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JULY 2019 | ainonline.com 2019 The 737 Max program received a huge vote of confidence at the last month. International Group (IAG) inked a letter of intent covering 200 Max 8s and Max 10s worth more than $24 billion at list prices. CFM also signed a significant engine deal—valued at $20 billion— during the show (see page 6). For more Paris Air Show news, also see pages 8 and 10. Quest buy expands Daher line. page 8 SMO operator bulldozing excess . page 14 INTOSH DAVID M c DAVID Universal developing a new FMS style. page 46 Raytheon, UTC merger to create a ‘giant’ by David Donald

Citing “less than 1 percent overlap” between competing against [UTC].” combined company value is $166 billion the two companies, Raytheon International Upon completion of the Raytheon/UTC and, based on 2019 sales, the new company CEO John Harris spoke at the Paris Air Show, merger, the company will become the world’s will generate $74 billion in annual revenue. dismissing concern expressed by President second-largest defense/ company The company’s first CEO will be Greg Hayes, Donald Trump over the merger of his com- after , and the second largest U.S. UTC chairman and CEO, with Raytheon’s pany and Corp. (UTC). defense contractor behind Lockheed Mar- CEO, Thomas Kennedy, becoming executive Announced on June 9, the all-stock “merger tin. Revenue will be divided roughly equally chairman. Hayes is due to become chairman of equals” will create an industrial defense/ between defense and commercial sectors. and CEO after two years. The board will aerospace giant to be known as Raytheon Completion of the deal is due for the first continues on page 58 Technologies. The new entity will bring half of 2020, following the partition of UTC together Raytheon’s portfolio with those of into three separate companies. UTC’s Otis Read Our SPECIAL REPORT UTC subsidiaries Pratt & Whitney and Col- elevator business and Carrier subsidiary lins Aerospace (itself a product of the 2018 (environmental control and building sys- merger of and UTC’s Aero- tems) are being spun off and will not form Completions space Systems business unit). part of Raytheon Technologies. With Ray- The industry is experiencing an President Trump tweeted that he was theon currently headquartered in Waltham, uptick in demand, thanks to new and a “little concerned” that the union would , and UTC in Farmington, Con- preowned transactions and operators’ reduce the number of bidders for defense necticut, Raytheon Technologies is due to be decision to use avionics installation and other government contracts. “It’s actu- located within the greater metro area. time to provide a cabin refresh. ally quite the opposite,” Harris told CNBC. UTC shareholders will own approximately “I’ve been at this for the better part of 35 57 percent of the new company, with Ray- page 20 years. I can’t remember a time we were ever theon shareholders taking 43 percent. The PRAETOR 600: CERTIFIED OUTPERFORMANCE.

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LEADING THE WAY PRAETOR 600: CERTIFIED OUTPERFORMANCE.

Announcing the certified Praetor 600, the world’s most disruptive and technologically advanced super-midsize aircraft that leads the way in performance, comfort and technology.

Unveiled at NBAA in October 2018 and now certified by ANAC, FAA and EASA, the Praetor 600 did not just meet initial expectations, it exceeded them. Named for the Latin root that means “lead the way,” the Praetor 600 is a jet of firsts. It is the first super-midsize jet certified since 2014. The first to fly beyond 3,700 nm at M0.80. The first with over 4,000 nm range at LRC. The first with full fly-by-wire. The first with Active Turbulence Reduction. The first with a cabin altitude as low as 5,800 feet. The first with high-capacity, ultra-high-speed connectivity from Viasat’s Ka-band. And all of this, backed by a first-placed Customer Support network.

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ONE AVIATION REQUESTS COURT AoA sensor [part number 4677-03] APPROVAL FOR ASSET SALE at Aerosonic.” Cirrus issued a service A motion filed June 17 in the ongoing bulletin with instructions for replacing Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of the suspect sensor. The FAA adopted Albuquerque, -based One the new AD without prior opportunity Aviation requests court approval on for public comment, but for those procedures for the direct sale of the wishing to do so, any such comments company’s assets either to debtor-in- must be received by August 1. possession (DIP) Citiking International or a higher bidder. The filing establishes ROLLS-ROYCE BUYING Citiking as the “stalking horse” bidder— SIEMENS EAIRCRAFT BUSINESS selected to establish a minimum price for Rolls-Royce is accelerating its shift to the company and dissuade lower bids— more environmentally sustainable aviation Daher, Safran, and Airbus will join forces to create EcoPulse, a wing-mounted distributed hybrid- for One Aviation’s assets in a proposed transportation with a plan, announced propulsion demonstrator based on Daher’s TBM platform. First flight is expected in 2022. Section 363 sale. This development came last month at the Paris Air Show, to one week after the U.S. Trustee in the acquire Siemens’s electric and hybrid- Chapter 11 case moved to dismiss the electric aerospace propulsion “eAircraft” company’s prepackaged reorganization business. Terms of the agreement were Daher, Airbus, and Safran plan, which could have ultimately not disclosed, but Rolls-Royce expects forced One Aviation, manufacturer the deal to be completed later this of the /550 light jet, into year, “following a period of employee team up on EcoPulse hybrid Chapter 7 liquidation. A 363 sale would consultation.” Since 2017, Rolls-Royce and stave off outright liquidation, and also the Siemens eAircraft operation have by James Wynbrandt allows for higher bids than Citiking’s to been working together along with Airbus be submitted for consideration in an on the E-Fan-X demonstrator, which is a Daher, Airbus, and Safran announced a col- known as e-Propellers. These thrusters auction for the company’s assets. The hybrid-electric propulsion test program laborative partnership last month at the Paris will be integrated into the EcoPulse wing, proposed 363 sale has also encountered for a BAe 146 —one of the Air Show to design and develop EcoPulse, a providing both thrust and aerodynamic headwinds from DW Partners LP— jet’s four engines is being replaced with a wing-mounted distributed hybrid-propul- gains, the latter including reduced wing representing DWC Pine Investments, a two-megawatt hybrid-electric powerplant. sion demonstrator based on Daher’s TBM surface area and wingtip vortices, thereby previous investor and current lienholder platform. First flight is expected in 2022, lowering drag. in One Aviation. The hearing on the 363 POLICE ORDERS according to the three French companies. Though the design is in its early stage, sale is currently scheduled for July 1. FIRST SUBARU BELL 412EPX Kickstarted by the French Civil Aviation the small model displayed at the 2019 Paris The Japan National Police Agency (JPNA) Research Council with support from the Air Show and in animated videos appeared GULFSTREAM OBTAINS FURTHER placed the first order for the Subaru French Civil Aviation Authority, the proj- identical to a Daher TBM but FAA NODS FOR EFVS-TO-LAND Bell 412EPX medium twin helicopter ect aims to validate technologies designed for three small, evenly-spaced electric Gulfstream Aerospace has expanded its last month at the Paris Air Show. Last to reduce emissions and noise pollution motors and propellers on the leading edge approved by the FAA to year, Bell and Subaru announced and create new uses for air transportation. of each wing. use its enhanced flight vision system their collaboration on a commercial Engine manufacturer Safran will These electric motors could be used to (EFVS) for touchdown and rollout enhancement of the helicopter that develop the distributed hybrid-propul- taxi the aircraft to and from the runway without the pilot using natural vision they co-developed for the Japan sion system. Airbus has charge of aero- and also during cruise and descent in place to view the runway. The most recent Ministry of Defense (JMOD) utility dynamic optimization of the propulsion of the TBM’s Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6. approvals for the EFVS credit are for the helicopter program. Subaru delivered a system, installation of high-energy-den- Meanwhile, the turboprop engine would G650/650ER, G550, and G450. With this prototype aircraft to JMOD for testing sity batteries, and their use to power the be used for takeoff and other high-power latest round, all of the Savannah, Georgia this February. The helicopter features aircraft. Daher will handle component flight phases, charging the hybrid system’s manufacturer’s certified in-production a more robust main rotor gearbox dry and systems installation, flight testing, batteries at the same time. Expected per- models, as well as the out-of-production run capability, an increased internal regulatory approvals, and construction. formance metrics have yet to be released. G450, can now use the EFVS for landing. maximum gross weight to 12,200 The distributed hybrid propulsion “We are determined to make [reduced pounds, and mast torque output of plus system consists of a turbogenerator, a environmental impact of aircraft] a distinc- FAA PUBLISHES 11 percent at speeds below 60 knots. combined turbine and power generator; tive feature of the French aircraft industry,” CIRRUS VISION JET AD an electric power management system; said Daher senior v-p of aerospace and In response to three recent in-flight MITSUBISHI WORKING WITH and integrated electric thrusters, also defense business, Nicolas Orance. n incidents that resulted in the grounding PARTNERS ON M100 DEFINITION of the Cirrus SF50 fleet, the FAA has Mitsubishi met with prospective new published a new airworthiness directive strategic partners at the Paris Air Show for the Cirrus light jet, reinforcing the to help refine airframe changes to the emergency AD issued in April. To address fuselage of the former MRJ70, now IndiGo opts for CFM Leap-1A in $20B deal the instances of engagement of the branded M100, to allow it to meet the single-engine jet’s stall warning and 86,000-pound weight limit required by Indian budget carrier IndiGo placed a & Whitney GTF (geared ) engines protection system (SWPS) and/or the U.S. scope clauses. Scheduled for $20 billion order (at list prices) for CFM for Airbus 320neos. Following initial electronic stability and protection (ESP), certification in 2023, the M100 would fly International Leap-1A engines to power issues with the GTF, IndiGo suffered a even in cases when sufficient airspeed to a range of 2,000 nm, while seating 76 280 Airbus A320neos and A321neos on large number of grounded aircraft, but and proper angle of attack (AOA) existed passengers in a three-class configuration, the opening day of the Paris Air Show, acknowledged it received compensation for normal flight, the AD reiterates the requiring Mitsubishi to seek advances to marking CFM’s largest single engine from Pratt & Whitney for the AOGs. agency’s mandated replacement of the airframe to lower weight—including order. The airline will take delivery of its The airline presently operates a fleet of 17 its AOA sensors with improved AOA the addition of new lightweight materials first Leap-1A-powered A320neo in 2020. A320ceos powered by CFM56-5B engines, sensors. The airframer and AOA sensor such as composites and different metallic Its contract also includes spare engines part of a total fleet of 215 A320/A321-family manufacturer Aerosonic identified the alloys. Engineers have also reduced the and an overhaul support agreement, as aircraft. Fast-growing IndiGo has a fleet of probable root cause of the problem as M100’s cargo volume to gain more space well as a long-term service agreement for more than 230 aircraft, with around 1,400 an AOA sensor malfunction due to “a in the aircraft to carry more passengers— the engines. daily flights, 54 domestic destinations, and quality escape in the assembly of the the MRJ70 accommodated up to 76. IndiGo is the largest customer for Pratt 19 international destinations. N.M.

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The future. Rolls-Royce. Paris Airshow News With Quest buy, Daher extends product line on uneven or very short runways. “As a powerful and maneuverable aircraft, Eviation’s Alice To Fly This Year French airframer Daher, manufacturer of The Sandpoint, company builds the used particularly for humanitarian missions -based Eviation brought a full-scale the popular TBM line of single-engine tur- 10-seat, unpressurized Kodiak 100, with to provide aid to isolated communities, prototype of Alice to the Paris Air Show boprops, is expanding its aircraft portfolio more than 270 in service. The rugged, sin- the Kodiak 100 perfectly complements and secured a “double-digit” order for with the purchase of U.S.-based Quest Air- gle-engine, high-wing turboprop is certified our TBM product range and is fully in line the $4 million airplane from U.S. regional craft, the company announced on June 13. in 67 countries and is capable of operating with Daher’s long-term vision as a com- airline . Alice is equipped with pany committed to the future of aviation,” three 260-kW Siemens electric motors explained Patrick Daher, chairman of the fitted with Hartzell variable-pitch family-owned company. propellers, with one on each wingtip and All 240 Quest employees are expected one fitted to the tail. Alice’s lithium-ion to join Daher, and according to company batteries weigh 8,200 pounds, which CEO Didier Kayat, the purchase, which is is 60 percent of the airplane’s 14,000- expected to be completed by the end of pound mtow. Performance of the Alice the year, also represents a larger, strategic as a regional includes range, with expansion. “The Quest Aircraft Company’s 45-minute reserve, of 565 nm and 240-knot acquisition represents an additional step in cruise speed at 10,000 feet. First flight of our development in the and an the Alice is planned by the end of this year. overall strengthening of our aircraft manu- facturing business,” said Kayat. “In addition Aviation Sustainability to making Daher the world’s seventh largest Assumes New Urgency in Paris aircraft manufacturer in business aviation, it Sustainability played a major role during provides us with our first industrial site in the this year’s Paris Air Show as the global United States, thereby reinforcing Daher’s aviation market expresses an increasing position as a Tier-1 aerospace equipment recognition that new technologies, Daher has acquired Idaho-based Quest Aircraft and its Kodiak 100. The purchase will also and systems manufacturer, as well as a logis- biofuels, and operational procedures give Daher its first industrial presence in the U.S. tics and services provider.” C.E. must become more environmentally friendly. “We think it [is] clear the Paris Air Show is displaying something completely new,” said analyst Jefferies Financial Group. The firm earlier had repair, and overhaul airplanes and other identified the environment as a new risk Ex-Im backers step up large commercial goods. Without small to aircraft deliveries. “We felt something businesses, the aerospace industry had changed” and wondered whether wouldn’t exist,” he said. “The bank’s sup- that would be evident at the Paris Air to push for reauthorization port for aerospace means support for small Show, the firm said. And it began with the business. The Export-Import Bank is a cor- opening Airbus press conference with by Kerry Lynch nerstone of American competitiveness in Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury saying, “We an increasingly fierce global market.” must find a way to decarbonize aviation.” A month after the Senate restored more than 2.4 million in the U.S. and Fanning’s appeal was reinforced by the full financing capabilities of the U.S. exported more than $143 billion in goods handful of representatives testifying before Super Hornet Targets Export-Import Bank with the confirma- in 2017 with an $85.9 billion trade surplus, the committee, including from the National Europe for Sales tion of three board members, industry he noted. But a functional Ex-Im bank can Association of Manufacturers, International Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has leaders turned their focus to the next bat- do more to strengthen the economy, he Association of Machinists & Aerospace undergone something of a renaissance tle in the survival of the bank: reauthori- said, particularly in light of the fact that 95 Workers, and Chamber of Commerce and in recent times. Deals concluded with zation. The bank’s current authorization export credit agency exist worldwide and individual businesses, among others. the U.S. Navy to build 78 Block III Super is set to expire at the end of the fiscal year international competitors are relying on Ranking member of the committee Hornets in a multi-year procurement on September 30. them to strengthen their own businesses. Patrick McHenry (R-North Carolina), and to retrofit the existing fleet to the During the last reauthorization cycle, “This means the U.S. Export-Import Bank however, is seeking changes that include new standard have not only underlined the Ex-Im’s Bank’s charter was permitted is a necessary equalizer in an increasingly modernization and diversification of the the confidence that the Navy has in the to expire for five months in 2015 as certain competitive global market,” Fanning said. bank. He stressed the bank should be “a type, but also keeps Super Hornet-related key Republican lawmakers believed that it He disputed critics’ claims that clos- tool of our national interests, and even production work going until at least 2033. was turning into corporate welfare. This ing the bank would save taxpayer money. our national security interests” in light Now becoming the baseline production time, however, the bank is facing a more “The bank’s financing options are in no of ’s “unparalleled levels of export variant, the Block III brings together a accepting audience. House Financial Ser- way a taxpayer-funded hand-out. Instead, subsidies for its companies.” Ex-Im range of new capabilities and upgrades vices Committee chair Maxine Waters they generate money for the taxpayers.” should focus on “exports of the future” that makes the aircraft a considerable (D-) said during a hearing last He further disputed contentions that the and modern technologies, he said. advance over its predecessors, not least month that the bank “has repeatedly been bank competes with private lenders, say- And, not everybody is on board with of which is an airframe life extension under attack” but that “failure to reautho- ing it is the “lender of last resort” that a renewal of the bank’s full charter. The from 6,000 hours to 10,000 hours. rize and strengthen Ex-Im would result in requires proof that the applicant is unable Reason Foundation’s Reason magazine the loss of tens of thousands of jobs, as to secure private funding. responded after the hearing recalling U.S. exporters suffer declining overseas that in 2015 “there was widespread agree- Orders 50 A321XLRs sales.” Waters stressed the importance Small Business Effects ment in Congress that the Export-Import American Airlines is to add 50 Airbus the bank plays in reinforcing interna- As for concerns that the bank only sup- Bank—the U.S. government’s export credit A321XLRs to its fleet, becoming the tional competitiveness. ports large companies, he said noted that agency—was nothing but a crony bank, first U.S. carrier to sign up for the Aerospace Industries Association pres- 90 percent of transactions supported small mostly serving the greedy interests of Boe- newly launched longer-range A321neo ident and CEO Eric Fanning offered his businesses in 2016. However, even trans- ing and other large companies,” and reiter- derivative. The purchase agreement association’s strong support for reautho- actions involving large companies have a ating its belief that the Ex-Im isn’t all about includes the conversion of 30 of rization in a letter to the committee. Fan- ripple effect that supports numerous small small businesses. Winners of American American’s existing A321neo slots to ning called the June hearing a “first step businesses in the supply chain. “Whether subsidies, the magazine continued, have A321XLRs and incremental orders for an toward ensuring the bank can continue it’s bolts and screws, or hoses and wires, been Air China and Pemex. Meanwhile, additional 20 A321XLRs. American Airlines leveling the playing field for U.S. export- small and medium-size companies make with Ex-Im’s lending ability hampered, is scheduled to have 17 A321neos by ers.” The U.S. aerospace industry employs the parts that are critical to build, maintain, exports continued, Reason added. n year-end and 50 by the end of 2021.

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Work with the team that works with you. cae.com/business-aviation Operators adjust to new Cuba restrictions Paris Airshow News Opts for up by Kerry Lynch to 39 Embraer E175s Embraer captured an order from United The U.S.’s decision to abruptly prohibit including the different categories and the 11 permitted categories of travel to Cuba. Airlines for up to 39 70-seat E175s valued Part 91 flights to Cuba has left “scores and different means of travel,” added Nor- “The changes simply alter how people get at $1.9 billion, should all options be scores of people in a bind,” according to ber. This has created a quandary, he said, to Cuba. It restricts their options,” he said. exercised, the Brazilian manufacturer Eric Norber, founder of Cuba Handling, because many people who booked cruises Regulations banning private aircraft announced at the Paris Air Show. United which specializes in facilitating private under people-to-people are grandfathered will affect hundreds of operations every placed a firm order for 20 of the , aircraft travel to and itineraries in Cuba. under their reason for the travel but are not year, Norber said. When the rules were with deliveries to begin in the second New regulations were released and able to get there because the cruises were first relaxed, Norber’s company alone had quarter of 2020, and has options on took effect on June 5 that effectively specifically and immediately prohibited. handled well over 1,000 requests a year for 19 more. United will use the new E175 banned both privately operated N-num- “It’s paradoxical,” Norber said. “Unfor- private non-charter flights to Cuba. That to replace older 70-seaters currently bered aircraft, U.S. cruise ships, and other tunately it’s not the first time we’ve initial bubble has deflated a bit over the in service with its regional partners. U.S. private vessels (such as fishing and seen confusing or conflicting wording past 12 to 18 months, but flights were still sailboats) from traveling to Cuba. or regulations.” Even when the Obama well into the hundreds, he said. He believes IAI, Embraer To Develop The regulatory changes essentially Administration relaxed the regulations that the threats of the changes may have Praetor 600-based AEW Model reinstated a requirement for licensing by executive order, those orders were in served as a deterrent in recent months. Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary Elta for private aircraft travel to Cuba but at conflict with existing regulations and it As for those who had paid in advance Systems and Embraer signed a strategic the same time said a license would not be took some time to sort out. to for what is now impermissible travel, cooperation agreement to jointly develop granted except under rare cases. Licens- Norber was confident that the Cuban gov- an airborne early warning (AEW) variant ing requirements for these operations Permitted Travel ernment and businesses would work with of the Praetor 600. The P600 AEW is had been eliminated under the Obama As for the effective ban on private aircraft, operators on refunds. He added, in his targeting a new segment of the airborne Administration. There was no grandfa- he said his own company had numerous experience, Cuba has worked to accommo- early warning market, namely one for air thering provision for pre-arranged private clients who have had trips planned to Cuba. date such changes and they have viewed forces with lower defense budgets that aircraft or cruise ship travel. “They’ve been planning well ahead. In some the travel from the U.S. generally favor- want to be able to operate this type of Meanwhile, the Trump Administration cases, they have paid ahead for the permits, ably. The restrictions are U.S.-driven rather capability. Under the agreement, Embraer also eliminated the people-to-people cat- the handling, and the facilitation of the flight. than spurred from Cuba, he stressed. is charged with the aircraft, ground egory for travel to Cuba. This was one of In the course of 24 hours, their trip was no OpsGroup agreed, noting Cuban author- support, and communications provision, a dozen categories under which people longer permitted,” said Norber. This has left ities reiterated: “In our country, there is no while Elta will deliver the S-band active were permitted to travel to Cuba, and those operators in the lurch, he added. regulation in this regard. They can fly over electronically scanned array (AESA) , arguably the most commonly used reason While private aircraft are essentially and land [with] registrations of any nation- signals intelligence system, and other for such travel. However, the U.S. govern- banned (there will be exceptions when ality without any distinction, provided they electronics and associated integration. ment did grandfather pre-arranged travel used for the security of the U.S. or safety meet the requirements requested.” A prototype will not be built until a for people-to-people purposes. of the air transportation system), char- “None of the restrictions come from the customer commits to an acquisition— The Department of Commerce’s Bureau ter and scheduled airlines continue to Cuba side,” OpsGroup said. “So everyone although IAI has already been flying the of Industry and Security (BIS), the Depart- be permitted, as do air ambulance oper- continues to be welcome in Havana, it’s system aboard its testbed. ment of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign ations. Norber advised that those travel- just the U.S. government that is restrict- Assets Control (OFAC), and the Depart- ing must ensure that they fall under the ing matters for U.S. operators.” n of Canada ment of State said they were coordinating Ships Its First Dash 8 on the policies to restrict non-family travel The newly christened De Havilland of “to hold the Cuban regime accountable for Canada revealed it is delivering its first its repression of the Cuban people and its Dash 8-400 turboprop—to Kazakhstan’s support of the Maduro regime in Venezu- Qazaq Air—since parent company ela,” the agencies said. Longview Capital took control of the “Specifically, this rule amends License program from Bombardier on June 1. Exception Aircraft, Vessels and Spacecraft Separately, the company introduced TAG (AVS) in the Export Administration Reg- Jaunt Air Angola Airlines as the customer for a ulations (EAR) to remove the authoriza- Mobility previously announced order for six of the tion for the export or re-export to Cuba will parter . While De Havilland of Canada of most non-commercial aircraft and pas- with Uber to remains tied to a land lease deal at the senger and recreational vessels on tempo- develop an air Dash 8’s production site in Downsview,

rary sojourn,” the rule said. “Additionally, UBER taxi. Canada, until 2023, over the next 12 to 24 this rule amends the licensing policy for months it plans to “explore all options” exports and re-exports to Cuba of aircraft Uber announces another eVTOL partner relating to the location of final assembly. and vessels on temporary sojourn to estab- lish a general policy of denial absent a for- Jaunt Air Mobility and Uber will partner to takeoff to landing, according to Uber. ATR Eyes Year-end Launch of eign policy or national security interest as develop an electric vertical takeoff and Jaunt’s specialized rotor and wing design STOL 42 with 17 Commitments determined by the U.S. Government.” landing (eVTOL) air taxi, Uber announced provides both high hover and cruise flight ATR has secured commitments for 17 “This is tough to read and understand. on June 11 at the opening of its Uber Elevate efficiency, allowing it to meet Uber’s mis- of its short takeoff and landing (STOL) Nothing new about that,” said OpsGroup Summit 2019 in Washington, D.C. Accord- sion requirements with an all-electric pro- variant of the ATR 42-600 and is hoping in a notice about the changes. But the net ing to Uber, Jaunt has expertise in reduced pulsion system. to launch the program by year-end, CEO result is “you cannot operate an N-reg rotor operating speed (ROSA) aircraft. In a separate but related announce- Stefano Bortoli said at the Paris Air Show. aircraft privately to Cuba for any reason. “Jaunt Air Mobility has assembled a ment, Aerospace and Jaunt Turboprop aircraft leasing specialist This includes Corporate. …it’s a no go.” highly talented team of experienced engi- signed a memorandum of understanding Elix Aviation Capital signed a letter of Universal Weather & Aviation further neers with a long history of designing and to define avionics, navigation, flight con- intent for 10 of the ATR 42-600S variants, said that the agency indicates licenses certifying eVTOL vehicles,” Uber Elevate trol, and connectivity for Jaunt’s eVTOL. which will be capable of operating from will be issued only in extraordinary cir- director of engineering Mark Moore said. The two companies will work to develop runways as short as 2,650 ft (800 meters). cumstances. Typically this would involve ROSA will enable an air vehicle design the technical requirements and a defini- Deliveries of the aircraft would occur the security of the U.S. that offers quiet operations, maximum tive agreement that will support Jaunt’s between 2022 and 2024. In addition, “The way the changes were drafted and safety, and enhanced ride quality that eVTOL demonstration program by fall Air Tahiti ordered two ATR 42-600S worded, it seemed to be poorly coordinated keeps passengers in a level position from 2021, according to Honeywell. J.S. STOLs, while an unidentified customer across the different types of travel to Cuba, inked a deal for five of the model.

