fuel Services. One of the world’s Boeing Global Services ...... 28 release of the Business Aviation Guide ited instances, this marks the first time busiest general aviation airports and a Bombardier ...... 24, 26, 42 to the Use of Sustainable Alternative Jet the “green” fuel will be offered retail to hub for business aviation, VNY recorded Bongiovi Aviation ...... 46 Fuel at EBACE in May, the industry has general aviation. a record 231,323 movements in 2017. Bye Aerospace ...... 24 announced the next step in the effort to “Our industry is ready to fly with SAJF “The global business aviation industry C & L Avaition Group ...... 36 CAE ...... 46 educate general aviation about the fuel this today,” said David Coleal, president of has committed to mitigating and ulti - Chicago Jet Group...... 28 week at NBAA 2018. As part of this, Los Bombardier Business Aircraft, and chair mately reducing its carbon emissions Civil Aviation Bureau of Japan ...... 41 Angeles-area Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is of GAMA’s environment committee, add- through a number of measures, includ- Cobham Aerospace Communications ...... 28 hosting an event—“Business Jets Fuel ing that the fuel is a certified alternative ing operational improvements and new Constant Aviation ...... 35 Green: A Step Toward Sustainability”—on to regular jet-A. “It does not impact air- technologies,” explained IBAC director FlightSafety International ...... 42 January 17 to demonstrate that sustainable craft performance either in the air or on general Kurt Edwards. “Sustainable avi- Fuelerlinx ...... 30 alternative jet-fuel (SAJF) can become a the ground, and importantly, it does not ation fuel is a central technology that GE ...... 1 mainstream, drop-in alternative for today’s require any modifications to aircraft.” will propel us to meet our goals. IBAC Global Jet Capital ...... 6 Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico ...... 4 turbine-powered private aircraft. The event is made possible by a consor- comments the initiative at Van Nuys Gulfstream ...... 22, 42 On that day, jet A blended with SAJF tium of organizations including the Van Airport as a solid first step with many Honeywell ...... 22 will be available for use by operators from Nuys Airport Association, EBAA, GAMA, more to come as business aviation, International Water-Guard Industries ...... 36 all four of the airport’s FBOs, which have IBAC, NATA, and NBAA in coordination always on the cutting edge of technol - Jeppesen ...... 28 collaborated in this effort. While SAJF has with Avfuel, Bombardier, Phillips 66, and ogy, takes up such fuels.” n Jet Linx ...... 16 JetBed ...... 40 JetNet ...... 1 Kissimmee Gateway Airport ...... 44 Mente Group ...... 10 Mobility Lifter ...... 41 Mexico’s Privair MyGoFlight ...... 20 NBAA ...... 8 FBO has plans to Ocala International Airport ...... 35 Ojets ...... 42 expand into chain Pentastar ...... 6 Mexican airport manager Grupo Aero- Pilatus ...... 23 portuario del Pacífico has operated its Polaris ...... 42 Pratt & Whitney Canada ...... 36 Privair FBO at Los Cabos International Product Support Survey ...... 12 Airport since 1998, and it now plans to Rockwell Collins ...... 16 expand that operation to four of the Rolls-Royce ...... 27 other airports it operates in the coun- S.E.A.L. Aviation ...... 28 try. At La Paz, Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana, Safe Flight ...... 41 and Guanajuato’s Aeropuerto Del Bajio, Satcom Direct ...... 34 where there are currently no existing Scheme Designers ...... 34 FBOs, the company says it will replicate Single-pilot Ops ...... 46 Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuel ...... 4 its existing San José Del Cabo facility, Tamarack Aerospace ...... 22 which handles approximately 7,000 pri- Terrafugia ...... 22 vate aviation flights a year, most com- Textron ...... 6 ing from the U.S. to the Pacific coast UTC Aerospace Systems ...... 1, 38 vacation area. Viasat ...... 44 At that flagship location, the first- VistaJet ...... 8 time NBAA-BACE exhibitor (Booth Web Manuals ...... 28 3422) will break ground in January Weston Aviation ...... 10 on a $1.5 million, 43,000-sq-ft han- Williams International ...... 4 Wilson Air Center ...... 30 gar that can accommodate the latest ultra-long-range business jets, according to Miguel Angel Mariscal Angulo, the company’s commercial Correction manager. It will also begin a renova- The UTC Aerospace Systems story on tion of its 10,700-sq-ft terminal at Los page 38 incorrectly states that UTAS’s Cabos, which offers on-site customs zinc-nickel formulation strengthens steel and immigration service, conference landing gear components, but the formu- rooms, catering, concierge, Wi-Fi, air- lation is actually designed as a surface craft cleaning, and full ground service, coating to protect the steel from corrosion. as well as a bar and restaurant. The It also misstates UTAS’s involvement in the facility is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. landing gear and carbon brakes for the daily, with 24-hour security and after- Cessna Citation Longitude. UTAS does not hours callout available. provide the landing gear for this platform, Offering nearly 17 acres of ramp but does manufacture the gear legs. n space, the facility has plenty of room

MATT THURBER MATT for aircraft parking. The airport can easily accommodate business jets with This personal jet is not for sale it 9,855-foot-long runway. Grupo Aero- portuario del Pacífico administers 12 air-

YOUR SOURCE FOR AVIATION NEWS AIN editor-in-chief Matt Thurber tries on Williams International’s freshly painted circa-1980s ports in Mexico, in addition to Montego X-Jet prototype flying platform at NBAA-BACE 2018 (Booth 3497). Powered by an F107 turbofan, Bay and Kingston, Jamaica. C.E. www.ainonline.com the vehicle could fly up to 80 mph for 45 minutes, but never went into production.

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capacity per aircraft and therefore offer in operating leases, estimates that more Global Jet Capital sees the benefits of business aviation to a than $5 billion in that product are cur- wider population, something which can rently in effect for new and used aircraft be particularly important for corpo - transacted since 2016, and the company worldwide shift to big jets rate owners. In addition, the increasing has seen a significant increase in inquires importance of developing new interna- for them, with clients attracted by the by Curt Epstein tional trade links is resulting in growing reduction in aircraft residual risk and by demand for aircraft able to undertake their flexibility. Since 2016, more than 8,600 new and percent, or 415 units. That shortfall has longer distances to destinations that “The flexibility afforded by operating used business jets have been sold world- been replaced by 419 heavy/large aircraft, might not currently be well served by leases is especially beneficial in help- wide, with approximately $23 billion in representing a 6 percent increase for that commercial airlines.” ing clients move on to higher value new financing used to support those trans- segment, according to the company. New aircraft in the large-cabin category model aircraft without having to remar- actions, according to industry financing “The figures provide a clear focus of had an average purchase value of more ket their existing aircraft,” explained provider Global Jet Capital (Booth 2251). where we are seeing expansion in the than $48.2 million between 2016 and Labrozzi. With North America home to Of that amount, more than 60 percent sector, and the importance of financing 2018, compared with an average of $12.5 more than 60 percent of the world’s busi- was applied to the purchase of new and in supporting industry growth,” said million for the remainder of the market. ness jet fleet, and with the region seeing used large-cabin jets, which the company Global Jet Capital COO David Labrozzi, That translates to delivery values during the world’s largest increase in its large noted has helped increase the proportion adding there are significant long-term this period of $26.4 billion for the large- and heavy fleet over the past two years of larger aircraft within the global fleet. advantages in increasing the number cabin segment, versus $14.3 billion for the through the addition of 317 aircraft, the In that same span, the total number of of larger business jets in the global rest of the business jet market. company expects to see growth in oper- midsize business jets has declined by 8 fleet. “These obviously provide greater Global Jet Capital, which specializes ating leases over the next five years. n

Pentastar installs first SmartSky 4G LTE system by Matt Thurber

The first customer installation of a a 250 GB file. “It didn’t choke,” said Nancy SmartSky Networks 4G LTE air-to-ground Walker, SmartSky chief commercial officer. connectivity system was completed by SmartSky (Booth 3015) is offering two Pentastar Aviation. The installation is in airborne systems: SmartSky Lite for tur- a Gulfstream G550, and it was certified boprops and small jets and the SmartSky under an approved model list (AML) sup- 4G LTE system for larger aircraft. The plemental type certificate (STC) covering Lite system includes a base radio (12.1 the GIV through G550. pounds) and a full-duplex quad antenna Although SmartSky is building towers (6.5) pounds, while the 4G LTE system for its 4G LTE network near dealer loca- requires an additional high-performance tions to allow testing of the system after blade antenna (13.5 pounds). Antennas are installation, Pentastar technicians tested mounted on the fuselage bottom. the G550 system with a portable test rig The Lite system introductory price is that simulates the operation of the tower. less than $50,000 for hardware and $75

CY CYR CY The SmartSky tower network is 80 per hour for unlimited data. Buyers of the Textron’s SkyCourier passenger-configuration mockup shows a well-lit conventional percent complete for coverage of the 4G LTE system receive 100 GB of data for one-plus-two seating layout with an offset aisle, neutral colors, and modern materials. New York-Chicago and New York-Florida the price of 25 GB for booking an instal- routes. These routes will be ready for fur- lation in 2019 (must sign up by March 31, ther flight testing by year-end. In spring 2019). Service prices for 4G LTE range Textron debuts Cessna SkyCourier utility 2019, SmartSky expects to have tower from $2,500 for 5 GB per month to $4,500 coverage built out to accommodate areas for 100 GB per month. turboprop mockup in passenger configuration where 90 percent of business aviation Work on other STCs for equipment flight hours are flown in the U.S. By the installation is under way, and many should Textron Aviation is debuting a full-scale aircraft’s distinctive features firsthand.” end of next year, the entire continental be ready about the time that the SmartSky mockup of the Cessna SkyCourier cabin In addition to the passenger confirma- U.S. is expected to be covered. network launches next year. Bombardier outfitted in passenger configuration tion, a SkyCourier freighter variant offers At the 90 percent coverage level, and Textron service centers are develop- this week at the NBAA 2018 static dis - a maximum payload of 6,000 pounds and SmartSky will launch service with more ing STCs for many of their aircraft, and play. The in-development, pressurized can accommodate up to three LD3 ship- than 20,000 “beams” available. Each air- other companies working on STCs for a twin-engine turboprop offers seating ping containers. Textron Aviation took the craft using the network will have its own variety of business jet types include Delta for up to 19 passengers, a netted rear wraps off the utility twin last November beam and switch from beam to beam as it Engineering, StandardAero, Clay Lacy Avi- cabin cargo area that can accommodate with an order from FedEx Express for up flies, thus ensuring that all users receive ation, Ventura Air, and Duncan Aviation. luggage and equipment, and optional to 100 of the aircraft. full connectivity and service levels. The A key feature of SmartSky’s service is overhead baggage compartments for Initial wind tunnel testing of the Pratt full Continental U.S. coverage will pro- low latency because it runs on a network additional storage. & Whitney Canada PT6A-65SC-powered vide more than 25,000 beams. of towers on the ground, not on a satellite “The Cessna SkyCourier was engi - aircraft is complete, and Textron antici- The SmartSky 4G LTE network allows network. “That is as important as speed neered to be a versatile, heavy utiliza- pates first flight on the SkyCourier next in-flight VPN access, email with large for user experience,” said Walker. n tion turboprop with significant payload to year, with entry into service in 2020. attachments, simultaneous voice calling, undertake a variety of missions,” said Rob The Wichita airframer has selected UTC texting, and video streaming by multiple Scholl, senior v-p of sales and marketing. Aerospace Systems (Booth 633) to pro- users. During a recent SmartSky test flight,

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The future. Rolls-Royce. Bolen urges bizav industry to vote during mid-terms by Alexa Rexroth

that your vote matters,” said Bolen. “Pol- itics matter. We all have a voice. During the FAA reauthorization debate, we all NBAA chief exercised our voice, we connected with Ed Bolen our members of Congress, we asked them said the how to represent us, and that’s the one industry’s thing I think we can all agree on. What- voice ever the outcome of the mid-term elec- matters in tions, I hope it will be because all of us go

MARIANO ROSALES MARIANO elections. out and vote.” Also during Wednesday’s keynote, past Amid competing ideas and philosophies and future generations of the industry voiced between political titans Paul were honored with recognition of NBAA’s Begala and Matt Schlapp during Wednes- Top 40 Under 40 awardees and presen- day’s keynote session at NBAA 2018, one tation of the Meritorious Service Award striking point of agreement ultimately to the Women Airforce Service Pilots emerged. NBAA president and CEO Ed (WASP). Bolen extracted from the debate the need Bertrand Piccard, copilot of the Solar for the business aviation industry to get Impulse 2, engaged the audience with a to the ballot box during the mid-term presentation that championed innovation elections, irrespective of their political and embracing the unknown to propel preferences. advancement in the industry. “Innova- “We’ve heard a case effectively made tion does not come when you have a new from the left and from the right, but I idea, it comes when you throw away an think the thing they both agreed on was old belief,” said Piccard. n

