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« EBAA, which co-organizes EBACE with NBAA, reports that interest in business aviation has grown in Europe. This year, the show saw more than 100 new exhibitors and a completely sold out static display.

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INTOSH Companies offer Part- NCC support › page 42 DAVID M c DAVID Flying the G280 Gulfstream’s super- Bizav set for European takeoff midsize jet › page 26

by James Wynbrandt Piper prospers Trainer aircraft sales In a spirited opening session, EBACE this year and a sold-out static display. above the growth of civil aircraft,” and this co-hosts and local dignitaries welcomed André Schneider, CEO of Genève Aéro- year an increase of 10 percent thus far. increase › page 54 show attendees yesterday and cheered busi- port, said the facility is “pleased to host this Noting the commitment to sustain- ness aviation’s renewed vigor in Europe. very important event,” and reported the air- able alternative jet fuel, EBAA, NBAA, and “EBACE is a time the industry comes port saw a 6 percent increase in business avi- other industry organizations declared the Global name change together to celebrate the innovative spirit and ation operations last year, “substantially continues on page 53 Bombardier rebrands inherent value that EBAA promotes not just at EBACE, but throughout the year,” said EBAA 7000 as 7500› page 10 chairman Juergen Wiese. He cited EBAA’s recent report that found the sector is respon- Supersonic future sible for creating 374,000 direct or indirect Aviation world mourns jobs in Europe as one example of that value, Aerion AS2 on track for and noted Europe has seen 16 consecutive flight in 2023› page 48 months of growth in business aviation traffic. visionary Serge Dassault Meanwhile, a recent EBAA survey of more than 2,000 young Europeans “told us busi- by Ian Sheppard Cabin fever ness aviation is desirable, not because of sta- tus and luxury, but because of the freedom The aviation community was rocked by news following the death of his father—com - Honeywell boosts cabin and flexibility it offers.” Moreover, “They of the passing of Serge Dassault, 93, on Mon- pany founder Marcel Dassault—in 1986, connectivity› page 12 believe in the future sustainable personal day, the day before the business aviation issued the following statement: “It is air transport will drastically change society community gathered for EBACE 2018 here in with an infinite sadness that we learn as we know it,” Wiese said. Geneva. Dassault is believed to have suffered of the death of Mr. Serge Dassault, To the Max Ed Bolen, president and CEO of NBAA, heart failure while at his office in Paris. chairman and CEO of Groupe Dassault, BBJ Max family global co-host of the show, noted more than 100 Groupe Dassault, the company which and the former chairman and CEO of new exhibitors are on the exhibition floor he owned and led for many years continues on page 54 expansion › page 32

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AIN Convention News European bizav operators are committed to CORSIA by Cathy Buyck

By this time next year, several business might be introduced into the system in aircraft operators will have started moni- case their operations increased over the toring their CO2 emissions output as part coming years. “They will have to submit of ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduc- an emissions monitoring plan [like oper- tion Scheme for International Aviation ators above the 10,000-ton-metric thresh- (CORSIA) requirements. CORSIA is old] to their administering authority next aimed at curbing the aviation industry’s year,” he said. The CORSIA time frame carbon dioxide footprint worldwide and advises operators to submit an emissions from January 1 next year commercial monitoring plan by September 30 [2018], operators must measure and report the though the formal deadline is February 28, Business Aircraft Annual CO2 Emissions* fuel use and emissions of all interna- 2019. National authorities are expected to tional flights. approve the plans by April 30. These plans @400 hours per year @900 hours per year

How many business aircraft operators will include fleet and operations data per Aircraft metric tons of CO2 metric tons of CO2 will be covered by the new rules is unclear operator, methods used for fuel monitor- Airbus ACJ319 2,857 6,429 for the moment, but most operators are ing, methods and means of calculating small emitters and will subsequently be emissions from international flights, and Boeing BBJ 737 2,857 6,569 exempt from ICAO’s CORSIA require- data management, data flow, and control. Bombardier Challenger 605 1,270 2,857 ments, according to both EBAA and NBAA. Meanwhile, operators qualifying for Bombardier Global Express 1,051 4,615 The ICAO resolution, which was adopted the program will have to start measur- in fall 2016, eliminated operators that ing CO2 emissions from all international Cessna Citation Mustang 348 783 produce less than 10,000 metric-tons of flights they operate beginning January 1. Cessna Citation Sovereign 1,081 2,432 CO in international flights annually and The CO data from 2019 and 2020 will be 2 2 Embraer Phenom 100 421 947 aircraft with less than 5,700 kg (12,566 used to determine the reference baseline lb) of maximum takeoff mass (MTOM). against which future growth in carbon Embraer Phenom 300 672 1,513 Medical, humanitarian, and firefighting emissions in international flying will be Dassault Falcon 2000LXS 1,081 2,432 operations are also exempt. compared and offset. Dassault Falcon 7X 1,481 3,333 “A good proportion” of European oper- “This is the right way forward,” said Parry. ators fall outside the scope of CORSIA, “The EBAA already in 2009 identified that Gulfstream G450 2,000 4,500 EBAA senior environment manager Bruce market-based measures would be a tool to Gulfstream G550 1,739 3,913 Parry told . Current-generation busi- help us achieve our goals on climate change: AIN Gulfstream G650 1,932 4,348 ness jet fleets would need to fly a com- a reduction of CO2 output by 2 percent per bined 2,000 hours or more annually in year between 2010 and 2020, carbon neu- Based on average seating, stage length of 600nm. Source: IBAC *These figures are for illustrative purposes only and may vary from flight to flight international operations to reach the tral growth from 2020 and an overall CO2 10,000-metric-ton threshold, according reduction of 50 percent from 2005 to 2050.” other offsets. The higher the quality of the 2019. ICAO’s 192 member states had until to NBAA vice president for regulatory He recognizes that there will be a cost to offset, the more expensive. It is difficult to March 5 to send their feedback on a draft and international affairs Doug Carr. Even administer the scheme and acquire the put a price on that at this stage. Supply and text tabled late last year. an Airbus ACJ flying 900 hours per year offsets, though he does not perceive the demand plays a part in this.” The scheme will start in 2021 and is would fall outside the CORSIA threshold, offset credits to be a tax without jurisdic- ICAO has not yet announced which voluntary by states, with mandatory according to an EBAA chart. “In total, we tion. “I wouldn’t call it a tax. There is a cost carbon units it will consider. CORSIA participation not required before 2027. estimate that fewer than 100 operators in involved and there is no getting away from guidance and a comprehensive set of Mid-January, following Namibia’s agree- North America will be affected by COR- that. It is part of our license to operate,” he standards and recommended practices ment to join in, 73 states representing 87.7 SIA,” Carr noted. said. It is “too early” to know how much it (SARPs) spelling out the requirements percent of international aviation RPKs, However, Parry warned, operators that will cost business aviation operators to buy of the program are expected to be for- intend to participate in CORSIA, accord- are close to the 10,000-metric-ton annual the carbon credits, he noted. “They will mally approved by the ICAO Council in ing to ICAO. All EU countries have signed international CO2 emissions threshold follow [the global carbon] market costs for June—for the application from January 1, on to participate in the early phases. Most of them, however, remain mum on what they intend to do with the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) for aviation. Also, the European institu- Magazine names LunaJets ‘Best Employer’ of 2018 tions are vague. The EU late last year adopted legislation to continue limit- Charter broker LunaJets has been named sense of well-being, and allowing staff to gym, and unrestricted use of the LunaMo- ing the geographic scope of its plans for Best Employer of 2018 by Bilan magazine purchase additional holidays in exchange bile company pool car. aviation to intra-European Economic for companies with fewer than 50 employ- for a monthly salary deduction. The Geneva, Switzerland-based private jet Area (EEA) flights until the end of 2023, ees. The analysis took into account total LunaJets appears to be following suit booking platform was created in 2007 and when the CORSIA pilot phase ends. compensation, work-life balance, vacation, with the aforementioned trends and offers a free membership program with access “The indication we are getting from the social corporate responsibility, and other employees are able to access workplace to 4,800 aircraft around the world. LunaJets European Commission is that there HR considerations and practices. amenities that ensure a healthy work-life was initially created to resell available seats will be no double counting, so from Bilan noted that its tenth edition of the balance. Beyond flexible hours, supple- or empty-leg packages at discounted rates. 2021 onwards the EU ETS will basically HR Best Practices Survey revealed three mentary accident insurance, and training After the economic crisis, however, the com- revert to domestic flights [in the ICAO key workplace trends: choice, well-being, opportunities, LunaJets offers progressive pany modified its approach to offer low-com- sense],” Parry said. A Frankfurt-to-Paris and time. Examples included allowing an advantages including a massage therapist mission, on-demand charter for customers flight would fall under CORSIA, but a employee to select between five days of and pet-friendly offices. Other options, wanting to fly privately at the best available Paris-to-Nice flight under the EU ETS. vacation or the equivalent salary, providing which LunaJets calls unconventional but price. According to LunaJets, the company is “We need clarity,” he stressed. “Our amenities to help maintain an employee’s much appreciated, include a fully equipped growing at about 35 percent each year. A.R. business aircraft operators want to know where they stand.” n