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© SmartSky Networks, LLC 2019. All Rights reserved. DEF contamination downs two Citations News Briefs Embraer Moving Bizjet by Matt Thurber Production to Gavião Peixoto With joint venture Boeing Brasil On May 9, two Citation 550s Fair Wind COO and equity owner Alex DEF. That’s the fix for sure. Look at what Commercial (BBC) expected to assume operated by air-ambulance operator Air Beringer said that the NBAA DEF task happened to those two Citations. Luckily its regional jet production facilities in Trek lost power—in both jets’ engines— force, of which he is a member, was noti- we had three motors and we lost only two São José dos Campos, Embraer will due to fuel contamination by diesel fied of the Punta Gorda event. “The acci- of them. It’s only a matter of time before move production of Legacy 450/500s exhaust fluid (DEF). The pilots were dental mixing of DEF into the Prist tank is something happens and hurts people.” and Praetor 500/600s to Gavião Peixoto. able to land safely. likely what occurred,” he told AIN. “DEF The problem with DEF stems not only Completions, final flight-test operations, The jets were both fueled by the FBO is a risk and remains a risk as long as these from the requirement that modern die- and delivery of Embraer’s midsize at Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) in Florida, fluids remain on airport property.” sel-powered trucks require the fluid but business jets will then be consolidated which is operated by Charlotte Country This is the third recent instance of DEF that the trucks have to carry DEF tanks at the company’s Melbourne, Florida Airport Authority. According to a spokes- contamination, with, fortunately, no fatal and icing-inhibitor tanks. If the fluids get facility, it added. Phenom subassembly woman for the airport authority, “The accidents. Last November, seven tur- mixed up, it is nearly impossible to tell manufacturing will remain in Brazil, with incident was isolated to the operations bine-powered aircraft at Omaha’s Eppley them apart. final assembly continuing in Melbourne. of one fuel truck, but the fuel itself on Airfield were serviced with jet fuel that In the case of Fair Wind’s Falcon, the The Gavião Peixoto site already houses the truck had not been (and is not) con- had accidentally been treated with DEF. FBO had a good system, Beringer said, manufacturing facilities for Embraer’s taminated. However, the icing-inhibitor “but it fell apart.” There was no DEF Super Tucano light attack airplane and injective additive appears to have been DEF Mitigation Efforts stored at that facility, to help prevent acci- KC-390 transport, as well as cross-contaminated with DEF.” The task force, which includes the FAA, dental mis-filling. But the icing-inhibitor two paint shops, a business jet cabinet According to information from AOPA, industry groups, ground service operators, tank needed to be repaired, so a mechanic shop, and a service center capable which was confirmed by the airport fuel providers, and operators, is working removed and welded the tank, then before of handling all Embraer products. authority spokeswoman, one of the Air on mitigating the threat of DEF at airports. reinstalling it back on the truck filled the Trek Citations was flying to Niagara “My recommendation,” said Beringer, “is tank with DEF instead of Prist. Signature To Provide Falls, , and landed safely in to get DEF off the airport property and After the incident, Beringer wrote to Skyport Infrastructure for Uber Savannah, Georgia after the failure of exempt those on the airport property from continues on page 30 Signature Flight Support was named both engines. On its way to , the the first nationwide operations and other Citation “experienced an engine on-airport infrastructure partner for Uber failure, and landed safely in Louisville, Elevate. As such, Signature will facilitate Kentucky,” AOPA said. ground-based operations and skyport In a preliminary accident report on infrastructure for Uber Air, as well as the Citation that landed at Savannah, be the ground handler of choice for the NTSB said that the airplane flew to UberCopter services. Uber Air plans to Naples, Florida after being fueled with operate a network of electric air taxis in 480 gallons of jet-A mixed with a fuel sys- cities worldwide to enable four-person tem icing inhibitor (FSII) additive. On shared flights in densely populated the flight from Naples to Niagara Falls, urban markets, initially in U.S. launch at 35,000 feet and one hour, 20 min- markets Dallas and in 2023. utes from takeoff, the left engine slowly started to spool down, and attempts to Launches restore engine power proved futile. After Days-based G650 Frax Program requesting a lower altitude and descend- Flexjet has launched a days-based ing, the pilot shut the left engine down shared ownership program aimed at after it showed no oil pressure. high-utilization, large-cabin business jet At 8,000 feet while flying to Savannah, customers. Available for the Gulfstream

the right engine began losing power, and AIRCRAFT PILATUS G650, it features pricing via a days- after declaring an emergency, the pilot A new Pilatus PC-12 delivered today is expected to retain 70 percent of its value in based model instead of one based on was able to land on Runway 19. According 2034, according to Vref’s latest annual 15-Year Residual Forecast for in-production traditional fractional hours. The new to the NTSB, “The second-in-command aircraft. program will start with two home bases: noted that the left fuel filter bypass light and London, which are did not illuminate but that the right fuel Vref analysis: turboprops, Phenom 300E each financial capitals and popular filter bypass light did illuminate.” business and personal travel destinations. DEF is required in certain diesel-en- set to hold best residual values by 2034 Clay Wilcox has joined Flexjet as v-p gine-powered vehicles, typically those of sales and will lead the company’s built after 2010, including airport fuel Turboprop singles such as the Pila- slowing regardless of the continued tar- new days-based fractional program. trucks. The fluid is indistinguishable tus PC-12 and Cessna Caravan “have iffs with China and looming impeachment from the typical FSII—usually Prist—that remained at an industry-low depreciation proceedings ahead of the 2020 election,” TBM 940 Awaiting FAA Nod turbine engines without fuel preheaters rate,” according to Vref’s second annual said Vref CEO Ken Dufour. “We are still The newest member of Daher’s TBM require to prevent fuel icing at high alti- 15-Year Residual Forecast for in-produc- cautiously optimistic about the new deliv- family has received EASA certification, tudes. DEF is a urea-based solution that tion aircraft. Both of these aircraft are eries forecasted through 2020 and see no but still awaited its FAA signoff at press lowers nitrogen oxide pollutants in die- expected to retain 70 percent of their indicators as of yet that the manufacturers time. Nicolas Chabbert, senior v-p of the sel exhaust and is not approved for use value in 2034, the report says. will miss their target numbers.” OEM’s airplane business unit, said the first in jet fuel. When the two are accidentally Most business jets are forecast to In addition, he said, “We are seeing delivery was scheduled to take place on mixed, crystals form, causing potentially retain between 40 percent to about 50 many aircraft owners of aging aircraft or about June 3 to a European customer. catastrophic clogs throughout aircraft percent of their value in 15 years, Vref contemplating parting out versus a fur- He acknowledged that the vast majority fuel systems. said, but the Embraer Phenom 300E once ther investment of cash to meet 2020 of the to-date orders for the 940 are from Last year, a Falcon 900EX operated by again outperforms in this category, with compliance. This segment of the market customers in North America. “The next Fair Wind Air Charter suffered failure of 68 percent of its value expected in 2034. has been weighing down averages for step for us is to get validation from the two of its three engines after departure “The data reinforces the latest opinions years and it will be good for the overall FAA, and this is a process which is a little bit from Opa-Locka Airport. Luckily of Vref management that the market is fleet values to see many of them leave the delayed,” he said. “Customers ... are waiting the pilots were able to land back at the balanced and showing little if any signs of airspace for good.” C.T. a little bit longer than we anticipated airport using the remaining engine. for this FAA validation but it is coming.”

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Aeroméxico Launches Separately, NBAA is challenging a Jan- Private Jet Partnership to bulldoze excess runway uary 2017 settlement agreement between Mexican flag carrier Aeroméxico has the city and the FAA that facilitated the launched a private jet division that by Kerry Lynch shortening of the runway and, ultimately, will cater to passengers in Mexico and the possible closure of the airport in 2028. the U.S. It has partnered with Mexican The city of Santa Monica is moving for- concerning the closures or direct ques- A U.S. Court of Appeals initially held that private jet operator Aerolíneas Ejecutivas ward with efforts to permanently destroy tions by email to Brian Ochoa. it didn’t have jurisdiction in the case, and and U.S.-based Delta Executive Jets. excess pavement at each end of the now “The city has always said it wants to get NBAA subsequently followed with a case The Aeroméxico Jet Card program 3,500-foot runway at Santa Monica Air- rid of this pavement. It’s not new at all,” before the U.S. District Court for the Dis- requires an approximate $125,000 port (SMO), a step designed to ensure said Alex Gertsen, director of airports and trict of Columbia. That case was briefed base purchase, to be used on the the runway will not return to the previ- ground infrastructure for NBAA, adding on jurisdictional issues last fall, and NBAA company’s fleet of Hawker 400XPs, ous 5,000 feet. Plans call for tearing up the city wants to ensure pilots do not use is awaiting a decision on whether the case 75s, and Challenger 604s at 750 feet of extra pavement at each end that excess pavement. “It’s very unfortu- will move forward. different tier pricing levels. Aeroméxico and then constructing a 300-foot paved nate that the thinking is pilots are going to “At this time there is still litigation customers who wish to fly privately runway safety area at each end to keep the do rogue things. They want to make sure pending questioning the validity of the can use Aerolíneas Ejecutivas to fly airport in line with federal standards. they do a really good job destroying it and settlement agreement,” said Jol Silver- within Mexico and to the U.S., Canada, While that runway safety area is then hydroseed the rest.” smith, a member of the law firm KMA and Latin and South America. Those intended to meet standards for a safety As a result of a Part 13 administrative Zuckert which is representing NBAA in wishing to fly between destinations buffer, it is not intended to be as strong complaint filed against the airport, the the case. “Speaking practically, one would in the U.S. will use as the current structure that is capable city must use its own funds—at least for think the city would be well advised not aircraft and crews to avoid cabotage of withstanding daily traffic. The remain- now—for the work rather than airport to proceed with spending any money issues. Helicopter service within Mexico der of the space will be seeded for grass. funds. The FAA has frozen the use of on pavement removal if there is a risk is also available to cardholders. Aligning areas of the parallel taxiways will airport funds pending its review of the that the settlement agreement could be similarly be destroyed. Part 13 complaint. NBAA was unsure thrown out. The city’s obligations, that FAA Administrator Nomination To be conducted in five phases, the when a final determination on that it believes to be free of, would snap back Comes Under Question project is to begin on June 16 and expected complaint will be issued, but Gertsen into existence and effectively, [the city] Steve Dickson’s nomination to the to continue through September 6. Each pointed out that the city has already would be in gross violation of its federal FAA administrator post apparently has phase will involve airport closures, the shown a willingness to use its own obligations by no longer having a 5,000- hit a stumbling block. The Senate city said. SMO will close altogether during money on the project. foot runway.” n Commerce Committee is reviewing two separate four-day periods: July 8 to 11 In addition, the city does not believe it reports regarding a legal complaint and August 5 to 8. Three other phases must conduct full environmental assess- alleging moves (June 16 to July 5, July 14 to August 2, and ments for the work and as such is moving management retaliated against a pilot August 11 to September 6), will involve forward without complete evaluation. Of whistleblower who brought safety closures between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. from concern to NBAA, Gertsen said, is that it concerns to light. The moves allegedly YOUR SOURCE FOR AVIATION NEWS Sunday night through Thursday morn- is taking the step without a wildlife assess- took place while Dickson was senior www.ainonline.com ing. The airport advises checking Notams ment, since green areas might attract v-p of flight operations for Delta. The complaint alleges that a pilot who raised safety questions was subsequently ordered to undergo a psychiatric ENEWSLETTER FOR BUSINESS AVIATION evaluation that ultimately led to the www.ainonline.com/alerts loss of pilot privileges. Two subsequent evaluations disagreed with the initial Vista Global Holdings evaluations and the pilot returned to has completed its duty. The White House announced its

AERO DEFENSEacquisition INDUSTRY ENEWSLETTER of U.S.- intention to nominate Dickson to the www.ainonline.com/based per-seatsubscribe charter post in March, and the nomination brokerage and app initially had received rare support from developer JetSmarter. nearly all corners of the industry. The deal gives Vista Global entry into the AIR TRANSPORT INDUSTRY ENEWSLETTER SmartFly Launches Aggregated per-seat charter market, Bizav Buying Program www.ainonline.com/subscribe as well as a highly SmartFly, a new “global procurement regarded mobile booking agency” for the business aviation industry, platform and tech has launched with the aim of saving development team. operators money via its aggregated buying power. The company started as FOR NEWS VIDEO FROM HELIEXPO the outsourced procurement partner Vista Global completes JetSmarter purchase expected to take 20 weeks, VHG founder for Luxaviation Group and is now being and chairman Thomas Flohr told AIN. That run as an independent business. Thus, Vista Global Holdings (VGH) has com- tech development team. It also provides will enhance online offerings, including it said, SmartFly’s customers have pleted its acquisition of U.S. based per- refuge for JetSmarter, recently beset by catering, flight tracking, and concierge ser- immediate access to high volumes of seat charter brokerage and app developer negative media attention, lawsuits, and vices at allFOR VGH NEWS companies, VIDEO FROM he EBACEsaid. supply, offering increased buying power JetSmarter, the Dubai-based holding com- reported government investigations. JetSmarter’s signature offering, per- and negotiating leverage from a highly pany confirmed on June 5. Jet Smarter JetSmarter reportedly was in discussions seat charter, is viewed skeptically by many experienced team. For aircraft owners, joins VistaJet, XOJet, and Vista Lease in to settle a class-action lawsuit arising from in the charter industry, but Flohr likened SmartFly offers selected services— the VHG portfolio. unilateral changes to its membership rules the offering’s prospects to Uber’s now including training courses, web data, and The purchase, announced in early at the time the purchase was announced. popular Pool ridesharing feature, which fuel—at a “significant” discount, thanks April, provides VGH entry to the nascent With the deal consummated, “the was also derided when introduced. “I to its bulk purchases of services and per-seat charter market and a highly [JetSmarter] technology will be embedded don’t think there’s a reverse gear on the commodities. Aircraft operators are regarded mobile booking platform and throughout the Vista Group,” a process shared economy,” said Flohr. J.W. also able to use SmartFly to negotiate across all services contracts, it said.

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C40799.037_CFM_Reflections_AIN_Jul19_352x275_v1.indd 1 13/06/2019 11:20 A hearing on that motion is scheduled for 7 liquidation in August 2009–and One Aviation facing potential July 1, and One Aviation CEO Alan Klapmeier Kestrel Aircraft, One Aviation filed told AIN the company intends to proceed for Chapter 11 protection in Octo- under Chapter 11 reorganization. “I’m disap- ber 2018. At that time, the company Chapter 7 liquidation | by Rob Finfrock pointed with how long the Chapter 11 process aimed for an expedited journey has taken…However, we do believe we will through the process ending with On June 7, the acting U.S. trustee in the prepackaged reorganization plan, a course still successfully emerge from bankruptcy.” court approval of a prepackaged ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of of action that could potentially force the Formed in 2015 through the merger of bankruptcy plan that would leave Albuquerque, New Mexico-based One Avi- manufacturer of the Eclipse 500/550 light –which purchased the Citiking International, a U.S.-based ation motioned to dismiss the company’s jet into Chapter 7 liquidation. assets of out of Chapter entity backed by Chinese investors, as One Aviation’s new owner.

Pushed Timetables That approval hearing, initially set for late November 2018, has been rescheduled multiple times over the past eight months as Citiking exam- ined its options for emergence from Chapter 11 and following an objec- tion filed by the unsecured creditors committee (UCC) in the case last year. In the interim, Citiking has continued funding One Aviation’s maintenance and support opera- tions as debtor-in-possession (DIP), and in January proposed a tentative settlement agreement with the UCC, subject to court approval. However, both the trustee and UCC recently filed objections to Citiking’s request for a second motion to extend its timetable for exclusivity in considering options to exit bankruptcy, asking the court to instead hear such pro- posals directly. The June 10 court filing paints a picture of both par- ties losing faith in Citiking’s ability to successfully take One Aviation through the Chapter 11 process. “The debtors are operating at a substantial loss, even before fac- toring in the restructuring fees and expenses, [and] have millions of unpaid post-petition expenses and an apparent inability to pay such expenses,” read that fil- ing. “The cases appear adminis- tratively insolvent. Both the DIP facility and unpaid administrative expenses continue to increase each month that the debtors remain in bankruptcy.” According to Citiking’s monthly operating report (MOR) for the period ending March 31, One Avia- tion declared incoming funds since the bankruptcy filing of $5,304,588 against expenditures of $10,753,678 over the same period, and a remain- ing cash balance of $97,786 that the trustee termed “perilously low.” On June 11, One Aviation sub- mitted a MOR for the period end- ing April 30, showing the company started that month with $147,786 in cash on hand. Total receipts in April came to $999,608 with dis- bursements of $945,533, resulting in a net cash flow of $54,075 for the month. Combined with a $250,000 infusion of debtor-in-possession capital, the company stated it ended April with $451,861. n

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© Gettyimages * pertrip compared to regional jets move with move with the timesthe 40% less fuel and 40%lessCO40% lessfueland atr-intolife.com 2 * 29/05/2019 16:21 TORQUED Back-to-back Full-throttle opinion from former NTSB member John Goglia Citation fatals under Have aviation labor shortages reached a critical point? investigation The NTSB is in the early stages of We’ve all been reading about future pilot arrested for a triple homicide is very The other example that, to me, high- separate investigations into nearly and mechanic shortages for a long time. unusual. But the article also revealed lights a potentially critical shortage of back-to-back, but seemingly unre- While some people believe that the that the pilot had been hired by Ameri- experienced aviation personnel was a lated, fatal accidents in May, involv- predictions are hyped by labor unions can Airline’s subsidiary, PSA, at the age New York Times investigation of “shoddy ing two U.S.-registered Cessna looking to pay their members higher of 50. While hiring 50-year-old pilots production” at Boeing’s plant in North Citations that took the lives of three salaries, others believe that the predic- is not terribly unusual in the corporate Charleston, South Carolina. In large people. Both aircraft were operating tions aren’t dire enough and don’t fully or air-taxi worlds, it is rather unusual part, it appears that the shoddy stan- under Part 91 in day VMC at the time capture the current hiring situation. I for a Part 121 air carrier, at least in my dards—including multiple examples of of the accidents. have been concerned about both the experience. Most Part 121 airlines don’t debris left inside airplanes that could According to the Safety Board’s forecast shortages and the current abil- hire pilots after a certain age, and 50 is cause significant safety issues, such as preliminary accident report, a Citation ity of many aviation entities to recruit usually well beyond that age. But that’s sharp metal fragments on wiring—are SII went out of control and crashed qualified candidates for pilot and main- just one red flag here. due to the difficulty in recruiting quali- in an open field located a half mile tenance technician openings. I have According to the article, the pilot had fied workers in the South Carolina area. northeast of the airfield moments after reviewed applicants for openings at a been dishonorably discharged from the The report highlights complaints by a 12:45 p.m. takeoff from Indianapo- number of different entities—both air- military. That’s certainly another red a number of whistleblowers and past lis-Regional Airport (MQJ) on May 22. line and corporate—and have concerns flag. And, perhaps most startling, the employees but also contains what, for The pilot/aircraft owner and passen- about the dearth of applicants, even pilot—who had served as a pilot in the me, is the most glaring signal that a ger were killed. Radar data shows for well-paying jobs, and the caliber U.S. Army—was court marshaled in serious problem exists: Airways that shortly after reaching an altitude of some of those applications. That’s 2016 and found guilty of simple assault stopped accepting Dreamliners manu- of about 1,400 feet msl (approx. 538 especially true at smaller factured at Boeing’s plant in ft agl), the airplane descended until it aviation entities away from South Carolina. It now will disappeared from radar. aviation centers. only purchase aircraft made A witness on the ground at MQJ But have these short- Meeting the extraordinary in Boeing’s legacy plant in reported seeing the airplane in an ages reached a critical point demand will require proactive Everett, Washington. estimated 90-degree left bank with where warning bells should In 2014, factory employ- the nose parallel to the horizon be ringing? Some recent planning and collaboration within ees were told to watch a shortly after departure. He observed news reports should raise the global aviation industry…[and] video from the chief exec- the nose lower slightly before rising alarm in the industry and utive of . again to a level attitude. At no point prompt much more action educational outreach and career He chastised the North did he see the nose rise above the to accelerate the pipelines Charleston workers, saying horizon. The nose again lowered and for these jobs. pathway programs will be he was upset that Boeing the airplane hit the ground. Worldwide, the latest essential to inspiring and recruiting wasn’t being transparent Boeing Pilot & Technician about the length or cause of Intercepted by Fighters Outlook for 2018-2037 proj- the next generation of personnel.” delays. In several instances, On May 24, Citation Encore N832R ects that in this 20-year workers had damaged the departed St. Louis Regional Airport at period “790,000 new civil aviation and of mishandling classified informa- exterior of planes made for the airline, about 1:35 p.m. for Fort Lauderdale-­ pilots, 754,000 new maintenance tech- tion. He reportedly served 90 days in requiring Boeing to push back delivery Executive Airport (FXE), Florida. nicians, and 890,000 new cabin crew jail. to fix the jets. According to reports, the will be needed to fly and maintain the Is it possible American Airlines or PSA Ever since, Qatar has bought only climbed uneventfully to its cruising world fleet.” For North America, Boe- was not aware of this criminal record? Dreamliners built in Everett. I have altitude of FL390, but at some point ing predicts the need for 206,000 new According to the carrier, the Times never heard of an airline or any aircraft in the flight, ATC communication with pilots, 189,000 new technicians, and noted, “pilots undergo a criminal-back- purchaser specifying which plant they the aircraft was lost. At about 3:55 174,000 new cabin crew. Boeing attri- ground check and are then vetted on a wanted their aircraft manufactured in. p.m., the aircraft passed overhead butes the demand to a mix of fleet recurring basis; the vetting of [the pilot] So are these just two random indi- FXE at FL390, continuing on a head- growth, retirements, and attrition and had not turned up criminal history that cators of aviation personnel recruiting ing of roughly 080 degrees over the warns that “meeting the extraordinary would disqualify him from becoming a issues? Can we just dismiss a pilot with Atlantic Ocean. demand will require proactive planning commercial pilot.” I don’t know for sure a criminal past getting through a back- The aircraft was intercepted by and collaboration within the global avi- what that last line means, but it sounds to ground check at a major airline as a one- two F-15s, whose pilots tried to ation industry…[and] educational out- me like being court-marshaled and jailed off? Similarly, can we dismiss a major make contact with the Citation pilot reach and career pathway programs will for, among other things, simple assault airline like Qatar Airways refusing to before the aircraft entered a dive be essential to inspiring and recruiting was not a disqualifying enough criminal buy aircraft manufactured at a South and crashed into the water at about the next generation of personnel.” record. Alternatively, something is wrong Carolina plant as some kind of foreign 4:45 p.m., some 240 miles east of with the way American does its criminal idiosyncrasy? Maybe. But then again, Fort Lauderdale. The sole-pilot on A Workforce Stretched Thin background checks that it missed a jail what if they’re the proverbial canaries board was presumed killed. Coast Back to the two recent news reports sentence for assault. in the coal mines? If we ignore them, we Guard search aircraft were launched, that caught my attention. One involved So, while the pilot plans to plead not do so at our own peril.  but the mission was suspended late a pilot at a major airline’s commuter guilty on the triple homicide charge, his on May 25 after finding no signs of subsidiary who was arrested for a triple prior record with the military would not the crash. G.G. homicide. The other involved quality seem to make him the most desirable can- The opinions expressed in this column are complaints at Boeing’s South Carolina didate for an airline pilot job, especially those of the author and not necessarily plant due in part to an apparent lack of at a Part 121 airline. Unless, of course, the endorsed by AIN. qualified personnel. airlines are really desperate for pilots and article about are willing to overlook recent convictions John Goglia is a safety ­consultant. YOUR SOURCE FOR AVIATION NEWS the pilot caught my attention for sev- for assault and jail terms. 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authorized service center approval a single-aisle models, particularly in meet- New and preowned aircraft year ago, the Swiss company has begun ing certification standards such as cabin construction of Hangar 5, dedicated to decompression requirements. With three transactions, avionics propel Bombardier MRO and refurbishments, at times the interior space, widebodies also its Basel base, with completion expected require some three times the man-hours industry action in mid-2020. The low-slung, 54,000-sq- and twice the lead time of a single-aisle ft facility can accommodate up to eight VIP airliner completion. by James Wynbrandt Globals and Challengers simultaneously. Under Comlux Completion’s new VIP airliner specialist Comlux Com- management team of CEO Daron Dryer Introductions of new business jets and At the Completion Centers pletion in May marked delivery of its first and executive v-p Domingo Ureña-Raso, executive airliners, robust preowned Basel-based VIP airliner specialist AMAC VIP widebody completion—an A330—fol- the purpose-built completion center in transaction activity, and downtime asso- Aerospace has in completion the first Air- lowing the March induction of the first of , Indiana, appears intent on ciated with avionics installations are ACJ320neo (with an Alberto Pinto three ACJ320neos slated for completions. moving aggressively into competition for among the factors driving an uptick in interior design for the UK’s Acropolis Last December a Max 8—the first BBJ next-generation VIP widebodies, includ- demand for cabin completions and after- Aviation) and a -8. The 19-pas- Max—arrived for completion, the interior ing the ACJ350 XWB and BBJ777X. market upgrades. senger neo’s master bedroom suite will designed by Peter Marino Architect. ’s (LHT) this “The market for completions and refur- include a large shower, a de rigeur fea- Comlux executive chairman and CEO year introduced two new VIP airliner inte- bishments is picking up,” said AMAC ture in today’s bizliners. For the 747-8, Richard Gaona cited the widebody proj- rior concepts: the first, “Nature’s Touch,” Aerospace COO Bernd Schramm at full-scale Styrofoam mockups of the ect as the “perfect example” of synergies an East-meets-West theme created with Geneva’s EBACE show in May. U.S. MRO interior components have been created within the Swiss company’s divisions, noting China’s Ameco for the ACJ320 or BBJ; and Constant Aviation has “never seen as to provide a sense of scale for refining the in addition to design and completion, they the second, “Sky Retreat,” in anticipation many quotes go out as over the past widebody’s interior design. handled all other aspects of the aircraft’s of a yet-to-be-offered ACJ220. eight months,” said v-p for interiors Scott Two BBJ Maxes—AMAC’s first—are acquisition, subsequent sale and, now, oper- Nature’s Touch, unveiled at Shanghai’s McCool, while Lufthansa Technik senior inbound for completions: a Max 8 arriv- ation via its AOC registry in . (Comlux ABACE show in April, employs traditional director of sales for VIP and special-mis- ing this fall for a “cozy, homey” interior also has AOCs from Malta, , San Chinese colors, complementing bamboo sion aircraft Wieland Timm averred, “We design installation; and a Max 9, with an Marino, and Kazakhstan; Gaona cited a cli- and other natural materials including think there’s a huge opportunity for the open, modular cabin conceived by interior ent confidentiality agreement in declining marble, leather, wool, and silk. Interior total VIP community.” designer Gaugain, slated for mid-2020 to provide images of the A330’s interior.) features include a gourmet galley and cin- Herewith are key developments behind induction, said Schramm. Gaona said widebody completions are ema with a 75-inch roll-up/down screen. some of the action. Having received Bombardier much more challenging than those for LHT offered a sneak peak of SkyRetreat,