Best Tugs unveils new ‘Echo’ electric VistaJet tantalizes with aircraft tug, then promptly sells 20 ‘Chairman’s Menu’ catering Having had a prototype of its “Echo” software, and controls that protect aircraft. wheel tug at Oshkosh in July, Best Tugs The display even shows the wheel angle, by Jennifer Leach English (Booth 3656) had sold more than 20 something drivers are traditionally com- halfway through NBAA 2018, having not pletely unaware of until they try to move it. Before Thomas Flohr created global busi- VistaJet the way he does, with his favorite even had time to produce a brochure or In addition, it is in effect “drive by ness aviation company VistaJet (Booth dishes and the ones he requests from his a press release. Founder and CEO Mark wire” and senses the load, not allowing 4114, Static SD50), he was a regular business personal chef to create every day,” Sabino Patey told AIN that the Echo is designed overspeeding or overstressing of the aviation customer himself, and he was dis- told AIN. for aircraft in the 18,000- to 21,000- nosegear—something that has caused mayed by the inconsistent level of service, Samples from the menu include quail pound range. no end of damage to aircraft and many particularly at mealtimes. From the start, eggs served with Oscietra caviar, king It has smaller tugs but the Echo, and insurance claims. Patey’s experience Flohr was adamant that his own aircraft crab salad served with sriracha sauce and the upgraded Sierra, which will be ready designing electric and hybrid vehicles for services company provide an exceptional lemon dressing, lamb chops coated in for NBAA 2019, are the most advanced, major vehicle manufacturers before start- flight experience specifically designed to rosemary crust, and Gorini’s special tira- resembling Tesla cars in their sophisti- ing Best Tugs three years ago has helped delight each individual passenger. misu infused with Italian espresso and cation—touchscreen controllers, smart enormously, he said. I.S. As a lifelong foodie, wine connoisseur, served with shaved chocolate. and adventurous diner himself, Flohr The meals are prepared and delivered placed special attention and resources on to customers by a dedicated culinary team the catering services provided to VistaJet established in six cities: New York, Lon- customers—introducing programs that don, Paris, Nice, Los Angeles, and Milan. would allow passengers to choose their Sabino personally selected and trained meals ahead of time and request catering these individuals to recreate the Chair- from top restaurants all over the world. man’s Menu. Though special attention VistaJet’s latest offering, The Chair- must be paid to the way flavors change man’s Menu, consists of Flohr’s favorite and evolve in air, Sabino has managed to dishes, and is available for pre-order on create a menu that naturally translates to all VistaJet flights. Paolo Gorini, Flohr’s 40,000 feet. personal chef, worked closely with Diego “The Chairman’s Menu features only Sabino, VistaJet’s head of private dining, the finest ingredients that are carefully to create the intricate nine-course menu. and thoughtfully sourced. We do not add Each bite was personally tasted and extra sauces or extravagant seasonings to approved in-flight by Flohr himself. flavor the dishes. The simple ingredients “I created the Chairman’s Menu with are bended with complex cooking tech- MARIANO ROSALES MARIANO [Flohr] as he wanted to offer our best niques to highlight their intrinsic quality, customers the opportunity to experience flavors, and textures,” Sabino said. n

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STC Also Aircraft brokerage and consulting ser- Provides vices provider Mente Group (Static ADS-B In Display 11) is seeing a significant bump in its preowned business this year, but Brian Proctor, president and CEO STC ST02230SE of the firm, cautions that a few headwinds STC ST02455SE could slow the activity over the next year. Brian Proctor, He estimated that the Dallas-based president and 280 Gardner Drive, Suite 3 / New Century, KS 66031-1104 Olathe/KIXD FAA CRS# TF2R185L / Phone: 913-829-4606 /www.butleravionics.com Visit us at the Avcon Booth #2690 firm will have 40 pre-owned transactions CEO of the this year, which is as much as a 30 percent Mente Group increase. “The number of transactions has definitely increased,” said Proctor, EARNING OUR who also chairs the recently renamed We’ve seen International Aircraft Dealers Associa- an incredible tion, adding this is an industry-wide trend. “The market has been good for everyone.” contraction in However, even as demand should stay availability in WINGS strong, he sees a cooling of preowned late-model airplanes. sales beginning this quarter and extend- ing through next year for a couple of So it’s going to be “structural” reasons. harder and harder to First, he noted that with the loom- ing 2020 ADS-B deadline, maintenance, find good equipment PAINT repair, and overhaul shops will be flooded to buy.” with upgrade work. This will pinch the availability for pre-purchase evaluations suitable preowned model on a timely basis. AVIONICS for preowned aircraft sales, backing up But for now, Mente is enjoying a solid timing of transactions. boost in business. “It’s been a good year. INTERIORS We are pleased,” he added, “Rising tide Aircraft Pool Getting Shallower raises all boats, and we’re part of that.” MAINTENANCE The second issue is availability. “We’ve But he also believes part of the success seen an incredible contraction in avail- is the company’s approach to business ability in late-model airplanes. So it’s with transparency, expertise, experience, going to be harder and harder to find good and full services that range from asset equipment to buy,” Proctor said, pointing advisory, completion management, and to the Gulfstream G280 as an example. aircraft valuation. n Recently, he said, there were only two available in the world. On the upside, he added, the aircraft manufacturers will benefit. Mente already has had two cases recently where YOUR SOURCE FOR AVIATION NEWS customers ultimately opted for new www.ainonline.com aircraft because they could not find a

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NBAA Convention News \ October 18, 2018 \ ainonline.com 11 Textron Aviation’s Citations main- Gulfstream tained the 8.0 overall average from last year, ranking in fifth place, also the same as 2017, and tied this year with the Globals. In sixth place were Bombardier Learjets at 7.6 (up 0.3), followed by Textron Aviation’s Hawkers at 7.2 (down 0.5). Older Jets Gulfstream large-cabins received the top score, an 8.2, in the older jets’ overall average, a 0.6 jump from last year’s fourth- place ranking. Embraer secured a second place finish with 8.1 (it wasn’t listed on last year’s chart due to not receiving enough responses). In third place in the older jets category were Bombardier’s Globals, at 8.0, up slightly from last year’s 7.9 but at the same time down from last year’s second place. With a 7.8, the Learjets came in fourth place, down 0.2 from last year and also a drop from first place in the 2017 rankings. Product Support Survey - Aircraft Dassault Falcon tied for fourth place this year, scoring the same as last year but by Matt Thurber down one place from third in 2017. With a 7.7 (down from 8.0 last year), A bit of a shakeup took place in this Learjets remain at 7.7, but these moved 7.0) in second place. Leonardo remains in Bombardier’s Challengers ranked in fifth year’s AIN Product Support Survey up to fifth place from last year’s seventh. third place at 6.9 (down 0.1), but Sikorsky place; last year this marque scored first for the aircraft manufacturers, with Textron Aviation’s Citations, while drop- is closing the gap with a large jump from place along with its Learjet siblings. Gulfstream back on top in the combined ping 0.1 this year, tied for fifth place with last year, up 0.5 to 6.8. Textron Aviation’s Citations and overall average for newer and older air- Learjet, up from last year’s sixth place. Premiers/ Beechjets/Hawker 400s both craft. Gulfstream’s 8.4 average (out of a There were many ties this year, and Newer Jets saw scores drop from last year, down possible 10) for its large-cabin models in sixth place this year for the overall For jets that that were delivered in the 0.3 for the Citations and 0.8 for the was 0.1 points higher than last year and average of newer and older aircraft are past 10 years, Dassault and Gulfstream out-of-production light jets. The regular vaulted it back into first place. Last year, Textron Aviation’s Hawker and Premier/ large-cabins tied for first place, ranked Hawkers saw a 0.3 increase. Gulfstream’s large-cabins came in sec- Beechjet/Hawker 400. at 8.5. This number is a slight drop from ond place. Maintaining their steady lead across Gulfstream’s 8.6 last year, but a larger 0.2 Newer Turboprops Dassault Falcon and Embraer tied for the years, Mitsubishi’s MU-2 series move up for Dassault, which was in third Pilatus remains the leader in this category, second place at 8.3, representing a 0.2 jump topped the turboprops’ overall averages place last year. bumping up its overall ranking from last for Dassault and a 0.1 drop for Embraer. with a 9.1, down 0.1 from last year. Pilatus In second place, Embraer scored a rat- year’s 8.1 to 8.2. Textron Aviation’s King Dassault has been making steady progress came in second with the same ranking as ing of 8.4, exactly matching last year’s Airs garnered the same 8.0 and second and moved up from third place last year to last year, at 8.2. Textron Aviation’s King number and ranking. Gulfstream’s mid- place as last year. second place this year. Gulfstream’s mid- Airs managed a 0.2 climb to 7.4 this year. size jets came in third place at 8.2, up 0.2 size jets scored an 8.2 overall average rat- Daher’s TBMs did not receive the min- from last year. Older Turboprops ing this year, up 0.2 from last year, putting imum number of ratings to be included in Bombardier’s Challengers moved up In the older turboprops category, there them into third place. the final turboprop results. significantly in this year’s rankings, to were no surprises this year, with perennial Also moving up in the scores this year The helicopter manufacturers are also fourth place and 8.1, up 0.3 from last favorite Mitsubishi’s MU-2s holding their are Bombardier’s Challengers, up 0.1 to in the same order as last year, with Bell year’s sixth place. The company’s Globals big lead at 9.1 (down 0.1 from last year), 8.0 but in fourth place like last year, and in the lead but down 0.1 to 7.1, followed ranked in fifth place, down 0.2 to 8.0 from followed by Textron Aviation’s King Airs tied with the Global jets. The company’s by Airbus Helicopters (also down 0.1, to fourth place last year. (7.2, up 0.4 from last year). n What Have You Done For Me Lately? Highlights of product support news from aircraft OEMs during the past year

Airbus Helicopters forecast for optimizing costs”; and All new Airbus rotorcraft delivered in models by 25 percent to 5,000 hours. For Airbus Helicopters has added new dig- Achieve, where Airbus’s data-analysis the U.S. and Canada will include Traxx- H125s and H130s delivered in 2018, engine italized options in its HCare service. experts help identify product improve- all’s aircraft maintenance-tracking and warranty is now three years and 2,000 hours, These include Digitize, which includes ments or develop solutions according to inventory-management system. up from two years and 1,000 hours. new applications and data-as-a-service customer-set targets. Twenty-five Airbus Helicopters cus- packages focused on safety manage- Airbus Helicopters and Astronautics tomer centers worldwide are now autho- Bell ment, maintenance, and operations; have developed the Astronautics Air rized to sell and install BLR Aerospace’s Bell is continuing to develop a more Optimize, “includes data analytics Ground Communications System (AGCS), FastFin, which is also available as an streamlined product support experience services such as helicopter flight data which provides cybersecurity protection option on factory-new Airbus H125s. for customers after reorganization of the monitoring to identify the exposure of critical avionics from non-authorized Safran has extended the TBO on its Arriel company’s commercial business began to risks in flight, or a parts and stocks access. 2D engines that power Airbus H125 and H130 continues on page 14

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18-29-037 Anzeige NBAA.indd 3 02.10.18 14:20 continued from page 12 Dassault Aviation earlier this year. Bell intends for the reorga- Dassault Falcon Services celebrated its nization to result in higher levels of integra- 50-year anniversary in 2017. tion, network partnership, and customer Maintenance intervals have been satisfaction. One method for improving extended on most models. On the Falcon communication will be to consolidate cus- 7X, the A inspection is now 12 months/800 tomer feedback data through features such flight hours (matching the 8X intervals). as chat rooms where customers will be able The 50/50EX A inspection interval is now to log in and share their input. 12 months/500 flight hours. Both the 900 Bell’s factory-owned service centers in and 2000 series A inspections are now 12 Miami and Piney Flats, Tennessee, received months/800 flight hours. FAA Part 145 certification for Bell’s newest In late 2018, Dassault’s new spares Bombardier helicopter, the 505 Jet Ranger X. warehouse will open. The facility is To expand service options, Bell is help- located between Le Bourget and Charles ing international MROs become autho- de Gaulle airports and will replace the Dassault Aviation rized maintenance centers (AMC). Launch existing Le Bourget facility. customers for the new AMC network were Dassault added Aero-Dienst in Vienna, Rocky Mountain Rotors of Belgrade, Mon- Austria, as an authorized service center. tana, and China’s Reignwood Investments. Aero-Dienst can thus provide line mainte- Customer Advantage Plan members nance, AOG support, and other services for now enjoy extended warranty coverage the Falcon 900 and 2000 series as well as for CAP products, to three years and 2,000 the 7X and 8X. Also joining the Dassault hours and up to three years for labor. authorized service center network was Skyservice Toronto, which is authorized Bombardier Business Aircraft for line service on the 900EX EASy and New Smart Services allows operators 2000EX EASy series. of Bombardier jets to customize a cost- Technicians learning to service Falcon per-flight-hour program to fit their needs. jets have been able to use its 3D immersive Smart Services is available for new jets practical training technology at the Das- Embraer and those up to 20 years old and bundles sault Training Academy in Bordeaux-Méri- Smart Parts with optional landing gear gnac, and now technical representatives at overhaul, cabin systems components, the St. Cloud Command Center can also scheduled labor, and unscheduled labor put this technology to work. due to part removals from normal operation, according to Bombardier. Embraer New parts depots opened in Miami and Last December, Embraer merged its ser- Tianjin, China. vice and support activities into a single Bombardier has added a Challenger business unit. Embraer Service & Support 300 to its mobile response team, and the is a unified organization that now looks jet will be headquartered in Frankfurt, after all Embraer aircraft, bringing together Rating Change Germany. This jet joins a mobile response support operations for the commercial, Combined Overall Average Overall Overall from 2017 Ratings of Newer and Older Aircraft Average 2018 Average 2017 Learjet 45 based in Chicago. Bombardier’s defense, and executive jet segments. to 2018 total mobile response truck fleet now Embraer based a team of technicians Jets numbers 23, and it has added six new line from its Singapore Hawker Pacific autho- Gulfstream (GII-GV, G300-G650) 8.4 8.3 0.1 maintenance stations in Europe, along rized service center at Subang Airport in Dassault (Falcon) 8.1 0.2 with opening maintenance control cen- Malaysia to support business jet growth 8.3 ters in Wichita, Kansas, and Linz, Austria. there. The Australian company is Embraer’s Embraer (Phenom, Legacy, Lineage) 8.4 -0.1 Bombardier service centers now offer longest-running authorized center in the Gulfstream (G100-G280) 8.2 8.0 0.2 new engine service capabilities for Chal- Asia-Pacific region. Its facility at Singapore Bombardier (Challenger) 7.9 0.1 8.0 lenger 300 and 350 operators, through an Seletar Aerospace Park is certified to service Bombardier (Global) 8.1 -0.1 agreement with Turbine Engine Specialists. the whole range of Embraer’s business jets. Bombardier (Learjet) 7.7 0.0 Embraer selected Aero Baires as its first 7.7 Textron Aviation (Citation) 7.8 -0.1 Daher authorized service center in Argentina, Daher’s new Me & My TBM Android and based at Aeródromo de San Fernando in Textron Aviation (Hawker) 6.9 -0.2 Textron Aviation (Premier, Beechjet 6.7 iOS app, available for owners and opera- Buenos Aires. Argentina’s local aeronautical 7.5 -0.8 tors of 2018 and later TBM 910 and 930 authority, ANAC, certified the service cen- 400/400A, Hawker 400XP) single-engine turboprops, simplifies ter for scheduled and unscheduled mainte- Turboprops downloading flight data and updating nance for the Embraer Phenom 100 and 300. Mitsubishi (MU-2, Solitaire, Marquise) 9.1 9.2 -0.1 Camp Systems maintenance-tracking and Embraer selected West Star Aviation for Pilatus (PC-12) 8.2 8.2 0.0 facilitates sending information to Daher’s full landing gear support to include warranty Textron Aviation (King Air) 7.4 7.2 0.2 TBM Care support team. The app auto- repair, overhauls, and AOG and engineering Rotorcraft matically sends aircraft counter updates, services at its Grand Junction, Colorado, as well as trend and report data files, to and Chattanooga, Tennessee facilities. Bell Helicopter 7.1 7.2 -0.1 Camp. The ability for TBM Care to view Airbus Helicopters 7.0 7.1 -0.1 and analyze flight parameters less than an Gulfstream Leonardo 6.9 7.0 -0.1 hour after conclusion of a flight furthers Gulfstream has rebranded its product sup- Sikorsky 6.8 6.3 0.5 Daher’s support capabilities, the French port organization to Customer Support, a * Listed in order of the 2018 overall average. 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Rockwell Collins is bringing a new con- them the time to gather the proper feed- cept in cabin lighting to business aviation back, work on “form, fit, and function,” as based on micro LED technology. Already well as certification. introduced to the commercial aviation Initially, the panel will be available in market, the electronics and interiors spe- white or monochromatic color, but Rock- cialist will highlight its Secant Luminous well Collins expects that it will have a panel for business jets at its booth (228) software update ready by 2020 for full- during this year’s NBAA-BACE. color displays. Recognized as a Crystal Cabin Award The ability to display messaging “is one finalist, the Secant Luminous technology of the things that is most exciting about will enable a variety of general or spe- the potential for the platform,” Kinnier cific lighting displays to the cabin, with said, adding this capability is “on the options such as showing environmental stove” as a future offering. n scenery or possibly even brand or other messaging on standard panels. It can also adjust lighting to improve sleep. NEWS note The Secant panel uses uLEDs (or Ultra LED) as pixels and general lighting. Desired Charter provider Jet Linx (Booth 4114), displays are created through the use of which saw its leased hangar at Hous- white, RGB, or RGB+W uLED clusters. If ton Hobby Airport destroyed in a vi- the display is disabled or the lighting is olent microburst in April, has moved placed in a general illumination mode, the from the temporary building it occu- panels return to their standard appearance. pied since the storm into a renovated “Business jet owners can customize the 58,000-sq-ft facility on the Million Air Secant panel to create virtually any lighting campus. Located on the west side of the environment they desire, whether it’s imag- airport, the company’s new member-only ery to help passengers sleep or a source of terminal is more than twice the size of its general lighting,” said Steve Scover, vice initial hangar on the opposite side of the president and general manager of Lighting airport which it leased from Jet Aviation. and Integrated Systems at Rockwell Collins. A private lounge and conference room “The Secant panel sets the tone for the pas- adjoin the aircraft storage space. senger’s visual expedition.” “We now have a new location with a While originally unveiled to the com- bigger private terminal, bigger hangar, mercial aviation market, the technology and better location to serve our clients,” could be an “easy rollover” for the VIP said company president and CEO Jamie market, believes Ed Kinnier, vice presi- Walker. “The secret to our success is the dent of strategy and marketing, interiors. resilience of our dedicated local team, and The introduction to business aviation will we will continue our unwavering commit- provide an opportunity to see how the ment to delivering the most personalized technology would look on aircraft such private aviation experience.” as Globals, Gulfstreams, or Falcons. Omaha, Nebraska-based Jet Linx Noting an “inflection point” for micro operates 17 private base locations LED technology coming within the next nationwide. T 24 months, Kinnier added, this will give