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Daher adds features to TBMs; rolls out data-tracking app by Chad Trautvetter

Daher has introduced new features and running Garmin Pilot, Foreflight, or Flt- functionality for the Garmin G3000 Plan Go apps. flight deck on its TBM 930. It also Earlier this year, Daher (Booth U1o1, launched a new flight data sharing app, SD19) added electrically heated seats as called Me & My TBM, for TBM 910 and standard equipment on 2018-production 930 operators. TBM 910 and 930 turboprop singles. Once New functions available with the flight the pilot engages the mode via a master deck’s latest software version include control in the cockpit, each occupant can SurfaceWatch, which helps the pilot main- choose whether to use the heating and tain enhanced situational awareness in the select either light or moderate heat settings. The “Me & My TBM” app simplifies connecting Daher’s TBM 910 and 930 models with the Camp airport environment; Baro Vnav, allowing Other new features included in all Systems maintenance-tracking network. It also records and tracks flight data. approaches with vertical guidance when 2018 model year TBMs are tailored for WAAS navigation is not available, and improved pilot interface. This includes single-engine turboprops, simplifies “The Me & My TBM app provides Visual approach to assist the TBM pilot backlighting on the cockpit’s central con- downloading flight data and updating unique and valuable feedback on TBM in performing visual approaches with ver- sole to provide enhanced visibility at night Camp Systems maintenance-tracking and flights, from key parameters of the engine tical guidance into any airport. for the manual trim, power lever, flaps facilitates sending information to Daher’s and other systems to a full range of sta- The avionics software upgrade adds lever, and override controls. The pilot’s TBM Care support team. tistics accessible wherever the aircraft improved symbology, while crew-alert- oxygen mask also now has a high-fidelity The app automatically sends aircraft goes,” said Nicolas Chabbert, senior v-p ing-system informational messages are microphone for clearer communications counter updates, as well as trend and of Daher’s airplane business unit. “The now displayed in white for easier distinc- with ATC when the mask is in use. report data files, to Camp. The ability Me & My TBM app’s current version is tion from caution (yellow) and warning for TBM Care to view and analyze flight just a first step. We are committed to fur- (red) messages. Another new feature is Me & My TBM parameters less than an hour after the ther developments, offering TBM owners the addition of the Garmin Flight Stream Daher’s new Me & My TBM Android and conclusion of a flight furthers Daher’s and pilots more personalized services in 510, which uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to iOS app, available for owners and opera- support capabilities, the French aircraft the future: predictive maintenance, pro- transmit avionics data to mobile devices tors of 2018 and later TBM 910 and 930 manufacturer said. active support, and auxiliary services.” n

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8 EBACE Convention News \ May 30, 2018 \ ainonline.com management capabilities and other operational benefits. Gogo’s Avance 4G air-to- ground connectivity system is available, for Falcon jets needing reliable coverage when flying in North America. In the multimission segment, Dassault sold a fifth Falcon 2000 maritime surveillance aircraft to Japan’s coast guard. Trappier has “good hopes” for selection of the 2000 for the French navy. The French government is buying at least seven maritime surveillance aircraft under a multi-year program, with first deliveries planned by 2025. France’s air force selected Falcon aircraft for a future long-range electronic intelligence program, although the specific model has not been disclosed. Trap- pier said the air force requirements favor the 8X, “which can integrate a maximum number of operating stations, remain on

MARK WAGNER MARK station for up to 12 hours, and operate out According to Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Eric Trappier, there is an increase in demand for Falcon business jets around the world. of short, hard-to-access airstrips.” Two Falcon 2000 signal intelligence aircraft were recently delivered to the Republic of South Korea. Last month, the Dassault inspired by improving industry German Aerospace Research and Space Center (DLR) signed an agreement for by Matt Thurber another Falcon 2000. “After a long downturn—the longest Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO airplanes is starting to firm up, too.” He the company’s electronic flight bag, Fal- the business aviation industry has ever Eric Trappier is encouraged by a stronger added that many of these buyers are new conSphere II, as well as the new Falcon- known—we are finally seeing the light business aviation climate and growing business aviation customers, “not just in Connect bundled service for airborne at the end of the tunnel,” Trappier said. demand for Falcon business jets, not just China, but also the countries around China.” connectivity, in partnership with Honey- Despite these difficulties, our fundamen- in the U.S. but in other parts of the world. 7X backlog is solid through the fourth well. FalconConnect will be available for tals remain sound: a rapidly moderniz- This improving picture for business quarter of 2019, and demand for the 8X is all Falcons as a retrofit starting in 2019. ing model line, the development of our aviation coincides with Dassault logging strong with both current Falcon owners For older Falcon models, the Fal - Falcon 6X, the preparation of our future the first sales in its latest jet program, the and, he said, “buyers coming from outside con Elite II avionics upgrade is avail- program, and our ongoing transformation Falcon 6X, which was unveiled in Febru- the Falcon family. able for the airplanes’ Honeywell-based plan designed to keep us ultra-reactive ary following cancellation of the 5X. “The “The trend looks good in particular in flight decks, offering modern air traffic and competitive.” n first firm sales followed shortly [after] the U.S. where our industry benefits from the February announcement,” he said, the [recent] tax reform. We still face very “and the number of ongoing negotiations aggressive pricing by certain OEM’s, but makes me very optimistic about the suc- the Falcon 2000LXS and 900LX confirm cess of this big new twinjet.” their good position on the market.” Signature, Air BP commit to balance CO2 The 5X was canceled due to prob - In Europe, there is strong interest in lems with its Safran Silvercrest engine, the 6X. “I am also getting more optimis- emissions from employees’ EBACE travel although the jet did accomplish some tic about China and the whole Asia-Pa- preliminary flight testing. Being able to cific region where the 8X and the 7X Signature Flight Support (Booth O104), BP Target Neutral has more than 12 react quickly to such a severe setback attract more prospects than we’ve seen in partnership with Air BP, will offset years experience in carbon offsetting is critical to the health of the company, in the past few years.” Dassault is seeing the carbon emissions for the compa - and purchasing carbon credits from all Trappier explained. “I have made a prior- increased demand in Brazil and Mexico, ny’s EBACE attendees through the fuel over the world. This year its portfolio has ity to keep the company agile and reactive. but this “is tempered by political and eco- provider’s BP Target Neutral program. invested in eight projects that have a This is one of the keys of our success and nomic uncertainties.” This latest collaboration builds on Sig - total capacity to offset 2.5 m tons of CO2, it was again essential for the launch of nature’s announcement at NBAA 2017 generate nearly 8,300 Gwh of renewable the exciting Falcon 6X we announced in Dassault’s Vision that carbon emissions from jet fuel pur - energy, support the protection of more February.” Dassault (Booth Z89, SD3) has Most Falcon 8X buyers have opted for chased by Air BP Sterling Card holders than 40,000 hectares of globally signifi- previously revealed that it is already plan- the FalconEye combined vision system at any participating Signature FBO in cant habitat, and improve the livelyhoods ning another future next business jet pro- head-up display (HUD), which allows the U.S. would be offset by the volun - of more than 2.2 million people through gram but has not yet released any details. pilots to see enhanced vision system (EVS) tary carbon offsetting program at no better health. Powered by the Pratt & Whitney Pure- and synthetic vision system (SVS) imagery extra cost. “We’re committed to supporting the Power PW812D turbofan, the Falcon 6X is combined together on the HUD. Dassault “Signature Flight Support and BBA Avia- industry address the dual challenge of expected to achieve first flight in early 2021, test pilots recently completed FAA and tion’s commitment to reducing our carbon meeting its need for more energy, while at followed by entry into service in 2022. The EASA certification flight testing of Falco- footprint is a key component of our cor- the same time reducing carbon emissions,” jet’s 40-foot, four-inch cabin will accom- nEye to validate operational credits for porate social responsibility mission,” said said Irene Lores, Air BP’s sales and market- modate up to 16 passengers, and maximum instrument approaches to 100 feet minima. Mark Johnstone, the recently named chief ing manager for general aviation. “As the range is 5,500 nm at Mach .80. Certification to this level is expected executive of BBA and CEO of Signature. first aviation fuel supplier to achieve carbon The introduction of the 6X coincided soon, with operational credit available to “Our collaboration with Air BP to reduce neutrality for our own into-plane fueling with a much-improved preowned market, 8X FalconEye operators by the end of this our impact on the environment is yield- services and the first to supply jet biofuel which is evident by a significant drop in year. FalconEye-equipped 2000LXS and ing results not only for Signature Flight through an airport’s hydrant, we see this the 7X preowned inventory. Demand for 900LX models will be able to receive the Support at a corporate level, but also for collaboration with Signature as a great way used 7Xs in the Asia-Pacific region is espe- operational credit in the first half of 2019. our customers who use the Air BP Sterling to support our operator customers in their cially strong, as is the case in the rest of the Other upgrades available to Falcon Card to purchase fuel.” transition to a lower carbon future.” C.E. world, Trappier said. “And demand for new operators include the latest version of