20 Aviation International News \ July 2019 \ ainonline.com its VIP A220 concept, at EBACE in May. Based at Louisiana’s Chennault Interna- the BBJ 777X. Inspired by the flower that incorporated, as is the latest version of The stripped down, “unconventional tional Airport, Citadel’s facilities include holds special spiritual significance in the the Astronics CCC CMS/ IFE system. design” resembles the cabin of a yacht two hangars totaling some 260,000 sq East, Lotus incorporates celestial and Inducted in May 2018, delivery is sched- more than that of a VIP airliner, and incor- ft, one able to house two 747s simultane- organic elements from Asia-Pacific cul- uled for December, but Aeria expects to porates cutting-edge technologies such as ously, Bonita said. At MEBAA last Decem- tures to create “a contemporary, functional deliver the aircraft “much earlier,” said v-p a voice-controlled CMS and “smart touch” ber Citadel showcased by invitation a VIP design featuring the luxuries of a world and GM Ron Soret. surfaces. A dining table “looks normal but ACJ340-500 that displays the company’s class hotel.” Features include a grand, cir- Meanwhile, the cabin refurbishment, can transform into a chessboard, or a mon- interior design, completions and refur- cular entry way, elevated lounge, sunken performed for a Los Angeles-based itor for PowerPoint presentations, or a din- bishment capabilities, the cabin featuring media area, backlit bar, a library with an charter operator, incorporates a range ing table,” said Timm, adding that the A220 expansive open areas and some seven OLED screen fireplace, and a layered ceil- of enhancements including all new “provides an incredible amount of space private sleeping areas. The aircraft owner, ing with adjustable LED starry night scene. wood surfaces, seat and interior panel for breathtaking VIP interiors." A “totally casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and the The en suite bath in the master suite has re-upholstery, faux wood flooring, new unique” Observation Lounge awaits Sky- Adelson family, who commissioned the heated black marble flooring, towel warm- carpets, and a partial reconfiguration of Retreat’s full reveal at the Yacht refurbishment from the facility under its ers, and black marble vanity with imbed- the aft cabin. At press time, delivery was Show in September. previous owners, subsequently bought ded monitor. Materials and fabrics include scheduled in June. The two single-aisle VIP cabin concepts the completion complex. American walnut, Calcutta Gold marble, Aloft AeroArchitects ended 2018 with follow LHT’s Welcome Home cabin con- Citadel owns the STCs developed for chrome, white embossed leather, and silk the delivery to a private company in Asia cept for the forthcoming jumbo ACJ350 the A340’s refurbishment and “if [buy- and Italian woven wool carpeting. of a new BBJ2 with an Edése Doret-de- XWB, unveiled at the last year’s NBAA ers] like that floor plan, a completion Aeria Luxury Interiors has two B737s signed interior incorporating an Astronics Convention, and reflects an increase in could be done in the same plan very in house, one for a head-of-state com- CMS and Honeywell Ka-Band connectiv- completions demand. “We have signed quickly,” Bonita said, noting Airbus is pletion and one undergoing a full exec- ity. The Delaware-based company is now several contracts for new narrow-body due to receive several A340s back from utive refurbishment, with interiors both refurbishing a BBJ on which it installed and as well as widebody aircraft,” the lat- lease that will be available for VIP retrofits. developed by the , the existing interior 12 years ago. The ter including the ACJ350 XWB, A330neo, The platform boasts globe-girdling range company’s in-house design team in con- new cabin, by Warja Borges of Germa- and BBJ 787 and 777X, said Timm, who combined with excellent runway perfor- sultation with the owners. The head-of- ny’s Unique Aircraft, is being installed in projects the coming VIP completion mar- mance. “Studies we did show there are state project, for a customer in Central conjunction with the execliner’s 12-year ket to grow to about four wide- and eight very few airports this airplane can’t get Asia, has a VIP stateroom and full-shower check and overhaul. narrow-body green completions annually. into that BBJs or other executive airliners lav, along with office/meeting room, staff Switzerland’s Jet Aviation and ACA can get into,” Bonita said. seating, and separate crew and passenger OEM Interiors Advanced Computer Art created for Boeing Boeing widebody completion specialist galleys and lavs. Luxury touches include Boeing Business Jets introduced at Business Jets (BBJ) a 3D video of the Swiss Greenpoint Technologies has introduced gold plating, ornate detailing, fine wood MEBAA 2018 the newest member of its company’s Shaheen VIP cabin concept for the Lotus interior, a Boeing-commissioned and luxurious fabrics. Elements of the family, the BBJ 777X. Able to fly more the new BBJ 777X, unveiled in December head-of-state interior design concept for new Boeing Sky peripheral system are than halfway around the world, the wide- in concert with the aircraft’s introduction body BBJ “redefines ultra-long-range VIP at MEBAA. BBJ debuted the video, along travel,” said Greg Laxton, head of BBJ. with a virtual reality display of the interior Nature’s Touch by The BBJ 777X will be available in two Lufthansa Technik at EBACE in May, enabling guests to get an models: The BBJ 777-8 and BBJ 777-9 and inside experience of the cabin. features the tallest and widest executive Taking advantage of the BBJ 777X’s size, airliner cabin. It incorporates the Smooth the Shaheen cabin features lounges, a Ride technology developed for the 787, game and cinema area, stately office, pri- which takes pressure readings from the vate workspaces, three guest bedrooms, pitot and static ports to determine turbu- and a master suite. Weight and space sav- lence levels and adjusts the fly-by-wire ings are optimized through fiber optics flight controls to dampen oscillations. and technology-integrated furniture, as BBJ also unveiled interior concepts well as intelligent LED and OLED light- from completion specialists Greenpoint ing and Smart Glass technology. Jet Avi- Technologies and Jet Aviation, and from ation’s last five projects were, on average, German design firm Unique Aircraft 9 percent lighter than requirements, said Design, illustrating how the BBJ 777X “can Jeremie Caillet, v-p of VIP completion pro- be transformed to meet the tastes of any grams. “Lighter interiors allow customers VIP customer,” BBJ said. to either reduce their carbon footprint for Jet Aviation’s concept Shaheen, which a set mission or increase their payload or Aeria, BBJ Dining means royal white falcon, is designed to additional range,” he noted. accommodate 43 passengers plus a crew The Basel-based company’s large-air- of 11. craft team is currently performing an Greenpoint’s design, named Lotus, fea- extensive refurbishment on a VIP wide- tures an open floor plan, with monuments body and recently re-delivered a new attached only to the floor. VVIP-configured aircraft, both models No launch customer for the BBJ 777X, and customers undisclosed. available in Q1 2021, has yet appeared, Citadel Completions, having launched Laxton said at its launch. Meanwhile, as in March 2018, is “positioning [itself] the world at large discusses the grounding to be ready for the market when an of the B737 Max, effects on the BBJ Max upswing comes,” said managing director program have gone largely unmentioned. Joe Bonita, and the company anticipates As of last year’s NBAA Convention, BBJ that uptick “in the next two to three years.” reported logging orders for 20 BBJ Max

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7/8/9 airframes. AIN asked Boeing if any BBJ Max orders have been canceled as a result of customer concerns or whether deliveries have been affected, but received no response before press time. Bernd Schramm, COO at AMAC Aerospace, which has two Maxes slated for induction, said the grounding and recertification issues were “slowing down a little bit the BBJ Max completion” activity, but “the cus- tomers we have are committed to the air- craft. We just need to know exactly when” the issues will be resolved, said Schramm. Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ), on the verge of delivering its first ACJ319neo, is seeing strong demand across both its sin- gle-aisle and widebody VIP platforms. The first of the new neos goes to German char- ter operator K5 Aviation, with cabin outfit- ting by the ’ Fokker Techniek. With eight passengers, the ACJ319 neo can reach its maximum 6,749-nm range, holding a 6,400-foot cabin altitude. Clay Lacy Aviation’s new maintenance shop at Van Nuys also provides plenty of room for completions operations. The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has ordered an A321LR to replace the calculate the appropriate circadian-based already low sound level by 1 to 2 dB SIL, carbon-fiber finishes on tables; and an the luxury lodging and tour lighting changes for the flight. and up to 4-5 dB SIL lower than previous optional three-seat divan with “a perfect package provider currently uses for its With the Global 5500 and 6500 on CL300 models, said BBA director of prod- 105-degree seating angle,” said Beever. deluxe air tours. The 4,000-nm A321LR track to enter service this year, Bombar- uct strategy and design Mathieu Noel. “Most divans are like a park bench, with will be outfitted with a spacious lounge, dier has unveiled a new interior feature for Embraer introduced at the NBAA Con- straight-up backs. Nobody wants to sit 48 lie-flat seats with ottomans, and two the ultra-long-range : the Nuage vention last October the Praetor 500 and in them.” large lavs. EASA and the FAA granted (French for “cloud”) chaise, a lounge chair 600; upgraded, extended-range versions certification last fall. that converts to a flat surface. of the Legacy 450 and 500 respectively, MROs/Refurbishment Airbus has also sold four of its flag- Cousin to the Nuage seat, the Nuage which for now remain in production. The Providers ship-to-be ACJ350 XWBs this year: Three chaise features an ergonomically per- restyled interior is named Bossa Nova, After providing maintenance at its Provo, -900 variants will be configured for a mix fected lounge position, adjustable via translating to “new trend,” and in the facility for more than a decade, Dun- of government, troop transport, and med- a simple pneumatic lever, allowing the Praetors’ case, a cabin that delights in can Aviation has added refurbishment to ical evacuation roles for Germany, the chaise to be used for meetings, banquet displaying intracacies mimicking high- the location’s services menu. Duncan first government customer. First delivery style dining, and sleeping when laid flat, end watches and automobiles without launched a phased service entry of the comes in 2020. “broadening the utility of the whole cabin,” exposing the underlying technology. new 275,000-sq-ft space, which includes The fourth order came from a private Bombardier said. The sleek minimalist It “treats the owner to a love of details,” two maintenance and completion hangars customer, and all four ACJ350s will be style, devoid of visible support struts, said v-p interior design Jay Beever. The and a paint facility. Full-service back shops delivered with ACJ’s Easyfit pre-installed complements the cabin’s open, spacious cabin’s upper tech panel, for example, and offices, the last phase, are slated for an cabin outfitting attachments, simplifying ambiance; moving parts of the pneumati- adapted from the Phenom 300, hosts early 2020 opening. The paint facility com- interior component installations in the cally operated system are concealed. passive electronic switches that appear pleted its first project in May, a complex composite airframe. Bombardier also unveiled at EBACE in only when needed. metallic black-to-charcoal fade applied Bombardier Business Aircraft intro- May an updated Challenger 350, whose Bossa Nova’s appointments include a on a Global 5000. That capped a year duced for its flagship Global 7500 a circa- cabin now incorporates an enhanced reinvented diamond stitching on the seats of innovations from its cabinetry/finish dian rhythm-based cabin lighting system soundproofing package, reducing the inspired by Rio’s beachfront promenade; shop including creating removable table designed to combat the effects of jet lag. inserts, allowing customers “to customize The Soleil (French for sun) Dynamic Light- the flight experience for the different sea- ing System uses changing combinations of Four Seasons sons, highlight different designs, showcase red and blue light wavelengths that studies A321LR logos, or celebrate special events or game have shown stimulate or suppress mela- days,” said Nate Klenke, Duncan’s manager tonin—a hormone that helps regulate sleep. for completions service sales. It’s engineered to help align passengers’ Hydrographic finishing for a mul- circadian rhythms to their travel, said Bom- titude of interior components offers bardier Business Aircraft (BBA) manager, a variety of different looks including industrial design, Tim Fagan, adding, “I think wood grain, stone, metals and custom we're just scratching the surface on how designs, without weight restraints or we can better take care of our passengers engineering requirements. Duncan also onboard the aircraft in terms of wellness.” offers complementary spectra chrome Fully integrated with the aircraft’s flight graphics, providing “a variety of custom management system through the Global design possibilities” when deployed in 7500’s Lufthansa Technik nice Touch tandem, Klenke said. The Provo facility CMS, Soleil uses information in the active also recently added a new 3D pattern- flight plan and proprietary algorithms to ing software and a stitching machine for

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creating additional custom seat design window Smart Vision Shades, to be avail- into its 30th year in the midst of infrastruc- March relocated its large-cabin business options including perforation, quilting, able in the aftermarket through Part 145 ture expansions at its St. Louis, Missouri jet services from its Greensville, North and decorative stitching. repair stations. STCs for the lighting and and Peterborough, Ontario (Canada) Carolina HQ to Macon’s Middle Georgia The name Clay Lacy Aviation doesn’t shade systems were granted late last year headquarters facilities. The HQ location is Regional Airport, taking over a 48,000-sq- leap to mind among refurbishment pro- and PMA approval for parts manufacture getting additional paint capacity and space ft hangar Bombardier previously vacated viders, but the full-service charter man- came in March. The Prizm system pro- for completions and heavy refurbishments, at the city-owned airport. Stevens hopes agement company aims to change that vides both white and full spectrum RGB, or expected to be operational by year-end. to add a paint shop. Owners of out-of-war- with its new 70,000-sq-ft maintenance “mood” lighting, for the price that competing St. Louis’s new hangar and shop space ranty Gulfstreams seeking an alternative facility at its Van Nuys headquarters. “Our systems charge for white alone, said v-p of will help support the company’s growing to factory service are one focus. “For older focus has always been to provide a one- avionics programs and operational logistics Gulfstream and Falcon business in addition Gulfstreams, we can provide more flexible stop shop experience for managed cli- Mark Wilken. Having used the systems for to Global and Challenger projects. options,” said operations manager Rick ents,” said Clay Lacy v-p of maintenance its own refurbishment clients, the company Some of the workflow at both locations Screen, a former Gulfstream general man- Ed Mirzakhanian. “But with our new ded- is now establishing manufacturing capabil- is expected to come from Europe. ager. “The factory wants to do everything icated [maintenance] space we’re transi- ity and a dealer/installer network. “We’re trying to get a little more inter- to factory-new standards, and sometimes tioning to serving non-managed clients.” Meanwhile, refurbishment business is national and bring more European clients that’s not the most practical solution.” The The facility includes 10,000 sq ft of brisk, with clients falling into three basic to North America,” said executive v-p Eric facility is less than 130 miles west of Gulf- interiors back shops. Bringing wood fin- categories: aircraft brokers refurbishing Gillespie. “We haven’t been knocking on stream’s Savannah, Georgia home. ishing in-house has been a challenge due an aircraft for sale; management compa- doors.” The company recently hired a Michigan’s has to California’s process for issuing permits, nies ensuring client interiors and upgrades sales manager for Europe and believes completed cabin refurbishments on two but the company anticipates approval for are economical and charter-friendly; and the expanded facilities, turn times, and Gulfstreams (a G450 and G550) and a a spray booth. A 700-sq-ft design show- owners—often new— seeking to person- pricing “will make it a good value prop- Bombardier Global Express, all “very large room is stocked with sample fabrics, car- alize their jets, said Elliott’s director of osition for heavy inspections and modifi- in scale,” said Pentastar director of interi- peting, seat leathers, sidewall and panel paint and interior sales Meghan Welch. cations,” Gillespie said. ors Gordon Ross, adding, “That’s our spe- materials, woods and finishes, in a multi- That last category gives Elliott’s design Meanwhile, its Asia-Pacific business is cialty.” Both Gulfstreams were recently tude of color palettes. team creative license. “We’re bringing active. In May Bombardier renewed the purchased and the new owners “wanted With a full avionics shop, Clay Lacy has their personality into their airplane and refurbishment services agreement with to personalize” and update the cabins, he begun leveraging FANS-1A and ADS-B making it their home,” said Welch. “Every- Flying Colours at the MRO’s recently said. Work included soft-goods replace- upgrades developed in house for its man- thing they want to accomplish in flight, expanded and co-located facility at ment, refinished veneers, LED lighting and aged Gulfstream GIV, GV, and Challenger we’re able to provide in that aircraft.” Singapore’s Seletar Airport, where four new Wi-Fi connectivity systems. 601 fleets. A current Citation Encore+ refur- full and three partial refurbishments on Ross also reported Pentastar, after “Once ADS-B demand slows,” Mir- bishment features an additional galley Challengers and Globals have been com- researching fabrics, is now using zakhanian said, which he suspects will be installed in the aft cabin to ensure own- pleted to date. Most recently, the facility hand-woven textiles and carpets rather sometime after the January 1, 2020 man- ers have quick access to all the in-flight performed a full refurb on a 14-passenger than mass-produced materials for cover- date takes effect in the U.S., “we’ll refocus refreshments desired, along with custom- Global XRS in conjunction with extensive ing divans and floors in large-cabin refurbs. on connectivity and cabin management.” ized storage racks for rocks glasses. maintenance, following its purchase by a Hand-woven fabrics have a “thicker type Phenom 100/300 operators needing Demand for paint is also strong, and the China-based customer. of consistency, provide a lot of comfort,” refurbs—and service—can take advantage facility at Elliott’s Moline, Illinois headquar- Gillespie was among aftermarket provid- and also allow more personalization. of Clay Lacy’s Embraer Phenom service ters can accommodate aircraft as large ers who noted, “Connectivity is becoming Upgraded sound insulation packages and center authorization, while third-party Fal- as the Falcon 900 and 2000 series. Pearl a key part of any refurbishment” as own- wood refurb are also getting more atten- con operators can access the services it finishes are popular: “A lot of two-tones, ers “want to emulate the [Wi-Fi] ground tion. “We spend a lot of time doing R&D already offers to its own growing managed with darker color on the tail and engines experience in the air.” Flying Colours has on wood finishes and techniques,” Ross fleet of more than 20 of the French jets. more than in the past,” said Welch, add- seen strong demand for Ka-band as well said of the latter. “We like to hone those Elliott Aviation is expanding from MRO ing, “You’ve got to be careful with metallic as ADS-B installs, and expects demand for skills and our knowledge base.” to OEM, having introduced from sister paint on the radome, and understand the the latter to persist beyond the U.S. Janu- The move to a larger airframe can company Elliott Technologies its in-house aircraft’s ‘cans’ and ‘can’t-dos.’” ary 1, 2020 compliance date. present interior design challenges to an designed and built Prizm LED cabin light- Bombardier completion, refurbishment, Stevens Aerospace and Defense Sys- upgrading owner, as a just-completed ing system, and electronically dimmable and MRO specialist Flying Colours heads tems—the former Stevens Aviation—in West Star Aviation refurbishment of a

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Moving up the avionics and flight systems OEM said, from a mid-size Citation, the owner didn’t announcing plans to offer similar branded fully understand the design possibilities renovations to the aftermarket. and processes, said Veta Traxler, paint “We have the ability to manage these and interior lead designer at the Alton, complex retrofit programs completely Illinois-based MRO. “He came to our with best-in-class partners,” said Honey- design center in Grand Junction [Colo- well regional leader, EMEA & APAC, retro- rado] with his residential designer,” and fits, modifications and upgrades Arnaud in addition to viewing sample materials, Renard at EBACE, where the program with owners’ permissions he was able to was launched. see real examples of interior possibilities The tip-to-tail interior Global Express in the Gulfstreams on hand, Traxler said. upgrade, planned with and performed by Yet perhaps most helpful were the 3D German MRO ACC Columbia Jet Service, renderings the team prepared that “really incorporated Honeywell’s latest cockpit, give the customer the idea of what it’s cabin, and connectivity systems. The result going to look like, instead of just putting created “the equivalent of a new aircraft material in front of them.” One result: the at 10 percent of the cost,” according to density of the carpet pattern was dialed Honeywell. Honeywell and ACC Colum- Recently launched Citadel Aviation is looking to make a name for itself in down. With the cost of producing such bia will continue to collaborate on Global the widebody market, anticipating an uptick in demand. renderings shrinking, West Star is using Express upgrades, with SmartView Syn- the technology for more projects, and thetic Vision system retrofits, expected to Using one vendor for a full range of prod- installations are performed at the com- with 3D walk-throughs of homes for sale be available later this year, a specific focus. ucts like these allows for “optimized com- pany’s U.S. facility in . and similar applications becoming com- The Global Express project was an out- pletion cycles and a streamlined design About 20 to 30 percent of Bell 505 buy- mon, “People are asking for it more and growth of work at Honeywell’s Retrofits, process for our VIP cabins,” said Comlux ers are opting for the Magnificent interior, more,” Traxler said. Modifications & Upgrades Center of Excel- Completion CEO Daron Dryer. according to MAG. Meanwhile, the GIV’s color palette lence, established three years ago in Phoe- Collins has also enhanced its Stage Customer Helite Aviation will use the went from beige to gray and black, with nix, , with the goal of expanding the on-demand business aircraft IFE offering Bell 505 for VIP transport from its down- metal fixtures plated in satin ultra-black, company’s aftermarket offerings. Honey- to include both wireless and wired options, town heliport. and new LED lighting, electrically dim- well is working with its network of autho- installed in-factory on a new aircraft for Cabin interior materials distributor mable window shades, leather inlays in rized service centers to identify potential the first time: a recently delivered Dassault OmnAvia has introduced new leather the tables, and seats reupholstered with program partners for the makeovers on Falcon. Collins director of cabin systems and fabric lines amid an expansion of two-tone perforated square quilting in the the MRO and completion center side. Jon Kunkel said offering both wired and offerings for its MRO and interiors shop center. West Star did the paint, too, at its A year after then Rockwell Collins non-wired options “simplifies access to customers. The additions include BluSky Grand Junction, paint facility. announced partnering with Comlux to inflight entertainment while providing Armor, a clear coat for veneer cabinetry Quilted seats “have been really hot,” bring its cabin products to the latter’s VIP customers with more flexibility.” The new that, used in combination with propri- Traxler noted, with requests for them airliner completion and refurbishment wired option integrates easily with Venue etary low-cost and safe LED UV lighting, growing, but cautioned “a big cost factor programs, full or partial Cabin Management service to play con- can cure in two minutes, said OmnAvia comes into play,” as among other costs, cabin systems have been selected for tent on bulkhead monitors and individual managing partner Robin Butler, calling the seats require an additional fire block. three projects: an A320neo and BBJ com- seat displays. Content is accessible wire- the product “disruptive technology.” Most current interior refurbishment pletion, and a BBJ refurbishment. The Col- lessly via smart devices including phones Another new offering, leather alterna- demand at -based Constant lins completions/refurbishment products and tablets. tive Izit Platinum FR, from Willow, Texas, Aviation is driven by Constant’s Chal- portfolio includes avionics, CMS, and IFE VIP rotorcraft interior specialist Mecaer is an inherently flame resistant, knit poly- lenger 604XT Pro Line Fusion program, options, seating, lighting and galley prod- Aviation Group delivered the first Bell 505 ester backing that’s easy to fit on seats with customers for the flight deck ucts, in addition to honeycomb panels and Jet Ranger X in North America outfitted and offers a 20 percent price advantage upgrade using the downtime for cabin ArincDirect connectivity and flight services. with Mecaer’s "Magnificent" interior. The over popular woven fabrics, Butler said. refreshments. New carpet, upholstery, Magnificent interior includes all interior For customers looking for genuine leather, refinishing, and even cabin reconfigura- panels; seats (built up from standard the Winston-Salem North Carolina mate- tions are often part of the work scope, frames) and leather upholstery; low-pile rials specialist is now the exclusive U.S. along with FANS-1A and new CMS installs. carpeting; and a rear passenger service distributor for Austrian leather company In addition to Challenger upgrades, unit with adjustable reading and mood Wollsdorf Leder. over the past year, Constant, which is lights, gaspers, and out- Reflecting the growing complex- the refurbishment division of Directional lets. It’s available in color palettes of soft ity of cabin systems, training provider Aviation Capital, has also redesigned, whites, creams, blues, or grays. It borrows FlightSafety International (FSI) in May reconfigured, and refurbed two Bom- elements from the MAG VIP interiors cre- added a Master Technician Cabin Systems bardier Global 6000s and three Gulfst- ated for the Bell 429 GlobalRanger light program to its master tech training portfo- reams (a G650 and two G450s). Constant twin and forthcoming 525 Relentless, but lio. The five courses in the cabin curriculum reconfigured the G650 cabin to halve the “doing a smaller helicopter was a chal- are Avionics Standard Practices; aeroIT; galley and create a crew rest area so the lenge,” said Maximo Pugnali, president Cabin Connectivity; Integrated Cabin customer “could fly to Europe without of the Italian company. More sporty than Management Systems; and Cabin Systems issues,” McCool said. plush, the installation brings panache to Operational Maintenance Program. what is often an owner-flown platform. Master technician programs aim “to Cabin Systems and Materials And weighing less than 70 pounds, the help technicians develop a higher level In November, Honeywell International option “will be a no-brainer” for VIP buy- of skill and increase their problem-solving completed in November “the largest sin- Elliott’s recently certified Prizm ers, Pugnali said. The kits are produced ability” and “enhance their contributions gle aircraft update within the business jet system provides both white and at MAG’s Cabin Comfort Systems head- to the safety, reliability and operating effi- space,” on a Bombardier Global Express mood lighting. quarters in Monteprandone, Italy, and ciency of the aircraft,” said FSI. n

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With 123 HondaJet and HondaJet Elites now aircraft. Honda Aircraft is investing $15.5 in service, Honda Aircraft is embarking on million in an 82,000-sq-ft building that will another expansion of its Greensboro, North be used for wing assembly for the HondaJet Carolina facility to accommodate produc- Elite, capacity that the company said will tion ramp-up and parts demand for those make the production process more efficient. A rendering of the expansion of Honda Aircraft’s Greensboro, North Carolina facility.

Michimasa Fujino, president and CEO of Honda Aircraft, said the company is looking at automation technologies that will be incor- porated into the new facility. In addition, the facility will house parts storage. Ground-breaking is scheduled for this month. To open in July 2020, the facility is part of an overall $245 million investment Honda Aircraft has made in production, training, MRO, and other facilities on its 133-acre campus in Greensboro. “As the HondaJet’s popularity and presence continue to increase around the world, it is necessary for our facility to meet our production and service needs while operating at the highest level of efficiency,” Fujino said. In addition, Honda Aircraft is expanding its training capacity for the HondaJet Elite with plans to add a second simulator. Fujino said the simulator would likely be housed in Europe “because of the strong cus- tomer demand” there. The additional support and pro- duction capacity comes as Honda Aircraft builds up its fleet. The company has increased its sales and service footprint to cover North America, Europe, Latin, and South America, Southeast Asia, China, the Middle East, , and Japan. Thirty-seven HondaJets and the successor HondaJet Elite were delivered last year. Honda Aircraft began delivery of the HondaJet Elite last summer and has since expanded its market with certifications from India, Brazil, Japan, and Canada. These came in addition to earlier certifications from the U.S. FAA and EASA. The most recent delivery was to charter operator Wing Spirit in Hawaii. Fujino credited the sales to an effort of Honda Aircraft to expand the business aviation market and develop new models. To that end, he estimated that nearly one-quar- DELIVERING YOUR DREAMS ter of Honda Aircraft sales are to new customers. As far as new AMAC Aerospace is a world leader in Maintenance and AMAC’s hangars are fully equipped with the latest models, he pointed to the alli- Completion services for both narrow and wide-body technologically advanced equipment and manned by ance Honda Aircraft formed with VIP aircraft. Our bespoke handling of VIP maintenance certified personnel. We offer a full spectrum of main- All Nippon Airways, which has an agreement to use two Honda- projects is world-renowned and our ‘Return to Service’ tenance services and welcome the opportunity to Jets that can provide connecting are world class for completions. serve you in any capacity. travel for ANA passengers in Los Angeles and Chicago. ANA expects www.amacaerospace.com to expand this service to Europe, Fujino added. n

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Aviation industry task force issues report on DEF hazard by Curt Epstein