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18-MCJT16938 Beechjet G5000 NBAA Ad_REV-10.8125x13.875-AIN_ShowDaily-Day3.indd 1 10/5/18 10:28 AM continued from page 14 is enhancing spare parts availability “by houses a warehouse with more than Sikorsky move that the Savannah, Georgia manu- optimizing the supply chain.” 16,500 parts. Sikorsky has focused on improving heli- facturer says better emphasizes its focus EVO buyers have the option of sign- copter availability by reducing AOG turn on the customer. The organization encom- Piaggio Aerospace ing up for a new per-flight-hour airframe times. In 2016, AOG turnaround time passes more than 4,700 people, 30 facto- Improvements to the P.180 Avanti air- maintenance program, Forward Wing dropped 66 percent and total AOG vol- ry-owned and authorized maintenance frame that led to the new EVO model are Care. ume dropped 72 percent. Since then, facilities worldwide, and a spare parts being offered for older Avantis, includ- turnaround time has dropped a further inventory valued at more than $1.6 billion. ing a new Magnaghi landing gear with a Pilatus Aircraft 20 percent thanks to improved parts fore- Gulfstream notes its continual expansion 15-year, 15,000-landing TBO. Pilatus has extended scheduled mainte- casting and stocking. in this arena with new products, pointing to Avanti operators can now trial the new nance intervals on its PC-12 turboprop to Last year, Sikorsky added Thai Aviation the recently introduced Aircraft Ownership customer web portal in Piaggio’s customer 300 hours from 100 to 150 hours. The exten- Services to its authorized service center Service maintenance and operations pro- relationship management software. This sion is expected to lower scheduled main- ranks, bringing the total worldwide to 23. gram. This program is tailored to the cus- will allow users to access Piaggio’s support tenance labor time by about 20 percent for S-92 major inspection intervals have tomer’s requirements, and could include team and monitor status of requests. operators that fly 300 hours per year. This grown to 1,500 hours, up from 1,250, thanks support, operations, and maintenance. Piaggio has renewed its service cen- could reach 40 percent for PC-12s that log to customer input to the maintenance To further support Gulfstream opera- ter agreement with Banyan Air in Fort more than 800 hours per year. steering group and HUMS data. tors around the globe, the company estab- Lauderdale, Florida. Banyan is host Pilatus appointed Cutter Aviation’s Sikorsky has relocated and expanded lished a center dedicated to the resolution to the Piaggio America South Florida Denver base as a Pilatus sales and service its Brazilian forward stocking facility, of aircraft-on-ground (AOG) issues. The customer support division, which also center for the Southwest U.S. from Multiterminais to Barra da Tijuca, technical operations contact center is near Jacarepaguá Airport, which puts the located within the Gulfstream Savannah facility closer to Brazilian operators and service center. is expected to reduce the parts receiving Gulfstream is expanding its customer turnaround time from 24 hours to less support presence in Europe, adding a than two. Also in Brazil, Sikorsky is add- new factory-owned service center at TAG ing rotor blade repair capability for the Farnborough Airport to operations at S-92, which will be done by Composite London-area Luton and Stansted airports. Technology do Brasil, a joint-venture Gulfstream is building a 202,000-sq-ft between Sikorsky-owned CTI and Líder service center on the east side of Savan- Aviação. nah/Hilton Head International Airport, complementing its existing 679,199-sq-ft Textron Aviation main Gulfstream Savannah Service Cen- Textron has launched an upgraded war- ter. Completion is expected in the sec- ranty claims processing website, designed ond-quarter of 2019. to provide a simple experience for custom- The Gulfstream service center at Bei- Pilatus Aircraft ers. Upgrades include improved claims jing Capital International Airport has processing and post-purchase support. expanded operating hours, with a second Textron Aviation has removed shift from 3:30 p.m. to midnight Monday charges on rotable parts for overhaul, through Friday to better support Gulf- which reduces unexpected charges for stream operators in the region. the customer. The support organization has hired 50 Leonardo engineers to support mobile service unit The AW139 fleet of more than 900 (MSU) teams that are part of Textron helicopters has logged more than two Aviation’s 1Call support center. When million flight hours. The helicopter is two MSU technicians drive to the loca- built both in the U.S. and Italy, serving tion where an aircraft is grounded, the a customer base that includes offshore engineers assigned to that particular transportation, EMS, search and rescue, team dig into the problem and help trou- government agencies, and VIP operators. bleshoot. By the time the technicians Mitsubishi arrive at the aircraft, they should know Mitsubishi enough about the problem to implement Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America an immediate repair without having to (MHIA) launched its Aircraft Product spend more time troubleshooting. Support Division 20 years ago, taking over This year marks Textron Aviation’s fifth MU-2 support from Beechcraft/Raytheon. year in its investment strategy for Europe The Japanese manufacturer continues product support efforts, which ramped up strong support of the 260 MU-2s that are in 2012 with the opening of facilities in still operating, even though production Doncaster, UK; Dusseldorf, Zurich; and ended more than 30 years ago. Valencia, Spain. The company has opened More than 40 MU-2s and 249 attend- a new line-maintenance station at London ees came to MHIA’s free Pilot’s Review Biggin Hill Airport, putting its services of Proficiency seminar in April. The next closer to operators of Cessna Citations, PROP is scheduled for 2020. Beechcraft King Airs, and Hawkers based The support division established a at, or visiting, the fast-growing business safety committee to address “current aviation airport. A team of four mechan- demands of the aircraft and flight training.” ics has been delivering drop-in, AOG, and In addition to upgrades such as an Textron Aviation minor scheduled maintenance support MU-2 angle-of-attack indicator, MHIA since earlier this year. n

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Dassault is opting for a 13,000- to pany says will provide faster and better ents pilots with a comprehensive list of first delivery of its G500 ultra-long-range 14,000-pounds-thrust variant, desig- options when planning flights worldwide. routes at multiple cruise modes and var- jet in late September, the event marked nated the 812D. The software system and its accompa- ious approaches and departures. In addi- a major milestone for Pratt & Whitney McElvaine stressed the extensive test- nying website are designed to simplify tion, the pilot can select the route based Canada (P&WC) as well: the entry into ing that went into bringing the first engine the planning process by minimizing the on time, fuel used and forecasted weather service of the first of a new engine family into service with a program that amassed amount of information that needs to be around the globe.” that has been in the works for most of the 23,000 hours. Many new engine programs input, thereby reducing the time required All GoDirect Flight Service customers past two decades. accrue 7,000 to 8,000 hours before enter- to plan a flight. According to Honeywell, have access to the GoDirect Flight Bag “This year is a very big year for us,” ing service, “so 23,000 is a massive num- which is demonstrating the new system at Pro, Honeywell’s electronic flight bag said Scott McElvaine, vice president ber,” he said. “We prefer it that way. We NBAA-BACE (Booth 2600), in a two-month application, and now with a single sign on, of the PW800 series for P&WC (Booth want to make sure we’ve got this right.” trial period, it generated both domestic they can move easily between previously 3238). “We are now officially in service Even before Gulfstream selected the and international flight plans 75 percent separate portals, allowing them to moni- with the PW800.” engine, P&WC had conducted the initial more rapidly than older methods. tor their cabin connectivity, flight planning, Pratt & Whitney’s 15,144-pound-thrust runs and flight tests. That work helped “Honeywell has built a unique flight and flight tracking all from one place. C.E. PW814GA is the first to enter service, lead to Transport Canada type certifica- powering the G500. That milestone was tion for the 814GA and 815GA in Febru- the culmination of a test program that ary 2015 and the first flight of the G500 stretches back to the early 2000s. in February of that year. FAA and EASA Using the PurePower core developed approvals for the engines followed in 2017. for that specific model at that specific support. Furthering this is an enhanced for the PW1000, the PW800 family is The test program, however, has been moment at that specific station on the digital engine service platform. In addi- designed to span a thrust class of 10,000 only one piece of the preparations. “It’s line,” he explained. “It’s very dynamic.” tion, P&WC has built a stockpile of spares to 20,000 pounds, provide new levels of not just engine technology, but also In tandem with production, the support and is now distributing them worldwide maintainability, and dramatically reduce manufacturing and production,” he said. elements have been put in place. “We’ve and has rental engines in place. emissions with the Talon X combustor. “We’re actively ramping up to get engines taken a lot of pains on this program to One of the most significant initiatives, Early on, the family was selected for a to our customers.” make sure that this entry-into-service is he added, is the ESP PurePower program few airframe programs that did not come P&WC began laying the groundwork as smooth as we can make it,” he said. that was developed and evolved with con- to fruition, including the Cessna Cita- for production in 2011 with the opening The “front line” is ready with more siderable input from potential customers. tion Columbus. But in 2014, Gulfstream of a facility that McElvaine described as than 150 representatives trained for The result is a “white glove-type service” selected the 814GA for its new G500 and “the Disneyland of production,” incorpo- support. Backing them are a team of tailored to the owner and offering compre- the 15,680-pound-thrust 815GA for the rating a mixed model moving line that experts in areas such as logistics, engi- hensive coverage and a range of services. G600. And this year, P&WC captured its works on a just-in-time process. “Parts neering, and operations at the PurePower However, he also stressed the empha- next major program, the Dassault Falcon come in with the tools that are needed customer center that provides layered sis is on availability, dispatch reliability, and keeping the engines out of the shops. The engines come “out of the box” with on-condition maintenance requirements, rather than fixed times between overhaul. Engines will average 10,000 hours between shop visits, he said, adding, “It is no longer about putting engines through the shop. It’s the availability of the aircraft.” n

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Tamarack Aerospace (Booth 1663) has received Mexican DGAC approval for its Atlas active winglet system. This is in addition to previous approvals from EASA, FAA, ANAC and Transport Cana- da. Separately, the company said that it had just delivered its 75th set of active winglets, which are being installed on Cessna CitationJet. The active winglets are approved for installation via STC on CitationJet through CJ3+ models. The active winglet system is comprised of wingtip extension, tuned winglet, wing loading sensors, and moveable load

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DAVID M c DAVID duced wing loading. Active winglets do not incur the weight penalty and require We were promised flying cars the structural reinforcement of passive Terrafugia’s Transition is a Rotax piston engine-powered vehicle with foldable wings that seats two and converts itself from a drivable airplane systems, improve fuel economy, and into a flyable car with the push of a button. The Massachusetts-based company said the Transition can eliminate the need for an airport hangar, aircraft performance. T ground transportation to and from an airport, and the greater expense of aviation fuel. The company expects initial deliveries to begin in 2019.