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Pg-9_d2_v3.indd 1 5/29/18 2:18 PM with a lighter wing. It has completed finding a number of customers are opt- Bombardier Global 7000 the requisite flutter testing to validate ing for an aft stateroom that includes a the performance with that change, and fixed bed with an en-suite area. Other also has been flown to verify the opti - spaces could include an entertainment flies into EBACE as 7500 mization of the aircraft performance, area, dining and/or office suite, and typ- McCullough said. “We really are in the ical club seating area. by Kerry Lynch final throes of flight testing,” he said. The cabin management system was “We are weeks away.“ designed in concert with Lufthansa Tech- As Bombardier nears the completion of steep approach approval to airports such On the ground, the company has com- nik with a range of communication and the flight-test campaign of its flagship as London City. Bombardier expects this pleted the first full fatigue cycle of the entertainment amenities. And the seat- Global 7000, the Canada-based aircraft approval soon after the aircraft enters ser- airframe and plans to have the second ing features Bombardier’s new patented manufacturer has a new name for the vice later this year, benefitting from expe- accomplished before entry-into-service Nuage seats that are designed to ergo- very-long-range, four-zone clean-sheet rience it had with the fly-by-wire system by year-end. The company is planning nomically adapt to the passenger. business jet: the Global 7500. The name on the C Series airliner, McCullough said. three such tests. The ultimate wing The $72.8 million 7500 will be com- signifies its recently confirmed longer load test—also referred to as the “wing pleted at Bombardier’s Montreal center, range of 7,700 nm, which makes it the lon- Flight-test Fleet break” test—has been completed and currently where Global 5000s and 6000s gest-traveling purpose-built business jet. Behind these changes is a flight-test pro- fully met expectations, he said. are outfitted. Global 5000 completions, But it also falls in line with the nomen- gram that has involved five aircraft that A lot of attention and detail is being however, are shifting to Wichita, and the clature of the newest members of the have amassed about 2,000 hours, along paid to the interior of FTV4, which with a 6000 to another Bombardier facility in Global family, the Global 5500 and 6500. with static and motion flight simulators. 54-foot seven-inch-long cabin provides for Montreal. The Montreal center is now Keeping the naming in line with the new Globals provides “clear visibility” into the product line, said Brad Nolen, vice president of marketing and product strategy. Bombardier (SD22, Booth Z125) announced the 300-nm range increase in April, saying the change opens up new routes such as New York to Hong Kong and Bombardier’s Singapore to San Francisco nonstop. new flagship Stephen McCullough, vice president, Global 7500 integrated product development, Global boasts a 7000 and Global 8000, underscored the 300-nm range importance of this to the aircraft’s custom- increase ers. People may ask what’s the difference and remains between 7,400 and 7,700 nm, he said, but on pace for

stressed that those pairs matters for routes INTOSH certification such as New York to Hong Kong that are this year.

at the edge of 7,400 nm or 7,500 nm. The M c DAVID 7,700-nm range makes those city pairs prac- tical and can be guaranteed to customers. The flight-test program is so mature that four distinct living spaces plus crew rest already running at near full capacity, with “This makes the aircraft very usable,” he said. Bombardier brought FTV1, the so-nick- area. McCullough called the crew rest area three shifts operating and the positions The company ensured the routes not named “Performer,” to EBACE this a must given the length of time the aircraft of the aircraft angled slightly to accom- only through analysis but through the use year, a signal that the aircraft has—for might fly. The aircraft also is incorporating modate more stations. Bombardier has of multiple flight-test vehicles, he added. the most part—completed its assigned a full kitchen, he added. expanded and incorporated a number “We were very clear to validate these per- flight trials, he said. That aircraft was of enhancements to the center in antic- formance [figures]. These numbers are used to clear the way for full envelope Designed for Customers ipation of the ramp up on Global 7500s, good in the bank.” flight testing. While the cabin is highly customizable, investing between $55 million to $60 mil- FTV1 kicked off the flight test cam- down to the incorporation of artwork lion in the facilities. Balance and Precision paign on Nov. 4, 2016, and was followed at a customer’s request, the company is Completions time will be key for Bom- With that range, Bombardier ensured with first flight of FTV2 on March 4, taking a modular approach to comple- bardier as it works its way through the the wing design and fly-by-wire flight 2017. FTV2, “the Powerhouse,” is nearly tions that will help cut down time for initial backlog, which the manufacturer controls provide for a smooth ride. wrapped up with flight testing as well— outfitting. Nolen said the company is estimates extends over three years. ▢ n “This aircraft is designed for customers,” McCullough said within a few weeks, in he said. “We have a lot of real design… fact—and has undergone a series of per- and focus to manage the smooth ride.” formance testing in various conditions, When a passenger flies the distances such as water ingestion testing at Cape that the Global 7500 is capable of, a Canaveral in Florida. Rockwell Collins snags STC for Premier smooth ride is increasingly important, “The Navigator,” FTV3, is certifying McCullough added. the avionics. That aircraft, which flew for avionics upgrade package from FAA Along with the range change, the flight- the first time on May 10, 2017, benefited test program has confirmed improved from flight-testing on the simulators, not Rockwell Collins has received FAA STC already been approved for certain Hawk- takeoff and landing distance parameters. only from Bombardier and vendors, but approval for its Pro Line 21 airspace mod- ers and King Airs. McCullough said the company was care- also with potential customers from a ernization package on the Premier I/IA. “With more than 4,900 aircraft flying ful not to sacrifice this with the addi - human-factors standpoint. The package, now available through all with our proven and reliable Pro Line 21, tional range, noting the importance of FTV4, “the Architect,” flew on Sept. 28, of the manufacturer’s authorized dealers, we’re committed to providing owners having access to greater number of air- 2017, and is busy testing and certifying includes ADS-B Out compliance; synthetic with an ongoing roadmap for the future of ports. “This aircraft is a very balanced various aspects of the interior, McCol- night vision; updated flight management their aircraft,” said Rockwell Collins vice aircraft,” he said. lough said, noting this is why Bombardier system (FMS) with localizer performance president and general manager of busi- The flight-test program verified a new was unable to bring it to EBACE to show and approach procedures with vertical ness and regional systems Craig Olson. published takeoff distance of 5,800 feet off the interior and all of its features. Inte- guidance (LPV/APV), and radius-to-fix legs; “This update not only covers ADS-B, but with full fuel in standard operating con- rior features will also be displayed at the and the latest version of the integrated also brings a whole new flying experi- ditions. In addition, the landing distance Bombardier exhibit on the show floor. flight information system for aircraft so ence to pilots through upgrades like FMS is 2,850 feet, and Bombardier officials The fifth FTV, the so-called “Master- equipped. Similar upgrade packages have enhancements and synthetic vision.” C.E. already have begun paving the way for piece,” took to the skies on January 30

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Honeywell Aerospace (Booth Y139) is But also important is the individual ramping up on its connectivity portfo- passenger, MacDougall said. He pointed lio with growing demand for its JetWave to the growth in high-net-worth individ- Ka-band satcom, as well as the introduc- uals and their use of business aviation. tion of new products such as its GoDirect Many have family members who also want Router and Aspire 350 and 400 satcoms. to be online just as they would on the Demand for the JetWave products that ground. “Connectivity is not optional for bring the high-speed Ka-band satellite-based them,” he said. “There is a huge installed connectivity into the cabin has continued base that we are going after aggressively.” to pick up since Honeywell brought the In the past 20 months, Honeywell has first units to market in 2015, said Jim Mac- secured 36 STCs for JetWave, which he Dougall, product director, cabin satcom at said is “pretty remarkable. We’ve never Honeywell Aerospace. Overall, Honeywell done those that fast before.” MacDougall has shipped 1,100 shipsets for both the air said this was possible by partnering with transport and business aviation market. In key industry partners such as established the business aviation market alone, 72 were installers Lufthansa Technik and Jet Avi- shipped in 2015, a number that grew to 296 ation, as well as with integrators such by 2017, and in the first quarter of this year as Rockwell Collins, Thales, and Zodiac. Honeywell has delivered 108 and is on tar- These efforts have allowed them collec- get for 450 to 500 shipsets this year, Mac- tively to “attack the aftermarket,” he said. Dougall said. Twelve of the 36 STCs are for traditional This growth has come as applications business jets, while nine apply to bizliners. have been approved for most of the But as they seek to lock up the large- in-service large-cabin business jet cabins cabin class, Honeywell is “looking in the from Bombardier, Gulfstream, Embraer, near future to bring some additional prod-

and Dassault, with further approvals ucts to market to target smaller aircraft,” INTOSH anticipated in upcoming months. he said. “That’s the next step for us.”