In response to several recent incidents recommendations for industry businesses, involving jet aircraft being damaged and/ concluding: “the risk of another inadver- or disabled after fuel system contamina- tent DEF contamination event is too great tion from diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), an to not take a concerted, aggressive, and industry task force has issued a report multi-pronged, coordinated approach to with recommendations on how to mit- prevent another occurrence.” igate this serious, recurring hazard. The “We are committed to working with our group is made up of stakeholders includ- members and other industry stakeholders ing the FAA, NATA, NBAA, AOPA, and to eliminate the hazard of [DEF] contam- GAMA, along with fuel providers and ination of aircraft fuel,” said NATA COO FBO chains, and general counsel Timothy Obitts. DEF is a colorless liquid used in die- “NATA encourages all of our members, sel-powered ground vehicles to meet EPA including aircraft operators, FBOs, and emission control standards. In three inci- fuel suppliers to read this report and dents, it was confused with fuel system implement the recommendations as icing inhibitor (FSII), another colorless soon as practicable.” Among the advice liquid. DEF is soluble in FSII, but when it for FBOs, is to take advantage of free A newly released report by an industry working group contains recommendations for comes into contact with jet fuel, it crys- training offered by NATA as part of its aircraft operators, FBOs, and fuel suppliers on how to prevent diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) talizes and can clog fuel systems, leading Safety 1st curriculum to educate all staff from dangerously contaminating jet fuel. to engine failure. members on the importance of proper The 40-page document examines identification and use of DEF and FSII, FSII should be stored in different loca- working together to promote steps to each of the recent events and describes including labeling and handling, as well tions to prevent accidental contamina- address this serious risk to pilots, but I the contamination vector and effects as the consequences of contamination, tion with access restricted to authorized, strongly believe that DEF needs to be on the aircraft involved. The authors with such training documented in each trained individuals, AOPA president permanently removed from airports,” he conducted a safety analysis and estab- employee’s file. and CEO Mark Baker urged even stron- stated. “We don’t need to lose any lives lished a list of short-term and long-term While the report added that DEF and ger action. “I applaud the industry for over this.” n

continued from page 12 investigation,” according to the spokes- for the fixed based operator at PGD, the worked closely with [Punta Gorda] staff woman. However, she told AIN, “The evening before the incident, he noticed for 41 years. The [Punta Gorda] fueling DEF contamination Charlotte County Airport Authority is that the FSII was low on a fuel truck and meets standards of the NATA Safety 1st working cooperatively with the FAA to he intended to refill it. He went to a shed program and [the airport authority] is downs two Citations ensure it has all the support and informa- where the FSII was located and noted confident this is an isolated incident. tion they need. We have brought in a third that the FSII bottle was partially filled, Air Trek defers commenting on details the Environmental Protection Agency, party to review our procedures and make and that there was another bottle next to related to the incident due to the ongoing senators, members of Congress, the FAA, further recommendations.” it that was partially filled. He combined investigation.” n and the Department of Transportation. The airport authority’s fueling opera- the two bottles and then refilled the fuel The bottom line is that states regulate tion uses NATA’s Safety 1st training pro- truck FSII reservoir. Several days after the the requirement for DEF, he explained. gram; supervisors have all completed incident, the lineman realized that he had Lacking an effort to convince every U.S. the supervisor-level training, while staff inadvertently combined a 5-gallon FSII NEWS note state to exempt airport vehicles from the members all undergo Safety 1st PLST. bucket and a 2.5-gallon diesel exhaust DEF requirement, a national regulation The operation is also ACE certified by fluid (DEF) container instead of two par- Los Angeles World Airports’ (LAWA) Van would be helpful, he said. “Until then fuel supplier Eastern Aviation Fuels, tially-empty containers of FSII. Nuys Airport (VNY) in California recog- FBOs have to get on top of their DEF with four supervisors certified in the “Fuel samples, fuel system filters, and nized 36 general aviation companies on policies. Until airport service vehicles ACE fuel quality control training pro- fuel screens from the airplane were June 13 with its Friendly Flyer Awards for are DEF-exempt and the DEF systems gram. As of now, the Airport Authority obtained and sent for laboratory testing. outstanding compliance with established are not installed [on airport fuel trucks], does not participate in a safety manage- Analysis of the fuel contaminants indi- noise abatement regulations and achiev- there is a risk that requires mitigation, ment system. cated the presence of urea, the primary ing at least 99 percent compliance with training, and auditing. The pilot is the The airport authority’s fuel truck fleet chemical found in DEF.” the airport’s voluntary noise abatement last line of defense. It’s a big deal. I can- includes two 1999 models that don’t need According to NATA president Gary programs during calendar year 2018. not stress how much of a problem this is.” DEF and three trucks (one 2015 and one Dempsey, “DEF contamination is a seri- In 2012, LAWA created the Friendly Fly- Beringer recommends that pilots who 2018) that require DEF. “Absolutely we ous safety concern. NATA is monitoring er Award to validate operators that not fly airplanes requiring icing inhibitor support [exempting airport fuel trucks the issue and assisting with initiatives only complied with all noise abatement verify what is in the tank that is being from the DEF mandate],” the spokes- like participating in a working group com- policies and procedures, but also ad- mixed with their fuel, how that tank was woman said. prised of government and industry stake- hered to the voluntary No Early Turn, Fly serviced, and what safety precautions Although it can’t comment in detail holders tasked with developing resources Friendly and Quiet Departure programs. were taken to ensure that the proper about how the DEF incident happened, to mitigate DEF contamination incidents Among the recipients were eight fluid is added. she added, “We have isolated the issue, at airports.” Friendly Flyer Legacy honorees. Legacy “We keep getting lucky with these however, we’re reviewing all procedures Air Trek released a statement about the winners have received Friendly Flyer events,” he said, “and we haven’t killed to provide a comprehensive fix.” engine-failures in its two Citations: awards since the program’s inception. anybody, yet. It’s just a matter of time.” The NTSB’s report on the Air Trek “Air Trek is extremely proud of the The 2018 Legacy honorees were Clay For its part, the Charlotte Country Citation that landed in Savannah included extraordinary professionalism of our Lacy Aviation, Dreamline Aviation, Flex- Airport Authority can’t provide details these details about how the fuel was pilots and medical team. Air Trek’s pilots jet, Flight Options, JetSuite, NetJets, of how the two Air Trek Citations were contaminated: are heroes of the day,” said Dana Carr, v-p Tutor-Saliba Corp., and XOJet. T contaminated, due to “an ongoing FAA “According to a lineman who worked and director of operations. “Air Trek has

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GE AVIATION core and a proprietary exhaust system, said Stoker, who also oversees the Affin- ity program. “Ideally, you want those dou- ble fans, low bypass ratios for supersonic GE just starting bizav engine development flight,” Stoker explained. “The challenge with us here is we’ve also got to meet by Jerry Siebenmark commercial aircraft requirements for noise and emissions. Think about this as With a new turbofan entering service late “We support nearly 3,000 business jet in an iron bird on the engine’s Fadec in the a blending of our experience on military last year and two other engines in devel- engines that are out flying with our con- Czech Republic and Canada. More than engines, our commercial engines as well opment, it might seem like GE Aviation’s cierge level of service [called OnPoint], 670 engine starts have been made in cold as our bizjet engines, and being able to plan to expand into the business aviation but we’re expanding the coverage partic- and hot environments ranging from -60 to take that and find the right balance such market beginning a decade ago is now well ularly in the critical areas where we think 125 degrees F. And it just wrapped up alti- that we’re able to meet that supersonic underway. But that’s not how the executive the Global 7500s are going to go.” These tude testing, up to 41,000 feet, in Canada. performance while still being able to meet leading that charge views it. “We are on a areas include Asia, the Middle East, and GE’s goal for the up-to-1,600-shp subsonic requirements like Stage 5 sub- journey, and we are really at the start of , Stoker said, as well as the U.S. engine is to have 15 percent better fuel sonic noise.” A major design review in that journey,” GE Aviation v-p and general and Europe. And those service support burn across the flight profile and more 2020 between GE, Boeing, and Aerion is manager of business, general aviation, and people already have a great deal of experi- than 10 percent more power at altitude. the next milestone in that development integrated systems Brad Mottier told AIN. ence, having been with the from “What we’ve learned thus far is…all that is program, he added. Aerion has slated first That journey began to some degree the beginning. “I think, at the end, it was meeting and exceeding our expectations,” flight of the AS2 for 2023. with the jointly developed GE Honda somewhere in the mid-20,000 hours of Corkery noted. Testing is underway at Even with three new engines at differ- HF120 engine powering the Honda- support experience all across the engine three test cells with a fourth coming ent stages, Mottier insists this is just the Jet and the CF34-3B on the Bombar- [development] and flight test programs,” online. By the fourth quarter of this year beginning. There is plenty of work and new dier Challenger 650, but more recently Stoker said. “That’s part of the seamless GE expects to be testing the Catalyst on a engines ahead for GE Aviation. “We’re on with the 18,000-pound-thrust Passport entry into service that we have been work- King Air flying testbed, he added. the path,” he said. “And I think you will that entered service with Bombardier’s ing around,” added Mottier. “I love this engine and this program see even more engines in the future.” n Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jet because it is modernizing a cockpit and last December. With two Global 7500s Catalyst Development a flight control like no other engine has already delivered, the Passport is meeting Concurrent with the entry into service done in this marketplace,” said Mottier, or exceeding key performance parameters of Passport, GE is well into the develop- himself the pilot of a Pratt & Whitney NEWS note such as specific fuel consumption, weight, ment of the Catalyst, its first clean-sheet Canada PT6A-powered Cessna Caravan. -based Inflite emissions, and noise, Passport product turboprop engine that will power Textron “And when we say that we have exercised The Jet Centre has become a Rolls- manager Laurence Vigeant-Langlois told Aviation’s Cessna Denali single-engine the prop through its full range of pitch Royce authorized service center, al- AIN. “We’ve validated it in the field with turboprop. GE Aviation general manager from beta, to fine pitch, coarse pitch, lowing it to offer maintenance for the those two aircraft flying now,” she added. of turboprops Paul Corkery told AIN the feather—plus the engine—that’s all inte- AE3007 engines that power Embraer’s Featuring a high-performance core sim- company has done more than 1,000 hours grated into the Fadec. All of those sched- Legacy 600 and 650. Inflite will provide ilar to the CFM Leap, 52-inch fan “blisk”— of testing on three engines and 300 hours ules have been validated for steady state operators signed up to R-R Corporate- fan blades and disk fashioned from a single Care and CorporateCare Enhanced MRO piece of titanium—and a compressor with programs with engine support. a high-pressure ratio of 23:1, the engine is CorporateCare is Rolls-Royce’s fixed- bearing out its reputation within the com- cost engine maintenance management pany as a sort of environmental teetotaler, program, “protecting operators against Mottier said. “Jokingly, some of our people unforeseen costs and unscheduled here say that it’s really a marvel because it events anywhere in the world,” said In- doesn’t have a drinking problem, it doesn’t flite. The MRO company said that it has have a smoking problem, and it’s not over- already started to invest in parts and weight.” GE continues to have discussions training in support of the contract and with OEMs about adding the Passport to will add personnel, with the first four other airframes, he added. technicians having started in May. At the same time the engine has rolled “We are looking forward to working out, so, too, has a team of GE people well- closely with Rolls-Royce and their cus- versed in the powerplant, GE Aviation tomers as we continue to evolve our services product manager Jim Stoker told business,” said Inflite head of customer AIN. “We’ve got a pretty extensive service service Alan Barnes. T and support network today,” he explained. GE Aviation showcased its Passport engine at EBACE in May.

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Piper_Half_Page_AIN_July_2019.indd 1 6/11/19 9:44 AM 34 Aviation International News \ July 2019 \ ainonline.com carbon neutrality, but airport ethanol-powered, and the company spends Gulfstream’s full line of aircraft at the EBACE continent,” said EBAA communication man- CEO Brandon O’Reilly wants to 10 percent of annual revenue on research and static display flew to Geneva with sustainable ager Róman Kok. “This situation is part of do more by promoting more wide- development and innovation, which includes aviation fuel in their fuel tanks. Manufac- the realities that we face, especially in busi- spread use of SAF. “People are ask- sustainable alternative fuels. turers invited members of the media to fly ness aviation, when it comes to sustainable ing for it, and the day we can offer All of Embraer’s jets brought to EBACE on some of their SAJF-fueled aircraft from alternative jet fuel and it is especially the it efficiently and cost effectively carried SAF, including the Praetor 600 Farnborough to Geneva, including Bombar- reason we’re organizing these events, not will come.” that flew from Teterboro to Farnborough dier (Global 6000), Gulfstream (G550), and only to educate, but also to bring to light Eurocontrol’s Brennan also with 3,000 pounds of SAF. (AIN editor- Textron Aviation (Citation Latitude). to regulators and fuel providers that our wants sustainable aviation fuel in-chief Matt Thurber joined Embraer for “We were all very disappointed that industry is ready to jump on this fuel, but to succeed, but he said, “Just at the Teterboro-Farnborough leg.) Likewise, we couldn’t get fuel from the European availability is still a huge problem.” n the moment, it’s fantasy. It’s dif- ficult to get on a day-to-day basis. Policymakers need to incentivize [SAF]. We have to make it cheaper and more available.” At the same time, Brennan warned that meet- ing the environmental goals for aviation is difficult given the con- straints of the 41 separate Euro- control member-states, the lack of capacity in the European air traffic system, and frequent strikes that shut down airspace. He cited one WE ARE recent example where a French ATC strike forced a TAP Air Por- tugal flight to route all the way around France to reach its desti- nation, more than doubling the time and fuel needed. “Tell me how that benefits the environ- ment,” he said.

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ainonline.com \ July 2019 \ Aviation International News 35 Citing ADs, Tamarack Aero files for Chapter 11 reorg by Rob Finfrock

Sandpoint, Idaho-based Tamarack Aero- asymmetry, and those modifications have space announced June 7 that it voluntarily been submitted to both aviation authori- filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection ties as an alternate means of compliance earlier in the month, a decision the com- [AMOC] to resolve the directives.” pany termed “a direct result” of recent Air- Those upgrades involve replacement worthiness Directives from the FAA and of a screw inside the TACS control unit European Union Aviation Safety Agency (TCU) that could work free of its fasten- (EASA) that have “effectively grounded” ing structure and drive TACS movement, Cessna CitationJets, CJ1s, CJ2s, and CJ3s and installation of aerodynamic centering equipped with its active load-alleviation strips on those surfaces. The TCU repair Tamarack Aerospace filed for Chapter 11 reorganization last month as a result of FAA and EASA system (Atlas) winglets. bulletin was mandatory, with parts costs Airworthiness Directives that have “effectively grounded” Cessna CitationJets/CJs equipped “The decision to enter Chapter 11 [reor- covered by Tamarack, while the center- with its active load-alleviation system (Atlas) winglets. ganization] allows Tamarack to continue ing-strip bulletin was optional; Tamarack to operate and focus all activities on sup- has since made both bulletins mandatory provided by Klumpes. Tamarack coun- “The NTSB investigation focuses on the porting the Atlas winglet customers and and available at no charge. tered that his jet had not received the ser- role the Atlas may have played in the acci- to support EASA and FAA as they con- According to the company, 73 percent vice bulletin improvements, adding “there dent,” the FAA noted in its reasoning for the sider the proposal for lifting the restric- of the installed fleet has been fitted with have been no reported incidents in those AD. AIN asked the FAA whether it was spe- tions imposed by the ADs,” the company these upgrades. “Tamarack is committed aircraft with the latest upgrades.” After cifically told that the NTSB’s investigation stated, adding it expects bankruptcy to to the safety of our fleet and our custom- disassembly, the TCU in Klumpes’s CJ1+ is focusing on Atlas, but the agency had not be “a temporary state.” ers,” then-company v-p and chief engineer was found to have the loose screw prob- responded by the time this was published. EASA issued an emergency AD in late Jacob Klinginsmith told AIN in early June. lem, according to Tamarack. In April, an NTSB spokesperson told April, stating “occurrences have been “We feel we’ve been proactive in reaching The FAA directive noted five control-loss AIN the N525EG accident investigation “is reported in which Atlas appears to have out to make sure our customers have the incidents involving Atlas-equipped aircraft still ongoing at this time. Only preliminary malfunctioned, causing upset events latest, best, and safest product and we’ll reported to the agency and EASA. In one of information is available.” In a subsequent where, in some cases, the pilots had dif- continue to work closely with authorities those incidents, however, Atlas appears not interview, Hathaway stated the Board has ficulty to recover the aeroplane to safe to lift the restrictions on the fleet.” to have been involved. A December 2018 not contacted the company regarding the flight.” The FAA followed suit May 24 and, Klinginsmith also confirmed that incident was documented in a NASA Avia- accident. unlike the EASA directive that included Hathaway was laid off in early June as a tion Safety Reporting System (ASRS) nar- “We’ve offered our input and have been a mitigation path for continued flying cost-saving measure related to the Chap- rative, in which the submitter responded to told it is not needed,” he told AIN in May. of Atlas-equipped 525-series jets—using ter 11 filing, along with company president a callback from NASA. In the ASRS report, “I can’t definitively say the Board has ruled “speed tape” to secure the Tamarack Active Brian Cox (see sidebar for staff update). NASA wrote in the callback section, “On the out Atlas [as causal to the accident] but Camber Surfaces (TACS) in neutral posi- reporter’s aircraft, maintenance found the we’ve been told by other agencies it would tion—the U.S. agency prohibited further TACS Role in European, aileron trim actuator was out of tolerance. be highly unusual to have not been con- operation of 76 Atlas-equipped CJs in U.S. Incidents Questioned Once the actuator was replaced, the prob- tacted if they believed the system was rel- the U.S., outside of approved ferry flights, In one incident cited by EASA involving lem has not returned.” evant to the investigation.” until a better alternative is identified. a CJ1+, pilot René Klumpes told AIN that The agency also cited the ongoing NTSB Textron Aviation, manufacturer of the “Use of speed tape was never a Tamarack while climbing through 3,000 feet, the investigation into a November 2018 fatal Cessna Model 525 series Citations, told solution, and in the course of harmonizing Atlas failed and the jet “[entered] a steep accident in Indiana that involved an Atlas- AIN the company “has been notified of the to the EASA directive, the FAA noted its turn to 90 degrees left bank angle and equipped CJ2+ (N525EG) that had complied FAA’s airworthiness directive concerning use wasn’t acceptable,” said Paul Hathaway, nose down with increasing speed.” with the mandatory TCU service bulletin. light jets fitted with Tamarack Aerospace’s Tamarack’s vice president of marketing, Data downloaded from the incident Aircraft manufacturer Textron Aviation supplemental type certificate for active in May. “However, we have over the past showed that the bank reached 75 degrees and engine OEM Williams International load-alleviation system [Atlas] winglets. year issued two service bulletins at com- in 18 seconds, and g load during the recov- are listed as parties to that investigation, but “Textron Aviation understands that pany expense to address potential TACS ery was 2.6, according to information Tamarack Aerospace is not. Tamarack Aerospace is working with the FAA to determine an approved engineer- ing solution,” the company continued. “Safe operations of its aircraft are of the utmost importance to Textron Aviation, Tamarack looks toward new product lines Atlas applications for other aircraft types which will continue to closely monitor the even as the company works to resolve its situation to encourage a swift resolution as company reshuffles its leadership current regulatory hurdles. “Our commit- and understanding of the impact this AD ment to our customers to quickly resolve will have on a select number of owners Tamarack Aerospace announced on June 12 to overcome” in the current environment, this imposed hurdle is our main priority and operators.” that former chief engineer Jacob Klinginsmith but he also expressed confidence that the each day,” said Guida. “[H]owever, looking Textron Aviation was an installation has been named the company’s president and FAA and EASA will ultimately sign off on two beyond the current situation, there is much center for Atlas winglets, although the Nick Guida, Tamarack founder and inventor of previously issued company service bulletins to be optimistic about. company is no longer listed as such on the the active load-alleviation system (Atlas) wing- as resolutions to the ADs and return Atlas- “The outstanding performance and bene- Tamarack website. Textron Aviation would let, will serve as CEO. The move is “part of a equipped Citations to service. fits of the active winglet technology has been not comment to AIN when the company strategic reorganization meant to ensure the “We will continue to work closely with proven on the Cessna Citation 525 series and stopped installing Atlas winglets. n [company’s] continued strength and viability.” authorities to lift the restrictions on the we made a healthy profit last year,” he contin- Tamarack filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy fleet,” he continued. “We see Chapter 11 as ued. “We have already started implementing protection earlier in the month (see accom- a temporary situation, and we look forward the new business plan which capitalizes on panying article). to continuing to support and grow our cus- these strengths and we have identified many

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In May, a start-up company began operations JMI has been established to address at London Oxford Airport. Jet Maintenance this growing shortfall in MRO services M RE International (JMI) is initially concentrating that continue to offer the personal touch. on MRO services for popular Citation and The team sees an “ever-growing demand Falcon jets but plans to broaden its offering for high-quality and personalized cus- RANGE to cover additional types. tomer service.” The new company has Established by experienced business avi- also perceived that, in the UK and Europe ation MRO managers Ed Griffith and Neil market, “demand for quality technical Plumb, JMI moved into the recently com- support is beginning to exceed capacity.” pleted Hangar 14, Bay 4 facility at Oxford, JMI’s EASA-accredited operation will which offers 18,000 sq ft (1,500 sq m) of initially focus on providing base mainte- SPEED hangar space, along with offices and exter- nance for the Cessna 510 (Mustang), 525 nal parking. There, the two intend to create (CJ series), and 560 (Excel/XLS), as well a business that not only offers high levels as ’s 900 and 2000. Line of maintenance quality, but also with the maintenance capability covers the Cessna accent on customer service. 680 (Sovereign), Hawker 750/850/900, PAYL AD “The OEMs are increasingly bringing and Falcon 900/2000. The company will MRO in house,” Griffith toldAIN . “Inde- also provide a mobile service unit for pendent Part 145 operators are disappear- AOG support and line maintenance on a ing and customers have reduced options.” worldwide basis. n

Jersey Airport’s remote tower has demonstrated capability to handle up to 32 movements per hour. FREQUENTIS JER adds a remote tower by Matt Thurber

The Channel Islands’ year and another 22,000 business and (JER) has been approved for operational general aviation flights. use of a remote control tower system Frequentis has developed three other developed by Frequentis. The remote remote tower systems that are in opera- tower is a “contingency” facility for tional use, according to a spokeswoman. times when the airport’s control tower These include “Austria’s Vienna airport for is unavailable, such as an emergency sit- vision enhancement, a system in Iceland uation or security issue. testing remote tower abilities in extreme The approval follows trials conducted weather, and the most significant at Germa- last November, during which traffic levels ny’s Saarbrucken airport, which is providing of 32 movements per hour were achieved. tower services from an actual remote loca- This marks the first EASA approval for a tion 450 km away (this is also currently the remote tower to be used for active con- largest operational remote tower, managing trol of commercial aircraft movements at 15,000 flight movements per year).” a British airport, according to Frequentis. The reason for bolstering Jersey Air- At Jersey Airport, 13 cameras provide port’s tower with the contingency remote a 240-degree field of view for remotely tower is so that operations at Jersey can located controllers in a nearby contin- continue during an emergency affecting gency facility. Systems Interface Ltd. was the tower. “Jersey Airport is a critical part the project specialist and managed the of the regional transport infrastructure,” installation and integration using Fre- according to Frequentis, “and therefore quentis’s remote tower technology. its continuous air traffic services are Traffic at Jersey Airport averages essential, especially in the event of a tech- 23,000 air transport movements per nical failure or evacuation.” n

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19-MCJT23621 G5000 Upgrade Ad_Citation-10.8125x13.875-AIN.indd 1 6/13/19 4:06 PM to that used by anti-viruses, to identify Brazilian anti-drone conference highlights drones and issue appropriate responses. But drones can be modified or home-as- sembled to ignore countermanding orders. need for creative mitigation techniques While jamming Wi-Fi, RF, or GPS signals would confuse most drones, those relying by Richard Pedicini on internal navigation using photo-recon- naissance or other techniques would be Brazilian airspace control organization where malice was a real threat. “We are focused on compliant navi- unaffected by jamming. Major Rafael Paes DECEA kicked off its “First Antidrone Several speakers brought up prisons, gation,” is how Holzman described the of the Air Force’s Institute for Advanced Technology Symposium” May 13, with both as examples of places where jam- FAA’s approach, “A rule is being written” Studies described how “massive data pro- DECEA director Lt. General Jeferson ming is specifically permitted by law and for a system in which manufacturers must cessing” can determine position far more Domingues de Freitas calling for “power- sometimes implemented, and as places put a serial number on each UAV, and the precisely than GPS when using reference ful and intelligent solutions to problems where bad actors use drones to deliver UAV must transmit the number and other images from previously known positions. caused by malice or neglect.” Regarding contraband. While there’s no special need data. Such an approach would be depen- the drone threat, he identified the need to fear malice against Guarulhos Airport, dent on the cooperation of the many Holistic Perspective to “detect, identify, [and] mitigate, pref- aircraft are especially vulnerable to unin- manufacturers to create a library, similar Bruce De Bies of Hensoldt (formerly Air- erably in single application.” A range tended collisions with drones, and there bus Security), said, “Sensor mix is critical. of local and foreign experts agreed that is a prison near the airport, where there The purpose is to to give advance warning there is no “magic bullet” against drone has been illicit drone activity. of a threat to the asset you’re protecting.” incursions anywhere, that electronics-in- The last day of the conference was Radar can detect a target far away, while tensive airports pose special challenges, devoted to legislative and legal measures sound can detect one close in. “The key and evolving drone technology requires to allow more active responses to drones, question is, “What are you trying to pro- evolving countermeasures. Drones can including both “soft” responses such as Bruce De Bies tect, and where are you trying to protect be detected with the right mix of sensors taking control of the drone or forcing it to of Hensoldt it?” A refinery or a prison requires differ- for the situation, but responses such as land, and “hard” responses such as lasers (formerly ent protection than an airport, but the jamming are limited by the need to affect and guns, which have evolved over the Airbus right solution is specific to the site, and

only the drone, and by existing legislation last few years from a Ghostbusters-style PEREZ/DECEA LUIZ Security) “not something that comes out of a box.” that predates the drone threat. backpack to a handgun with a soccer-ball A downtown airport and one beyond the Pilots of drones invading protected sized bulge. suburbs have different needs in sensors. airspace are “clueless, careless, and mali- The event included two live demonstra- Sensor mix is De Bies said that on countermeasures cious,” according to Joshua Holtzman, tions of detection systems set up on the critical. The “we’re learning as we go,” showing man-por- FAA director, Office of National Secu- university’s roof. The systems showed table systems and vehicle-mounted sys- rity Programs and Incident Response. a mix of strengths and limitations, with purpose is to to give tems that can respond to threats and fixed Countermeasures proposed against the scanners automatically triangulating on an advance warning of a systems to cover an entire site. “The key first two categories included “electronic approaching threat and focusing a camera is scalability to move between solutions, fences” to warn off pilots or even turn on the drone, as well as capturing its make, threat to the asset and solutions need to be ‘future-proof’” away or deactivate drones. More active model, and serial number. A real-time you’re protecting.” to meet changing threats. n measures would include jamming or map tracked not only the drone’s flights “kinetic” responses including lasers. but also the launch point and the pilot’s The three-day conference took place position. However, engaging the jammer of in São Paulo at Anhembi-Morumbi Uni- one system tripped a circuit breaker; the versity. The meeting attracted more than other’s scanners were confused by a jam- Airport drone incidents spur C-UAS efforts 280 participants, 40 percent in air force mer being placed close by. uniforms. The second day opened with The São José dos Campos aerodrome Recent incidents have shined a spotlight company, aiming to detect the potential presentations on currently implemented will be testing anti-drone systems in June on the need for counter-unmanned aerial threat, identify it as a threat with the low- solutions, such as Israel’s “.” and July, which should allow for a more systems (C-UAS) in the airport market, and est possible false alarm rate, and act on Crisis coordinator Cesar Augusto Borges fair and thorough evaluation. manufacturers are developing systems to it by raising the alarm or engaging with a Tuna described the challenges drones meet these requirements. countermeasure.​ pose for Guarulhos Airport. A Different Public In December, UAS sightings at Gatwick There are many recorded incidents A collision with a drone will cause more “The drone piloting public isn’t composed Airport led to the cancellation of hundreds involving UAV sightings at airports every damage than one with a bird of similar of aviation people. They don’t know what of flights, followed weeks later by similar year, with the number growing exponen- size, Matteo Sensini of Italian supplier an FIR is, and requests for permission disruptions at and at tially, said a spokesman for Thales. “It is IDS explained, speculating on the effects to use airspace had to be submitted by Newark Airport in New Jersey. becoming obvious to airport operators of a collision that’s not accidental, with fax,” said DECEA systems analyst João Such incidents show that “this certainly that the threats posed by UAVs are now a drones carrying explosive devices, even Ximenes, describing the challenges faced isn’t a manufactured crisis,” with similar real and immediate issue.” home-manufactured ones. His firm han- in producing the new SARPAS system for problems to be expected in the future, On the airport side, its major focus is dled counter-measures for a G7 summit submitting and processing requests to said Michael Hofle, high energy laser (HEL) work on Hologarde, a C-UAS developed in in Italy, among other events and locations use airspace. product line lead at Raytheon. “Clearly, collaboration with France’s air traffic con- the community recognizes the hazards trol body and Groupe Aéroports de Paris. and the threats that drones represent. This This system deploys the 3D holographic is a market that’s here to stay.” radar developed by the Thales-owned Raytheon sees the airport sector as Aveillant, which provides 3D identifica- a major target for its Windshear C-UAS. tion and tracking of UAVs up to 7 km, RF Windshear is a command, control, and detection to monitor communications, as communications system that uses multi- well as long-range infrared cameras for DECEA director ple sensors and deploys both kinetic and identification. Lt. General non-kinetic effects. Hologarde is currently being tested at Domingues de Hensoldt’s Xpeller family of C-UAS prod- Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport. The first Freitas opened ucts includes Xpeller Guard, designed to operational deployment was due to take the event and protect fixed sites. The system combines place by mid-June, with Thales expecting was a constant sensors and effectors to protect infrastruc- the system to be qualified for operations presence. ture against small UAVs, according to the next year. G.C. LUIZ PEREZ/DECEA LUIZ

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A Middle East FBO specialist has issued a call to the business aviation industry to create a new name for the FBO, suggesting the existing term has become outmoded after 100 years of use. In an open letter to the global industry, Adel Martini, president and CEO of Dubai-based Jetex Flight Sup- port, said, “We’re challenging the his- tory of aviation to not just redefine, but reinvent, the term ‘fixed base operator’ (FBO),” Mardini wrote. “We are initiating an opportunity for avia- tion experts and passengers alike to ask themselves what the term ‘FBO’ means to them and to share what it means [with] us.” Mardini argues that towards the end of World War I, civil aviation was virtu-