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Pg-22_d3_V2.indd 1 10/17/18 8:49 AM in cruise or on approach, the aircraft is one of the most stable and forgiving that I have ever flown.” Pilatus continues with post-certification activities to expand the operating envelope of the type, including steep approaches, Thanks to its air ambulance interiors and operation on short- and soft- unpaved runways, one of the key selling field capabilities, points that led to the initial flurry of more the new than 80 orders at EBACE 2014 in Geneva. Pilatus PC-24 More than 150 takeoffs and landings is becoming have been conducted to date on dirt, grass, popular with and gravel surfaces in Switzerland, Can- operators and ada, Italy, and the UK, Pilatus said. Certi- passengers alike. fication for operation from rough surfaces

CY CYR CY is expected before year-end, added Pilatus. The company also said most PC-24 clients are opting for its “CrystalCare” to our PC-12s. The jet has allowed us to maintenance support program. “We are Pilatus expects two dozen expand our offering with a larger cabin very pleased with how well the PC-24’s and higher speeds.” He noted the ability entry-into-service program has pro- to reach airfields that other jets cannot gressed over the past nine months,” said PC-24s in service by 2019 reach, “significantly reducing point-to- Pilatus CEO Markus Bucher. point travel time.” Pilatus (Booth 4295, Static SD23) has by Ian Sheppard Meanwhile, Western Aircraft, operator both a PC-24 and PC-12 on static display of PC-24 S/N 102 and authorized Pilatus at OrlandoYOUR SOURCE Executive FOR AVIATIONAirport NEWSthis week at The worldwide, in-service Pilatus PC-24 The 12 Pilatus jets have accumulated dealer for the Northwest U.S., described NBAA 2018.www. ainonline.com n fleet has now reached 12 aircraft, with an 1,200 flight hours, with the fleet leader, a the aircraft as a “true pilot’s airplane.” expected total of 23 by year-end, the Swiss PlaneSense-operated PC-24, at 620 hours. Chief pilot Scott Marshall continued, aircraft manufacturer (Booth 4295) said George Antoniadis, the U.S. fractional “The ergonomic cockpit layout paired with on Tuesday at NBAA 2018. These aircraft ownership operator’s president and CEO, the ACE integrated avionics suite shows ENEWSLETTER FOR BUSINESS AVIATION are located in the U.S., Switzerland, Lux- said, “Our clients absolutely love the that Pilatus developed this aircraft with www.ainonline.com/alerts embourg, and South Africa. PC-24 and it is a wonderful complement the pilot in mind. Whether hand flying

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Pg-23_d3_v2.indd 1 10/17/18 9:24 AM Bye pitches electric aircraft for charter According to Bye by Mark Huber Aerospace CEO George Bye, Bye Aerospace has been in discussions market potential of using four-seat elec- aircraft is scheduled to fly in mid-2019, conventional with on-demand charter companies to tric aircraft for a comfortable shorter-haul, Bye said, and between the two models electric aircraft use its Sun Flyer 4—a four-passenger, 165- on-demand air transportation service.” Bye said the company has received 220 will be realized knot electric aircraft—for air taxi service, Bye said possible markets include Los orders to date. before eVTOLs.

the company said. It is currently devel- Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, and Miami. He estimated the cost of completing the ROSALES MARIANO oping the all-electric Sun Flyer Models The Sun Flyer 4 is slated to have a pay- Model 2 through certification at approxi- 2 and 4 that are priced at $289,000 and load capacity of 850 pounds, a cabin width mately $25 million. The company plans to Bye said the price advantage for flight $389,000, respectively. of 46 inches, and direct operating costs develop the Model 2 and then the Model 4. training in an all-electric aircraft was par- “We are being contacted by proactive, of $19.80 per hour. Bye plans to develop Bye called the much-hyped electrical ticularly dramatic, with fuel cost at just $3 forward-thinking companies,” said Bye the aircraft following completion of its vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) per hour compared to $45 to $50 per hour CEO George Bye. “They understand smaller Sun Flyer 2 two-seat training aircraft promoted by Uber and others in a conventional trainer fueled with avgas. the low-cost operating benefits and aircraft. A conformal prototype of that “a vision of the future,” while saying con - Citing a study by Boeing, Bye said ventional aircraft with electric power 790,000 new pilots will be needed over are an application for “today.” The lat - the next 20 years and that 80 percent of ter, he added, could use existing small all student pilots fail to complete their general aviation airports and existing training, mainly due to cost consider- Avidyne’s GLAS can revive air traffic control infrastructure to ations. He also noted that the nation’s economically meet burgeoning needs current general aviation training fleet is for economical flight training, air taxi on average more than 50 years old. your older light jet’s panel service within major urban markets, and “This is the opportunity to pivot general small package delivery. aviation into the future,” Bye concluded. n by Mark Phelps

Avidyne founder and CEO Dan Schwinn much lower price point than competing has been innovating avionics since 1993. solutions,” according to Avidyne (Booth To the business aviation audience, his 2181). “We are seeing significant interest most profound work could well be his from these aircraft operators who are look- GPS Legacy Aviation System (GLAS), ing for more affordable avionics modern- dedicated to upgrading lighter jets such ization options, and we are giving them the as older Citations to not only comply with most capability and value,” said Schwinn. the ADS-B mandate as inexpensively as Features of the IFD FMSs include syn- possible, but also to update their capa- thetic vision, Jeppesen chart integration, bilities to include modern FMS capability hybrid-touch user interface (pilots can and features found in newer models’ inte- choose touchscreen, knobs and buttons, grated flight decks. Rotorcraft are another or any combination of the two), inte- market for the GLAS protocol. grated Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, the IFD100 iPad Avidyne’s IFD550/545 FMS navigators app, GeoFill (suggests the most likely are an approved ADS-B and Waas GPS entry after the first few keystrokes), and source, so operators of Cessna CitationJets, Taws-like forward-looking terrain alerting. CJ1s, CJ2s, and CJ3s can add LPV approach With the optional RS-170 video input, the capability, electronic charts, wireless con- IFD can display onboard weather radar. nectivity to their ADS-B upgrade “at a Avidyne received a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the program on the Citation CJ family with Nascar’s Bill Elliott’s 2001 CJ1. “We are work - ing on several other retrofit programs,” said John Talmadge, Avidyne director of worldwide sales, “including certifi - cation of our IFD Series FMS in a CJ3 belonging to the highly accomplished aviation executive and retired Space Shuttle astronaut Charlie Precourt. Avi- dyne’s IFD FMS systems, which feature our innovative new GLAS protocol, provide direct interface to legacy avionics systems in these CitationJets without the exorbitant costs of external adapter boxes or EFIS factory upgrades.” The GLAS program is “the lowest-cost way to get LPV capability for coupled approaches,” said Schwinn. “And we’re getting great support from turbine MROs

because it’s quick, easy, and inexpensive. CYR CY It just takes a few days.” At NBAA 2018, he said, Stevens Aviation is showing a No, Bombardier is not going to the dogs DAVID LAU DAVID GLAS panel at its booth (656). Upgrades Bombardier is giving away plush toy dogs as a souvenir thank you for stopping by their exhibit A double stack of Avidyne WAAS-based GPS can cost from $60,000 to around $95,000, this week at the show. The bizjet maker named the toy “Smoothie” to highlight the “smooth ride” navigators can bring ADS-B, synthetic vision depending on how many components are of its Global family. Smoothie won’t ruin your carpets or need an expensive veterinarian, but isn’t and FMS capabilities to older business aircraft. involved, according to Avidyne. n likely to remain on the wing for very long.

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Following last spring’s surprise unveil- well along. The aircraft, said Bombardier ing, Bombardier’s newest additions to Business Aircraft COO Paul Sislian, “took the growing Global family—the 5500 and the market by storm. People didn’t real- 6500—are steadily moving toward certifi- ize we were putting this together. We are cation in the first half of 2019 and market really happy with the progress.” entry in the latter part of that year. The Pearl 15 had been certified earlier Bombardier (Booth 1200, Stand SD45) in the year and the first test vehicle—a took the wraps off the pair of new Glo- 6500—also had begun flying earlier this bals last May during EBACE in Geneva, year. In fact, the Canadian manufac- showcasing aircraft that will build on the turer brought that aircraft to EBACE to Global 5000 and 6000 with a redefined provide a glimpse during the unveiling. Just a few months after their unveiling, Bombardier’s new Global 5500 and 6500 have wing, new flight deck that will be the first The manufacturer has since added a completed 70 percent of their flight-testing program, the company said. to incorporate overlaid combined vision, 5500 to the test program. That aircraft was a redesigned interior that borrows ele- used to test the refined wing, and Sislian As for the wing, Bombardier re-profiled “fusing software” to ensure the proper algo- ments from the flagship 7500 and intro- said the necessary trials for aerodynamic the trailing edge of the wing for better rithms were in place to provide the proper duces its own unique features, and the validation have been completed. The 5500, aerodynamics and high-speed operation. weight to enhanced vision and synthetic first of a new Rolls-Royce engine family: meanwhile, was headed toward retire- The wing, however, maintains the same vision in different environments. the 15,125-pound-thrust Pearl 15. ment of its participation in the flight-test leading-edge slats, flaps, and spoilers that Also, the Rockwell Collins Fusion-pow- The new Globals have a top speed of program, he added. By this month, the two contribute to the Globals’ “smooth ride.” ered flight deck will have new features Mach 0.90 and 13 percent lower fuel burn flight-test aircraft had completed roughly such as airport moving maps, real-time than the preceding models. At the same 70 percent of the anticipated program. Flight Deck and Cabin Improvements traffic, and advanced weather detection. time, range of the Global 5500 extends to As modified Global 5000s and 6000s, Bombardier paid equal attention to In the back of the aircraft, Bombardier 5,700 nm (500 nm more than the 5000), the new aircraft will not need new type improvements on the inside of the air- is bringing its patented Nuage seat design and the Global 6500 to 6,600 nm (600 nm certificates. But they will need sign-offs on craft, bringing the first true combined to the Global 5500 and 6500 that was more than the 6000). The performance the engine, wings, and upgraded avionics. vision—in which enhanced vision is over- introduced on the 7500. Unique to the gains are particularly notable in conditions The bulk of the testing on the 6500 now is laid with synthetic vision in a single view 5500 and 6500, however, will be the option such as hot and high: the 5500 and 6500 involved with engine approval, Sislian added. on the head-up display—to the flight deck. for the Nuage chaise that can replace can fly up to 1,300 nm farther from Toluca, While the Pearl 15 incorporates a new The HUD will involve a separate certi- a credenza. The chaise can be used as a Mexico, than their predecessors. core, Rolls-Royce designed the engine to fication. Bombardier has not yet specified standard divan or reshape to a lounge con- In introducing the pair, Bombardier ensure it fits within the same nacelle pack- the timing of that, but Sislian noted that figuration, where a person can recline and Business Aircraft president David Coleal age that is already on the Global 5000 and HUD certification will not be necessary to lie back. “Reaction was really positive,” to said the Globals combine improved perfor- 6000. The advanced core improves fuel bring the aircraft to market. the introduction of the chaise, said Sislian, mance with the Global DNA, resulting in efficiency, reduces the environmental foot- Craig Peterson, senior director of market- noting customers have been looking for an the “longest range, the clearest vision, the print and offers advanced engine-health ing, commercial solutions for the HUD man- alternative to the standard credenza. largest cabin, the sharpest entertainment, monitoring. The engine has a 7 percent ufacturer Rockwell Collins, noted that the The interior also has a number of other and the smoothest ride” in their class. improvement in specific fuel consumption primary components of the combined vision changes, such as re-profiled side ledges Perhaps most surprising during the and is two decibels quieter, even further system are already certified independently and enhanced environmental systems. May reveal is the program was already exceeding Stage 4 noise standards. for the Globals and that it was a matter of Market entry remains on track for both models by the end of 2019 with full ramp up in 2020, Sislian said. Initial plans call for the Global 5500 and 6500 to be built on the same line as 5000s and 6000s. “Right now the four will live in harmony,” he added. But Bombardier executives have maintained that the market will determine the future of the 5000s and 6000s. Right now they are filling a need with a market tightened up for preowned aircraft, said Bombardier spokesman Mark Masluch. “With no young new aircraft right now, we are in a good place in terms of flexibly responding to our customers.“ The market already has appeared recep- tive to the newer siblings. Bombardier left EBACE with its first announced letter of intent in hand from HK Bellawings Jet that involved a mix of up to 18 Global 6500s and 7500. Since then, Bombardier has firmed up that order with a contract for four Global 6500s and two 7500s, along with options for 12 more that’s valued at $370 million and possibly growing

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FOR NEWS VIDEO FROM EBACE for production ramp up, with entry into Rolls-Royce Pearl hits 10,000 test cycles service expected at the end of next year. The Pearl engine combines technologies by James Wynbrandt derived from Rolls-Royce’s Advance2 technology demonstrator programs and incor- Rolls-Royce has successfully achieved when flying directly through the worst with the new Bombardier Global 5500 and porates proven features from the BR700 the 10,000 test cycle mark in the Pearl 15 thunderstorms,” water flowing at 6,000 Global 6500 jets it will power, the Pearl business aviation engine family. The Pearl engine test program, and the turbofan has gph is sprayed at the fan for three minutes, 15 received EASA certification in Febru- 15 also “exemplifies” the UK company’s now surpassed 2,600 testing hours, the much greater than expected to be encoun- ary. Rolls-Royce’s facility in Dahlewitz, IntelligentEngine vision of a future where company reported on Tuesday at NBAA tered when in service. Germany, is now building the first pro- product and service “become indistin- 2018. Thus far, six individual Pearl 15 Unveiled at EBACE in May in parallel duction standard engines and preparing guishable thanks to advancements in digi- development engines with 14 builds have tal capability,” it said. been used in 27 test campaigns. This includes a new-generation “This is an important milestone that Engine Health Monitoring System that underpins an on-track delivery,” said Dirk introduces advanced vibration detec- Geisinger, director of business aviation tion and incorporates advanced remote at Rolls-Royce (Booth 3800). “Our com- diagnostics and bi-directional com - prehensive testing program guarantees munications that allow easy remote sophisticated maturity and reliability lev- reconfiguration of engine-monitoring els from the outset.” features from the ground. The development program includes More powerful than the company’s tests under extreme icing conditions, successful BR710, the Pearl 15 has a max- massive water ingestions, lightning imum certified thrust of 15,250 pounds strikes, and long-lasting maturity runs, and up to 7 percent better specific fuel designed to put the engine “under enor- consumption. It’s also 2 dB cumulative mous stress,” according to Rolls-Royce. quieter and shows a 20 percent improve- For cold start tests, the entire engine is ment in NOx emissions margin. n cooled to below -40 degrees C, a tempera- ture where the viscosity of fuel is comparable to honey, and the engine must start

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Cobham Aerospace Communications is and thus palpably improving operational highlighting its SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB- efficiency and safety.” S) satcoms this week at NBAA-BACE 2018 For business jets, the Cobham satcom as “the first and only Inmarsat SB-S-ap- paired with an aircraft interface device proved system available for business jets,” (AID) allows passengers to access high- according to the company. speed satcom services. This is done with On display at the company’s NBAA booth a single channel of SB-S, allowing passen- (1260), Cobham’s Aviator 300D and 350D gers to access websites, send and receive satcoms offer a lower-cost yet efficient emails, and make voice calls. The AID means of providing airborne connectivity segregates data so passenger communi- and datalink communications. Cobham cations are secure, and there is no com- already provides SB-S for commercial promise of safety-critical flight deck data. airlines, including FANS 1/A compliance, “The ability to support cockpit and which includes ADS-C and controller-pilot cabin connectivity via SwiftBroadband datalink communications (CPDLC). makes the Aviator 300D the first sys - “SB-S’s always-on/always-ready datalink tem of its type that will support FANS/ permits constant satellite communica- CPDLC, in addition to providing an IP tion between pilots and air traffic con- connection to passengers,” said Scott trol,” according to Cobham, “facilitating Beutel, Cobham regional director for the real-time sharing of crucial flight data satcom aero. n MARIANO ROSALES Cobham’s Aviator 300D satcom offers SwiftBroadband’s safety Don’t roll your own services plus an IP connection. Cigar lovers attending NBAA-BACE 2018 can stop by S.E.A.L. Aviation’s exhibit (Booth 723) where master cigar roller Alejandro Marquina is demonstrating his trade. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company specializes in mobile aircraft fuel tank repair, maintenance and testing.