As Honeywell plans to build on that The manufacturer is weighing the M c DAVID base, it is targeting an aftermarket of potential for new designs in-house or thousands of business jets flying today. partnering with satellite antenna man- A peek behind the curtain Many business jet customers expect con- ufacturers to bring an existing or “near Preparing the static display is no easy feat. Once the aircraft are flown into Geneva, organizers nectivity for all the business functions existing” antennas to market, to accom- race against the clock to position them. Somehow, the show comes together every year. they would do in the office, including modate aircraft that aren’t large enough videoconferencing. to carry a JetWave antenna. “There’s a number like that that fit into this category,” MacDougall said. While unable The GoDirect Router comes with built-in installation. For aircraft with older legacy to give an exact timeframe on when that security software that provides security systems, the new router will simply plug might happen, he said a year or less would from laptops and other connected systems into the same location, a swap that should not be out of the realm of possibility. brought on board, both on the ground take about 30 minutes, he said. Since its He doesn’t see JetWave as a solution for and while the aircraft is in the air. This introduction in March, the router has the smallest of aircraft, saying their band- threat-protection software, to be avail- received a strong reception, not only from width needs are not as great and there are able shortly, will be offered as an upgrade the light end of the market, but from the air other Honeywell products that can suit those option on legacy Honeywell routers. The transport market as well, MacDougall said. needs. But he does see demand in some cases new router is designed to lower one of the Also recently introduced are the new that involve mixed fleets—where the own- major barriers to connectivity on airplanes, Aspire 350 and 400 connectivity products. ers get used to the higher bandwidth on the said John Peterson, senior director of con- To enter service in the first quarter of 2019, larger aircraft—or for operations that might nectivity services for Honeywell Aerospace. the Aspire 350 will use the Iridium Next sat- involve flights into more remote regions or Since rolling out its GoDirect suite ellite constellation. The 400, to enter ser- overwater, such as the Caribbean. of connectivity services in 2016, Honey- vice by the middle of next year, will work well has experienced about 300 percent with the Inmarsat SwiftBroadband service. Don’t Pass Go, GoDirect growth in subscriptions, Peterson said. The 350 will provide critical voice and While Honeywell ramps up that effort, it But it also has received substantial feed- data communications in the cockpit, as is looking to bring other new products back from operators about the size and well as cabin connectivity with faster to market. These include the GoDirect costs of onboard routers. speeds. The system is designed for reduced Router, a new lightweight, onboard router “The barrier to entry has been really weight with an embedded router, but pro- BUSINESS JET that the manufacturer says will be offered high,” he said, adding that operators asked, vides capabilities for FANS, ACARS, and air TRAVELER at a fraction of the cost, will take less “Why is it so expensive to put routers on traffic control secure voice capability. space, and consume far less power than the airplane; why does it take so long; and Weighing what Honeywell said is WINS AGAIN existing routers. why do we have to take cabins apart to about 100 pounds less than compara- 2018 Azbee Awards To reach the market in the next few rewire them? Everything that [has been ble systems, the Aspire 400 consists of Magazine of the Year months, the new GoDirect Router is esti- provided] is too big, too heavy, too hot, a satellite data unit, configuration mod- mated to be half the size and weight of tra- and consumes too much power.” Accord- ule, high-power amplifier, and diplexer/ from the American Society of ditional products and one-third the price. ing to Peterson, “We realized we have an low noise amplifier. It contains two sep- Business Publication Editors In addition, it will use about 30 percent of opportunity…to bring a completely dis- arate and independent SwiftBroadband Visit BJTonline.com the power of existing systems, the com- ruptive product to the aerospace market.” channels for fully segregated cockpit and pany estimated. The new router is designed for ease of cabin communications. n

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Your worldwide training partner of choice citing geopolitical issues and regional at EBACE, along with senior leadership and Jetcraft proclaims an end instability for the lowered expectations. representatives from the company’s Middle Delivery forecasts are nothing new for East and Africa offices, eager to meet with airframe and engine OEMs, but why is Jet- attendees who want to learn more about to market ‘doom and gloom’ craft, an aircraft brokerage, creating one? sales and acquisitions opportunities in the “We’re a neutral party,” Bachmann said. global preowned market. by James Wynbrandt “We don’t manufacture anything, we just The numerous charts in Jetcraft’s sell, and we don’t have a special interest detailed market forecast, based in part Once again, global aircraft broker and this first quarter we sold 25 and we’re on to sell a Falcon, a Gulfstream, or a Bom- on historical economic models, display dealer Jetcraft is showcasing at EBACE track to reach 100 by the end of the year.” bardier, so I think we’re in a very good steady year-over-year growth until its 2018 three gleaming, available, late-model Jetcraft’s 10-Year Business Aviation position to actually know the markets.” final year, 2026, when all graphs show a large-cabin business jets, but the trio cur- Market Forecast 2017-2026, released Meanwhile, the turnaround is already steep drop. “Let me put it this way,” said rently on display was harder than usual to late last year—its third, predicts sim- affecting Jetcraft. It recently opened a Lon- Bachmann, explaining the big dip. “The gather. “It’s actually more difficult to find ilar growth industry-wide in the com- don office with a full-time lawyer on site, good times end at some point. We see a good quality aircraft to exhibit this year,” ing decade, with new aircraft deliveries helping double its European team in the pretty steady growth over these 10 years, said Pascal Bachmann, Jetcraft’s senior steadily rising, totaling 8,349 units and last six months. The entire team is on hand but it cannot go on forever.” n v-p sales, EMEA, crediting the turnaround $252 billion in revenues at current prices. in the preowned market. “We’re not the Over the past year, the company has only ones who can feel the market is on become more bullish on the share North the way to being better,” he said. “Own- America, Europe, and Asia will claim in ers see it as well, and they’re not stupid. that growth. North America is forecast to GE, ArincDirect team on FOQA services They’re asking themselves, ‘Why should I take 62 percent of all new business air- exhibit it at EBACE if I can leave it in the craft delivered over the next decade, up Under a “collaborative arrangement,” FOQA enables operators to better iden- hangar and people call me up to buy it?’” from Jetcraft’s 60 percent projection at GE Aviation (Booth Z21) will provide flight tify and eliminate potential safety hazards That’s a dramatic shift from the dol- the end of 2016. Europe’s forecast share operational quality assurance (FOQA) in flight operations. In the agreement’s first drums of the past decade, Bachmann said. of global business jet deliveries now services to Rockwell Collins ArincDirect phase, commencing this summer, the com- “There’s no doom and gloom anymore.” stands at 17 percent, up from 15 percent, (Booth V71). The two companies will build panies will implement beta access to safety Yet despite the industry’s lean years, while Asia’s expected portion rose to 12 data integrations between GE’s C-FOQA analysis reports and other FOQA tools from U.S.-based Jetcraft itself has seen annual percent from 10 percent. Forecast deliver- Centerline service and ArincDirect’s GE through the same web portal, mobile, and growth since 2008, when it brokered 23 air- ies to Africa, the Middle East, and Russia current flight support offerings, making desktop devices ArincDirect customers cur- craft, through last year’s total of 93 trans- meanwhile dropped. “Not a big impact on FOQA data available to ArincDirect cus- rently use. No rollout date for FOQA access actions, according to Bachmann. “We never the worldwide market, but obviously big tomers for flight planning. has been set, ArincDirect told AIN. C.E. dropped; it’s a continuous growing line, and in the affected regions,” Bachmann said, AIRCRAFT LIGHTING INT’L 115VAC 400Hz SELF-BALLASTED LED & L5800 LED DIRECT REPLACE SYSTEM