TAC AIR TAC ally unregulated and consisted mainly TAC Air officials expect to open the company’s new FBO in Dallas next month. It’s part of a more than $100 million redevelopment of the former of transient pilots, operating military International Airways headquarters, operations, and maintenance base that TAC Air and its development partners are calling the surplus aircraft that landed wherever Braniff Centre at . they could. This prompted them to set up temporary camps offering aircraft maintenance and flight training, which by 1926, when aviation regulations TAC Air nears debut of its newest FBO were put in place, became what we now know as FBOs, he wrote. by Jerry Siebenmark “The description of an FBO labels it as a gas station for planes, but since If all goes as planned, TAC Air will open v-p and chief operating officer Christian people. It can also be divided into smaller its origin in 1918, it has progressed to its 15th FBO next month in a more than Sasfai told AIN. One of the major changes spaces for meetings. The venue also mean a relaxed and stress-free setting $100 million redevelopment of the former to the 26-acre site included razing a Bran- boasts one of the best views of the down- for busy travelers.” Braniff Airlines Operations and Mainte- iff office and maintenance shops nestled town Dallas skyline, The Arnold Compa- Jetex has committed to set up more nance Base and Braniff International between the two large hangars—which nies v-p of marketing Tad Perryman told than 50 FBOs around the world by Airways headquarters. Built by the flam- combined could hold six AIN. Amenities at the FBO will include 2020. More than 25 are understood boyant and now defunct Texas-based jetliners—and replacing it with a gated, valet car service with private parking, fuel to be operational today. airline and opened in 1958 at Dallas private courtyard and parking spaces for service, and auto detailing, and “elite” “Since the launch of FBOs, the need Love Field (DAL), the maintenance han- TAC Air and Flexjet customers. trained staff and concierge offering top- to travel for business has increased gars and offices have been undergoing a Flexjet will occupy one of the two large notch customer service and safety. Arnold dramatically and the demand for high conversion to the Braniff Centre, whose hangars with a Red Label by Flexjet pri- said TAC Air will pay above market to get standards even more so,” Mardini tenants in addition to TAC will include vate terminal and 60,000 sq ft of mainte- quality employees at DAL. “It’s what we wrote. Flexjet; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry nance space occupied by its maintenance can do to differentiate ourselves on this Signature Flight Support attempted Jones’s company, Blue Star Land, a Jones operations staff who were previously field,” he added. Love Field’s other FBO to introduce the expression ‘flight Family company; and Reed Enterprises located in Addison, Texas. Elsewhere at tenants include Signature Flight Support, support operation,’ or FSO, as early and its auto dealership Planet Lincoln, the Braniff Centre, it will occupy 32,000 Business Jet Center, and Jet Aviation. as 2004. Although perhaps not meant the latter two of which are converting a sq ft of office space for its staff who are Planning for a second phase of the to refer to individual facilities, it did multi-level parking garage adjacent to the relocating there from Flexjet’s Richard- project, which will include construction not catch on. In a master plan update center into offices and a luxury automo- son, Texas office. “By moving our Dallas of more hangar space at the south end of for the St. Petersburg, Florida-based bile dealership. operations to the same campus as our the Braniff Centre, is under way. Clearwater International Airport, pub- Another feature of the center is 100,000 newest private terminal at Dallas Love Opening an FBO in Dallas in an iconic lished in 2004, Signature claimed to sq ft for uses that are currently expected Field, our employees will have the oppor- building was the logical next step for be “the world’s largest flight support to include restaurants, retail shops, and tunity to deepen relationships with our The Arnold Companies, Arnold said. It is operation (FSO) and distribution net- offices. “We really had to get thoughtful owners, in person, as they pass through a robust market in a pro-business envi- work for business and commercial in the design of the center,” Greg Arnold, for their flights,” Flexjet CEO Michael ronment that is the home of his com- aviation services, and provides fixed chairman and CEO of The Arnold Compa- Silvestro added. panies and headquarters for more than base operator (FBO), charter opera- nies, TAC Air’s parent, told AIN. 100 publicly traded corporations includ- tions, and ground handling services.” It’s an ambitious, 19-month-long proj- Booming FBO Market ing AT&T, Exxon Mobil, JC Penney, and Mardini does not suggest a new ect between developers that include TAC Air will occupy the other large hangar Kimberly-Clark. Love Field in particular term himself but challenges the indus- Arnold’s companies, the Jones company, with an executive terminal and individual is among the FAA’s top 10 airports for try to come up with one. “I ask you to and Lincoln Property Company that’s hangars that feature secured entries from domestic business jet operations, rank- question whether you agree that the meant working closely with the Texas the courtyard as well as office suites and ing No. 2 in the April 2019 Business Jet evolution of FBOs prompts a chance to Historical Commission to preserve the shop space. Inside the TAC Air terminal, a Report with 61,546 movements. “It’s rename them in order to fully celebrate mid-century modern architecture of the replica 1/25th-scale Braniff will about something that’s going to have the extent of what they now offer,” he hangars and offices originally designed be suspended from the two-story ceiling solid earnings,” Arnold explained. To said. “Change is inevitable and we by architects William Pereira and Charles as a nod to the building’s heritage. On the that end, he expects TAC Air-DAL will be believe that 100 years is enough. What Luckman. “It took three partners with very second floor of the executive terminal will among the company’s top three FBOs in would the natural evolution of the FBO creative ideas and being in a top market be an event venue with a bar and catering earnings. Investment wise, however, it’s as a name be?” P.S.-S. like this” to pull off the project, TAC Air space and the capability to hold up to 50 “at the top of the heap.” n

42 Aviation International News \ July 2019 \ ainonline.com Bye Aerospace flew its eFlyer 2 earlier this year as it strives to be the first to bring an all- electric Part 23-certified aircraft to the flight training market. BlackBird signs on for Bye electric airplanes by Matt Thurber

Bye Aerospace has signed a deal with higher altitudes. Both airplanes will fea- charter broker BlackBird Air for the ture Garmin G3X avionics. purchase of 110 eFlyer electric air- Bye Aerospace projects a recharging planes. BlackBird plans to provide the time for the eFlyer’s batteries of about airplanes to its charter operator and 30 minutes to reach 85 to 90 percent commercial pilot partners to use for of a full charge, using a “supercharger” BlackBird-sourced flights. charging system. Bye is developing two eFlyer ver- BlackBird connects travelers with Part sions, the two-seat eFlyer 2 (formerly 135-certified charter operators and also the SunFlyer) and the four-seat eFlyer 4. pairs customers, who “rent a plane and After FAA certification, the two-seater hire a commercial pilot to fly,” accord- could start deliveries in 2021, according ing to BlackBird Air founder and CEO to Bye Aerospace senior vice president Rudd Davis. He explained that BlackBird Diane Simard, followed a year later by isn’t facilitating the type of flight-sharing the eFlyer 4. The base price for the two- where private pilots invite people to fly seater is $349,000 and the four-seater and share expenses. “Only commercial $449,000. The standard-equipped ver- pilots are allowed to use the BlackBird sions will include an airframe parachute, platform. [This] follows the approach THIS air-conditioning, VFR avionics, and an businesses have used for decades, they angle-of-attack indicator. Premium rent planes and hire pilots to fly them.” IS THE FUTURE OF options that will be offered include IFR When the eFlyers become available, avionics, autopilot, and interior and Rudd explained, “BlackBird will be plac- FLIGHT PLANNING exterior upgrades. ing the with our primary The eFlyer 2 will be powered by a Sie- operational partners (Part 135) in every Optimized routing, filing, weather, cloud-based mens electric motor capable of deliver- region of the U.S. We’re focused on pro- document management, avionics connectivity, ing 70 kW continuous or 90 kW peak viding our customers with all the options power. With a top speed of 138 knots, it that meet their needs, from low-cost and Jeppesen’s world-class data and will be capable of flying for three hours small aircraft to large, more expensive charts – all in one integrated app. with a VFR day reserve (30 minutes) or options. We’re always looking for ways 210 nm (with reserve). Payload is 450 to lower prices because we want to make pounds, mtow 2,000 pounds, and take- general aviation accessible to a much off roll 1,100 feet. Bye Aerospace has larger customer base. This is where elec- LEARN MORE applied for FAA Part 23 certification for tric aircraft come in.” the eFlyer 2, which made its first flight The trips in the eFlyers, he said, will foreflight.com/business-ain April 10, 2018. be “initially on shorter flights but as the The four-seat eFlyer 4 will carry a pay- power density improves in later genera- load of 850 pounds and fly for 4.2 hours tions, so too will range. At less than $50 an CONTACT US or 350 nm with VFR reserve, also powered hour to operate, the eFlyer 4 is the future Email [email protected] by a Siemens motor (90 kW continuous, of aviation.” for a personal demo. 105 kW peak power). With a mtow of Neither Bye Aerospace nor BlackBird 3,400 pounds, it will be able to fly up to revealed any details of the financial arrange- 165 knots at lower altitude and 190 ktas at ments between the two companies. n

ainonline.com \ July 2019 \ Aviation International News 43 AVIONICS & technology ForeFlight app calculates Avionics Update JetSupport Tapped for First Euro G5000 Excel Upgrade landing and takeoff data -based MRO JetSupport was selected to provide the first Garmin G5000 by Matt Thurber cockpit retrofit for a European-registered Cessna Citation Excel. The fully integrated Pilots flying with the ForeFlight Inte- accessed from the Flights view, and once suite, which will provide compliance with all grated Flight App can now calculate the departure and destination airport are current and anticipated mandates, features detailed takeoff and landing runway per- selected and an airplane that is one of 14-inch flight displays with touchscreen formance. The new feature is available in those on the ForeFlight list of 200 or so controllers, the GIA 64E GPS/NAV/COM, ForeFlight version 11.4, and it works on that have performance data, then the user SiriusXM datalink weather, TAWS A, and Apple iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) and can view takeoff and landing performance. dual GTX 3000 ADS-B transponders.i is available for subscribers to the Perfor- If the airplane is on the list, then ForeFlight’s new runway performance mance subscription plans. a “Takeoff” and “Landing” button will feature can improve safety by helping pilots Elliott Aviation Reaches The new runway performance fea- appear on the Departure and Destination calculate takeoff and landing performance Milestone G5000 Retrofit ture is available for about 200 single- and line in the Flights view. Tapping the Take- much faster than trying to interpret Elliott Aviation has signed an agreement multi-engine piston airplanes and single-­ off button opens a list of data, starting complicated charts in their flight manuals. for its 50th Garmin G5000 avionics engine turboprops including the TBM series with the runway selection. After selecting retrofit. Elliott was the first company and Pilatus PC-12. ForeFlight is planning to the runway from a list showing the wind shows a warning banner to alert the pilot. to perform a G5000 installation and support business jets in a future version. effects based on the current or forecast It is not necessary to have an inter- since has retrofitted more than 30 Data to support the runway perfor- weather, the data fields show all the run- net connection to use the runway per- of the systems in Beechjet400A/ mance capability is sourced from manu- way performance information, including formance features in ForeFlight. All the Hawker 400XP twinjets. facturers’ pilot operating handbooks. For aircraft configuration (takeoff weight, calculations can be done offline, and the The milestone installation is in a 2000 takeoff and landing distance calculations, flap setting), rotation speed, ground pilot can input fresh weather information Cessna Citation Excel. The retrofit for ForeFlight incorporates weather from roll, 50-foot speed, total takeoff distance, provided by ATIS or other sources. the Excel and XLS replaces Honeywell current sources such as Metars or if air- climb speed, and climb rate. ForeFlight will continue adding air- Primus 1000 avionics, including the flight borne, ADS-B In or satellite weather. For For landing, it works the same, except plane models to the list of those for director system and autopilot, and offers flights planned in the future, ForeFlight after choosing the runway, the data fields which runway performance features are ADS-B Out, WAAS/LPV, dual-channel uses the TAF or MOS forecast informa- list landing weight and flaps, approach available. Also on tap are airplanes with digital flight control system, integrated tion. Pilots can override this information speed, total distance, and ground roll, for modifications that require new runway engine indication and crew alerting by plugging in current weather from ATIS a single-engine­ piston airplane. When performance numbers. system (EICAS), all in a lighter-weight broadcasts or gameplan future flights flying a multi-engine airplane such as a Along with the runway performance package, while swapping the obsolescent using projected weather information. Beech Baron, much more information is features, the ForeFlight 11.4 update added CRT screens for LCD displays. To make the runway performance available. For takeoff, the Baron has many new flight-sharing features, automatic calculations more accurate, ForeFlight more fields filled out, including accelerate-­ addition of flight photos and screenshots Hilton Software Updates also takes into account takeoff and land- stop distance, climb gradient, and eight to a logbook entry, night-vision goggles EFB App to Version 9 ing weights, based on user inputs in the different one-engine-out data fields. currency tracking, and an enhanced nav- The latest version of Hilton Software’s Flights view. If the inputted information causes some log with airport diagrams, a signature row, WingX app brings new features and a new The new performance feature is parameter to exceed a limitation, ForeFlight and average fuel flow per hour. n name for the company’s moving-map and charting app. Now called WingX (no longer WingX Pro7), the new version is available for iOS devices (Version 9 for iOS 11 and later) and also on Android devices (Version Astronautics secures TSOA for new drop-in EFI 3 for Android 5.0 and later). New features include a new moving map, download Astronautics has received FAA Technical FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) electromechanical attitude director and of regional charts and maps, faster Standard Order Authorization (TSOA) for approval is expected and product ship- horizontal situation instruments that can weather graphics and smoother animation, its AFI4700 RoadRunner drop-in elec- ments will begin immediately thereafter. be linked with modern navigation equip- improved delivery of cycle data, real-time tronic flight instrument (EFI), available RoadRunner is a primary flight dis- ment, thus enabling capabilities like local- weather updates, and support for the for retrofit on helicopters and airplanes. play replacement for older EFIS or izer performance with vertical guidance Stratus 3 ADS-B In/AHRS portable receiver. (LPV) approaches. The EFI is readable in all lighting conditions and requires minimal Garmin G500H TXi installation time. It reduces operating and Receives EASA Nod maintenance costs and is upgradeable with EASA has approved Garmin’s G500H TXi new software to meet customer-specific touchscreen display for helicopters. The mission requirements. display is available in 10.6-inch in landscape “RoadRunner offers operators an easy orientation and 7-inch sizes in portrait or and affordable upgrade to modern elec- landscape. The G500H TXi adds new safety tronic flight instruments on their aircraft features, including five-color helicopter with enhanced safety features,” said Astro- terrain awareness and warning system nautics president Chad Cundiff. “Receiving (H-TAWS), WireAware wire-strike avoidance, TSOA approval is a big step in bringing and synthetic vision. Other features RoadRunner to the rotary- and fixed-wing include multiple video input options, NVG markets.” Astronautics manufactures avi- compatibility, and graphical map overlay onics for military and commercial aircraft. on the HSI. H-TAWS is available when Its product line includes electronic primary the TXi is paired with a GTN or GNS flight and engine displays, connected air- navigator. The WireAware technology craft and cyber solutions, electronic flight uses the expanded helicopter-specific Astronautics will soon begin shipping its AFI4700 RoadRunner drop-in EFI, which enables bags, and certified servers for airborne obstacle database, which has more than operators to replace expensive and hard-to-repair mechanical instruments. applications. M.H. 200,000 additional low-altitude obstacles and 700,000 miles of power lines.

44 Aviation International News \ July 2019 \ ainonline.com AVIONICS & technology

whatever you want.’” On a deeper level, the FMS portion is separated into two functions, a core that does the computations and the HMI that can easily be changed. The core functions run on an Arinc 653 operating system that can be split into different applications running in separate partitions at varying design assurance levels (DAL). For exam- The ClearVision ple, one partition could run the primary Interactive system flight display, a Level A DAL, while another is designed to work runs a lower DAL maintenance function, with both Universal and yet another a moving map. products and with “We separated the FMS and HMI, and OEM-designed allow the OEM to touch the HMI,” Yahav interfaces. said. “The impact is not so high on the software because we don’t change the core software. We do not provide the source code from the core software. But the HMIs like to distinguish their product and put are APIs, and the HMI is flexible for the Paris Airshow 19 their look and feel [in the flight deck],” he [OEM] to change.” explained. The underlying FMS software, Over many years of FMS design, Uni- therefore, is a proprietary Universal Avion- versal Avionics has developed a large bank ics design that isn’t accessible or changeable of interfaces with sensors and equipment Elbit’s Universal Avionics by the OEM. However, the HMI design is in many aircraft types. “We collected completely customizable by the OEM using interfaces and the software models to application programming interfaces (APIs). interact with those,” he explained. “This presents a new way to FMS “We’ll allow customers to design their own provides us the ability to adapt to differ- human-machine interface to give a particu- ent platforms, backward and forward.” by Matt Thurber lar look and feel associated with their prod- Essentially, an OEM can still select uct,” Yahav said. “We allow the customer to which avionics hardware it prefers to Universal Avionics, a subsidiary of Elbit competitors,” said Yahav. But while there adapt the product to their flight decks and install but then will also be able to play a Systems, is nearing the final stages of were plenty of avionics manufacturers platforms.” This means not just picking the much bigger role in designing the look and developing a new type of flight manage- building FMSs, none could figure out a colors, he added, “but we allow them to feel of the avionics. They won’t be ham- ment system (FMS), one that is embodied way to cost-effectively separate the FMS design their own logic, like two clicks and pered by restrictions imposed by the avi- in software and can run inside a variety of box from the software that ran in it. Years a gesture. Or two fingers and one button, onics manufacturer; currently, while there hardware types. of FMS development resulted in a product and new data information presentations. is some latitude in HMI design, a Garmin The new FMS is called ClearVision that, while sophisticated, was unalterably We open up the HMI and tell them, ‘Go do continues on next page Interactive or iFMS, and although it is suitable only for a particular use. designed to work closely with other Now, as owner of Universal Avionics, Universal Avionics products such as its Elbit’s and Universal’s avionics engineers InSight Integrated Flight Deck and Clear- and software developers are nearing the Vision head-up display (HUD) and iSVS goal of delivering a software-based FMS. Garmin co-founder Burrell passes (interactive synthetic vision system), “Originally we were aiming to do another the FMS will also be available to aircraft federated FMS box with a touchscreen,” Avionics and electronics manufacturer OEMs that want to design their own avi- he said. “But we decided to switch into a Garmin announced last month that onics interfaces for their aircraft. In the pure software open-architecture system.” co-founder and chairman emeritus Gary Universal Avionics version, this “soft- Of course, this meant completely Burrell died at 81, leaving behind princi- ware-based FMS,” under development for rewriting the software the runs the FMS, ples of innovation, vertical integration, the past five years, will provide pilots a as well as the human-machine interface faith in values, and devotion to superior new and far simpler way to interface with (HMI). “We had legacy code back 20 to products and services that have been the FMSs, instead of having to look head- 30 years,” he said, “and additional stuff keys to Garmin’s success, according to Gary Burrell down and type on keypads and interpret and components added. At [this] point, the company. Burrell retired in 2002 but co-founded arcane pages of information and symbols. it’s hard for us to add new things. A lot of continued serving as chairman until 2004, Garmin in 1989. “This is a step in the roadmap to make the system is relying on very old code and when he was named chairman emeritus. avionics more simplified and semi-auton- hardware. We said if we want to move to “His vision, values, engineering skills staples including the G1000 integrated omous,” said Dror Yahav, CEO of Univer- the future, we need to completely design and commitment to serving our customers flight deck. sal Avionics. from scratch. We have the know-how, the have been the foundation for the growth Also, Burrell is credited with creating To understand what he means, it’s formulas, and the design capability, and of our company,” Garmin co-founder Dr. a culture in Garmin of sincerity, humanity, necessary to look back a few years. The [the new system won’t] carry all the bur- Min Kao said. “It has been both a great religious spirit and servant attitude. “While concept of a software-based FMS isn’t sud- den of the legacy product.” privilege and a blessing to have known Gary will be remembered by many as one denly new. After all, technically some avi- The result is a software-based FMS that this amazing man, and I know his legacy of the great entrepreneurs of our age, I will onics manufacturers completely bypassed can run on a variety of hardware systems, will live on.” remember the unusual way in which he led the standalone FMS box and designed their including commercial and military plat- Kao and Burrell founded the Olathe, our company, something he called servant own FMS software that lives inside their forms, as well as on integrated modular Kansas-based company in 1989 to create leadership,” Garmin president and CEO Cliff GPS navigators, for example, Garmin and avionics-type products (avionics that live products around Global Positioning System Pemble said. “Whether it was about creat- Avidyne. A pilot flying with modern avion- on easily replaceable circuit boards) that (GPS) technology with a handful of engi- ing the best product or his behavior as a ics by those manufacturers might not think most modern aircraft employ. neers that has since grown to more than leader, Gary always considered the impact they are using an FMS, but they are. 13,000 employees in 60 offices around the to others before himself. His example not Years before Elbit bought Universal Customizable Design world. Burrell is credited by the company only inspired my contribution to Garmin, it Avionics, which was a pioneer in the Just designing a new FMS, even soft- with leading the vision and development also positively influenced me as a husband development of the FMS, “We wanted ware-based, wasn’t the only goal, however. of a range of products that are industry and father.” J.S. to buy a software-based FMS from our “We realized that [aircraft] OEMs would

ainonline.com \ July 2019 \ Aviation International News 45 AVIONICS & technology Nav Canada sticks by Avidyne IFD update allows interface ADS-B antenna mandate with Collins Pro Line 21 panel The new R10.2.3.1 software update for app. While the software update is a free by Gordon Gilbert Avidyne’s IFD series navigator allows the upgrade for IFD owners (installation labor units to interface with Collins Pro Line 21 not included), the GLAS enablement costs Despite objections by U.S. and Canadian feet. Furthermore, the mandate will pro- avionics, including flight director and auto- $24,999 per aircraft. general and business aviation user and vide “our affected customers with the pilot coupling for LPV approaches. Install- “With our popular IFD series gaining wider avionics associations, Nav Canada is not efficiency and safety benefits to justify the ing an IFD system in legacy turbine aircraft adoption throughout the GA market,” said budging on its requirement for ADS-B expense they will incur to upgrade their eliminates “the need for more costly OEM Avidyne CEO Dan Schwinn, “Avidyne is diversity antenna configurations, meaning avionics to meet the performance require- display hardware and software upgrades,” now actively targeting legacy turbine-class antennas mounted on the top and the bot- ments,” Nav Canada said, adding that the according to Avidyne. aircraft, starting with the Citation and King tom of aircraft. The mandate is effective requirement “will harmonize with U.S. and The Avidyne IFD’s GPS Legacy Avionics Air fleets, where there are a significant num- beginning Jan. 1, 2021. European ADS-B Out mandates.” Support (GLAS) also provides synthetic vision, bers of aircraft operators who are looking Nav Canada, the company that oper- The requirement to be equipped with electronic charts, ADS-B, and wireless con- for more affordable safety and performance ates the nation’s ATC system, claims these diversity antenna systems will be imple- nectivity to Stratus ADS-B receivers, Fore- enhancements like GPS-based SBAS/LPV antenna configurations are needed to mented in two phases. Phase 1 starts Flight’s EFB app, and other Wi-Fi devices. approaches, synthetic vision, electronic improve ADS-B reception and performance, Jan. 1, 2021, in Class A airspace between Other features include ADS-B In weather and charts, ADS-B, and wireless connectivity. We as well as support five-nm aircraft separa- FL180 and FL600, and in Class E Air- traffic integration with ForeFlight, support have worked closely with several key installa- tion using ADS-B. However, in a letter to space above FL600; Phase 2 starts on for L3’s Lynx NGT-9000 ADS-B transponder, tion partner-dealers to put together a turnkey Nav Canada, AEA, AOPA, CBAA, GAMA, Jan. 1, 2022, in Class B airspace between support for Garmin’s G5 HSI and GDL 69A package that delivers cost-effective, reduced NBAA, Garmin and four other organiza- 12,500 feet and FL180. SiriusXM weather datalink, and a host of dis- downtime solutions that will dramatically tions contend that the cost to equip small Nav Canada is also considering broad- play and other capabilities. improve their ability to fly in today’s airspace aircraft with diversity is “significant and ening the mandate to Class C and D Pilots can practice using the new and keep these aircraft flying safely and effi- installations of this type of system are rare.” airspace around specific airports. Such features with Avidyne’s iPad IFD Trainer ciently for a long time to come.” M.T. Nav Canada noted that it is not imple- a proposal would not be implemented menting the requirement below 12,500 before January 2023. o

continued from preceding page close relationship to parent Elbit, is to marry the Elbit-designed ClearVision Universal offers wearable head-up display (HUD) with the new iFMS, allowing pilots to manipulate a new way to FMS the FMS by sight. This is a revolutionary HMI, at least G3000 flight deck looks and feels pretty for aviation. The reason is that the iFMS much the same in a Citation M2 or Honda- takes advantage of a key characteristic Jet. The same is true of a Collins Pro Line of the ClearVision HUD, which is that it A CitationJet equipped with Avidyne’s IFD550 and IFD540 navigators. Fusion flight deck, where a Gulfstream effectively has an unlimited field of view G280 looks fairly similar to a Bombardier (FOV). Traditional HUDs require the Global 6000, or a Honeywell Epic-based pilot’s head to be positioned precisely to system in a Falcon shares many common look through the fixed-in-place combiner features with the avionics in a Gulfstream. glass, and the FOV is typically 30 to 40 cursor-control device (CCD) to click on At its Paris Air Show exhibit, Univer- The work that Universal Avionics is degrees, basically looking in front of the a waypoint on a moving map or even sal Avionics demonstrated how the iFMS doing with its iFMS shows some of the airplane through the windshield. tapping the waypoint on a touchscreen, software can run on different hardware unique opportunities that the system Because pilots wear the ClearVision HUD except that you don’t have to look inside and the interactivity of the HMI. Universal offers, and this was demonstrated at the on their head, the FOV is wherever they at a display. Your eyes are outside where also showed the software to aircraft manu- company’s Paris Air Show exhibit. happen to be looking: forward, up, down, they belong when flying an airplane. facturers, “and the level of interest is very As Yahav explained, “We wanted to to the side. The HUD imagery that the pilot That isn’t to say, however, that Univer- high,” Yahav said. “In business aviation, the tackle the main challenge for FMS oper- can see will be wherever he or she is looking. sal Avionics designers think the only way [OEMs] would like to see more competition ation, the need to propose changes to That means looking in any direction while to interact with avionics is via a wearable [in avionics]. This is a way to have more the flight plan during a critical phase of viewing ClearVision’s enhanced vision sys- HUD. On the ground or in cruise flight, alternatives.” Another advantage of iFMS is flight: takeoff and landing.” Most pilots tem (EVS), synthetic vision system (SVS), or it makes perfect sense to use a CCD or that an OEM will be able to speed up rede- who fly in FMS-based flight decks have combined vision system (CVS, a simultane- touchscreen or even an old-fashioned sign of the HMI, instead of waiting for the had to struggle with “hand-jamming” a ous overlay of EVS and SVS). In other words, FMS. But when things get busy, Yahav avionics manufacturer to deliver software new arrival and approach into the FMS the view of EVS or SVS imagery isn’t limited said, “we wanted all of it artificially aug- upgrades. Military customers are also inter- during the busiest phase of flight while to just 40 degrees through the windshield, mented into the real environment.” ested, he said, because it will make it easier flying into a major metropolitan airport. but rather is available in any direction. At the beginning, the iFMS and ClearVi- to design a hybrid commercial-military avi- The problem isn’t just that manipulating The same holds true of flight and nav- sion HUD combination will offer pilots a onics system that integrates well with civil an FMS can be complicated, but that one igation symbology superimposed on the familiar transition into manipulating way- environments. “It allows of the pilots (or the lone pilot in a sin- HUD imagery. If you want to view and points and making ordinary commands, them to design their own HMI without the gle-pilot jet) has to shift attention to the manipulate a waypoint that is some- bringing up menus, deciding where to need to contract us,” he said. “And they can FMS exclusively, then seek verification of where off your left shoulder, just look to go, selecting a new waypoint, etc. Further put in their own features and military look critical settings from the pilot flying, who the left, move a cursor over the waypoint developments will see more integration and feel, which is very important to them.” is supposed to be concentrating on flying by positioning your head to line the cur- between the pilot and the HMI and con- Universal Avionics expects to certify the airplane. Some might agree that more sor up with the waypoint, then click a trolling functions by sight. the first version of iFMS in about a year. modern software-based systems like select button (it could be on the yoke or “We call if flight by sight,” he said. With “This is a step in the roadmap to make Garmin’s are simpler, but it still can be a a hands-on-throttle in a , the autopilot coupled to the iFMS, “you can avionics more simplified and semi-au- lot of effort during a critical time. but somewhere within convenient reach). guide the airplane and fly without touching tonomous,” said Yahav. “This is where the Universal’s approach, thanks to the This is exactly the same as using a anything inside, by looking and clicking.” world is going.” n