Chicago Jet Group selects Latitude’s DL150 datalink Web Manuals inks deal with Solairus by Ian Sheppard Digital documentation provider Web other areas of the business.” Manuals (Booth 225) has signed Solairus Solairus has a managed fleet of 145 air- Victoria, British Columbia-based Chicago The direct upgrade, replacing the legacy Aviation as its newest customer. “Seeking craft and 55 based locations across North Jet Group (CJG, Booth 3378) has selected FMS and GPS, meets compliance require- a digital solution to our paper manuals America, making it Web Manuals’ largest the Latitude DL150 Satellite Data Unit ments for worldwide operation of the Gulf- has long been on our radar,” said Tom business aviation customer to date. Solairus (SDU) as part of its new upgrade package, stream G200, Dassault Falcon 50/50EX, Benvenuto, senior v-p of flight operations will use Hurricane V7, the latest version of known as “NextGen ProLink,” for aircraft and Falcon 2000/2000EX. CJG described for Solairus. “The benefits are significant, Web Manuals software. The suite will review equipped with Pro Line 4 avionics that it as “the most effective upgrade path for chiefly the amount of time and money and distribute documents to Solairus’s staff. need to meet the upcoming FANS 1/A+ and classic Dassault Falcon aircraft models, as that will be saved and better utilized in The software comes with more than 200 ATN B1 European Link 2000+ mandates. well as the Gulfstream G200.” n guides, including step-by-step walkthroughs, and 35 video demonstrations. “We will work with [Solairus] to support their operations, meaning they can remain agile and competitive and focus on other Boeing updates Jeppesen FliteDeck areas of the business,” said Web Manuals founder and CEO Martin Lidgard. Boeing Global Services (Booth 3000) but pilots can also “select specific SID/ Lidgard is setting up shop at Web has upgraded its Jeppesen Mobile Flite- STAR routing data to fit their unique flight Manuals’ newest office in New York. It’s Deck electronic flight bag application to plans and operation,” according to Boeing the first East Coast office for the Swe - version 3.0.1, adding new real-time data Global Services. den-based company, which also has capabilities that speed up decision-mak- Mobile FliteDeck also has been an office in San Diego and a fourth in ing and data processing. To make search- upgraded with Smart Notes, which is Melbourne, Australia. Lidgard said the ing for information in Jeppesen’s Airway “information elevated in the context of your company not only launched its seventh Manuals easier, these are now published route,” eliminating the need for manual version of Hurricane software this year, in HTML format so they are easily search- interaction to present key data points. For but also opened a customer portal and able and fully indexed. overseas travelers, Mobile FliteDeck now Web Manuals founder and CEO Martin online store. He said its U.S. business Standard instrument departure/stan- inserts route information for oceanic tracks Lidgard poses with an example of his has more than doubled since appearing dard terminal arrival route (SID/STAR) automatically, based on the selected arrival company’s digital documentation. at last year’s NBAA-BACE. M.P. charts not only show own-ship position, and departure airports. M.T.

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Aviation fuel pricing software provider electronic payment solutions. With busi- Fuelerlinx, which is celebrating its 10th ness activities in 50 markets and more anniversary at NBAA-BACE 2018, has than 150 currencies around the world, partnered with EVO Payments Inter- EVO is among the largest fully integrated national to integrate the companies’ merchant acquirers and payment proces- respective technologies. As a result of sors in the world. the agreement, Fuelerlinx’s fuel manage- “We are enthusiastic about partnering ment software customers will now have with EVO and working as a team to help direct access to optimized flight oper- transform the way flight departments ful- ations and automated fuel purchasing fill their fuel payment transactions,” said processes in one interface. Moller, adding that he believes the integra- Since its inception in 2008, Fuelerlinx tion will reshape the way flight departments (Booth 2633) has helped hundreds of flight fulfill transactions. “Fuelerlinx has always departments automate many manual fuel sought to align itself with innovative com- pricing tasks, and it continually adds new panies to tackle the complex problems and services such as multi-leg tankering cal- rather outdated solutions that currently culations and alternate fuel proximity exist in our industry.” n mapping. But before this announcement, An unrelenting attention to safety, its customers were unable to pay through the Fuelerlinx platform. efficiency and customer service at KFWA. “To accomplish this, we developed an analytics and invoicing interface called Ven- Wilson Air adds dorLinx that linked FuelerLinx flight departments’ fuel transactions with participating improvements vendors back-end accounting systems,” said company CEO Kevin Moller. “This allowed Wilson Air Center—which operates vendors to push digital invoicing into Fuel- FBOs at Memphis International Air- erLinx, which meant flight departments no port, Houston’s William P. Hobby Air- longer have to manually enter invoice data port, Chattanooga’s Lovell Field in anymore and can now easily select their Tennessee, and North Carolina’s Char- preferred payment medium [ACH or credit lotte/Douglas International Airport—is card] from a dropdown in our digital wallet appearing at NBAA as part of the con- to send payment.” tingent of Shell Aviation-branded FBOs fwaerocenter.com Through the new deal, Fuelerlinx’s cus- at the fuel provider’s booth (2038). tomers can leverage EVO’s array of secure At its Chattanooga facility, the company reported that it has completed and fully rented a 3,000-sq-ft office suite that is attached to its newest 25,000-sq-ft hangar, which was built in 2016. With that hangar filled to capacity as part of the FBO’s 58,000 sq ft of hangar space, the company is working on plans for an additional hangar at the Tennessee airport. At Charlotte, the airport authority is completing the planning process for a new 30,000-sq-ft general aviation terminal, which will enhance the current FBO facility, providing additional space to support commercial charter activity and more tenant offices. The two-story FAA CERTIFICATION SEMINAR: facility, which will also be managed by TCs STCs PMAs TSOs Wilson Air, will include a 4,500-sq-ft U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility NOV 14-16 LAS VEGAS and conference rooms on both levels, as well as 9,000 sq ft of office space on the second floor. The airport expects the first phase of the project to be completed by the summer of 2020, when the city will host the Republican National Convention. Finally, Wilson announced that Mary OTHER SEMINARS: Kay, previously a customer service rep SYSTEM SAFETY 1309: JAN 29 • MANAGING FAA PROJECTS: JAN 30 at the Houston location, has been pro- PMA QUALITY MANUALS: JAN 31 • BIZ & FINANCE FOR TECHS: FEB 1 moted to regional CSR manager. She will be based at the Hobby facility. C.E. NBAA BOOTH 2642

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San Luis Obispo-headquartered business hangar space, but it will also provide is even aviation services company ACI Jet (Booth 36,000 sq ft of office space that the com- 630, 2219) is expecting its airframe and pany will use to expand its SBP FBO and engine MRO business to grow by 25 to 30 to house its flight-operations services percent in the next 12 months, well before business. “Putting them all in one facility a $19 million expansion of the company’s is pretty unique on the MRO side,” said smarter. MRO and FBO facility at the California Jensen. He said one of ACI Jet’s main city’s McChesney Field (SBP) is due to motivations for doing so is that while open. In addition to its growing MRO business-aircraft owners have long been business, ACI Jet operates FBOs at four used to high standards of service at FBOs NEW MD32 Magnetometer Southern California airports, operates a and flight-ops facilities, a similar standard charter fleet of 12 business jets, manages of personal “service in MRO facilities The first certified 2-inch indicator to display attitude, altitude, business aircraft for owners, and provides seems to get neglected.” flight operations services. For ACI Jet’s customers, that will airspeed, vertical trend, heading and slip information just Fueled in part by ACI Jet’s new status change when its new all-in-one facility got smarter. as an authorized dealer of and MRO pro- at SBP opens: “This is going to be one of vider for Honeywell avionics and other the nicest facilities in the Western United Now, with the optional MD32 Magnetometer, SAM® delivers Honeywell equipment, the anticipated States,” said Jensen. He said SBP’s loca- independent heading reference without the hassle of special rapid growth of its MRO business in the tion in a major wine-making region in short term is driving a need for ACI Jet scenic Southern California hill country installation hardware or orientation limitations. Its unique to hire 10 new employees in the next 12 and the fact the airport has expanded its mounting flexibility, compact size and convenient cockpit months for that part of its operation, network of airline-served destinations calibration ensures an easy, low-cost installation...every time. according to Dave Jensen, the company’s to include several major hubs mean ACI v-p maintenance. Of the 10 new MRO jobs Jet’s customers not only love coming to No brackets. No shims. No hassle. No problem. ACI Jet is creating in the next 12 months, San Luis Obispo, but they are finding the four will be required for its fledgling Hon- company’s MRO facility very convenient eywell avionics installation and servicing to use. “The MRO business is expanding business and most of the new MRO jobs and that feeds the FBO business too,” will be “head of household”-level posi- Jensen remarked. ® MD302 SAM tions, Jensen told AIN. ACI Jet’s charter fleet consists of three MD32 Magnetometer In addition to making another 10 new Bombardier Global Express XRSs, three jobs available within the next 12 months Challenger 604s, five Cessna Citation in the other three areas of its business, Excels/XLSs, and one Gulfstream GIV-SP. ACI Jet expects to hire another four to While ACI Jet isn’t contemplating six employees 12 to 24 months from now expanding its charter fleet much beyond to continue growing its Honeywell avion- its existing size, “the motivation for the ics-MRO operation, Jensen said. Beyond expansion of the repair station [at SBP] that, the company expects its employee is to support the types we specialize in,” count to continue growing following the said Jensen. This is particularly true for planned completion in March 2020 of its the Bombardier types, he said, because sizable new facility at SBP, construction there is a perceived “lack of support for 2-inch attitude, altitude, airspeed, which began on September 19. For one Bombardier on the West Coast.” Addi- vertical trend, slip and heading thing, at present “we’re probably only tionally, the company’s “Honeywell [deal- at 60 percent capacity” in terms of the ership and service-center authorization] employees ACI Jet has available to meet is a key part of that growth plan.” ACI Jet the physical capacity its facilities offer for will have the ability to conduct “very large flySAM.com Booth 2265 aircraft MRO work—not including the projects” involving Honeywell avionics new SBP facility expansion. equipment in its SBP repair station, such Not only will the new facility give ACI as performing Primus Elite and JetWave Jet another 30,000 square feet of MRO satcom installations. n

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www . extantaerospace . com historic 10,000th RV flying, showcased Scheme Designers showcases the latest at the gathering. In addition, 11 Oshkosh Lindy Award winners wore the company’s designs, Barnett said, “the most ever.” in custom liveries and ‘edgy’ design trends In addition to work on schemes for individual owners and operators, the by James Wynbrandt company has provided livery for a number of business and GA OEMs and airlines Paint shops and completion and refur- each aircraft. The company currently has give owners and operators the best pos- worldwide. Barnett said he’s eager to dis- bishment specialists report growing num- 13,500 unique aircraft paint schemes fly- sible view of how their design will look, cuss “details, ideas, and design concepts bers of customers want to make a bold ing worldwide, Barnett said, created for both on the ground and in flight.” for any type of paint scheme design proj- statement on the ramp with their aircraft customers in more than 150 countries Visitors can browse through an exten- ect” with visitors at his booth, and the livery, and paint scheme specialist Craig who “range from kit builders to royalty.” sive library of 3D sample designs and past company is offering discounts on new Barnett agrees: “The latest design trends projects spanning practically every type projects ordered at the NBAA show. are more edgy and dramatic, and more New Tech Enables Dramatic Schemes of corporate and GA aircraft flying, fixed- Additionally, Casey Horgan, director of clients are exploring exciting designs,” Meanwhile, as Barnett noted, improved wing and rotorcraft, and discuss their sales, is celebrating her one-year anniver- said Barnett, chief designer and CEO of vinyl masking technology and materials, specific design goals and needs with the sary with the company. n Scheme Designers (Booth 4763), on the like precut vinyl paint masks, allow dra- Scheme team. eve of NBAA 2018. “New paints have matic and complex schemes to be laid out Detailed renderings, application dia- brought more vibrant and saturated col- as simply as basic stripe designs, without grams, and instructions ensure paint shops ors to the industry, and more projects are significant cost penalties. can perform the exterior makeover cor- employing mixed media, such as a mix of Scheme Designers is showcasing in rectly and efficiently. The company can also Satcom Direct paint and vinyl, to make up the designs.” Orlando its photorealistic paint scheme provide complete paint mask kits to the cus- At the convention center, the Scheme design approach, which gives clients “a tomers’ paint shops to simplify layout and expanding secure Designers team is providing expertise on much better understanding of how a ensure accurate replication of the design. a vast range of possible paint patterns for scheme will look on their aircraft,” Bar- Illustrating its design capabilities, this data center for any airframe. Barnett launched his com- nett said. For some customers, the stan- year Scheme Designers completed a business aviation pany 21 years ago and with it the profes- dard side, top, and bottom view drawings new vinyl project for AOPA’s Piper Cub sional paint scheme design business. An are not enough, he said. “They need to sweepstakes aircraft; and at EAA AirVen- Business aviation connectivity solu- engineer by training and artist, pilot, and see their aircraft from different angles to ture Oshkosh this year, reprised its role tions provider Satcom Direct (Booth serial aircraft owner, Barnett combines fully understand and appreciate how their as paint scheme provider for the sec- 250, SD40) has broken ground to his talents and passions to create unique paint scheme design is truly going to look. ond One Week Wonder, a Vans RV-12iS expand its data center to 10,000 sq ft. designs representing the vision of each We’ve developed new approaches and built by visitors during the event; and Upon completion in December, the client, while celebrating the beauty of technologies to create renderings that also provided the livery design for Vans project will add capacity for more than 120 server cabinets at the company’s Melbourne, Florida headquarters, New paints have which will double its footprint and pro- brought more vide additional secure data storage for aviation and terrestrial clients. vibrant and saturated The $3 million expansion will match colors to the industry, the category-five hurricane-proof construction and data-compliance and more projects are standards already in place at Satcom Direct’s existing center. This expansion employing mixed is in response to business aviation’s media, such as a mix growing need to mitigate the risk of cyber attacks during flight, Satcom of paint and vinyl, to Direct said. make up the designs.” More than 400 business aviation customers have already subscribed to — Craig Barnett Satcom Direct’s cybersecurity services, chief designer and CEO of Scheme Designers which deliver tailored solutions built on years of experience working with military and government sectors. The SD Data Center enables the creation of private networks for clients when connected to SD hardware, software, and satellite connectivity, allowing in-flight data security protocols identical to those available at corporate locations. “Business aviation customers expect robust, reliable, secure connectivity to be available throughout flight. As cyber attacks on business aviation increase, we are responding by enhancing our ability to monitor and manage these threats by keeping data transfer safe through the SD Data Center,” said Sat- com Direct chief commercial operator Chris Moore. A third, future phase will support further customized solutions for aviation clients, the company said. C.T.