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16 EBACE Convention News \ May 30, 2018 \ ainonline.com UTAS veneer helps shed the weight Capping “several years of research and development,” UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS, Booth 115B) launched the FLite series, a new product line from its Booth Veneers division, this week at EBACE 21018. “These advanced-technology products leverage patent-pending technology to provide weight savings of up to 40 to 60 percent compared to our current offerings,” said Joshua Florio, Booth Veneers general manager. The new veneers, which include FLite- Flex and AlumiFLite, were developed to meet customer requests for veneers that are lighter, more flexible, and less flammable, lowering aircraft weight and

improving performance, according to INTOSH the company. The products build on the

company’s existing three-ply veneers M c DAVID that use a poplar substrate first introduced by Carl Booth in 1976. Stop and smell the jet fuel FLiteFlex is a two-ply product that Between the exciting announcements and unveilings, EBACE can be hectic. Exploring the static is a relaxing way to get acquainted with new provides greater balance of thermal and aircraft. Aviation enthusiasts and newbies alike come together to admire the newest technical advancements business aviation has to offer. electrical properties through its proprietary, patent-pending combination of face veneer and synthetic substrate. As a result, FLiteFlex is nearly 60 percent lighter than existing Booth Veneers Jet Aviation boasts Boeing 787 contract products, representing up to 500 pounds of weight savings per aircraft, depending by James Wynbrandt on the cabin size and amount of veneer used, the company said. The burn-resis- Jet Aviation (Booth A18) announced a new that the Jet Aviation team has worked (extra-wide body). Like the 787, the ACJ350 tant substrate is thinner and more durable Boeing 787 completion contract, in addi- closely with Winch designs “on many has a composite airframe. Jet Aviation can than its current veneers, and also offers tion to developments in its Airbus ACJ380 projects over the years.” use Airbus’ proprietary Easyfit concept increased flexibility, able to bend around and ACJ350 XWB completion programs. Sparfell & Partners is a consultancy to integrate the cabin without airframe radii that traditional veneers cannot. The 787-9 contract, for an undisclosed specializing in business aviation sales, modifications, Boyle said, proclaiming his AlumiFLite is a three-ply product con- customer, is the Zurich-based company’s acquisitions, and services; Winch Design company “ready and pleased to welcome sisting of a face veneer with an alumi - second 787 completion. Jet Aviation has designs bespoke interiors for luxury ACJ350 XWB owners and operators” to the num core and poplar backer. Compared dedicated “significant research and devel- homes, yachts, and executive-configured Basel facility for completions. to traditional three-ply veneers, Alumi- opment” into the carbon fiber composite aircraft; and DS Aviation is an investment Airbus appointed Jet Aviation to create FLite offers a 40 percent weight savings airframes since 2013, and can integrate a company focused on widebody aircraft. renderings of an ACJ350 XWB interior dis- per shipset, in addition to increased flex- cabin onto a 787 “without modifying the Under the agreement, Jet Aviation will played at EBACE 2016, and the company is ibility. The face veneer is chemical free, fuselage, avoiding time-consuming and engineer, manage, manufacture, install, and currently building an 8,700-sq-m (93,650- requiring no fire-retardant chemical, costly repairs,” the company said. certify a VVIP cabin interior for the ACJ380, sq-ft) hangar in Basel to meet anticipated and the aluminum core is offered in two This research “places us in an excellent the world’s largest airliner. Its Basel facility increased demand for wide-body comple- thickness options. position to create a finished interior that is is “one of the few completions centers in tions and refurbishments. Expected to be Showcased at the company’s display truly VVIP, and represents the latest in avi- the industry that can accommodate aircraft operational by year-end, the new hangar is this week in Geneva, both FLiteFlex and ation technology for business aircraft,” said the size of the ACJ380 for VIP platforms,” “ideally suited for next-generation aircraft AlumiFLite are available in the same Neil Boyle, senior v-p of global completions. the company said. such as the ACJ350,” the company said. wood product varieties as Booth’s leg- The 787 interior will be installed at Jet Avia- Additionally, Jet Aviation announced the The Basel center has completed 23 ACJs acy veneers. J.W. tion Basel, the company’s completions and Basel facility has received approval from since 2000, ranging from the ACJ319 to maintenance center that has performed Airbus for completions of the ACJ350 XWB the ACJ340-600. n completions on 28 Boeings since 1998. Jet Aviation also announced a partnership to develop VVIP interiors for the ACJ380 together with Geneva’s Sparfell & Partners, the UK’s Winch Design and Ger- With new many’s DS Aviation. partnerships with “We’ve been excited about this project Boeing and Airbus, since Sparfell first approached us with Jet Aviation will their concept to pool all of our collective continue to work expertise to bring a completions solu- closely with tion for the ACJ380 to market,” said Matt Winch Designs for Woollaston, Jet Aviation vice president of completions. completions sales and design. He noted

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While Gulfstream eagerly awaits certification of its G500, so too does Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC, Booth O115A), which will see the entry-into-service of its PurePower PW800 series engine on the large-cabin jet. The G500 is powered by the 15,144-pound thrust PW814GA, while its larger sibling, the G600, which is expected to enter service by the end of the year, mounts the 15,680- pound thrust PW815GA. The Pratt & Whitney “We’re very pleased with the perfor- Canada PW815GA- mance that we’ve seen in flight test,” said powered Gulfstream Scott McElvaine, the engine maker’s vice G600 will enter

president for the PW800 series. “We’re INTOSH service at the end of pretty close to 22,000 hours of total test this year.

time. That’s combined between the 500 M c DAVID and 600. That’s also combined with the test work that Gulfstream has done, as well 6X, the replacement for the 5X, which was as the test work we’ve done in both ground canceled due to problems with the Safran tests and flight tests.” Silvercrest engine. “At this point, we’re still Like Gulfstream, P&WC is putting the very much in the design phase with them, CAE logs record orders in FY18 finishing touches on its service prepara- what’s called the joint-definition phase,” tions with at least 150 people dedicated to said McElvaine, adding that following on CAE (Booth H89) took in a record $2.3 bil- aviation coming back in any material way, supporting the PurePower platform, and the heels of the PW814 and PW815 will lion in civil aviation training orders in its then that could have quite a significant ben- its online health monitoring service por- speed the Dassault application. “The good Fiscal Year 2018, a 12 percent increase, the efit to operating income growth.” tal. The company has completed all of its news is that it’s a relatively rapid program company reported on Friday, announcing CAE reported five full-flight simulators related technical manuals, and has estab- and also a mature program.” both fourth-quarter and full-year results. were sold during the quarter and 50 full- lished its customer training programs, with He described how P&WC began work- During the quarter, CAE signed contracts flight simulators were sold during the year the first courses already scheduled. ing on the PW800 series in 2010, with it for civil aviation training solutions valued under civil aviation training solutions con- McElvaine noted the company is cur- finally entering service in 2018. By contrast, at $544.5 million, including long-term tracts. “There is definitely more opportu- rently busy establishing an inventory of Dassault has indicated a 2022 EIS for the training services in Europe and the Amer- nity to add more business jet sims. We will spare parts to be distributed to locations 6X. “You can get to the build faster, but icas. The company also won long-term continue to add sims to cater to new air- around the globe, and has spare engines that doesn’t necessarily mean you can cut training contracts with business aviation planes and increased demand in business ready for eventual loaner swaps. “Suffice time out in the test phase itself, because customers, including Elit’Avia and Flexjet. aviation,” said Parent. to say we’re in a full production ramp-up you still have to make sure that you meet “In business aviation, we have been CAE fourth quarter civil revenue was right now,” he told AIN. your performance targets,” McElvaine doing very well to address the existing $455.2 million, up 9 percent compared The new Gulfstreams will not require stated. “However, because Dassault is a market and I’m encouraged by the signs with the same quarter in Fiscal Year 2017. P&WC’s FAST (flight acquisition stor- very well known customer to us and the of improvement,” said CAE president and Segment operating income was $95.7 age and transmission) engine monitoring Falcons are very well known architecture CEO Marc Parent. “It is a little bit better than million, up 14 percent compared with the system, as the aircraft will be equipped to to us, just that understanding of how each we have seen in the recent past but it’s still fourth quarter last year. Civil training cen- transmit its engine sensor data through its other would like to work, means that…we nowhere near the level it was prior to the ter utilization was 82 percent during the own system. But according to Bjorn Stick- go through that process with a high degree financial crisis of 2008. If we see business fourth quarter. A.R. ling, the engine maker’s director of diagnos- of confidence.” tics, prognostics and health management, The PW800-series engine was designed the G500 and G600 will downlink to the with an eye toward the future with regards FAST ground stations to relay full flight data to optimum fuel efficiency and the envi- consisting of more than 300 parameters. ronment in mind according to McElvaine. Pilatus permits PPG paints for PC fleet That will allow the company to make “With the Talon X combustor technology the same kinds of prognostic service rec- that we have in the engine, it really allows Pilatus Aircraft (Booth L115, SD02) has versions of PPG’s Desoprime pretreatment ommendations on the PW800 as it does on us to get not the current generation of approved PPG aerospace coatings systems wash primer, Desoprime primer, Desofill other platforms such as the PW300 series, emissions, but to the next generation of for all of its production aircraft, the Califor- HS sanding surfacer, and Desothane top- reducing unscheduled maintenance events emissions, with double-digit improve- nia-based paint and coatings manufacturer coat and clearcoat. Special effects options and driving dispatch reliability. “We’re ment,” he explained. announced. The PPG paint systems are are also qualified with the same primers proud that we can move with that full “When you go and look at the new gen- qualified to Pilatus Specification PMS0600- and sanding surfacer, as well as metallic experience right into entry-into-service eration of standards, it’s really about non- 52-01 and approved for application on the topcoat, mica coat, and matte clearcoat. on the 800,” Stickling told AIN. volatile particulate matter and it’s about Pilatus PC-24 twinjet, PC-12 NG turboprop, These coating systems were developed As development work on the Gulfstream your carbon footprint as a whole. Not only PC-6 multirole aircraft, and PC-21, PC-9 M, with the latest innovative technology, applications winds down, another project do we do well against the more traditional and PC-7 MkII military trainers. according to Thorsten Schleyer, PPG’s is spooling up as the PW800 was selected measures, but we size up very well against The basic system consists of specified account manager for Pilatus. J.W. earlier this year for the Dassault Falcon some of these new standards.” n