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the fire in some places and it flares up News Update Airlines await repatriation of in another place,” he said. “It seems a never-ending issue. We will continue Airbus Hikes A220 Mtow working with governments, central While holding back—for now—on $413M from African nations banks and ministry of finance and we developing a stretch version of the will continue lobbying. A220, Airbus has decided to increase the by Kaleyesus Bekele “Cash flow is a lifeline to the airlines,” maximum takeoff weight (mtow) of the Albakri continued. “If these problems type by an additional 2.3 tonnes (5,000 Five African countries have blocked the issue. “We directly engage with gov- persist airlines will reduce their flight fre- pounds). The new mtow will increase the from repatriation more than $413 mil- ernments, central banks, and ministers quencies to these countries and may even respective maximum range capabilities lion of international airlines’ revenues as of finance in those countries,” Albakri pull out. This would eventually impact air to 3,350 nm for the A220-300 and 3,400 of March 31, 2019, creating a continued said. “The director general himself travels connectivity in .” nm for the smaller A220-100, some 450 threat of reductions or total loss of air to these countries to speak to the high- Presenting a report to IATA’s annual nm more than currently advertised. service. According to the International est authority. This month he will travel general meeting, director general Alex- Airbus achieved the performance Air Transport Association (IATA), Zimba- to to meet the president and andre de Juniac said that excluding increase by taking credit of existing bwe holds $192 million, Sudan $84 million, specifically discuss the issue of blocked , the backlog of funds await- structural and systems margins as well $80 million, Eritrea $73 million, funds.” ing repatriation declined by 11 percent. as existing fuel volume capacity. The and Angola $7 million. According to Albakri, last year IATA “Clearing $620 million in Angola and $251 current basic mtow stands at 60.8 Briefing reporters in Seoul early last managed to get more than $500 million million in were major contribu- tonnes for the A220-100 and 67.6 month, Muhammad Ali Albakri, IATA’s dollars released from Angola. Egypt and tors to that achievement,” said de Juniac. tonnes for the A220-300. With the new regional vice president Africa and the Nigeria have also cleared a huge sum Worldwide, by the end of 2018 total mtow increase, the respective aircraft’s Middle East, reported that the associa- of blocked funds. However, the issue blocked funds stood at $4.36 billion, $3.8 mtow will total 63.1 tonnes for the tion has established a special task force has emerged in new markets, creating billion of which remains held by politi- A220-100 and 69.9 tonnes for the A220- consisting of member airlines to address a sort of revolving door. “We put out cally unstable Venezuela. n 300. Airbus will offer the higher-mtow A220 from the second half of 2020. Airbus holds orders for 536 A220s from 21 customers and estimates a we support customers is how we will be market of 7,000 aircraft in the 100- to remembered.” 150-seat category over the next 20 The official went to pains to emphasize years. Sixty-eight A220s now fly with that the blade-deterioration resulted from five operators—Swiss International, a design issue specific to the Trent 1000 AirBaltic, Korean Air, Delta Air Lines, and at the “component level” and does not Air Tanzania. It delivered 11 examples apply to other Trent-family variants. “We in the first four months of the year. haven’t seen these issues on earlier models [because it] comes down to detail design of Longview Completes this product,” he explained. Dash 8 Acquisition Intermediate-pressure turbine issues Viking Air parent company Longview have resulted from a sulfidation attack at Aviation Capital last month completed the root of the blade, according to Hor- the acquisition of Bombardier Dash wood. Typically, a small “coating” or mark 8 aircraft business and named its can cause local turbulence of the air and new subsidiary De Havilland Aircraft temperature around the blade. of Canada Limited. The Dash 8 Such situations can result, for example, joins Longview’s Twin Otter program and from the atmosphere in regions where the DHC-1 through DHC-7 series, as well an engine has flown, knowledge of which as the former CL-215, CL-215T, can help a manufacturer understand how and CL-415 waterbomber aircraft. failures happen. Investigation of the issue De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has accelerated Rolls’s understanding, but Limited will continue to produce, service,

FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS/EV BROWN FLICKR CREATIVE Horwood stressed a need for early detec- and support Dash 8s and Q400s from An Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 taxis at Adelaide International Airport. tion. “The question is how to find such the Downsview site in Toronto under land issues on the test bench, how to make lease agreements that extend until 2023. the engine think it has been operating for Trent 1000 fix ranks as years in, [say], Asia,” he said. Garuda To Slash Operations Rolls-Royce civil aerospace marketing Garuda will scale down its vice president Richard Goodhead charac- operations over the next three months top priority for Rolls-Royce terized the endeavor as a good example as part of its plan to reduce operating of “contextual awareness”–a key part of cost, according to the airline’s director by Ian Goold the manufacturer’s “three Cs” philosophy of commerce, Pikri IIham Kurniansyah. alongside the need to be “connected” and Plans call for cuts of unprofitable Addressing premature blade deterioration and stressed the importance of providing “comprehending.” routes and reduction of frequencies of Trent 1000s ranks as Rolls-Royce’s support by returning engines to operators. Horwood said the manufacturer, which on those with low passenger loads. “single most important issue,” acknowl- Rolls-Royce added it has become “more claims good progress in introducing tech- The -based flag carrier already edges the aero engine company, which responsive in turning engines around” and nical fixes, never stops learning. The les- has axed its daily Belitung-Singapore professes “deep regret” for the disruption hopes to see single-digit numbers of aircraft sons reside very much in detail design flight. It will halve the frequency of its to customer operations and the resulting on the ground (AOG) by the end of 2019. of components and an understanding of six-times-weekly Jakarta-Amsterdam groundings that cost the UK manufac- Horwood said the company “respects” what can cause deterioration in service. service using -300ER jetliners turer some £430 million (about $540 mil- Air New Zealand’s decision to choose “Once we have done that, then it is easy effective September 1 and drop its six- lion) last year. GEnx powerplants for to apply on new engines,” he explained. times-weekly Amsterdam-London flights. Dominic Horwood, the company’s civ- a new batch of Boeing 787-10s over the “[This is] not about mistakes, but about On its domestic network, the airline il-aerospace chief customer officer, called incumbent Trent 1000s that power its applying lessons. [We are] already plans to cut frequencies to Morotai in the “significant” disruption to customers 787-9 fleet. “They are still an important applying that learning in the UltraFan North Maluku, Bima in West Nusa Tenggara, “absolutely unacceptable to them and to us” customer to us,” he remarked. “The way future-technology program.” n and Maumere in East Nusa Tanggara.

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Slattery maintained, centers on closing world, we don’t find incidences where we Paris Airshow 19 the transaction by the end of 2019 and are competing against Boeing. The Max securing the necessary antitrust approvals. 7 is 17- to 18 percent bigger [in passenger The deal requires the approval of about 10 seats] than my biggest aircraft, the E195-E2, antitrust authorities, and while most of the and it flies 48-percent longer. Of course, Embraer exec sees no smaller jurisdictions have cleared the ven- there was overlap between the Airbus A320 ture, all major competition watchdogs— and Bombardier’s C Series, particularly the including the EU—continue to scrutinize A319 and the CS300. We don’t have that Max effect on Boeing link-up the tie-up. “In those conversations, we are experience,” he said. reminding regulators that there is no over- Airbus acquired a controlling stake in by Cathy Buyck lap between the E-Jet family, the E2 family, the C Series program in July 2018, and and the Boeing 737 family from a com- rebranded the twinjet A220 and the com- The events surrounding the Boeing 737 deep,” said Slattery. “We have full faith petitive dynamic,” said Slattery. “When pany Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. Max will not influence “in any way, shape or and confidence they will work through this we look at our campaign data around the Whether Boeing will follow suit and form” Boeing’s commitment and resources jointly with their customers and all other give the Embraer regional jets a Boeing to close the transaction with Embraer on stakeholders involved.” Slattery, who will moniker remains undecided, according the joint venture for the commercial avia- lead the Boeing-Embraer commercial avi- “We have full to Slattery, while pointing out that the tion business, according to Embraer com- ation and services joint-venture, said he E-Jet brand is much better established mercial aviation president and CEO John shared the views of IATA director-gen- faith and than that of the C Series. The decision, Slattery. “The creation of the new company eral and CEO Alexandre de Juniac that an confidence they will nonetheless, will have to happen before is an enormous body of work and requires expeditious, global regulatory approval the formal closing of the transaction. significant resources from both sides,” Slat- to re-certify the aircraft and return it to work through this For Slattery, operating under the Boe- tery told AIN just before the start of the service as quickly as possible serves every- jointly with their ing umbrella opens opportunities to Paris Air Show. “The resources that were body’s best interest. “Confidence of the customers and all present the E-Jet to a broader universe of originally identified by Boeing to lead on flying public in our aircraft is the oxygen customers around the world. Customers— their side of the closing of the transaction from which we breathe,” he asserted. other stakeholders airlines and lessors—“universally and were in place well before the current situa- His focus for the balance of the year, involved.” uniformly” perceive the Embraer-Boeing tion with the Max materialized, and those combination competitively beneficial to resources have not been influenced at all.” them, he asserted. Therefore, Slattery Embraer shareholders in February added, some airlines have decided to approved the strategic partnership with postpone placing orders until the trans- Boeing. Under the terms of the deal, first action’s completion. “I believe that there announced in July 2018, Boeing will hold are campaigns that are on hold because 80 percent in the new company—named airlines feel they will have better negoti- Boeing Brazil-Commercial—and Embraer ating flexibility and more options in their 20 percent. The sides signed definitive discussion with both Airbus and Boeing transaction documents in December. [after] the transaction,” he explained. Embraer remains equally committed to The vast majority of E-jet customers the JV, he stressed. “We are celebrating also operate Boeing 737s or Airbus A320s, our 50th anniversary this year; the Boeing Slattery said. “We positioned the E-Jet Company is 100 years old. We recognize initially and the E2 later on to be comple- this is a very challenging moment for them, mentary aircraft and work in tandem with

but our respect for the Boeing Company MARK WAGNER the larger narrowbodies,” he noted. “Our and our colleagues at Boeing runs very Embraer Commercial Aircraft CEO John Slattery whole mantra at Embraer is rightsizing.”n

tonnes for the A321LR. Airbus said it needs XLR, with an order for four, and described Paris Airshow 19 to introduce only “minimal” changes to the ALC memorandum of understanding give the aircraft the longer range. indicated as a “true vote of confidence” as These changes include a new perma- the lessors is a reference for many airlines nent rear center tank (RCT); a mod- in their fleet decisions. Airbus A321XLR adds range, ified landing gear to account for the ALC executive chairman Steve Udvar- increased mtow; and an optimized wing Hazy said the U.S. lessor worked intensively trailing-edge flap configuration to pre- with Airbus to ensure the aircraft would be reduces carbon emissions serve the same takeoff performance and fit for flights of up to nine hours with, for engine thrust requirements as today’s instance, bigger water tanks and larger Airbus unveiled the longer-legged A321XLR A321XLR will have a “whopping 30 per- A321neo. The new optimized RCT holds waste capacity. He called ALC’s commit- on the opening day of last month’s Paris cent reduction in fuel burn and thus CO2 more fuel than the several optional addi- ment for 27 XLRs a “natural progression Air Show, ending months of speculation. emissions per seat compared to the 757.” tional center tanks (ACTs) on the A321LR from the tremendous success we have with Backed by a firm order from MEA Middle The XLR, he pointed out, will be able and weighs the same as just one of the the A320neo family.” Meanwhile, ALC CEO East Airlines and an MoU from of Air Lease to fly nonstop from Beirut to Cape Town; removable tanks. John Plueger said he sees “a potential for 50 Corporation (ALC), the A321XLR boasts a Dublin to Recife or ; Japan to This new arrangement also takes up or so customers” coming on board to take range of 4,700 nm (in a two-class configu- deep in Australia; deep in Europe to much less space in the cargo hold and on the aircraft in the next five years. ration seating 180 to 220 passengers), up deep in North America; and vice versa. therefore frees up underfloor volume for ALC’s commitment is part of a much from the A321LR’s 4,000-nm. Deliveries To accommodate its long-range missions, additional cargo and baggage on long- larger MoU for a total of 100 Airbus sin- are set to start in 2023. the A321XLR’s new “Airspace” cabin will range routes. gle-aisle aircraft. The lessor is also buy- According to Airbus CCO Christian offer seats in all classes with the same Scherer declined to disclose to AIN ing—for the first time—50 A220-300s and Scherer, the A321XLR is the next “evo- high-comfort as on long-haul widebody how many commitments or firm orders an additional 23 A321neos, which can be lutionary step” from the A321LR and the aircraft, including full-flat beds for pre- had been needed before the Airbus board substituted for LRs. This s this latest order “lowest risk aircraft” for thinner routes mium passengers. signed off on the derivative XLR, saying takes ALC’s cumulative orders to 387 Airbus of 4,700 nm, a segment currently served The A321XLR will have a maximum take- only that it “is launched today.” He con- aircraft, making it Airbus’ third largest les- by the Boeing 757. He vowed that the off weight (mtow) of 101 tonnes versus 97 firmed MEA was the first to commit to the sor customer. C.B.

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meantime. The program of record is for News Update Sikorsky receives go-ahead 21 production aircraft in addition to the two EDMs, with all to be in place by 2023. FAA OKs Chute-equipped In service, the VH-92As will replace the Drone for Flight over People for Marine One production aging Sikorsky VH-3D and VH-60N heli- The FAA has issued its first Part 107 copters of the Executive Flight Detach- waiver to allow operation of a parachute- by David Donald ment of Marine squadron HMX-1, whose equipped drone over people. It was aircraft traditionally use the “Marine One” issued to Hensel Phelps Construction of On June 10, Sikorsky announced a $542 head of state, and chief executive. callsign when carrying the President. Greeley, Colorado, which plans to operate million contract to build six VH-92A heli- The U.S. Navy awarded Sikorsky an ini- “The Presidential lift mission is a no-fail a parachute-equipped DJI Phantom 4 light copters for the U.S. Presidential transport tial $1.24 billion fixed-price incentive Engi- mission for the Marine Corps,” said Lieu- drone to track construction projects and mission, following the program’s passing of neering and Manufacturing Development tenant General Steven Rudder, deputy for building maintenance inspections, Milestone C at the end of May. The Lock- (EMD) contract on May 7, 2014. That con- commandant for Marine Corps aviation. among other tasks. This waiver is the first heed Martin-owned company will also sup- tract included two test aircraft, the first of “We deliver helicopter and MV-22 trans- time the FAA has worked with industry in ply spares and support equipment as part which—Engineering Development Model 1 portation across the globe to support developing a publicly available standard, of the deal. The contracting agency for the (EDM-1)—made its first flight on July 28, the requirements of the Presidency. The worked with an applicant to ensure the program is Naval Air Systems Command 2017. It and EDM-2 have conducted more authorization to move forward with pro- testing and data collected acceptably through its PMA-274 program office. than 520 hours of flight testing to date. curement of the VH-92A will allow the met the standard, and issued a waiver The VH-92A is a standard S-92 adapted The latest contract covers six Lot 1 low- Marine Corps to deliver the next gener- using an industry standard as a basis to and modified for the Presidential role at rate initial production aircraft to be deliv- ation of Presidential Helicopter support.” determine that a proposed sUAS (small Sikorsky’s Stratford, plant and ered between 2021 and April 2022. Initial The VH-92As will be used to trans- unmanned aircraft system) operation can at ’s Owego facility in New Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) port the President, Vice President, and be safely conducted under the terms and York. The focus is on reliability, survivabil- is expected to be performed in mid-2020, other government officials. They will be conditions of a waiver under Part 107. ity, and the installation of the communica- with Initial Operational Capability (IOC) supported by HMX-1’s fleet of MV-22B tions necessary for the President to conduct with the EDM aircraft planned for later Ospreys, which are used to transport Air Canada Cargo Entering his/her role as the commander-in-chief, that year. Additional trials continue in the security and White House staff, media the Drone Delivery Market contingents, and other personnel associ- Regularly scheduled commercial drone ated with Presidential duties. delivery just nudged closer to reality VXX, or the Presidential Helicopter in Canada, with Air Canada Cargo now Replacement Program was initiated with planning to market and sell Drone Delivery an RFP issued in December 2003. In Janu- Canada Corp. (DDC) drone delivery ary 2005 the AgustaWestland (now Leon- services. Subject to regulatory approval, ardo) US101 was selected in preference to DDC will build and operate up to 150,000 the VH-92. Nine were built as VH-71 Kes- drone delivery routes in Canada that trels before the contract was terminated include timetables, flight schedules, by the Obama Administration on cost payload capacities, type of drones to grounds. The aircraft were subsequently be deployed, and payment terms. sold to Canada. Most of them are due to be upgraded for service with the Royal DRF Modifies Another Helo Canadian Air Force role. for Arctic Research Ship In the meantime, a new RFI relaunched DRF Luftrettung recently modified a the VXX program in March 2010. By mid- third helicopter to be used aboard the 2013 AgustaWestland (AW101), Bell (V-22 Arctic research ice breaker Polarstern. Osprey), and Boeing (CH-47 derivative) The Airbus BK117C1 received 28 separate

U.S. MARINE CORPS U.S. had withdrawn from the contest, leaving modifications that included modernizing A VH-92A conducts landing trials on the White House’s South Lawn in September 2018. Sikorsky as the sole bidder. n the cockpit and installing emergency floats. Since 2016, DRF has been providing maintenance and modification services for helicopters operated by HeliService that are assigned to the vessel. The DJI installing ADS-B in consumer drones that are less sensational but more prev- helicopters assigned to the Polarstern are alent,” he said. “There has never been a used for reconnaissance missions across The world’s largest maker of recreational president for policy and legal affairs. confirmed collision between a drone the ice, observing wildlife, collecting drones will install ADS-B In receivers in all of Installing AirSense in recreational and an airplane, but drones have struck supplies, and transporting personnel. its models weighing more than 0.55 pounds drones is part of DJI’s new 10-point “Ele- low-flying helicopters at least twice. This by 2020. China-owned DJI said it will install vating Safety” plan that includes develop- led us to focus on AirSense as the next French Military Advances AirSense ADS-B technology in all of those ing a new automatic warning for drone opportunity to make drones safer and to Airbus H160M Program models. AirSense can detect manned aircraft pilots flying extended distances, establish- embrace the challenge of adding ADS-B The launch of the Joint Light Helicopter well beyond visual line of sight and display the ing an internal safety standards group, and receivers to consumer drone models that (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger; HIL) potential traffic conflict on the drone pilot’s encouraging the implementation of safety are already in development.” program has been brought forward by control display. The system has been available policies including; incident reporting stan- DJI’s ADS-B decision drew praise from a one year, to 2021, announced French on some of DJI’s professional models. dards; mandatory geofencing, remote variety of aviation organizations including minister of the armed forces, Florence “DJI was the first company to offer identification, and drone pilot knowledge NBAA, AOPA, and the American Association Parly. Launching the program earlier will geofencing, automatic altitude limits, tests; clear designation of restricted areas; of Airport Executives (AAAE). “AAAE is pleased enable delivery of the first Airbus H160Ms return-to-home technology, and other increased enforcement against unsafe with DJI’s decision to equip nearly all of its to the French armed forces in 2026 rather safety features to the world’s growing com- operators; and empowering local authori- drones with ADS-B In capabilities,” said Jus- than the original target date of 2028. munity of personal and professional drone ties to respond against drone threats. tin Barkowski, the organization’s staff vice HIL is intended to replace seven different pilots. We believe our efforts have helped DJI’s Schulman said most drone safety president, regulatory affairs. “Providing users helicopter types used by France’s navy and drones attain their enviable safety record, data is misleading and sensationalized. with better situational awareness of nearby air air force to perform a variety of missions, and we expect our new agenda will further “When the public, media, and regulators traffic will only increase safety in the national including light attack, armed escort and improve safety even as more drones take to focus on outrageous incidents that did not airspace, particularly around airports where reconnaissance, interdiction, patrol, and the skies.” said Brendan Schulman, DJI vice occur, it draws attention away from risks these measures are needed most.” M.H. search-and-rescue. The French military anticipates taking 169 H160Ms in total.

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competitive operating costs, and low injectors manufactured using additive Paris Airshow 19 environmental footprint,” according to manufacturing techniques (3D printing). Didier Nicoud, Safran Helicopter Engines The Arrano 1A was designed to be more executive vice president for engineering. easily serviced, and maintenance time Safran moving ahead with In addition, the company received EASA required is half of that of previous gen- type certification for its new Arrano 1A eration engines according to Safran. The engine that is powering Airbus Helicopters’ company offers operators complimentary five new engine programs new H160 medium twin. The Arrano is a services with the engine, including its new generation engine designed to power electronic engine logbook (BOOST) and by Mark Huber four- to six-tonne helicopters and produce health monitoring. between 1,100 and 1,300 shp. Engine fea- Arrano program director Cyrille Resse- Safran Helicopter Engines remains on Tech TP program, he said that Safran was tures include new-generation digital con- jac-Duparc said the new engine “features track to certify five new engine programs discussing, but had yet to select an air- trols and an efficient two-stage compressor low operational and support costs, easy this year: the Arrano 1A for the Airbus frame that will serve as a flying testbed. with new variable inlet guide vanes (IGV). maintenance, and a lower environmental H160, the Aneto 1k for the Leonardo Safran made the first ground run of its The components Improve engine ther- footprint. After a test campaign of 10,000 AW189, the Ardiden 1U for India’s light Tech TP turboprop technology demonstra- mal efficiency and yield a fuel burn that hours, including 2,000 in flight, we are (LUH) program, and the tor engine on June 12 at its facility in Tarnos, is up to 15 percent lower than compara- now ready to support H160 entry-in- WZ16 for the Avicopter (China) AC352. France. The Tech TP is based on the Ardiden ble in-service engines, Safran said. The to-service.” The Arrano first flew on the “Our ambition is to be the preferred 3 and developed as part of the EU gyratory combustion chamber uses fuel H160 in 2016. n helicopter engine supplier,” said Bruno Horizon 2020 research and innovation pro- Ballenger, executive vice president of gram. Tech TP aims to validate new technol- programs for Safran Helicopter Engines. ogies to deliver an engine that is 15 percent “We have 37 percent market share, a gain more fuel efficient and has lower CO2 emis- of four percent from 2017,” he said. The sions than current engines while producing EmbraerX unveils new-concept eVTOL company plans to hold deliveries steady between 1,700 and 2,000 shp. It builds on the at 820 engines or more in 2019, compara- design of the already EASA-certified Ardiden Melbourne, Florida-based EmbraerX optimal safety,” said Uber Aviation engineer- ble to 2018 results, he added. 3C and 3G engines, which have completed unveiled its revised concept urban air mobil- ing director Mark Moore. Besides working Ballenger said the company is moving over 10,000 hours of testing. The 3G pow- ity vehicle at last month’s Uber Elevate Sum- on concept eVTOL designs, EmbraerX said into new areas including the development ers the Russian Ka-62 while the 3C/ mit in Washington, D.C. The vehicle features it is working on other aspects of the eVTOL of a new turboprop engine (Tech TP) in WZ16 powers the Chinese Avicopter AC352. a pair of aft ducted fans and eight lift rotors. ecosystem, including air space design and cooperation with the European Union’s More than 250 Ardiden 1 engines are already The disruptive technology arm of Embraer air traffic control. (EU) Clean Sky 2 joint undertaking and in service and have flown more than 200,000 said the new concept vehicle resulted from a EmbraerX is part of the Uber Elevate working with Bell on its Nexus urban air hours in Indian airframes including the HAL “broad range of tests and simulations, aiming Network that is fashioning an integrated, mobility (UAM) vehicle. Ballenger said the Dhruv, Light Combat Helicopter, and Light at operational optimization for the urban envi- on-demand urban air mobility system. powerplant for the latter would probably Utility Helicopter. ronment” with high reliability, low operating Embraer calls EmbraerX a “market accel- be based either on the company’s existing The Tech TP will validate engine per- costs, and low noise signature. The vehicle is erator.” In addition to its Melbourne facility, Arriel or Arrius engines but “optimized” for formance. Testing will include integrating fully electric and “progressively autonomous.” EmbraerX has “outposts” in California’s the vehicle. He said using existing engine the gas generator, nacelle, air intake, and “Embraer’s team focused on the customer Silicon Valley and in Boston and also architecture would enable Safran to meet propeller. It will also be used to evaluate experience with its latest vehicle concept, coordinates its activities with Embraer’s Bell’s “schedule target and conduct a flight the case for more electric technologies, using built-in redundant systems to achieve engineering resources in Brazil. M.H. demonstration as soon as possible.” Bal- including the accessory gearbox and pro- lenger said testing on the Aneto 1K engine peller-controller components. Tech TP is is largely complete and that endurance slated to eventually be matured to the new testing on the engine would start before “European Turboprop Engine.” The new the end of the month. With regard to the engine will offer “increased performance, Turkey’s Kaan Air takes three Ka-32A11BCs

Russian Helicopters has completed ship- will deliver five Ka-32A11BCs to China’s ments under last year’s contract with Kaan United Helicopters. These will bring the Air on three Ka-32A11BC helicopters, the Ka-32 production run to 170, most of company announced at HeliRussia’2019, which have been exported, including to making Kaan Air the first local operator the Republic of Korea, Canada, , of Kamov rotorcraft. Registered TC-HLE, and Portugal, among others. TC-HLF, and TC-HLG, these arrived Speaking to journalists at HeliRus- between February and April and were sia’2019, Ka-32 chief designer Shamil configured for firefighting missions. Suleimanov attributes the demand for the Russian Helicopters CEO Andrei Bogin- type to the high efficiency of the helicop- sky said the companies are in talks for ter’s coaxial rotor system. “Historically, five additional Ka-32s and that the Turks helicopters with coaxial rotor system have are also considering the Ansat. Turkish been in use on ships, for they are compact governmental and commercial structures when stored and enable takeoff and land- operate more than 20 Mil Mi-17s. ing operation in the conditions of strong A civilian version of the Kamov winds. Later, we figured out that the same Ka-27/28/29/31 naval helicopter line, the rotor layout could be used successfully in Ka-32A features the design bureau’s char- medical aviation and firefighting. When it acteristic coaxial rotor layout. Apart from comes to extinguishing fires in the urban search and rescue, cargo transportation, or hilly environments, compact helicopters medical evacuation, and firefighting, the with coaxial rotors have an advantage current production Ka-32A11BC can also be over those of classic layout.” Better han- employed on sea border patrol missions and dling qualities and stability in flight makes in support of special forces operations. the Ka-32 a better choice for the construc- The Tech TP engine is part of a Europe-wide research and innovation program. It is based on Later this year, Russian Helicopters tion industry, he added. V.K. Safran’s Ardiden 3 turboshaft that drives the Avicopter AC352 and Kamov Ka-62.