34 NBAA Convention News \ October 18, 2018 \ ainonline.com An artist rendering shows the design for Ocala International Airport’s new general aviation terminal. The facility at the Part 139 gateway is slated for completion by the end of next year.

Central Florida airport Constant Aviation’s footprint grows to build new genav terminal with added hangar space Constant Aviation (Booth 2676) has now have attracted customers throughout by Curt Epstein expanded its footprint at Florida’s Orlando the region who value a one-stop MRO solu- Sanford International Airport (SFB) with tion for their aircraft maintenance needs.” Florida’s Ocala International Airport (Booth administration offices, a restaurant with the addition of upgraded hangar space to By moving small and mid-cabin work to 2960 and 2219) will break ground this meeting rooms, three car rental service support its increasing MRO activities. The the new facility, Constant will allow more month on a general aviation terminal that areas, and available office space. company acquired the facility from StarPort room for larger-cabin needs in its current will replace the 56-year-old structure at the “The general aviation terminal is the 18 months ago to develop Constant’s total hangar. In addition to providing space for gateway. The $6.1 million project will be paid central hub of activity at the Ocala space to around 100,000 sq ft. Constant MRO services, the new facility will support for with state and federal grants and airport International Airport,” said Grow. “The expects to move small and mid-cabin jet Constant’s paint services with added prep funds. Sheltair, which operates the lone FBO current general aviation terminal, con- maintenance operations to the new hangar. and detail space. “We have been bursting at the airport, will contribute $2 million structed in 1962, has served its purpose “We have been diligent in enhancing at the seams with aircraft, and this addi- toward the construction. That amount will well; however, the new terminal will make and expanding the capabilities offered in tional hangar space gives us the ability be reimbursed at a later date, according to a great impression for aviators and guests our Florida facility,” said Constant Aviation to serve even more customers in the Matthew Grow, the airport’s director. arriving for business or pleasure.” president and CEO Stephen Maiden. “The region,” said Constant Aviation regional The 17,500-sq-ft terminal will The facility is expected to open by the breadth and depth of the services available v-p Kevin Dillon. A.R. include a 3,000-sq-ft FBO, the airport end of next year. n

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NBAA Convention News \ October 18, 2018 \ ainonline.com 35 P&WC commercializing bizav oil-analysis service by Chris Kjelgaard

After quietly launching its bizav oil-anal- the board” to every member of an air- ysis maintenance prognostic service for craft family for which it offers the service Pratt & Whitney Canada engines earlier commercially. “We have a lot of samples this year, the Canadian OEM now has and we are growing the baseline” of data some 800 operators using the service for for prognostics purposes, “but there is no more than 8,000 engines powering four specific target date” by which P&WC is aircraft types. planning to make the service available for Operator acceptance of the engine any particular additional aircraft models, OEM’s new oil-analysis service has been said Stickling. That said, “We still have the “quite good,” Bjorn Stickling, P&WC’s trial available for customers for engine director of digital engine services, told models we haven’t commercialized.” AIN. He said that to date P&WC has made While no specific target dates have the service available commercially for been set for commercializing fur- the PW306A engine powering the Gulf- ther engine models, Stickling said the stream G200; the PW617F1-E powering oil-analysis is available immediately for the Embraer Phenom 100; the PT6A- the PW800 turbofan family as it goes 67B and PT6A-67P powering the Pilatus into service on the Gulfstream G500 PC-12 family; and the PT6A-62 powering and G600 and the Dassault Falcon 6X. Lab workers for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s oil analysis service can advise operators of a the South Korea-made KAI KT-1 Woongbi He said P&WC will be making the service potential part failure 300 hours or more before it could become an AOG issue. basic military trainer. available for further engine models “over Stickling said that P&WC is continu- the next six to 12 months” and confirmed a component any metal debris has come. results available to the customer via the ing to build its maintenance-prognostics that ultimately P&WC is planning to P&WC’s oil-analysis service works by online portal within 24 hours. database by analyzing thousands of oil make it available for every business-avi- observing component-wear trends and While some component-failure modes samples provided by customers beta- ation engine model it manufactures. making the operator aware of any failure propagate more rapidly than others, testing the service. The OEM is “not far Stickling said P&WC’s new oil-analysis trend “before it gets close to the acceler- P&WC usually can advise a customer of away” from offering the service commer- technology is about 100 times more sensi- ation curve,” said Stickling. “It is a trend- a potential part failure 200 to 300 hours cially for the PT6A-114/114A powering the tive “than other technologies out there” in ing service,” not a tool for analyzing and before it happens, “and in some cases Cessna Caravan and the PT6A-140 pow- detecting metal debris in engine oil sam- repairing an AOG-causing failure after the much more,” said Stickling. This lets ering the Grand Caravan; and the PT6A- ples, and “we can determine with more fact, he stressed. P&WC advise the operator to remove 64, PT6A-66, and PT6A-66D powering the precision the alloys” contained in any The service enables earlier detection of an engine or replace a particular module, Daher TBM family, he added. metal debris from oil-wetted parts. The engine-component wear and “allows us to depending on the nature of the forthcom- P&WC (Booth 3238) is trying to make technology is so sensitive that P&WC can trend it and work with the operator” to ing failure, to prevent it happening at all. its oil-analysis service available “across determine from which particular area of manage maintenance of its engines proac- “As we get into commercialization, the tively, said Stickling. “Knowing the modes feedback [from customers] has been very [of failure] and the histories of compo- good, particularly on the Phenom 100 and nents allows us to work with operators PC-12,” he said. P&WC has been able to to manage the situation and continue advise Phenom 100 operators of failure C&L touts three new ADS-B install options flying. We can manage the spacing [of the trends well in advance of them causing sampling] and can time it with the main- AOG situations, “particularly on situa- C&L Aviation Group is highlighting at and radio that can be displayed on personal tenance intervals.” tions that used to catch them off guard,” NBAA 2018 its new “One Problem: Three electronic devices . To use the service, operators go to for instance with engine bearings. “We can great solutions” ADS-B installation pro- STC approval is expected “very soon— P&WC’s online customer portal and pur- give operators a heads-up; we see the program, giving customers three options in the next few months for sure,” said Tom chase a sampling kit, which P&WC ships gression [of the component wear] and we for meeting the upcoming Jan. 1, 2020 Chapman, v-p of corporate aircraft, and to them with return shipping pre-paid. keep the operator updated, so the operator equipage mandate. Customers can with installations expected to be sched- Upon receiving a sample from an operator, can plan a maintenance intervention” long order an ADS-B Out Equipment Compli- uled through the end of next year, C&L is P&W typically analyzes it and makes the before any AOG event occurs. n ance Kit; have C&L perform a turnkey offering the programs now. installation at its facility, or have a C&L The compliance-kit ADS-B offering pro- road team perform the installation at vides “everything you will need for a stream- the aircraft’s base or another location lined ADS-B solution,” according to C&L, of customer choice. including hardware, loose wiring kit, engi- Water system supplier receives kudos C&L’s in-development Garmin ADS-B neering support, and installation instructions. Solution will replace existing Collins TDR- C&L (Booth 2230) will perform installa- For the third consecutive year, Canadian overall. “It shows the value our staff places 94D transponders with dual remote-mount tions at its 140,000-sq-ft facility in Bangor, airborne potable water system manufac- on exceeding expectations through a cul- Garmin GTX 3000 smart transponders, and Maine. The certified repair station, which turer International Water-Guard Industries ture of exceptional customer service, con- cover corporate and regional aircraft C&L has some 200 employees, holds approv- (IWG, Booth 867) has been named a Sup- tinuous improvement, dedication to quality, currently services, including the Beech- als from the FAA, EASA, and several other plier of the Year by Gulfstream Aerospace. and doing what we say we’re going to do.” jet 400A, Hawker 800 Series, Challenger agencies, and is also ISO 9001/2008, AS The award recognizes Vancouver area- The Transport Canada-approved series, Learjet, Caravan 208, Saab 340, 9100 and AS 9110 certified. based IWG as a supplier of water treatment organization holds numerous U.S. and ATR Classic, Dash-8, Beech 1900D, EMB- For installation service delivered to units for Gulfstream’s line of business jets. Canadian STCs and designs, certifies, 120, and Metro. The solution includes a the customer’s hangar, a road team will “Winning this award from one of our and delivers aviation solutions including Garmin GDL 88, GA 35, and Flightstream perform the ADS-B upgrade wherever major customers, and a leader in the indus- water disinfection, filtration, on-demand 110 wireless Bluetooth- compatible device the customer requests, eliminating the try, is an honor for our company,” said IWG heating, lightweight valves, and pumps, that enables GPS position, ADS-B In need to ferry the aircraft and minimiz- president Steven Bis, adding his company as well as its own line of hand-crafted weather and traffic, and SiriusXM weather ing downtime J.W. has earned the distinction eight times aircraft water faucets. C.E.

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As focused on bizav as it is on commercial aviation, UTC Aerospace Systems’ (Booth 633) Landing Systems unit has made considerable progress in achieving greater landing-gear parts commonality on different business-aircraft models from the same OEM. At the same time, UTAS Landing Systems is progressing toward achieving full compliance with the European Union’s strict While striving for as much commonality as possible among OEMs’ models, UTAS Landing Systems is also targeting environmental improvements, Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, working toward compliance with the EU’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) standards. and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) environmental-compliance regulations as Accordingly, UTAS Landing Systems components with a zinc-nickel formu- actuated landing gear design to an elec- they apply to business-aircraft parts and developed a similar geometry for the two lation, which the company first certified trically actuated gear “is a very complex systems. Mark Eckert, UTAS’s v-p and types’ landing gears, producing a trailing for its landing gear for the Airbus A350 system approach to designing an air- general manager of regional and business arm-style design that was “optimized XWB. Using the zinc-nickel formulation craft and is a risk.” However, some busi- programs–Landing Systems, told AIN the where possible for both the G500 and in landing gear components “assists with ness-aircraft OEMs are technologically business unit’s achievements in those two the G600.” The G600 is a larger aircraft corrosion protection also,” Zita noted. capable of taking such a step, said Eckert, areas are among its most significant tech- than the G500, “but it was an engineering UTAS Landing Systems is progressively though he acknowledged, “I don’t know nological achievements of recent times and challenge we were able to overcome,” said introducing throughout its entire busi- if we have talked to an OEM yet that has it continues to make progress with them. Zita. The design work resulted in the two ness-aviation portfolio the REACH-com- considered that.” UTAS Landing Systems comprises a aircraft having “as many parts in common pliant manufacturing techniques and UTAS Landing Systems’ approach to Goodrich-legacy wheels and brakes facil- as possible,” including similar nose land- materials it first developed for its com- such potentially disruptive aircraft-proj- ity located in Troy, Ohio, and a landing ing gears, but of necessity some major mercial-aviation contracts. While the ect discussions is dictated by its business gear facility in Oakville, Ontario, that load-bearing parts of the two aircraft types’ process is already well under way in its philosophy, which Eckert said is highly were combined into one UTAS business landing gears—such as their main landing landing gear business, UTAS Landing customer-focused and calls for it to always unit in 2014. The unit has achieved par- gear shock struts—had to be different. Systems’ Wheels & Brakes unit is also offer whatever project-participation level ticularly strong parts commonality for Zita said UTAS Landing Systems also working to ensure its manufacturing tech- the OEM customer wants his company to the landing-gear actuation systems it worked in lockstep with Bombardier to niques and materials for business aircraft provide. For instance, said Eckert, should provides for the Gulfstream G600 and obtain type certification for the Global are fully REACH-compliant, said Eckert. the OEM want to work with UTAS Land- G500, according to Richard Zita, UTAS’s 5000 and the Global 6000, and the two In one example of commercial-to-bi- ing Systems on a joint-definition basis, as director of business aircraft and helicop- companies’ close cooperation allowed zav technology sharing, the company is Gulfstream Aerospace did with the G500 ter programs-Landing Systems. Of the UTAS to design the same wheel-and- now deploying its commercial-aircraft and G600, it is happy to do so. Often, three gear-uplock actuation systems, two brake assemblies for both aircraft. carbon-brake design and manufacturing “with newer OEMs, we’re able to work on a side-brace actuation systems, and the expertise for business aviation applications. joint-development basis,” he added. nosewheel-retraction system it provides Commercial Experience The new Cessna Citation Longitude, for For any customer, UTAS Landing Sys- for each of the two aircraft, four are com- Applied to Bizav which UTAS Landing Systems provides the tems is willing to provide everything from mon. “That’s a really great thing, because The considerable progress UTAS Land- landing gear, is fitted with carbon brakes. an aircraft’s entire landing-gear package to [each uplock-actuation system] is a line ing Systems has achieved in meeting As a result of its often-pioneering work individual landing gear components or sys- replaceable unit,” said Zita. REACH-compliant business aviation man- in the design of commercial-aircraft land- tems, such as proximity sensing systems, Also common to both the G600 and the ufacturing standards that don’t use what ing-gear systems, the company holds con- steering systems, or actuation systems. G500 are several other UTAS-provided the European Chemicals Agency calls siderable further intellectual-property Because of the company’s depth of experi- landing-gear components such as smaller “substances of very high concern for Autho- resources that—when the business case ence and industry presence, “we have the drag braces and tie-down rings, and the rization” comes from the company’s work is right—it can offer business-aircraft ability to support OEMs in how they pack- two types share a common nosewheel on landing gears for commercial widebody manufacturers. For instance, said Eck- age their systems and make sure they are steering system. Similarly, the wheel-and- aircraft, according to Eckert. ert, “One of my roles was as the program reliable and successful,” said Eckert. brake assemblies UTAS Landing Systems For instance, UTAS Landing Systems manager for the Boeing 787, which had Apart from its extensive commer- provided for the Bombardier Global 5000 does not chrome-plate any landing-gear the first commercially available electric cial-aviation presence, in the business and Global 6000 are common to both components in the G500 and G600: [ally actuated] brakes, so we have years aviation sector UTAS Landing Systems types, according to Zita. instead, it uses high-velocity oxygen fuel of experience in fielding electric systems provides landing gear systems or compo- In both the Gulfstream and the Bom- (HVOF) spraying to provide the necessary replacing hydraulic systems. We con- nents for Gulfstream’s G450, G550, G650, bardier multiple-aircraft-platform cases, protective coating. The company devel- tinue with development in that area and G500, and G600; Bombardier’s Global UTAS Landing Systems’ parts-common- oped its HVOF-spraying technique for the [for any OEM that decides its new busi- 5000 and Global 6000; the Piaggio P180; ality efforts benefited from its close coop- landing gears it makes for the Airbus A380. ness-aircraft design needs such a system] the Embraer Legacy 650E, the business-jet eration with the OEM. For the Gulfstream Similarly, the G500 landing gear is we have a technological road-map to the version of the ERJ-145 regional jet; the Pila- G500 and G600, “We were working both UTAS Landing Systems’ first business-jet future for a complete, electrically actu- tus PC-9 and (as an option) PC-12; the new agreements at the same time…[and] Gulf- program that doesn’t use cadmium to ated ATA 32 system.” Cessna Citation Longitude; and numerous stream was looking at having as much strengthen the high-strength steel on the Eckert concedes that, for any busi- smaller Textron Aviation business-aircraft commonality between the gears as pos- gears’ load-bearing components. Instead, ness-aircraft manufacturer, switching models, including the Beechcraft King Air sible,” said Zita. UTAS strengthens G500 landing-gear from using a traditional, hydraulically family and some Cessnas. n