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Leonardo optimistic with solid growth in Europe by Ian Sheppard

Leonardo Helicopters (Booth T71) has told AIN. “Our helicopters are perfect reported stronger growth in the Euro - for a number of missions such as EMS/ pean market than in previous years, and SAR, offshore transport, and corporate/ believes that “even in case of a market VIP transport.” downturn, the flexibility of our heli - The AW169, he noted, “has registered copters allow us to be relatively safe a growing success with almost 60 units because we can address all types of delivered and a solid and growing order requirements.” The company has final book, especially in the VIP/corporate

assembly lines in Vergiate and Tessera, transport and EMS/parapublic sectors.” WAGNER MARK Italy; Yeovil, UK; Świdnik, Poland; and Meanwhile, the AW139 is “perfectly Sales for Leonardo Helicopters’ AW139 (above), AW169, and AW189 have increased. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. mature without having lost the edge aircraft are suited for EMS/SAR missions, offshore transport, and corporate/VIP travel. “The state of the market is better than over the competition, with a cemented it used to be, and Leonardo is very opti- confidence from operators of all kinds,” perfect helicopter for long-range SAR lull in oil prices in recent years, Dal - mistic about its helicopter family, which he said, and the AW189 is “the go-to missions, he said. masso said, “We see better conditions… includes the AW168, AW139 and AW189,” super-medium helicopter.” Apart from Specifically addressing the offshore which is very positive considering that Emilio Dalmasso, head of global sales, the obvious offshore market, it is the market, which has suffered from the we already had a very strong hand thanks to the AW139 and the AW189. We expect these two types to keep and increase even further their mar - ket share in the near term, when older models will be phased out due to obso - lesce, low safety standards, and higher costs to operate.” He noted that in the wind power sector, although it is still relatively a niche, “We recently introduced the AW169 [and we have] different customers interested.” Dalmasso said the EMS/SAR markets would also “continue to be important” and believes a competitive edge could be developed in that market by help - ing “to improve situational awareness or to increase safety in bad weather,” something Leonardo is “constantly” researching. Such technologies include synthetic vision and enhanced vision systems, the Obstacle Proximity LiDAR System, and limited or full ice-protec - tion systems.

MARK WAGNER MARK One threat to helicopter sales could be UAVs, but Leonardo Helicopters is con- Challenging the competition fident that in the wider Leonardo Group, Bombardier’s Challenger 350 has averaged approximately 62 sales per year from 2015 through 2017. The model was originally the Challenger Italy’s leading aerospace company, it is 300 and features a slightly longer wingspan, cabin improvements, modern avionics, and more. The aircraft, which features a 3,200-nm range, “well positioned” in this sector, too. “As can fly nonstop from New York to London, Paris to Dubai, or Hong Kong to Mumbai. the only OEM in Europe with full integrated capabilities in the UAV domain covering platform and system integration, Leonardo is well positioned in this field and is developing solutions also in NARA members attend EBACE to promote ethics in brokerage the rotorcraft sector. Our UAS division expands the capabilities of vertical lift The National Aircraft Resale Association J35e), Aviation Partners (Booth Y33), Banyan growth and public understanding of the air- for certain applications and in range of (NARA) is well represented this week at EBACE Air Service (Booth 89), Clay Lacy Aviation craft resale industry. NARA itself is working weight/size categories not necessarily in Geneva, with approximately 25 NARA mem- (Booth D89), Duncan Aviation (Booth E89), to standardize transactions through letters covered by manned rotorcraft.” ber organizations exhibiting and 60 represen- Exclusive Aviation/Fargo Jet Service (Booth of intent, requirements, and certifications. Linked to this is the emerging eVTOL tatives from NARA companies attending. E89), Guardian Jet Booth (Y125), Honeywell “This huge turnout of business aircraft and urban-mobility market. “It is import- NARA brokers represent approximately (Booth Y139), Jetcraft (Static Display 21), Jet- expertise to Europe reflects the heated ant to underline that the market is still in 60 percent of the used aircraft market but Net (Booth W127), JSSI (Booth A89), QS Part- markets we are experiencing across the the long-term vision phase. Leonardo is comprise just 3 percent of total brokers. ners (Booth Z109), Satcom Direct (Booth W115), globe and especially…in the U.S.,” said always interested in new solutions—the Some represent buyers while others repre- Skyservice Business Aviation (Booth R108), Brian Proctor, NARA chairman. “The NARA first civil tiltrotor AW609 proves that– sent sellers. and Western Aircraft (Booth T101). Those contingent seems to be particularly busy and looks carefully at new trends,” Dal- Some of the NARA member brokers, ser- attending, but not exhibiting, include Cutter keeping up with a high business aircraft masso said. “I would say that, currently, vice, and equipment providers that are exhib- Aviation and Hatt & Associates. sales volume that we haven’t seen in some most of our attention is on the technol- iting include Aircraft Bluebook (Booth T107), All of these companies follow the NARA time in the U.S., but Europe, the Middle East, ogy that can be used for those projects. Amstat (Booth V115), Aviation Manuals (Booth 14-point code of ethics and work to promote and Asian markets are also busy.” S.C. Examples are the active rotor blade and electric tail rotor.” n

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exe_AIN_281x359mm.indd 1 17/04/2018 15:33 G400, Falcon 7X, Embraer Legacy 650, This Boeing Bae 146, Challenger 300, PC-12, and Cir- Business Jet with rus Vision Jet (the first in the UK). the London skyline As Biggin enlarges its share of the as backdrop says business aviation market and the air- it all. Originally liner-congested airports start to lose built more than business aviation business, Walters and a century ago to his team believe there is far more poten- defend London from tial. He pointed to the reliever airport German Zeppelin model in the U.S.—such as the success attacks in World of Teterboro in the New York City area— War I, the airport’s that Biggin Hill’s management team has proximity to the UK for several years used to persuade UK capital city is one of politicians that a similar model can work its greatest assets. for London. Yet Walters said Biggin Hill and Farn- borough Airport are not about to compete particularly MROs and manufacturing each other out of existence, either; “We are companies, as the airport has plenty of not going to race to the bottom on price. London Biggin Hill fortunes room (500 acres) for new hangars and And Farnborough might be ahead of us on facilities. The number of home-based infrastructure, but Biggin is investing heav- jets has increased from 27 to around 60 ily and is unrecognizable compared to five keep on trending upward in three years, creating a greater pool of years ago. And it will be unrecognizable potential clients for service providers. again in another five years.” by Ian Sheppard The next infrastructure project and The only cloud on the horizon recently one that will be very visible to all is to has been the impending loss of ab initio This is Biggin Hill Airport’s time to shine, 11.3 percent). Biggin now accounts for 15.3 “transform the terminal and tower over and circuit training for pilots at the air- according to airport business develop- percent of London business aviation traffic, the next two years,” but the distinctive port, meaning the three flying schools at ment director Robert Walters, and several with 12,736 movements to the end of March tower-on-terminal configuration will be the airport will have to find new homes, recent changes bear that out. Among them 2018. That places it third ahead of Stansted replicated, said Walters. Also, the pre- having been given six months’ notice in are the recent extension of operating (10.5 percent) but behind Luton (28.5 per- fabricated buildings currently next to February. Walters pointed out that the hours being key in bringing more invest- cent) and Farnborough (24.7 percent). the tower will be replaced with another airport is increasingly busy with heavier ment by Bombardier Business Aircraft, Biggin (Booth U123) has a seemingly con- hangar, with the offices now being avail- traffic, so it is becoming a less and less and the Castle Aviation AW109 helishut- tinuous pipeline of development projects. able in the large hangar that has just been suitable environment for training. In tle, meaning London Battersea Heliport “We got the green light for the aviation train- built. When AIN visited that hangar ear- addition, much training is now done at (which opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 10:45 ing college from the Mayor of London, at lier this month, there was plenty of space dedicated facilities overseas, where the p.m.) is only a six-minute flight away. the south camp near Bombardier. [London] even though it was playing host to a G650, weather is more suitable. n The extended operating hours means is putting in £6.5 million and Bromley Coun- Biggin is open until 10 p.m. weekends and cil is putting in some too. We’re putting in 11 p.m weekdays, allowing passengers to the land—the total is around £11 million. take the helishuttle after a working day We hope it will open in first-quarter 2020.” and dinner, and be airborne by 11 p.m. One The new 56-room, four-star hotel year after the longer operating hours were for crew and engineers has also been introduced, the airport has seen monthly approved on the airport property. It will movements increase, said marketing man- be located next to the Signature FBO. ager Andy Patsalides. According to WingX Meanwhile, this summer Biggin will get a Advance, movements increased 17.6 percent GPS instrument approach to Runway 03 in the year to the end of March, whereas the for the first time. average increase for other London airports Walters said the airport wants was only 2.3 percent (Farnborough recorded interested businesses to get in touch,