50 Aviation International News \ July 2019 \ ainonline.com AW109 crashes atop NYC Having completed low-speed agility key performance skyscraper in rain and fog parameter flight testing for the by Mark Huber U.S. Army, Bell’s tiltrotor completed Weather could play into the likely causes before the crash. He held a commercial maneuvers to the of the June 10 fatal crash of a 2000 model rotorcraft license and a second-class service’s highest year Agusta A109E, N200BK, onto the roof medical with restrictions for eyeglasses agility standards. of a skyscraper. Pilot Timothy for near vision. He did not have an instru- J. McCormack, 58, the sole occupant, was ment rating. McCormack was character- killed when the light twin helicopter made ized by New York Mayor Bill De Blasio what was characterized as a “hard landing” as “someone who’s been doing this work atop the 54-story Equitable Center on for a while.” De Blasio said the helicopter Bell completes agility tests West and burst into flames. should not have been flying in the area The building’s rooftop, with an alti- where it crashed due to airspace restric- tude estimated at 752 feet agl, did not tions around , the New York on V-280 Valor tiltrotor contain a helipad. Firefighters extin- City residence of the President. The FBI, guished the blaze and mitigated the FAA, and NTSB are all investigating. The Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor com- company said it will continue to expand resulting fuel spill within an hour and Longtime helicopter critic U.S. Senator pleted the low-speed agility key perfor- the aircraft’s flight envelope and demon- no one either inside the building or on Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called for man- mance parameter flight testing for the strate new capabilities to prove out its the ground below was injured. Weather datory flight data recorders (FDRs) in all U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technol- key technologies and reduce the risk for at the time of the accident, just after 1:43 rotorcraft in the wake of the crash. The light ogy Demonstrator (JMR TD) program future vertical lift programs. p.m. local time, was reported as one-half- helicopter was not equipped with either an ahead of schedule, Bell announced. In Other performance milestones mile visibility with rain and fog, ceiling FDR or a cockpit voice recorder (CVR). so doing, the V-280 completed maneu- demonstrated by the V-280 to date at 500 feet overcast, and a temperature/ Schumer, the Senate minority leader, vers to meet the Army’s Level 1 handling include forward flight at over 300 knots dewpoint split of 17/16C. said, “To know that the NTSB has been qualities requirements, its highest agil- true airspeed, more than 110 hours of Amateur video shot just before the trying for years, without success, to com- ity standard. flight and 225 rotor turn hours, 50-degree crash shows the helicopter flying in and pel the FAA to take action as it relates to Bell said the V-280’s design and digi- bank turns, 4,500 fpm climbs, sustained out of clouds, at times erratically. The making helicopters more valuable to safety tal fly-by-wire flight controls combine to flight at 11,500 feet, single ferry flight of 11-minute flight originated at New York by installing flight data recorders is cause provide a high level of agility, reduce pilot over 370 miles, and in-flight transitions City’s 34th Street heliport. The helicopter for serious concern. If we are going to have workload, and enhance flight safety in all between cruise mode and vertical takeoff was based in Linden, New Jersey (KLDJ) helicopters in the air, even highly regulated weather conditions and visibilities. The and landing. M.H. and was used primarily to transport Man- in terms of when and where they can fly, hattan real estate executive Daniele Bod- they should still have black boxes, if, god ini, founder of the American Continental forbid, a crash occurs. We do this for com- Properties Group, and the former ambas- mercial planes, so it makes all the sense in sador of the Republic of San Marino to the the world for choppers, too.” United Nations. New York’s junior U.S. senator and cur- Pilot McCormack was reportedly in rent presidential candidate Kirsten Gilli- contact with La Guardia Tower shortly brand (D) echoed those sentiments. n

Safety concerns challenge budding U.S. eVTOL industry

The U.S. urban eVTOL market could exceed considerable regulatory, technology, SIEBENMARK JERRY $17 billion by 2040, but the vast majority of and public acceptance obstacles remain A scale model of Boeing’s PAV was on display at last month’s Uber Elevate. The potential passengers still consider the vehi- before eVTOLs can be deployed in a prototype crashed June 4 on its fifth unmanned flight. cles unsafe, according to consulting firm meaningful way. The firm recently sur- Deloitte Global. veyed 10,000 potential autonomous Boeing PAV’s fifth test flight ends badly “Considerable strides [have been] made eVTOL users and found that 80 percent in the advancement of elevated mobility, believe these vehicles “will not be safe” Boeing and its subsidiary Aurora Flight strict protocols during flight testing.” particularly in the last two years,” said Robin or are uncertain about their safety. The Science’s unmanned passenger air Guerra declined to disclose further Lineberger, Deloitte Global’s aerospace and firm noted that enabling technologies still vehicle (PAV) prototype crashed June details of the crash. The 30-foot-long, defense leader. “While the public may focus need to mature. Specifically, it said that 4 during its fifth test flight in Manassas, 28-foot-wide electric-powered vehicle on the viability of eVTOLs in human trans- advancements in onboard collision avoid- Virginia, Aurora spokeswoman Luisa completed its first flight on January 22. It portation, the movement of cargo… will ance systems, battery management, and Guerra confirmed to AIN last month at is expected to have a range of up to 50 likely drive early adoption of these aircraft. ground infrastructure are still needed. the Uber Elevate Summit in Washing- miles and operate autonomously from However, eVTOLs pose a significant risk Financing the latter will be particu- ton, D.C. Guerra said the crash is under takeoff to landing. to traditional helicopter manufacturers; if larly challenging, as Deloitte noted, “Sig- investigation and a determination of The air-taxi concept demonstrator they are to successfully traverse this dis- nificant capital will be required to build cause is pending. completed a controlled takeoff, hover, ruption, they should consider reexamining vertiports and other infrastructure com- The vehicle previously had four success- and landing during its first flight, with product mixes, business models, or even ponents. To secure adequate funding, ful test flights, Guerra noted, and it crashed later tests focusing on forward, wing- shifting their focus to evolving markets,” extending current public/private partner- in a closed area. “We are operating in a borne flight and the transition between said Lineberger. ships or establishing new models will be safe, confined space,” she said. “We follow hover and forward flight. J.S. However, Deloitte pointed out that necessary.” M.H.

ainonline.com \ July 2019 \ Aviation International News 51 MRO/ hot section Maintenance news by AIN Staff

Business Aircraft v-p and general man- Out requirements. In concert, Gemini ager of customer experience Jean-Chris- is expanding its technician group. tophe Gallagher. Jetex president and CEO Adel Mardini added that the ser- vice expansion in Dubai is a “significant Cirrus Opening Dallas-area boon” for his company’s customers that Service and Training Center use its FBO network around the globe. will open a new main- tenance and training facility at the McKinney (Texas) National Airport in Newcomer Archein Pursues August and plans to expand it in 2020 to Quick-turn HUD/EVS Installs offer flight training, maintenance, and Archein Aerospace received its Part 145 aircraft management. The facility is part repair station certificate for avionics of the Cirrus Services group launched Artist’s rendering depicts the new Gulfstream MRO underway at Farnborough maintenance and installations, with in 2018. Cirrus Services also encom- a focus on head-up display/enhanced passes the company’s Vision Center Gulfstream’s Construction Piaggio Aerospace Announces vision system (HUD/EVS), ADS-B, and in Knoxville, Tennessee, and provides Frenzy Extends To Farnborough Two New Service Centers other advanced systems for air trans- access to a network of authorized ser- Gulfstream Aerospace kicked off Italian aircraft OEM Piaggio Aero- port, cargo, and business aircraft. vice and training partners worldwide. construction on its new major MRO space signed two agreements for new Co-located with MRO provider and Construction on a dedicated new facility at Farnborough, UK, in May, part authorized service centers: Paris Le interiors specialist Robinson Aero- facility there will begin in early 2020 of more than 780,000 sq ft (72,464 sq Bourget-based DV Technik and Asia space at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, and it will eventually employ approx- m) the company is adding throughout Aero Engineering (AAE) in Kuala Texas, the company aims to be a center imately 30, the company said. its services network over the next 15 Lumpur. With these additions, Piag- of excellence in advanced avionics months as it prepares to ramp up to gio now has five strategically located using what chairman Jim Wisdom support its growing large-cabin fleet. authorized service centers for its told AIN is a “hyper-maintenance” Constant Completes 15th “It is really, for us, an unprecedented customers in Europe, which also model for quick-turn service with an Challenger 300 Mid-life Check expansion in that narrow scope of includes Genoa, Italy; Mönchenglad- emphasis on HUD/EVS installations. Constant Aviation has completed its time,” said Derek Zimmerman, pres- bach, Germany; Rotterdam, The Neth- “We’re trying to fill a niche,” Wisdom fifteenth 7,500-cycle inspection event ident of Gulfstream customer sup- erlands; and Lugano, Switzerland. said, with a HUD/EVS program that on a Bombardier Challenger 300. To port, pointing to projects also under aims to have such systems installed date, only 18 such inspections have way at Gulfstream’s headquarters in and up and running within six days been completed worldwide, it said. Savannah, Georgia, as well as in Apple- Bombardier Partners With compared with the typical 18 to 20 This maintenance check is the ton, ; West Palm Beach, Jetex for Dubai Line Mx days. “If someone wants this done, most comprehensive inspection on Florida; and Van Nuys, California. Bombardier has agreed to establish a they don’t want their airplane down the Challenger 300 airframe, requir- The U.S. expansions are all slated new line maintenance station in Dubai for three weeks,” added Wisdom. ing extensive dismantling, significant to open within the next three quar- with FBO operator Jetex. Its ninth non-destructive testing, ground service ters, while the Farnborough facil- line maintenance station will initially equipment tooling, and expert training, ity, which will become Gulfstream’s provide unscheduled maintenance Gemini Adds Aircraft, it said. Inspections of this magnitude major European maintenance but work toward offering scheduled Avionics to MRO Approvals are still rare in the industry. Introduced hub, is to open in summer 2020. maintenance in the coming months. Gemini Air Group is increasing its Part in 2004, the Challenger 300 fleet is Once complete, the Farnborough Supporting the Dubai station are 145 repair station capabilities with the just beginning to reach this “mid-life center will span 225,000 sq ft, making technicians certified for all of Bombar- addition of approved aircraft models inspection” milestone, it added. it Gulfstream’s largest maintenance dier’s Challenger and Global business and avionics and instrument ratings. facility outside of its Savannah MRO. jets, including its newest Global 7500. Along with its Cessna Citation, Hawker, “This expansion is an integral part of and Turbo Commander authorizations, WinAir Revamps our overall mission to enhance OEM Gemini Air Group is now approved Parts Sales Program Clay Lacy’s OXC Site support for our operators in the Middle for Cessna Caravan and Conquest 441, Canadian aviation management soft- Gets Part 145 Approval East—and we are very pleased to be Cirrus aircraft, and related engines. ware specialist WinAir has revamped Clay Lacy’s newest MRO—at Water- working with highly respected business According to Gemini, it added the and enhanced the Parts Sales module bury-Oxford Airport (OXC) Oxford, aviation leader Jetex in the develop- avionics and instrument approvals to for its WinAir Version 7 program, the Connecticut—has secured FAA Part ment of this project,” said Bombardier support customer needs for ADS-B company said. The updated module 145 certification. The approval gives improves functionality for manag- Clay Lacy its third FAA Part 145 ing the entire sales process, from repair station, joining others at Van quoting and creating sales orders to Nuys Airport and McClellan-Palo- shipping and invoices. The module mar Airport, both in California. is available for WinAir’s Operator, This approval comes a little more Heliops, and MRO packages and also than a year after the West Coast-head- can be included in custom packages. quartered Clay Lacy opened the OXC Parts Sales is fully integrated with location, expanding its reach into the the WinAir Version 7’s Maintenance maintenance market and giving it an and Inventory modules, and WinAir MRO anchor in the Northeast. Its OXC has designed a “sequential workflow” site spans 65,000 sq ft and houses that enables all information to be factory-trained technicians and capa- housed within one system. For instance, bilities to provide service on Gulfst- users can request parts through ream, Bombardier, Dassault, Cessna, Parts Sales and that information will Embraer, and Hawker airframes. automatically be processed through “Clients can rely on a highly skilled to Inventory, based on an existing and trusted local resource for AOG master part required part workflow. support, line maintenance, avionics All affected departments will have

troubleshooting, and repairs, and inte- SIEBENMARK JERRY instant access to these sales-related rior updates and reconditioning,” said The Archein Aerospace booth at the 2019 NBAA Maintenance Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, activities, WinAir said. This can help Chris Hand, senior v-p for Clay Lacy. where the advanced avionics installation company made its debut. expedite the order fulfillment timeline. n

52 Aviation International News \ July 2019 \ ainonline.com Program aims to build successful leaders EBACE19 by Jerry Siebenmark R-R delivers Business aviation is a maturing indus- qualified individuals in our industry to roles value. So that’s why we’re focused on, try that’s kept pace with technological of leadership without giving them any kind in a three-day bootcamp, talking about Pearl 15 engines advances, ensuring its people maintain their of leadership tools or skills, or abilities, and opportunities where you can lead your proficiency with those advances. But, argues then watch them flounder.” team into a more cohesive group of peo- Rolls-Royce is ramping up production ServiceElements president Bob Hobbi, the The three-day bootcamp aims to help ple who have a common goal, who have a of its new Pearl 15 engine and the first industry hasn’t necessarily kept up with those workers on the path to promotion common direction.” sets of production-standard power- developing the people in it. And it’s why in the industry succeed as leaders. Its A director of maintenance for a For- plants have been delivered to Bom- Hobbi’s organizational and people-devel- curriculum aims to instruct attendees on tune 50 flight department based in Dallas bardier for installation on the launch opment firm is partnering with FlightSafety how to help the people they lead grow who attended the bootcamp told AIN he platforms, the Bombardier Global International on a new program called in their careers and be accountable and thinks he has become a better leader after 5500 and 6500, the engine OEM Leadership Bootcamp. The goal is to equip empowered. Communication, managing attending the program and benefitted announced at EBACE 2019. The Pearl people in the industry with the knowledge conflict, and understanding generational hearing from other maintenance manag- 15, first in a new line of powerplants they need to advance within their organiza- differences are among the topics covered ers how they run their departments and from the UK-based engine manufac- tions and effectively lead them. in the bootcamp, Hobbi added. “It’s highly the challenges they’ve faced as leaders. turer, was designed and optimized in The path to leadership in business avi- focused on people leadership and people “Both of my [potential] successors, I had partnership with Bombardier. ation has traditionally been to promote issues rather than tactical issues.” them go through his class as well,” he said. Pearl 15s have been fitted to the technically capable people within corporate Organizations that send their leaders “That’s how much I believe in what Bob’s first Global 6500, which is undergoing flight departments, FBOs, and related orga- and potential leaders to the bootcamp doing in this program.” completion at the Bombardier Global nizations, Hobbi told AIN. The assump- also stand to benefit. “What makes a dif- So far, FlightSafety and ServiceEle- Completion Centre in Dorval, Quebec. tion was if you have a good pilot, then ference, and what leaders of today’s busi- ments have conducted five bootcamps The Pearl combines innovations she’ll probably make a good chief pilot. Or ness and general aviation organizations since starting the program in last year’s derived from Rolls-Royce’s Advance2 that skilled mechanic should be good at have the opportunity to do, is to enhance second half. There are three bootcamps technology demonstrator programs serving as a lead, supervisor, or director the value of their services to their cus- planned for the remainder of this year: with proven features from the BR700 of maintenance. “The path of growth was tomers through people, and by advancing July 16-18 at FlightSafety’s Long Beach family but is more powerful, betters purely based on technical capabilities,” people’s abilities to further serve their (California) Learning Center; September specific fuel consumption, lowers NO2 Hobbi explained. “And what we saw was enterprises…they can bring additional 17-19 at its Teterboro (New Jersey) Learn- emissions, and is two decibels cumula- a deficiency, through numerous examples, value to their customers,” Hobbi noted. ing Center; and November 5-7 at its Dallas tively quieter, Rolls-Royce said. J.W. where we would promote highly, technically “Ultimately, it’s people who truly add North Learning Center. n

ainonline.com \ July 2019 \ Aviation International News 53 TOUCHING bases FBO and Airport news by Curt Epstein

Gainesville, Florida Airport Seaports Authority (SLASPA) to estab- Breaks Ground on FBO lish the first FBO at Hewanorra Interna- Florida’s Keystone Heights Airport has tional Airport (HIA). “Construction of broken ground on a new terminal for the new facility is part of a 30-year mas- its municipally owned FBO. Funded ter plan that will create several opportu- entirely by the state department of nities for St. Lucia,” noted Daren Cenac, transportation, the $1.2 million proj- SLASPA’s acting general manager. ect at the Gainesville-area airfield will “This is particularly true for the tour- include a 3,684-sq-ft building with ism and travel industries, specifically a pilot lounge, flight planning area, providing a unique experience for pre- snooze room, shower facilities, and mium class passengers.” I.A.M.—which 30-seat conference room, along with operates IS-BAH Stage 2-registered The planned $13 million Chantilly Air FBO at D.C.-area Manassas Regional Airport will bring the 767 sq ft of covered porches. Upon facilities at Barbados, Jamaica, Grenada, company to 110,000 sq ft of hangar space and 30,000 sq ft of offices, in addition to an 11,000- its completion in spring 2020, it will and Tortola—currently coordinates pri- sq-ft terminal offering the latest amenities. replace the existing 1970s-era, 1,500-sq- vate aircraft handling and fuel services ft terminal, which was last renovated through the HIA commercial terminal. nearly two decades ago. That build- Groundbreaking for I.A.M. St. Lucia Chantilly Air Breaks Ground a century, the family-owned, full-ser- ing will be retained for aeronautical took place last month, with targeted on New D.C.-area FBO vice provider allowed its current business use. A former World War II completion by year-end. The facility Virginia-based aircraft charter and short-term lease to expire after being U.S. Army airfield, Keystone features will consist of a 7,000-sq-ft terminal maintenance provider Chantilly Air unable to reach acceptable terms on a 5,050-foot main runway and sees with dedicated in house customs and broke ground in May on a new FBO a long-term renewal with the airport, approximately 100 operations a day. immigration processing, premium at Manassas Regional Airport (KHEF), according to company executive Tom lounge spaces, meeting room, crew the state’s busiest general aviation Gardner, leaving APP Jet Center the rest area, and security screening. “Our airport. The nine-acre complex, which sole FBO at KHEF until Chantilly Air New Private Terminal intention is for our presence at HIA to is in addition to the company’s current opens. Gardner noted Dulles’s Man- Opens at Belgian Airport accentuate the island as a prime des- 4.5-acre leasehold, will feature 60,000 flight school has relocated to North Sea Aviation Center (NSAC), tination,” said I.A.M. chairman Paul sq ft of new hangars, more than dou- nearby Leesburg Executive Airport, the new business aviation termi- Worrell. “We are particularly pleased bling the company’s existing aircraft where it will partner with existing nal at ’s Ostend-Bruges that our timing coincides with the storage space, as well as an 11,000-sq- training provider Av-Ed. An airport Flanders International Airport commencement of works towards a new, ft terminal with a passenger lounge, spokesperson said it is exploring other (EBOS), opened in late May. modern commercial terminal facility.” fitness center, conference rooms, and aviation uses for the Dulles Aviation crew planning area. There will also be facility, aside from FBO operations. another 19,000 sq ft of offices avail- able for the company and tenants. Chantilly Air, which has had a pres- Belgian Airport Advances ence at the airport since 1990, currently Plans To Develop Bizav provides fueling services for its man- The Belgian regional airport of Liege aged aircraft and hangar tenants, and (LGG), Europe’s eighth largest in after the $13 million facility opens in cargo throughput, has teamed with the first quarter of 2020, it will expand ASL Group to expand its footprint in that service to transient aircraft. the business aviation market. ASL will “The Chantilly Air team looks forward construct and operate a 22,650-sq-ft to growing general aviation activity at the hangar and a 2,700-sq-ft dedicated Manassas Regional Airport by providing bizav terminal that will have direct comprehensive aviation services,” said access to the apron and aircraft park- Global Trek has established its second FBO, at Wales’s Cardiff International Airport. COO Tim Sullivan. “Our goal is to create ing areas. The contract provides the a memorable experience for passengers possibility for ASL to build more The $2.9 million facility features a Global Trek Debuts Wales FBO and crew. Superior customer service is at hangars to accommodate more aircraft. three-story, 9,225-sq-ft terminal, with Global Trek Aviation, which opened an the core of who we are, and our expanded The company—which currently has in-house customs and , a FBO at Northern Ireland’s Inter- facilities will allow us to provide this 35 aircraft in its fleet and offers FBO ser- VIP lounge, concierge service, pilot lounge national Airport in 2015, has expanded to anyone flying into the airport.” vices at various airports in Belgium and with snooze rooms and shower facilities, its operations with a new facility at the Netherlands—will invest €3 million a 20-seat conference room, tenant office Cardiff International Airport in Wales. ($3.372 million) in the LGG facilities. space, and a rooftop bar/terrace offering The modern facility on the south side After 49 Years, Dulles Société Wallonne des Aéroports, the views of the airport. The complex also of the airport welcomed its first aircraft, Aviation Calls It Quits public body that owns LGG, will invest includes nearly 50,000 sq ft of hangar a Jetstream 31, on May 14. It offers a In other news at Manassas Regional €3.5 million in the bizav project and space. NSAC was created as a result of dedicated VIP lounge, private offices, Airport, Dulles Aviation closed its build a new apron on the north side of increasing private jet traffic at the airport, crew briefing center, flight operations doors permanently at the end of May. the airfield. The facility is expected to which currently accounts for 6 percent of facilities, and a fully integrated secu- A fixture at the airport for nearly half be operational in the summer of 2020. its movements. According to general man- rity screening suite. With VIP handling ager Erik Vermeersch, EBOS, which fea- and its own refueling service, the FBO tures a 10,500-foot runway, is a 15-minute is a suitable location for tech stops. flight to London, making it an affordable “We are delighted to be opening alternate for remote aircraft parking. “The the all-new facility at Cardiff Inter- intention is to bring more, larger private national Airport as it offers tre- jets to the airport,” said Vermeersch. mendous potential with its ideal strategic location,” said CEO David McColm. The airport, which features I.A.M. Jet Centre FBO Landing a 7,850-foot runway, is operational at St. Lucia Airport 24 hours a day with no nighttime Caribbean aviation services provider curfews or slot requirements, and Dulles Aviation, which served business aviation traffic in the nation’s capital region for nearly I.A.M. Jet Centre Group has been immigration and customs services five decades, closed its hangar doors at Manassas Regional Airport for the last time on May 31. selected by the St. Lucia Air and are available 24 hours a day. n

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PRELIMINARY REPORTS The company described the Beaver’s a rotorcraft flight instructor but did not movement of the horizontal stabilizer pilot as a “new seasonal hire.” He held hold an instrument rating, and an FAA followed. The crew reduced power and Taquan Suffers Two Fatal a commercial pilot certificate with sin- spokesman has stated that he was not in attempted to re-engage the secondary Accidents in One Week gle-engine land, single-engine sea, and contact with air traffic control. trim circuit, but no further sounds indi- instrument airplane ratings, but at the The pilot took off from the East 34th cating movement of the horizontal stabi- DE HAVILLAND DHC-3 OTTER AND time of his hiring, only five of his 1,606 Street heliport at about 1:32 p.m. Uncon- lizer were recorded afterward. DE HAVILLAND DHC-2 BEAVER, MAY hours were in floatplanes. Since then, firmed reports suggest that his destina- 13, 2019, KETCHIKAN, ; AND however, he had completed company tion was Linden Airport in New Jersey. Multiple Irregularities Cited DE HAVILLAND DHC-2 BEAVER, MAY Part 135.293 and 135.299 checkrides, and Heliport staff told police that he subse- in Fox Glacier Crash 20, 2019, METLAKATLA, ALASKA subsequently fulfilled the initial oper- quently radioed that he needed to return, ating experience requirements of Part but was unsure of his location. Tracking AIRBUS HELICOPTERS AS350BA, NOVEMBER Ketchikan-based air tour, charter, and 135.244. data show that he flew around Battery 21, 2015, FOX GLACIER, NEW ZEALAND commuter operator was stag- Park at the southern tip of Manhattan and gered by fatal accidents on two successive Citation Pilot then up the island’s west side before turn- The Transportation Accident Investiga- Mondays, resulting in the deaths of one Lost Consciousness ing in toward midtown, an area subject tion Commission’s final report identified of its pilots and two passengers. Nine Before Ditching to a TFR due to its proximity to Trump several irregularities in the operator’s passengers on the first flight suffered Tower. The accident site on Seventh Ave- organization and procedures that the serious injuries in a mid-air collision that CESSNA 560, MAY 24, 2019, 310 MILES nue was less than half a mile from that investigators viewed as conducive to fos- killed all five on board a DHC-2 Beaver EAST OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA building, well inside the TFR. tering an inadequate safety culture. Six operated by Mountain Air Service, also The pilot had flown for the aircraft’s passengers and their pilot were killed based in Ketchikan. Taquan voluntarily U.S. Air Force pilots dispatched to inter- operator for five years and was described when the aircraft crashed onto Fox Gla- suspended all flight operations after the cept the jet after it overflew its destina- by colleagues as “deeply familiar” with cier shortly after landing on Chancellor second accident. Scheduled commuter tion observed the pilot “unconscious and the area. At press time, the NTSB’s pre- Shelf, a landing zone and popular photo flights resumed 10 days later after an slumped over the controls.” The intercep- liminary report had not been released. platform about 800 feet above the acci- internal safety audit, and sightseeing tors continued to track the errant aircraft dent site. Rapidly changing weather on flights resumed on June 3. until it descended into the Atlantic Ocean FINAL REPORTS the morning of the accident had already On May 13, Taquan’s Otter collided some 310 miles out to sea. Neither the forced cancelation of three sightseeing with Mountain Air’s Beaver over the pilot, who is presumed to have been killed, Runaway Trim, Inoperative flights, but after transporting a group of west side of George Inlet as both air- nor the airplane has been recovered. Warning Circuits glacier guides to a lower location in the planes were returning from sightseeing The airplane had been sold two Implicated in Destruction Fox Glacier valley, the pilot concluded flights through the Misty Fjords National days earlier. Following a progressive of Brazilian Citation that conditions had improved enough to Monument. The accident occurred at an inspection completed on May 22, the allow sightseeing flights. altitude of 3,350 feet as the Otter’s pilot new owner engaged a contract pilot CESSNA 650, OCTOBER 10, 2015, CHAPADÃO Photographs downloaded from passen- was maneuvering to show his passengers to fly it to Fort Lauderdale Executive FARM, MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL gers’ cameras and cell phones retrieved a waterfall near Mahoney Lake. He did Airport (FXE) for avionics work. The from the debris field show the helicopter not observe any conflicting traffic on the pilot checked in with the Air A pitch trim runaway that led to the on the ground at Chancellor Shelf. At least airplane’s ADS-B display but did see “a Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), airplane’s uncontrolled descent was one appears to show falling snow and mini- flash” on his left side just before impact. reporting that he was in level flight in attributed to a combination of an unre- mal visibility. Examination of the wreckage He maintained partial control of the smooth conditions at Flight Level 390, solved squawk in the physical flight-con- showed that the helicopter struck the gla- aircraft and was able to flare to cushion but did not respond to a subsequent trol system, failure of the instrument panel cier at a high rate of forward speed with the its descent; bystanders helped the occu- handoff to the Jacksonville ARTCC. annunciator, and poor checklist discipline engine and main rotor system developing pants reach shore. Jacksonville continued to monitor on the part of the pilots, who neglected to power, suggesting that the pilot may have The airplane subsequently sank in 80 the flight by radar as it passed through verify operation of the primary and second- flown too close to the surface while pro- feet of water about 400 feet offshore. first its and then Miami’s airspace. The ary trim systems before takeoff. Two pilots ceeding down the valley in flat light. The Beaver broke up in flight, scattering jet overflew FXE at FL390 and contin- and two passengers were killed when their The report also notes that thanks in wreckage over a debris field measuring ued eastbound until it descended. airplane made an abrupt descent from part to their operations manual’s lack of about 2,000 by 1,000 feet. The right wing The 9,000-hour ATP held “numerous FL380 at rates that eventually surpassed any formal criteria for that qualification, showed a number of progressively deeper type ratings,” including single-pilot cer- 30,000 feet per minute. the operator had promoted the pilot to cuts “consistent with impacts from pro- tification for the Cessna 560. The Coast Cockpit voice recordings suggested “A” category—considered a senior pilot peller blades.” Skies were reported to be Guard initiated a search but suspended it that the crew was using checklists with authorization to fly unsupervised to clear with 10 miles’ visibility. the following day.. that had not been updated to include any landing site—despite relatively low On May 20, a scheduled commuter required tests of the Stabilizer Trim make-and-model and mountain flying flight carrying one passenger, cargo, and Pilot Only Casualty of Backdrive Monitor. The CVR also experience and ambiguities in his training mail cartwheeled and sank during a water Manhattan Helicopter Crash recorded sounds consistent with the record. More seasoned pilots flying in the landing in Metlakatla Harbor, about 16 crew’s activating the secondary trim vicinity acknowledged feeling surprised miles southeast of Ketchikan. The pilot AGUSTA A109E, JUNE 10, 2019, control, normally reserved as an emer- that he chose to go farther up the valley and passenger were both killed. Weather NEW YORK, NEW YORK gency back-up, before takeoff. The given that morning’s rapidly changing was fair, with clear skies, 10 miles’ visi- recording further suggests that the weather conditions. bility, and 10-knot winds from the south- The solo pilot was killed and the aircraft pilots were unable to trigger the PRI The report noted that the use of stan- east. Witnesses described the DHC-2 largely consumed by fire after a helicop- TRIM FAIL and SEC FAULT annuncia- dardized passenger weights in place of Beaver making a normal approach on a ter crashed onto the roof of a 54-story tors using the standard test procedure, physical weighing led to the helicopter westerly heading, with some wing rock building in . Weather but chose to board passengers and taking off at least 65 kg (145 pounds) prior to touchdown. One reported seeing was reported to include low clouds, with take off anyway. Further conversations above its maximum gross weight. It was the right wingtip strike the water, while a visibility of a mile and a quarter and suggested that the primary pitch trim still 47 kg (97 pounds) above maximum second said that the tip of the right float heavy rain reported in . La system remained inoperative, taking gross when it lifted from the Chancellor dug in. Two boats responded to the scene, Guardia International reported overcast the autopilot off line as well. The flight Shelf, and its tail rotor servo had been followed by EMTs on a Metlakatla police ceilings at 700 feet, barely higher than proceeded uneventfully for 21 minutes, operated for 38 hours past a mainte- vessel. The occupants were extracted the elevation of the accident site. The until the pilots attempted to re-engage nance deadline that had already been but pronounced dead on arrival at the 58-year-old pilot had held a commercial the primary pitch trim system. A series of extended. Investigators listed neither as Health Center. helicopter rating since 2004 and was also clacker noises indicating uncommanded a contributing factor. n

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56 Aviation International News \ July 2019 \ ainonline.com “It’s great to be back. I’m very pleased to be back firmly in my legs again,” said Hut- ton after his tandem jump. Hutton was one of the British paratroopers who secured Pegasus Bridge. On June 9, the Dakotas joined another joint commemorative para- chute drop as more than 900 paratroopers and 110 civilian parachutists from seven countries dropped near Saint-Mere-Eglise.