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40 NBAA Convention News \ October 18, 2018 \ ainonline.com company’s Astronics Max-Viz subsid- Broad line, iary has meanwhile seen its Max-Viz 2300 enhanced vision system (EVS) installed and certified by Sikorsky on a one brand for new S-76D helicopter. According to Tom Geiger, business unit manager, the company has shipped more than 3,000 EVS Astronics applications. Astronics also is showing its FliteStream by Ian Sheppard T-310 satcom connectivity equipment at its NBAA booth, as well as a cabin mockup Astronics (Booth 214) has come to NBAA showing its mood lighting and how lighting, 2018 with a range of announcements, but seats, and IFE devices can be controlled its main theme is to build the Astronics through a handheld device. In addition, brand coincident with it reaching its 50th it is demonstrating its “Li-Fi” (like Wi-Fi anniversary. Until last year, the $1 billion but with light) concept, which it believes company marketed itself as 11 different could increase Wi-Fi data transfer speeds companies. in the cabin. Its Astronics Luminescent Systems Matthew Harrah, president of Astron- (Astronics LSI) unit has been granted ics Aerosat, explained to AIN that the FAA PMA approval for its new LED land- FliteStream T-Series uses its Rexolite ing and taxi lights, which can replace tra- Lens technology for high efficiency. ditional filament-based lights that have “We’ve developed our tail- and fuse- much shorter lives. “Airframe manufac- lage-mounted antenna systems provide turers, airlines, and private owners can maximum performance across the full

now incorporate these lights onto new range of Ku-band satellite technologies.” MARIANO ROSALES and retrofit aircraft to take advantage of He added the company continues to the life-cycle cost savings,” said James have direct relationships with Satcom Need a lift? Liftkar has you covered Kramer, president of Astronics LSI. The Direct and Inmarsat. For Satcom Direct’s lights come in three industry standard new SD Xperience, launched this week at First-time NBAA-BACE exhibitor Mobility before and is receiving an enthusiastic sizes: PAR 36, 46, and 64. NBAA 2018, Astronics is the tail-mount Lifter (Booth 1855) is displaying the Lift- reception at NBAA 2018. The East Aurora, New York-based antenna supplier. n kar PT, a portable battery-operated stair “I’m finding attendees have family climber that can lift an individual up aircraft members who need it for home,” she or any other set of stairs. “It works indoors said, but has also had strong interest and outdoors, on carpeted stairs, wood, from FBOs, charter management com- glass, concrete, curved stairs, and angled panies, and individual aircraft owners. Safe Flight AOA aboard Quest’s Kodiak Series II stairs,” said Jeanine Carroccio, exclusive Booth traffic at NBAA 2018 has been North American distributor, along with hus- “way better” than anticipated, she said. The new version of Quest Aircraft’s it automatically accounts for flaps settings, band Vito Ingrassia, for the Austrian-made A steady stream of attendees have been Kodiak turboprop single, the Kodiak wind gusts, load factor, and weight distri- Liftkar, which is manufactured by Sano taking a seat in the Liftkar on display and 100 Series II, comes standard with Safe bution. Pilots can use the AOA system to Transportgeraete. The couple became the getting lifted up the short staircase at the Flight’s angle-of-attack (AOA) system optimize high-lift operations such as nor- distributor six years ago after buying one company’s booth, some using measuring with a digital heads-up indexer. LED mal and short-field takeoff, best angle and for Carroccio’s mother. “There was nothing tape to satisfy themselves the unit can fit lights in the indexer, which is mounted on best rate of climb, long-range cruise, and like it in the U.S.,” she said. into and down the aisles of tight business top of the glareshield in the pilot’s field normal and short-field landing approach. The Liftkar (Booth 1855) can support up aircraft cabins. of view, make it easy to see in different “The Kodiak is renowned for its backcoun- to 352 pounds, weighs about 65 pounds, Sold through a nationwide network of lighting conditions. The pilot can adjust try and STOL operations, we are extremely and can quickly disassemble into three dealers, the Liftkar has a host of safety the reference marker to set AOA targets, pleased to provide Quest with an AOA sys- pieces for easy stowage. They’re avail- features, including a sealed chain drive, according to Safe Flight. tem that will enhance the performance and able in 15-inch and 20-inch models and locking wheels, and rugged construction. The AOA system receives information safety characteristics of this uniquely innova- cost about $8,000. Sano has sold Lift- A rechargeable sealed lead acid battery from the existing Safe Flight lift trans- tive aircraft,” said Randall Greene, president kars to international airlines, but Carroc- can power the machine for 300 to 500 ducer and stall protection computer, and and CEO of Safe Flight (Booth 4851). M.T. cio never marketed to the aviation field steps between charges. J.W.

Japan plans bizav infrastructure upgrades by Curt Epstein Ryota Nagao of With Japanese authorities expecting an In addition, he said the government increased by an average of 14 percent Japan’s Civil influx of an additional 13 million tourists plans to enlarge facilities at many smaller each year, with 5,190 movements last Aviation Bureau in 2020 for the Summer Olympic Games, local airports to handle the overflow year. Of that amount, more than 3,100 is a man on a up from the 27 million visitors the coun- and general aviation aircraft relocation involved Haneda and Narita. The Kan- mission.

try experienced in 2017, the government from primary Tokyo gateways Narita and sai region (Kansai International, Osaka MARIANO ROSALES is currently examining how it will handle Haneda International Airports, which are International, Yao, and Kobe Airports) airports handling nearly one-third of them. The country is looking to ramp up already somewhat constrained in terms saw another nearly 700, while the that amount. customs and immigration infrastructure of business aviation parking. Nagao told Nagoya region, which includes Chubu At Nagoya Airport, Aichi Sky Expo, a to meet that increased demand, according AIN that his department has just begun a Centrair International and Nagoya Air- large convention center along the lines to Ryota Nagao, deputy director of policy study to determine specifically what will ports, accounted for another 400. of Geneva’s Palexpo (which is host to the planning and research office with the gen- be required. Counting domestic flights, that num- annual EBACE show), is expected to debut eral affairs division of the country’s Civil Since 2014, international business ber grew to more than 15,000 oper - in fall 2019. The airport is also home to Aviation Bureau. aviation movements in Japan have ations in 2017, with the Tokyo-area Mitsubishi’s MRJ assembly facility. n

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Gulfstream’s Thomas Horne In synthetic vision system (SVS) Gulfstream Aerospace’s Thomas Horne mode the camera displays a view that is has been inducted as a fellow in the 40-degree horizontal by 30-degree vertical Society of Experimental Test Pilots. in coverage, with a 1,280 x 1,024 resolu- Horne, director of flight operations tion, “ensuring full coverage of the view- test for Gulfstream (Booth 256, Static ing area with no tunnel-vision effects.” SD41), joined the company as an The Dallas-based 900LX device has experimental test pilot for the GV also been upgraded with the Vital 1100 program and then became a project visual system, which can provide “highly pilot for the PlaneView G550 flight deck. detailed mission-specific imagery.” Horne was also a test pilot on the first As well as having FalconEye, the new flights of Gulfstream’s G550 and G650. level-D interchangeable simulator at Prior to joining Gulfstream, Horne Dassault’s recently certified FalconEye heads-up display is already available in the company’s Teterboro Airport, near New York City, was a flight test engineer and F-16 Dallas, and Paris centers, and will be available in August 2019 at Teterboro. will have CrewView collimated glass mir- fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force. ror displays and a Vital 1100 visual sys- He tested envelope expansion, tem, giving distortion-free images. It is avionics development, and weapons in a whole-Earth environment, including development for the fighter. FlightSafety’s sims now the latest terrain information and geo- specific satellite images, said FSI. Polaris integrates ‘Fatigue The Teterboro facility also has a new Meter’ risk assessment tool feature FalconEye HUD flight crew emergency training center Aviation safety software company Polaris with a pool for sea survival training, a Aero (Booth 651) has integrated Pulsar by Ian Sheppard full-scale “dunker,” a hoist for rescue Informatic’s Fatigue Meter technology simulations, and a full-scale cabin trainer. into FlightRisk, Polaris’s automatic FlightSafety International (FSI, Booth interchangeable simulator (the FS1000) Also at Teterboro, FSI plans to offer King risk assessment system. FlightRisk 6538) has installed Dassault’s recently at its Teterboro learning center. Air 350 training using an interchange- automatically pulls in key pieces from certified FalconEye combined vision Steve Gross, senior vice presi - able simulator that can be configured the Pulsar fatigue risk management system head-up display in its Dassault dent-commercial with FSI, said the with Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion system and displays it in a user-friendly 900LX full-flight simulator in Dallas, FalconEye installations demonstrated or Pro Line 21 avionics. Installation is way, making it easier to use the preflight as well as the Falcon 8X and 2000LXS its support for Dassault and enhance currently under way, with training due assessment process by managers and simulators at its Paris training center. training for operators, who now have to commence in April. Following FAA front-line personnel. “By gaining insight In addition, in August 2019 the U.S. access to the required ground school certification of this sim, FSI is hoping for into the total risk perspective of the company will install FalconEye in a and simulator training for use of the Transport Canada and Brazilian ANAC aircrew, the operation has an overall new Falcon 2000LXS and in a 900LX FalconEye, which combines synthetic approvals later next year. n better ability to fly as safe as possible,” said Pulsar CEO Daniel Mollicone. Polaris is demonstrating the integrated fatigue and flight risk assessment this week at its NBAA 2018 booth. Deliveries are down slightly, but Bombardier sees strong orders OJets’s fleet grows by Bombardier’s 31 business jet deliveries Backlog slid from the $16.5 billion Aircraft president David Coleal, “rivaled adding four Globals in the third quarter marked a decline of reported a year ago, but marks an uptick only by the continued strong performance Singapore-based OJets has added five units from a year ago, but strength- from the $14.1 billion at the end of the sec- of our Challenger franchise, which we three Bombardier Global 6000s and ening orders brought backlog to $14.3 ond quarter. The aircraft delivered thus estimate outperformed each competitor’s one Global 5000 to its fleet, which billion as of September 30. This year’s far represents 70 percent of the OEM’s medium-category deliveries by a ratio of is operated by Elit’Avia Malta under a third- quarter deliveries consisted of four planned business aircraft deliveries for five to one or higher in the third quarter.” Maltese AOC. They join the existing Learjets, 20 Challengers and seven Glo- the year, said Bombardier (Booth 1200, At the NBAA 2018 static aircraft display, Global 6000 and 5000 and one bals. That brings the year-to-date total to Static SD45), announcing results Tuesday Bombardier is showing its newly certified Challenger 650, taking OJets’ fleet to 96 business jet deliveries at the Canadian at NBAA 2018. (Transport Canada) Global 7500, Global seven business jets. OJets launched in company, down from 109 through the first “We are seeing strong demand for our 6000, Challenger 350, Challenger 650, April at the ABACE show in Shanghai. nine months of 2017. Global family,” said Bombardier Business and Learjet 75. M.P. Phil Mulacek, chairman of OJets, said, “We have a strong financial position, and this will allow us to continue to grow our fleet of aircraft.” OJets said it holds a 30 percent equity stake in Elit’Avia Malta Limited and its affiliates.