Newest Gulfstream jets log speed records As the Gulfstream G500 and G600 close speed of Mach 0.90, the G500 accom- in on expected FAA approvals—midyear plisheding the flight in 7 hours and 44 for the former and by year-end for the minutes. The G600 clocked in at 7 hours latter—the twinjets have each racked up and 49 minutes. transpacific flight records in their respec- “Gulfstream customers are accus- tive weight classes, Gulfstream Aerospace tomed to flying practically anywhere in the announced today. world at record speeds, and the G500 and On April 20, the G500 and G600 flew G600 have been doing just that as they from Shanghai to Honolulu at an average near certification,” said Gulfstream pres- speed of Mach 0.90. The G500 made the ident Mark Burns. “These records show- flight in 8 hours and 34 minutes, with the case the real-world capabilities of these G600 taking just one minute longer. The impressive aircraft.” following day, the sister airplanes flew The city-pair records are pending con- Biggin Hill Airport’s brain trust, left to right: Robert Walters, business development director; from Honolulu to Gulfstream’s headquar- firmation with the National Aeronautic Gary Chapman, CFO; Will Curtis, managing director; and Andrew Walters, chairman of the ters in Savannah, Georgia. At an average Association, Gulfstream said. C.T. board. Incremental improvements have led to unprecedented growth at “Biggin on the bump.”

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The super-midsize jet offers a smooth, quiet ride by Matt Thurber

Although the G280 traces its heritage to The G280 is Gulfstream’s first design inch taller, but that’s because it retains and this was achieved by adding an auxil- North American Rockwell, Galaxy Aero- certified with an autobraking system, the drop aisle from the G200, not the iary bulkhead. The G280 has a limitation space and Israel Aerospace Industries which is a natural addition to the jet’s flat-floor found in the larger jets. Trusis for in-flight access, which is not allowed (which manufactures the airframe), the brake-by-wire system. (The G650 also explained that a flat floor wouldn’t work above 40,000 feet. Trusis explained that super-midsize jet is all Gulfstream, from has autobrakes, but that was certified in the G280. “[The drop aisle] allows for the limitation helped simplify the certifica- the design of the wing to the elegantly later, as a follow-on.) Autobrakes help a much larger volume,” he said. “The air- tion process, but Gulfstream is now work- equipped cabin and the outstanding per- improve runway performance, shortening plane feels more spacious for its cabin ing with the FAA and EASA on removing formance that pilots have come to expect balanced field length, and adding to over- width. Having that slight step-down that limit. This would enable baggage com- from the Savannah, Georgia, manufacturer. all safety and comfort. “The avionics and allows for the [taller] height in the cen- partment accessibility up to the G280’s Ultimately, the G280 doesn’t share performance of this aircraft allowed us to ter. And we were also able to put the seats maximum altitude of 45,000 feet. much with the G200/Galaxy except take advantage of this technology,” Trusis into better proximity to the windows at The pressurization system delivers a the size and shape of the fuselage. The said. “They’ve been really well received.” the wider part of the fuselage. The seats more comfortable 7,000-foot cabin at engines, wing, empennage, avionics, What buyers get with the $24.5 million align well with the outside view.” maximum altitude. and systems are all new and improved, G280 is a cabin nearly as wide as the classic The G280’s 19 cabin windows (four more and thus the G280 required its own new Gulfstream fuselage, but obviously not as than the G200) are larger than the G200’s, Cabin Arrangements type certificate. long. The G280 cabin measures 25 feet 10 although not the same size or configuration In late 2016, Gulfstream unveiled new It’s not surprising that Gulfstream inches in length and is typically outfitted for as those in the large-cabin Gulfstreams. cabin configurations, with two layouts (Static Display/Booth T139) chose to 10 passengers. The G450 (no longer in pro- “We would have had to redesign the fuse- offering 10 seats available for takeoff and model aspects of the G280 after its larger duction) is about 4.6 meters (15 feet longer). lage,” he said. “They align well with the landing without having to use the lava- airplanes. The company’s wing designs At 7 feet 4 inches, the G450/G550 cabin is cabin interior,” and due to the large num- tory seat. One of these configurations are famously clean, with no leading-edge just two inches wider than the G280’s. ber of windows, add lots of natural lighting. features a double-club forward and four devices, flow fences, or flap track canoes When comparing height between the The lavatory has its own window, too. seats on the left side opposite a three-seat to add complexity and hamper efficiency. classic large-cabin Gulfstream fuselage One design goal was to provide access to divan (only the outboard two divan seats The G280 wing, which is swept more than and the G280, the smaller jet is one the aft baggage compartment during flight, are available for takeoff and landing). the G200’s and has newly engineered The other 10-passenger configuration winglets, was designed nearly in parallel replaces the divan with two individual with the G650’s, according to G280 vice seats in single-club orientation. An earlier president, mid-cabin programs Rick Trusis, popular option was eight seats, with two and it features a high-profile aerodynamic double-clubs, but now the most-selected design and efficient airfoil, he said, “with option is the nine-seat configuration with performance born out of the GV/G550.” the divan in the aft seating area. Club The other big difference compared seats are berthable to create beds; the to the G200 is the T-tail, which is more maximum sleeping capacity is five for efficient than the G200’s cruciform-style the two 10-seat configurations. The eight- empennage and also makes the G280 and nine-seat cabins can sleep four. slightly longer. “We wanted it to look The lavatory features a vacuum toilet, more like a Gulfstream,” he said. a 0.28-cubic-meter (10-cu-ft) closet large The G280’s spoilers are fly-by-wire- enough to hang garments, and additional controlled, and this allows for automatic storage compartments in the vanity. The spoiler deployment, which facilitates baggage compartment encloses 3.4 cubic steep-approach capability and the G280’s meters (120 cu ft) and can handle up to certification for London City Airport. The The G280 cabin can be outfitted for eight, nine, or 10 passengers. Completions are all done at 898 kilos (1,980 pounds). rudder is also fly-by-wire controlled. Gulfstream’s Dallas factory-owned service center. continues on page 28