The Ceremonies June 6 saw several anniversary ceremo- nies conducted across Normandy, includ- ing at Gold, Sword and Juno beaches; the new British memorial at Vers-sur-Mer; the Commonwealth War Graves Ceme- tery in Bayeux; and the American Cem- etery overlooking Omaha Beach. The American ceremony included a welcome from American Battle Monuments Com- mission secretary William Katz, remarks

KIM ROSENLOF by French and American presidents, and Fourteen World War II vets traveled to the Airborn Musuem sponsored by Forever Young Senior Veterans of Tennessee. flyovers of aircraft from several nations. French president Emmanuel Macron’s remarks addressed the sacrifices Ameri- was That’s All, Brother, the plane that cans made for the French and other Euro- Vets help commemorate led the main airborne invasion of 800 pean people. “The USA is never greater C-47s dropping 13,000 paratroopers than when it is fighting for the freedom behind enemy lines just after midnight of others,” Macron said in French. “You 75th anniversary of D-Day on D-Day. Now fully restored and owned freed a land with no other compass than by the Texas Wing of the Commemorative a cause that was greater than yourselves, by Kim Rosenlof Air Force (CAF), Brother was scheduled the cause of liberty.” Addressing the 170 to be converted into a turboprop cargo WWII veterans on stage, Macron said in In the early hours of June 6, 1944, U.S. Army now 96. “My duties included weatherman, plane before historians found it in 2015. English, “We know what we owe to you Air Corps pilot David Hamilton flew a C-47 signalman, and quartermaster. We were Brother was one of seven D-Day veteran veterans: our freedom. On behalf of my Dakota filled with British Pathfinder para- the first wave on Utah, and it was terrible Dakotas participating in the 75th anniver- country, I just want to say, thank you.” troopers over Normandy, France, on his with the sound from all the canons. We sary events and was flown by veteran CAF Macron presented the Legion of Honor first combat mission. U.S. Navy signalman landed troops at Utah, Juno, and Sword pilot Doug Rosendaal. medal, France’s highest order of merit to Vincent Unger was sailing toward Utah beaches. After we got hit, we had to go to “Flying over the Channel with the five D-Day vets—Vincent Hynes, Stanley Beach on LCI 525, a landing craft carrying Belfast for repair. I was deaf for five days.” other C-47s all bearing D-Day stripes was Friday, Charles Juroe, Harold Terens, about 200 infantry troops on the first wave awe-inspiring,” said a passenger on That’s and Paul Wirth. “Stanley Friday was of the invasion. driver David The Aircraft All Brother after an early morning flight wounded twice, took part in liberating Teacher of the 103rd Beach Unit was in the Fifteen twin-engine C-47/C-53 cargo or of five C-47s from Duxford to Cherbourg, concentration camps…maybe then you seat of his three-ton wagon on a landing DC-3 passenger planes (generically called France, on June 5. “That’s All Brother was understood what you were fighting for,” craft waiting to be delivered to Juno Beach. Dakotas in this article, after the British configured with the same paratrooper seat- Macron said. And U.S. Army infantryman Gerald Ander- designation for that airframe) journeyed ing as it had been on D-Day. The weather U.S. president Donald Trump also son would soon land on Omaha’s “Easy from the United States to Europe to par- was perfect, not like on D-Day, but with the included the stories of D-Day veterans in Red” beach with the second wave of the 1st ticipate in the 75th anniversary festivi- noise of the round engines and the cool his remarks at the American Cemetery, Infantry Division. ties. Organized by the non-profit D-Day temps of an unpressurized cabin, it still including that of two brothers, Ray and All of these veterans, young lads at the Squadron, the Dakotas participated in gave a good perspective of what the flight Bill Lambert, who had fought in Sicily time but now in their nineties, returned anniversary activities in the U.S. before itself was like—without the flak or antici- together and landed on Omaha Beach in to Normandy for the 75th anniversary of crossing the North Atlantic in small pation of dropping into combat.” the early hours of D-Day. the pivotal Allied invasion that turned groups beginning May 10. Daks Over Normandy coordinated sev- “The two brothers stood together in the tide of World War II in Nazi-occupied While the individual aircraft owners eral parachute drops and flyovers during the Higgins boats,” Trump said. “Of 31 Europe. More than 300 WWII veterans, were responsible for their own costs, the week. On June 5, the group dropped men in Ray’s landing craft, only Ray and including about 65 U.S. veterans of the more than two dozen companies includ- nearly 200 parachutists in WWII gear and six others made it onto the beach called Normandy campaign, attended a series of ing Atlantic Aviation, Clay Lacy, Hertz, modified round parachutes near Caren- Easy Red. Ray ran back into the water ceremonies on June 5 and 6 that included Satcom Direct, and Aeronautical Data tan, commemorating the U.S. Army 101st and dragged wounded men out onto the paratrooper drops, aircraft flyovers, and Systems provided donations, goods, or and 82nd Airborne Divisions paratroop beach one after another. He was shot, remarks by dignitaries. services to assist with the effort. Signature drop behind enemy lines in the early leg torn by shrapnel, back broken, and Flight Support provided discount fuel and hours of June 6, 1944. 101st Airborne vet had been on the beach for hours when The Veterans waived ramp and handling fees at several Tom Rice, aged 97, recreated his D-Day he finally lost consciousness. He woke up During the 75th anniversary week, World locations. Approximately $3.5 million in jump by jumping tandem out of a C-47. on a cot the next day, looked over and War II veterans were hailed as celebrities donations and sponsorships was raised for As reported by , Rice said, saw his brother Bill, who didn’t make it. wherever they appeared with cheering, the overall D-Day Squadron effort. “it went perfect, perfect jump. I feel great. At age 98, Ray is here with us… Ray, the standing ovations, and requests for photos Once in England, the D-Day Squadron I’d go up and do it all again.” world salutes you!” and autographs. Forever Young Senior Vet- joined up with eight European-based Daks Later that day in a combined military Trump honored the 9,388 fallen Ameri- erans, a Tennessee-based non-profit, spon- Over Normandy-sponsored planes at and civilian operation, another 250 para- cans buried in the cemetery saying, “They sored 14 U.S. D-Day veterans on their first Duxford Aerodrome about 50 miles north chutists dropped from C-130, C-160 and had a job to do and they were going to get return to Normandy in 75 years, including of London. Duxford served as the base for C-47 aircraft in fields near Caen, includ- it done without hesitation or complaint… Unger, who helped deliver troops to three the Dakotas that participated in flyovers ing D-Day veterans Harry Read and John To those boys who rest in the fields before different beaches until his landing craft at Prestwick, Scotland on May 24, and for Hutton, aged 95 and 94 respectively, who me, your example will never grow old. was hit on June 8, 1944. public events on June 4-5. completed tandem jumps with the British Your legend will never die. Your spirit will “I was only 18 years old,” said Unger, Included in the American contingent Army’s Red Devil parachute team. never die.” n

ainonline.com \ July 2019 \ Aviation International News 57 “We became a top-performing aircraft brokerage by building strong relationships and providing our clients the most complete, real-time market information available.”

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Wheels Up acquires charter operator TMC

Wheels Up on June 3 announced that it Gama Aviation’s role in operating Wheels acquired Travel Management Company Up’s fleet. “We love our relationship with (TMC), an Elkhart, Indiana-based whole- Gama,” he told AIN. sale jet charter operator with a fleet of According to Dichter, TMC will oper- 26 Hawker 400XPs. According to the ate as a separate subsidiary of Wheels New York City-based membership-based Up and continue to provide the same private aviation company, the move service to its existing wholesale channel strengthens its light jet offering and partners. TMC will also continue to be led growing Charter Marketplace offering, by its existing leadership team, including which allows members to book charter CEO Phil Dodyk. flights from safety-vetted and verified “This acquisition is a foundational charter operators. piece in our continued brand evolution TMC’s Hawker 400XPs will comple- and mission to provide our members ment Wheels Up’s 93 airplanes (72 King with a total private aviation solution,” Air 350is, 15 Citation Excel/XLSs, and six said Dichter. “TMC and its light jet fleet Citation Xs), bringing its all-Textron Avia- are a perfect complement to our anchor tion fleet to 119 aircraft. Further, Wheels partner, Gama Aviation, which will Up founder and CEO Kenny Dichter continue to operate the aircraft in our stressed that the acquisition will not alter Wheels Up fleet.” C.T.

58 Aviation International News \ July 2019 \ ainonline.com COMPLIANCE countdown by Gordon Gilbert

Within 6 Months Jan. 30, 2020 July 17, 2019 Datalink Com in North Atlantic EASA: SMS for Parts Phase 2 of the North Atlantic datalink mandate began in February 2015, at and Maintenance which time flights within the North THE LAST 18 MONTHS OF A notice of proposed amendment Atlantic Tracks between FL350 and from the European Union Aviation FL390 were required to be equipped PLANNING, BUILDING, AND Safety Agency (EASA) would require with FANS-1/A controller-pilot data­ STAFFING OUR PROVO, UTAH, that safety management systems link communications and ADS-C. The PAINT TEAM HAS CULMINATED (SMSs) be applied to EASA Part program expanded to these altitudes in 145 maintenance organizations for the entire ICAO NAT region on Dec. 7, IN A BEAUTIFUL RESULT: THIS non-general aviation aircraft and 2017, and will apply to all flights in this CUSTOM BLACK-TO-CHARCOAL to EASA Part 21 aircraft parts and region above FL290 on Jan. 30, 2020. component manufacturers. Cur­ FADE ON A GLOBAL 5000. THE rently, SMS programs are required for Feb. 18, 2020 COMPLICATED PAINT SCHEME commercial flight operators in Europe. EASA: Halon Banned WAS OUR FIRST FULL PAINT AT Comments are due by July 17, 2019. Under new EASA rules, operators of THE NEW HANGAR, AND THE Aug. 6, 2019 NEW large airplanes and large helicopters FINISHED WORK MADE OUR Canada: User Fee Increase for which the first individual certificate of airworthiness is issued on or after CUSTOMER EXTREMELY HAPPY. Nav Canada released for consultation May 18, 2019, shall ensure that built-in - DIRECTOR OF PAINT a proposal to revise customer service lavatory extinguishers on aircraft newly OPERATIONS DOUG BOHAC charges to recover the costs of ADS-B certified on or after Feb. 18, 2020 do surveillance data services. Proposed not use Halon as the extinguishing base rate service charge revisions, agent. The goal is to gradually mitigate effective September 1, will average 0.8 the environmental impact that Halon percent increase. Charges related to extinguishing agents in firefighting ADS-B surveillance are proposed to equipment have on the ozone and begin Jan. 1, 2020. Three options are climate. The requirement applied to suggested: a flat service charge per portable extinguishers starting last May. flight of $155.03, and two others that include aircraft weight and distance flown as potential components. Beyond 12 Months Aug. 14, 2020 Within 12 Months EU: Pilot Mental Fitness Jan. 1, 2020 Deadline Approaching The European Union has published U.S./: ADS-B revised air operations safety rules to incorporate provisions to better identify, Out Mandate assess, and treat the psycho­logical fit- ADS-B Out equipment must be ness of air crew. The rules, applicable to operational starting Jan. 1, 2020, in commercial air transport operators, go aircraft that fly in the U.S. under into effect Aug. 14, 2020. The require- IFR and where transponders are ments include mandatory alcohol test- currently required, and in Tai­ ing of flight crews during ramp checks. wan IFR airspace above FL290. Aug. 22, 2020 NEW Jan. 1, 2020 Australia: Airport Certification Aircraft CO Emissions 2 Revised Australian airport certifica- The first international standards tion regulations (CASR Part 139) and for carbon dioxide (CO₂) aircraft an accompanying revised manual of emis­sions have been enacted by standards (MOS) start on Aug. 22, 2020. ICAO and initially apply to large There will be a transition period up to subsonic jets, including business two years for registered airports, due to jets, for which the application the requirements to develop an airport for a type certificate was sub- operations manual. Certified airports mitted on or after Jan. 1, 2020. are expected to largely be compliant with the new MOS at commencement. June 7, 2020 11 Months to Deadline Experience. Unlike any other. Europe: ADS-B Out Mandate Jan. 1, 2021 WATCH THE TIMELAPSE: U.S.: Stage 5 Noise Rules www.DuncanAviation.aero/provo-paint The ADS-B Out retrofit require- ment in Europe takes effect June Effective Jan. 1, 2021 more stringent Aircraft Acquisition & Consignment | Airframe Maintenance 7, 2020. This mandate applies only noise certification rules apply for new Avionics Installation | Emergency Assistance (AOG) to aircraft with a mtow exceeding type certificates for airplanes less than Engine & APU | Engineering & Certification Services 5,700 kg (12,566 pounds) or having 121,254 pounds. The new rule is intended Government & Special Programs | Paint & Interior a maximum cruis­ing speed greater only for newly designed airplanes and is Parts, Avionics, Instruments & Accessories than 250 knots, and received its not aimed at phasing out existing noise individual certificate of airwor- standards that apply to the production or thiness on or after June 8, 2016. operation­ of current models. n

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JULIE BLACK NATE DARLINGTON DAVID BEST MARK WITHROW GUS TAYLOR

BACA-The Air Charter Association appointed Professional Aircraft Accessories named Jon- C&L Aviation Group named Gus Taylor Julie Black deputy chair, working alongside athan Clarke v-p and general manager. Clarke recruiting manager. chairman Nick Weston. Currently executive joins Professional Aircraft Accessories after David Carter, previously with L-3 Aviation, aviation manager for the charter services firm spending 30 years with Delta Air Lines, where has joined Universal Avionics as regional sales FINAL FLIGHTS Hunt & Palmer, Black also has worked at Lon- he most recently was v-p and general manager manager for the Northwestern U.S. and will Johnny Gantt, the long-time aircraft don Biggin Hill Airport and Chapman Freeborn. for landing gear, engine operations, and APUs. support the company’s authorized dealers and broker and co-founder of the National Coptersafety appointed Erkka Suvikumpu Uniflight Global named Raymond Weiser integrators in Washington, Oregon, , Aircraft Resale Association—now the CEO. Suvikumpu joins Coptersafety from Saf- v-p of sales. Weiser brings 42 years of expe- Idaho, Utah, , Wyoming, Colorado, International Aircraft Dealers Associa- era Oy, where he was CEO and co-owner, and rience in rotary- and fixed-wing operations to and New Mexico. tion (IADA)—died on May 14. He was 83. also has served with Finnair. He steps in for his new role, serving with companies includ- Cadence Aerospace appointed Jacob Gantt founded Gantt Aviation in Christer Niemi, who had been interim CEO ing Turbomeca, Rolls-Royce, Vector Aerospace, Haynes group controller for its Washington Georgetown, Texas, in 1971, building since December. and Jet Support Services Inc. (JSSI). State operations. Most recently controller at the business into a well-known inter- Jessica Naor was promoted to chief oper- Ray Kuliavas joined Levaero Aviation as vice Cadence Aerospace Precision Machine Works national business jet and turboprop ating officer for Maryland-based private jet president with a focus on business development in Tacoma, Washington, Haynes expands brokerage. He also helped found the charter provider GrandView Aviation. Naor as the Pilatus authorized sales and service cen- his chief accountant responsibilities to also National Aircraft Resale Association previously was chief marketing officer. ter begins deliveries of the PC-24 in Canada. include the company’s Giddens operation in in 1991 to pursue a code of ethics in Jet Aviation appointed David Best senior Kuliavas has more than 40 years of aviation Everett, Washington. the business of acquiring, selling, and v-p and general manager, regional opera- experience, including a background with aircraft Duncan Aviation has named lifelong Cal- trading aircraft. tions U.S. He succeeds David Paddock, who sales, marketing and brand growth, business gary, Alberta resident Trevor Yuschyshyn as Born May 2, 1936, in Sweetwater, was promoted to president of the Jet Avia- development, and services development. its regional manager representative for Canada. Texas, Gantt became interested in tion Group. Most recently senior v-p strategic Richard Mumford has joined the Lon- Previously a director of maintenance at an air- aviation after a pilot visited his high global growth, Best joined Jet Aviation in Jan- don-based commercial law firmREN Legal as craft management company and a member of school to discuss flight careers, uary 2017 and has played an integral role in the a partner. Mumford, who recently completed a Duncan’s customer advisory board, Yuschyshyn according to local obituary information. acquisition and integration of Hawker Pacific three-year term as chairman of BACA—The Air brings more than 23 years of aviation experience Soon after, he took flight lessons and and the recent stake in Scottsdale Jet Center. Charter Association, formerly served as head and knowledge to his new role. The company also bought a Piper J3 Cub with money he FlightSafety International promoted Patri- of commercial litigation and head of aviation promoted Jeff Schipper, most recently a project earned working nights at a cotton gin. cia Arundell-Lampe to senior v-p and CFO. A Stevens & Bolton. manager at its Provo, Utah facility, to manager of After graduation, he became a flight former audit manager for Price Waterhouse Gulfstream Aerospace named Mark Bates modifications at the full-service location. instructor in San Marcos, Texas, and and CFO of Chyron Corp., Arundell-Lampe general manager of its Palm Beach Interna- The Av8 Group hired Karen Winterrowd as eventually teamed with a local FBO joined FlightSafety in 2000 as a financial man- tional Airport site in Florida. Most recently hav- sales director. Winterrowd has more than 20 owner, James Miller, to co-own Miller ager and since has served as chief financial ing served as Gulfstream’s service manager years of experience, serving with companies Flying Service in Plainview, Texas. director, as well as treasurer. focused on large-cabin aircraft in Savannah, including Garrett Aviation, Arnoni Aviation, and About 15 years later Gantt sold his Flying Colours expanded its international Bates brings more than 40 years of aviation most recently as CFO of Ship It AOG. share back to Miller, moved his family team with the naming of Paul Dunford to experience to his new role, including manage- Aircraft Specialties Inc. increased the role of to Austin, and established his broker- the newly created role of managing director, ment positions with BAE Systems. Gene Portela to include oversight of the pur- age firm. While selling airplanes, he international operations and Andrew Pearce Mark Withrow was appointed plant leader chasing and marketing departments. Portela continued to fly them, amassing more as European sales manager. Dunford, who for GE Aviation’s Strother facility in Crowley will additionally retain his duties as director of than 25,000 flight hours. joined Flying Colours in 2014, launched the County, Kansas. Withrow, who has more than sales for the Omaha, Nebraska-based company. NBAA recently marked the passing company’s Singapore operation and served as three decades of aerospace industry experi- Cutter Aviation promoted Taylor Butterfield of its former vice president of oper- general manager of Flying Colours Corp. Asia ence, formerly was v-p and general manager to flight department manager for its charter ations and retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. PTE Ltd. Pearce has 35 years of international of U.S. composites for Kaman Corporation. and flight management department based in Robert Cooke, who died on March experience in MRO, completions and aircraft Milestone Aviation Group named Sebas- Phoenix. Butterfield joined Cutter in early 2016 10 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Cooke sales, previously serving with Canadian, Mid- tien Moulin head of Europe and Americas as a pilot serving on its HondaJet and King Air served with NBAA from 1973 to 1987, dle Eastern, and European business aviation and Michael York head of emerging markets. teams and before that, held numerous roles providing analysis and representing entities and having experience with the Bom- Moulin will lead Milestone’s OEM relationships with General Atomics. members on flight safety issues and bardier aircraft family. with Airbus Helicopters and Leonardo. York will Midwest Corporate Aviation (MCA) promoted federal aviation regulations. Safran Helicopter Engines appointed Ber- be responsible for the Sikorsky and Bell Flight Andy Arnold to general manager and Steffen Born in Schenectady, New York, he nard Barussaud executive v-p operations. OEM relationships. Blevins to fuel/line service director. Arnold, who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy Barussaud is a 27-year company veteran, join- Duncan Aviation appointed Nate Darlington joined MCA in 2017 and has served as director of in 1952 and became a naval aviator and ing the Snecma engineering department in 1992 director of modifications at its facility in Battle operations and chief pilot, previously was a cap- navigator of the attack aircraft carrier and later becoming head of services for the Creek, Michigan. Darlington, who will continue tain for Lyon Aviation, , and Tradewind USS Constellation in 1970 to 1971. After cost estimates department, director of Snecma as manager of the Battle Creek paint depart- Aviation. Blevins has served with MCA since Jan- retiring from the Navy, he joined NBAA, manufacturing excellence center for compres- ment, joined Duncan’s interior shop when he uary 2012, beginning as a line service technician where he worked on safety issues with sor blades, and most recently executive v-p of was 19, later moving into supervisory and sales and most recently as a line service manager. the FAA, lawmakers, airport manage- manufacturing at Safran Transmissions Systems. roles before taking his most recent role as man- West Star Aviation named John Lowe ment organizations, and other entities Donna Chase joined TurbineAero as v-p of ager of the paint department in 2017. satellite manager at the company’s location on behalf of members. Cooke con- sales and marketing. Chase has 32 years of Sundance Helicopters promoted Ricardo in Chicago. Lowe brings 36 years of aviation cluded his career as a consultant to the aviation/aerospace experience, including 26 Dowdy to director of maintenance. Most experience to his new role, including as indus- Flight Safety Foundation.  with Honeywell where she ran the $500 million recently maintenance manager, Dowdy has try crew chief, director of maintenance, chief global Business Aviation Aftermarket business. served with Sundance since 2011. inspector and accounts manager. 

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IS-BAO WORKSHOP: MARRAKECH, MOROCCO… September 23, AFRICAN AIR EXPO… November 27-29, JULY Marrakech Menara Airport, Morocco. Info: mebaa.com. King Shaka International Airport, Durban, . Info: africanairexpo.com. FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDATION ANNUAL NETWORKING DINNER MEBAA SHOW MOROCCO… September 25-26, AND SILENT AUCTION… July 10, Washington, D.C. Info: Marrakech Menara Airport, Morocco. Info: mebaamorocco.aero. flightsafety.org/events. DECEMBER ASA ANNUAL CONFERENCE… July 14-16, OCTOBER MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION Hotel OMNI Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec. SAFETY DAY… December 4, Info: aviationsuppliers.org/annual-conference. REDBIRD MIGRATION FLIGHT TRAINING CONFERENCE… Marriott Burlington. October 15-17, Wings Over the Rockies Blue Sky Aviation Gallery, Info: massbizav.org. EAA AIRVENTURE… Englewood, CO, Info: migration.redbirdflight.com. July 22-28, Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI. Info: eaa.org/en/airventure. NBAA TAX REGULATORY & RISK MANAGEMENT… JANUARY 2020 October 20-21, , NV. Info: nbaa.org. HAI HELI-EXPO… January 27-30, AUGUST NBAA-BACE BUSINESS AVIATION Anaheim, CA. Info: rotor.org. CONVENTION & EXHIBITION… October 22-24, LATIN AMERICAN BUSINESS AVIATION Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas NV. CONVENTION & EXHIBITION… August 13-15, São Paulo, Brazil. Info: (202) 783-9000; nbaa.org/events/bace/2019/. FEBRUARY 2020 Info: labace.com.br. …February 11-16, NOVEMBER Changi Exhibition Center. SEPTEMBER Info: singaporeairshow.com. FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL AIR SAFETY CITATION JET PILOTS CONVENTION… September 4-8, SUMMIT… November 4-6, Taipei. Colorado Springs, CO. Info: citationjetpilots.com. Info: flightsafety.org/events. MARCH 2020 INTERNATIONAL BRAZIL AIR SHOW… September 11-13, BOMBARDIER SAFETY STANDDOWN… November 12-14, AIR CHARTER SAFETY SYMPOSIUM… March 3-4, GRU Airport-São Paulo International Airport, Omni Fort Worth Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas. Ashburn, VA. Info: acsf.aero. Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil. Info: safetystanddown.com. Info: +55 11 97664-7750; [email protected]; INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN AVIATION CONFERENCE… March 5-7, internationalbrazilairshow.com.br/en/. IBERIAN PENINSULA BUSINESS AVIATION CONFERENCE… Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL. November 14, Madrid, Spain. Info: ipbace.com. Info: wai.org/conference. MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT… … November 17-21, AIRCRAFT ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL September 12, The International, Bolton, MA. Airport Expo, Dubai, UAE. Info: +97 1 4286 7755; CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW… March 24-27, Info: massbizav.org. dubaiairshow.aero. Nashville, TN. Info: aea.net.

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