Aviation Search Group sees business growth Bombardier’s Aviation Search Group (Booth 4307) is Challengers led seeing a dramatic jump in searches for the way in the professionals and leadership within all company’s third- sectors of the industry. The company quarter deliveries, has placed 92 professionals year-to-date accounting for 20 and thousands of direct-hires throughout of the company’s company history. Last year, the company 31 bizjet reported a 194 percent increase in shipments. search assignments when compared

CY CYR CY to 2016, with growth experienced in Part 91, Part 135, and MRO businesses.

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ISM is also noted for the aviation busi- started asking questions, and it turned nesses on the field. Warbird Adventures out there were 3,000 orthopedic surgeons offers flights in a dual-control P-40 War- at the Gaylord Palms [Resort & Conven- hawk and T-6 Texans, and its Kissimmee tion Center]. They were driving as much Air Museum has more than a score of air- jet traffic as a convention with 30-, 40-, craft on display and showcases ongoing 50,000 attendees,” he said. restoration work. Stallion 51 provides During such traffic surges, the airport P-51 Mustang orientation and training has closed the secondary runway for flights with highly experienced instruc- overflow parking, but that’s not neces- tors. NBAA exhibitor Unusual Attitude sary anymore as aircraft now are typi- Training (Booth 1809) offers corporate cally chartered out rather than left idle programs using an EFIS-equipped L-39 jet on a ramp. “These days, anyone with a whose handling characteristics are similar corporate jet tries to keep it in motion,” to current corporate jets. Lloyd said. This year ISM is also marking the Meanwhile, the municipality has just inauguration of a new charter aviation provided road access to an adjacent city- high school on the airport grounds, the owned parcel suitable for business and Florida Aviation Academy, which just industrial development. Lease revenue

MARIANO ROSALES inducted its first freshman class. The is earmarked for airport operations, “so The Kissimmee Gateway Airport’s exhibit (Booth 2007) at NBAA-BACE 2018 proved popular 13-acre site will ultimately have 800 we’re doing a full court press marketing with attendees looking for an alternative to Orlando International or Executive Airports. students, with maintenance, engineer- that property,” Lloyd said. “We’ve got ing, UAS, professional pilot track, and water and sewer easily available, and peo- Navy ROTC programs. For now the ple can come in, design what they want, school is using portable buildings and and construct a building for their oper- ISM: Orlando’s alternative classrooms at Aviator College of Aero- ations.” And it comes with immediate nautical Science and Technology, also access to the airport. by James Wynbrandt on the airport, which offers flight train- Looking ahead, the airport is consid- ing and aviation maintenance techni- ering adding hangars, but Lloyd noted While not hosting NBAA 2018’s static dis- Signature Flight Support has a 7,000-sq- cian programs, and a commercial pilot municipal authorities are “still gun-shy play, Orlando’s Kissimmee Gateway Air- ft airside canopy that can accommodate associate’s degree program. from the recession” and reluctant to port (ISM) nonetheless gets a fair share of aircraft as large as a BBJ, providing shel- In addition to proximity to the Orange invest in the infrastructure “unless they attention as a port of entry to the NBAA ter from inclement weather and the sun. County Convention Center, ISM is also the know they’re leaving a lot of money on convention. Airport director Terry Lloyd During NBAA, Signature is offering $1 per closest airport to the Disney and Universal the table from not having them.” n ticked off some of the reasons: “We are gallon off the posted retail price of jet-A theme parks and “some of the large conven- actually closer to the [Orange County] and a free night’s parking. At Odyssey Avi- tion hotel properties are even closer than Convention Center than Orlando Execu- ation, transients can enter a drawing for a the convention center,” Lloyd said.

tive [ORL] is.” three-day Disney vacation. Kissimmee Jet Lloyd recalls noticing one year “the YOUR SOURCE FOR AVIATION NEWS ISM is also “a little more discreet” for Center offers unlimited free parking with FBOs were getting a lot of jets, but there www.ainonline.com attendees seeking to avoid hubbub and minimum purchase of 15 gallons of fuel. were no major events” occurring. “I crowds when they fly in for the event. And when it’s time to leave on peak days, “We get permission from the FAA to extend the [control] tower hours”— ENEWSLETTER FOR BUSINESS AVIATION normally 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.—to facilitate Viasat Wi-Fi satisfies your need for speed StandardAerowww.ainonline.com/ will offer Viasat’salerts Global late-night departures. Aero Terminal 5510 for satcom service pro- While ORL has display aircraft, aircraft For NBAA 2018 attendees disappointed with via the company’s ViaSat-2 satellite. vided by the ViaSat-1, ViaSat-2, and European shoppers often pass through ISM during the expensive and low-bandwidth Wi-Fi ser- Viasat has signed an exclusive distributor Ka-band satellite platforms. The 5510 system the show, Lloyd noted. Kissimmee typi- vice at the convention center, a visit to the agreement with StandardAero, under which is alsoAERO compatible DEFENSE INDUSTRYwith the ENEWSLETTERupcoming Via- cally hosts OEMs’ demo aircraft, “ready Viasat booth (1254) could prove highly sat- the maintenance and avionics service com- Sat-3 ultra-high-capacitywww.ainonline.com/ satellitesubscribe platform, to fly for serious potential customers to isfying. Viasat is demonstrating its Ka-band pany will offer Viasat satcom packages for and no hardware upgrades to the 5510 will take a ride in.” satcom network at the show, and visitors can the Bombardier Global Express, XRS, 5000, be needed to connect to the ViaSat-3 network. This week, Lloyd and the Kissimmee experience access speeds of up to 100 Mbps and 6000. Two business jet OEMs have selected

Gateway Airport team are at the conven- ViasatAIR for TRANSPORT the 5510 Ka-band INDUSTRY satcom ENEWSLETTER system. tion center (Booth 2007) highlighting Gulfstream chose Viasat for the Ka-band www.ainonline.com/subscribe the airport’s attractions, whether for system for its G280 super-midsize jet, and access to NBAA, for business or pleasure Embraer will offer the Viasat satcom to buy- year round, or as it turns out this year, ers of its new Praetor 500 and 600 jets and for establishing a green field facility by will also provide a retrofit option for Legacy the airport. 450 and 500 owners. Owned by the city of Kissimmee, ISM has To expandFOR NEWS the numberVIDEO FROM of facilitiesHELIEXPO that two runways: 5,001-foot 6/24 and 6,001-foot can sell and install Viasat satcoms, the com- main runway 15/33. “We call that the mon- pany selected two new business aviation eymaker,” Lloyd said of the 6,000-footer. dealers, GoAeroMx of San Antonio, Texas, “That’s the one that keeps the corporate air- and SoCal Jets of Van Nuys, California. craft coming in. Five is okay, but six thou- AccordingFOR NEWS to Viasat, VIDEO FROM customers EBACE can sand is better.” The runways can support simultaneously access high-bandwidth aircraft as large as BBJs. A major pavement applications on aircraft equipped with its Ku- rehabilitation with new sealcoat on 15/33 and Ka-band satcom systems. This includes was completed this year along with a run- “accessing VPNs, or streaming high-defini- way lighting upgrade to LEDs. tion video calls, cloud content, or live TV

The airport’s three FBOs—Signature MARIANO ROSALES entertainment.” Network speeds are up to Flight Support, Odyssey Aviation, and Visitors to Viasat’s booth were treated to 100 Mbps internet speeds, thanks to the 16 Mbps, and the speed should increase as Kissimmee Jet Center—provide a range company’s Ka-band satellite-based service. Gulfstream and Embraer offer it as an option. Viasat adds more satellite capacity. M.T. of options for transient operators.

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Pg-44_d3_v3.indd 1 10/17/18 4:51 PM continued from page 1 they would like to have to reset production rates,” he said. “We are still awaiting Bizav order bounce a clear signal that the very light and light jet market segments have recovered.” These orders help position deliveries to Order rates for the midsize and light jets climb by an anticipated 7 percent next still have not returned to levels that would year, according to Vincent. be expected. However, the book-to-bill ratios Vincent also expresses the view that also received a boost from another key too many aircraft and OEMs are in the denominator—weaker delivery perfor- market given the number of existing cus- mance this year. Twin-engine business tomers. “There is much work to be done jet deliveries were down 8 percent to bring new customers, and new talent, year-over-year in the first half, “largely into the industry,” he said. driven by the fact that most OEMs are in a transition phase from current pro- Preowned a Seller’s Market duction to new—and in many cases, not The preowned market, meanwhile, has yet certified—models,” he said. turned into a seller’s market, particularly

JetNet estimates deliveries will be down 2 for those offering aircraft aged less than CYR CY percent this year. But that will improve next 10 years. “With virtually no very young While some segments are improving faster than others, the overall picture looks good for year as manufacturers ramp up on programs inventory for sale, sellers of these assets business aircraft sales. One indicator is the tightening of the preowned inventory. such as the Gulfstream G500 and G600, are clearly in the driver’s seat in the nego- Bombardier Global 7500, Cessna Citation tiations,” Vincent said. JetNet iQ’s third-quarter survey revealed Canada, and Australia, which combine Longitude, and Pilatus PC-24. As younger aircraft become difficult business aircraft owners and operators in for 80 percent of the business jet fleet. Production rate increases tilt toward to find, prices are beginning to firm and North America “are the most optimistic Trade tensions, weak currencies relative newly- and recently-certified models. residual values, which have been expe- of any region of the world.” to the U.S. dollar, Brexit uncertainties, “We are not yet seeing evidence of a riencing double-digit declines each year The strength of the U.S. economy— and higher U.S. inflation and interests broad-based order recovery,” Vincent and now more in the single-digit range. with forecasts for 2.9 percent GDP “are already with us or on the near-term said. “Order backlogs have only now just In turn, business jet manufacturers are growth and corporate profits topping $2 horizon,” Vincent pointed out. stabilized for the big five OEMs as a total, reporting firm pricing, even though some trillion on an annual after-tax basis—and Specific to the business aviation com- after double-digit percentage declines in still have unsold inventory this year, Vin- new tax laws are helping to bolster this munity, he added, pilot and maintenance 2015, 2016, and 2017.” Further, based on cent added. optimism. “U.S. consumer confidence is technician shortages are already affecting company filings, 84 percent of the busi- The U.S. continues to dominate—74 near an all-time high, and the U.S. unem- the industry. This is compelling significant ness jet backlog is with just two compa- percent of all full sales transactions of ployment rate has slipped below 4 per- increase in labor costs. Commercial airlines nies—Bombardier and Gulfstream. preowned business jets in the first nine cent,” he added. have been hiring much of the available labor, “We estimate that backlogs at Embraer months were for aircraft based in the However, despite this promise, Vincent as Boeing and Airbus both are on the path and Textron represent considerably less U.S. and about 60 percent of new aircraft sees some clouds on the horizon. Many to more than 60 narrowbody deliveries a than one year’s production. This does not deliveries have gone to the U.S., according economists see a slowdown in key econo- month. “The pressure on the talent pipeline provide management with the confidence to JetNet records. Further, Vincent added, mies next year—the U.S., Europe, China, shows no signs of abating,” he said. n

continued from page 1 UTC’s Aerospace Systems reports it has desert of California’s Muroc air base in increasing the type and amount of of data recently invested more than $100 million 1947, today’s environmental concerns over uploaded from external ground- or satel- Supersonic bizjets in R&D, with a portion dedicated to the noise are a formidable hurdle in the path lite-based sources, as well as developing areas of noise and high temperatures asso- of future supersonic flight. Mach busting more robust onboard sensors. aircraft could fall into an all-first-class air- ciated with supersonic flight. The company is still forbidden over land in the U.S., “Networked and datalinked crowd- liner configuration. He pointed out that has a history in supersonics, having been though the recent five-year FAA reau- sourced weather will be [required] for the economics of an airliner are signifi- one of the suppliers on the Concorde pro- thorization includes funding for research things that go fast,” said Carl Esposito, cantly different from those of a business gram. UTAS also has experience with some into the possibility that technology could Honeywell Aerospace president of elec- jet: “[Airlines] have to make money.” of the technologies in subsonic applica- mitigate booming to acceptable levels. tronic solutions. “We have a lot of the Together with its development team— tions, such as its titanium liquid interface Strategies for reducing booms include fundamental building blocks, based on which includes Lockheed Martin, GE Avi- bonding process on the fan case for the aerodynamic measures that would reshape [our] military technology.” ation, and Honeywell—Aerion’s next steps Rolls-Royce Trent 900. and disrupt the so-called N-wave generated Aerion partner Lockheed Martin is involve exploring further Tier 1 suppliers. “We firmly believe that the next big step by the initial shock created by the nose of also researching boom effects with its They need to source the contractors who in aerospace is to go into supersonics,” the jet followed almost immediately by a X59 program. That effort was specified will build the AS2’s fuselage, wings, and said Gary Reynolds, UTAS v-p of regional similar shock wave from the tail. Aerody- in the FAA funding bill, and the research control surfaces, as well as major compo- and engine systems. namics can reshape the wave to turn the would involve establishing a test range in nents such as the landing gear. While bar patrons at Pancho Barnes’s double sharp booms into more of a low a remote area where a sample of people As an indication of how supersonic Happy Bottom Riding Club didn’t seem rumble, according to Miller. would be asked to evaluate sonic booms fever is spreading throughout the industry, bothered by sonic booms over the high Up to a certain speed known as Mach under varying test conditions—atmo- cutoff, the N-wave itself does not extend spheric and aerodynamic. all the way to the ground. Atmospheric Developing the first supersonic Aerion AS2 conditions also play a role in determining business jet is a competitive exercise. Mach cutoff, and Honeywell is research- “It’s a race,” said one Aerion executive. ing “boom mapping” software that could Spike Aerospace is also developing its ultimately take the form of a flight deck program, and Boom has designs on display similar to weather radar that can the airline industry. Also, some are show pilots when the boom is getting too intrigued that Gulfstream, which had low for comfort (5,000 feet above ground long ago back-burnered its own super- level is thought to be a sufficient buffer). sonic development program, recently Developing boom-mapping software is reserved trademarks on the model dependent on enhancing and refining atmo- names G1100 and G1200, fueling spec - spheric data available to the onboard equip- ulation that it could be reviving plans to ment. That effort involves a combination of get back into the Mach-buster race. n

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