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continued from page 26 idle-power leak check.” The engine is fit- The third FMS is optional, but a pop- in a more intelligent fashion, and overall, Opposite the main door is the galley, ted with 39 “strategically placed borescope ular choice. Pilots used to programming the G280 flight deck is thoroughly mod- which was recently redesigned. Buyers can ports for 360-degree visibility” when a Honeywell FMS in the larger Gulfst- ern, uncluttered and without too many replace the standard convection oven with inspecting gas path components. reams will notice some user-interface switches and knobs. Circuit breakers are a microwave. Standard features include differences with the Rockwell Collins all consolidated on one overhead panel cold storage, coffee maker, ice drawer with Flight Deck FMSs in the G280. This is no big deal, and laid out in a simple grid pattern. a manual drain to the exterior, sink and It’s not unusual for an airframer to opt for but I find the Rockwell Collins FMS a bit hot/cold faucet, solid-surface countertop avionics from different manufacturers for more intuitive. Performance and Systems with pullout extension, plenty of storage, various airplane models, but Gulfstream is Synthetic vision is also an option on Pilots appreciate the G280’s strong per- lighted display compartment, and large keen on consistency across product lines the G280, and most buyers select this, formance, especially the ability to fly waste container. The Gulfstream cab- and branded the G280’s Rockwell Collins according to Trusis. Both Honeywell’s coast-to-coast in the U.S. at Mach .84 in-management system (CMS) can be con- avionics with the same PlaneView name as and Rockwell Collins’s synthetic vision (5,556-km/3,000-nm NBAA IFR range with trolled from a master panel in the galley. the Honeywell avionics in the large-cabin are tremendously beneficial situational four passengers) or even farther at Mach A 0.4-cubic-meter (14-cu-ft) storage jets. The PlaneViewG280 avionics are the awareness tools, and most business jet .80 (6,667 km/3,600 nm, also with four area is fitted next to the main door, just to latest iteration of Rockwell Collins’s Pro pilots I’ve asked prefer it. The Rockwell passengers). With a balanced field length the right after entering the cabin. Once in Line Fusion flight deck, and a big improve- Collins version adds a useful feature, an of 4,750 feet at mtow (thanks to the auto- flight, an acoustical curtain can be closed, ment over the Pro Line 21 avionics in the opaque airport dome that highlights the brakes), the G280 can access a huge num- covering the main door entry and further G200, with three 38-cm (15-inch) displays destination airport. The dome gradually ber of airports. Sea level landing distance silencing the G280’s amazingly quiet cabin. providing much more screen real estate. becomes less opaque as the airplane gets at maximum landing weight is 2,740 feet. The acoustic design was accomplished by PlaneView isn’t just an exercise in closer to the airport. “We wanted to achieve class-leading Gulfstream’s lead acoustician, who used branding, however, as the engineers put a Large-cabin Gulfstream pilots should performance for its size,” said Trusis, to work for submarine-maker Electric lot of design effort into matching Honey- find the G280’s guidance panel familiar, but “and we have no problem meeting the Boat, a sister company of Gulfstream. Part well PlaneView conventions in the G280 the standby multifunctional controllers stated performance numbers.” The G280 of this design effort included cooling the interface. The cursor-control devices, for (SMCs) have a G650-like twist: the large has secured speed records for more than airframe to evaluate noise performance 55 city pairs. when gaskets and rubber seals are cold- The G280 can climb directly to FL430 soaked to extremely low temperatures. after taking off at its 39,600-pound mtow. Contributing to the cabin’s low noise lev- Chief demo pilot Brett Rundle said he els are gaspers with built-in noise baffles. has climbed to FL430 in just 20 minutes Externally, the G280 has a near-20-decibel at maximum weight. margin over Stage 4 noise standards. The G280 has a fuel-jettison system, Gulfstream’s CMS is controllable via something not found on many other busi- an iOS app, which operates settings for ness jets, although the G280’s older sib- temperature, lighting, and entertainment. lings are similarly equipped. This system IFE features include a forward HD mon- can also be used for defueling via a special itor, dual Blu-ray/DVD players, and Gulf- adapter that attaches to the jettison port stream’s CabinView moving-map flight mounted between the flaps and ailerons. information system. Options include an The G200’s fuselage bladder tank was additional 48-centimeter (19-inch) HD not retained in the G280, which has seven monitor on the rear bulkhead, 30.5-cm fuel tanks. These include tanks in both (12-inch) plug-in monitors at the seats, wings, three in the center section (for- XM satellite radio, and Gogo Business ward, center, aft) and two feed tanks in Aviation air-to-ground and/or SwiftBroad- the aft tank, each serving one engine. band connectivity systems. A single air-cycle machine supplies All G280 completions are done at Gulf- the environmental control system, using stream’s facility in Dallas. bleed air from the engines or APU. The Honeywell GTCP36-150 APU can be oper- Engine Technology The Gulfstream PlaneView280 flight deck features three 15-inch displays and unique standby ated up to 40,000 feet. Thankfully, Gulf- The G280’s engines are Honeywell’s multifunction controllers that double as standby displays. stream opted for a selection between HTF7250G, each delivering 7,624 pounds Imperial and metric units on the tem- of thrust, flat-rated to ISA +15 degrees C. example, are nearly identical, with an Rockwell Collins SMC display also dou- perature displays in the cockpit and cabin. The engines are built with dual-channel inverse hat switch in the center for mov- bles as an integrated standby instrument, Ailerons are mechanically driven and Fadec, nacelles, and thrust reversers all in ing the cursor, three buttons for select- driven by a remotely mounted L3 standby supported by the multifunction spoilers an integrated propulsion package. ing the display, and a rotational knob for instrument. This is a much better design (the middle and outboard spoiler panels), With a wide-chord damperless fan moving up and down checklists or rang- than tiny standby instruments mounted and either flight control is sufficient for full measuring 86.9 cm (34.2 inches) in diam- ing in and out on the moving map. elsewhere in some airplanes, and, during lateral control. The force required to move eter, the HTF7000 series has a 4.4 bypass The center moving map looks a lot like an emergency situation, allows the pilots the ailerons is reduced by geared tabs that ratio. The engine’s compressor airfoils the Honeywell equivalent, too, with simi- to align their viewpoint forward instead of help reduce aileron hinge moment. were designed using straight-line-element lar drop-down menus, synoptic diagrams, down inside the cockpit. In case of total Elevators are hydraulically controlled technology, a design technique that and checklists. electrical failure, the SMCs, the integrated via dual hydro-mechanical servo actua- delivers more consistent performance “We tailored the look and feel with standby instruments, and the autopilot are tors, one for each elevator, and each with for machined airfoils. The combustor is PlaneView,” said Trusis, “including the powered by the standby battery. dual push rods. Separate hydraulic sys- a low-emissions, effusion-cooled design, symbology and the look and feel and func- The SMCs have many other functions, tems operate each servo, and each eleva- and high-pressure turbine blades are tionality. We spent a lot of time trying to including the ability to manage single-point tor is separately connected to each pilot’s transpiration-cooled. make sure this airplane had that familiarity refueling from the cockpit, instead of control wheel. A “Q-feel” actuator in the One of Honeywell’s goals for the with other Gulfstream products. A lot of the having to access the refuel/defuel panel right-side elevator control loop increases HTF7000 series was ease of maintenance, look and feel and operational features of the mounted aft of the fueling port. Other control force as speed increases. In case which helps keep costs down and improves large-cabin aircraft have been designed into functions include PFD settings, weather of total failure of the hydraulic system, reliability. According to the company, this avionics system.” Like the large-cabin radar, chart selection, HUD settings, check- the elevators can be operated manually. “Individual LRUs can be replaced on aver- jets, the G280 is equipped with autothrot- lists, nav sources, avionics configurations The fly-by-wire rudder incorporates age in 20 minutes or less with no shim- tles and the same head-up display (also a for each phase of flight, and more. a thrust-compensation mode in case of ming, rigging, or adjusting, using standard Rockwell Collins product) and Kollsman The G280 PlaneView caution and advi- engine failure, and this removes 80 percent hand tools with nothing more than an enhanced vision system as the G650. sory system (CAS) messages are displayed continues on page 30

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continued from page 28 For the takeoff at Columbia, the G280’s -5 degrees C. We climbed at 300 ktas after Price: of the rudder pedal force needed to main- weight was 31,833 pounds. Outside tempera- 10,000 feet then transitioned to a Mach (typically completed and equipped) tain the proper trajectory on one engine. ture was a balmy 32 deg C. The FMS showed 0.80 climb. At FL400, the G280 was still This leaves some remaining rudder adjust- balanced field length required of 3,554 feet, climbing rapidly, at 2,900 fpm. $24.50 million ment for the pilot, to help keep the pilot and rotation speed was 117 knots, V2 127 Our route of flight took us north in the loop during an engine-out situation. knots. At this weight, according to the FMS, to Spartanburg, South Carolina, then Passengers: (typical) Weight-and-balance capabilities are we would be able to climb directly to FL450. northwest past Asheville, North Car- 2 crew + 10 pax generous on the G280. Even with the To a person sitting in the cockpit, the olina, where we turned back and flew large aft baggage compartment filled to G280 feels lower to the ramp compared over Augusta, Georgia. While in cruise, I Range: its nearly 907-kg (2,000-pound) capacity, with the larger Gulfstreams, and it is some- stepped out of the cockpit to assess the (w/NBAA reserves, 200-nm alternate) the G280 will stay within its CG limits what closer to the ground due to its trail- noise in the cabin, and with the acousti- 3,600 nm at Mach 0.80 with no passengers onboard. “If you take ing-link landing gear. Nosewheel steering cal curtain covering the main entry, the off in c.g., you’ll land in c.g.,” Rundle said. (also electronic steer-by-wire) via the tiller noise level was extraordinarily low. Both High-speed cruise: The G280 cabin door is electro- was easy to operate smoothly; either I’m Rundle and Dyrhaug could easily hear me hydraulically actuated, an upgrade from the getting more used to tiller steering or the talking in a normal tone from the back of 482 ktas/Mach 0.84 G200’s electrically driven cable and reel sys- G280 just is more tolerant of a ham-fisted the cabin, as I could also hear them. Clos- tem. When open, the G280 door sits on the pilot, because we didn’t experience any ing the pocket door at the forward bulk- Long-range cruise speed: ground for maximum stability, protected by of the herky jerky motion that I imparted head cut the noise even further. The door 459 ktas/Mach 0.80 a Teflon pad where it contacts the surface. when I flew the G550. Rundle explained that has a porthole so crew can look into the it’s better to use just the left thrust reverser cabin without opening the door. Fuel capacity: Flying the G280 to slow down while taxiing, to prevent On the way back down, we stopped for As is typical with a Gulfstream demo flight, exhaust smell from the right engine enter- a brief cruise performance check at FL410. 14,600 lbs our plan was for me to fly jumpseat for ing the cabin through the APU inlet. Speed settled on Mach 0.82 (467 ktas), and the first leg, in this case from the compa- I taxied to Runway 11 at Columbia, the engines each were burning 900 pph. Max payload w/full fuel: ny’s Savannah, Georgia, headquarters to remembering what Rundle had warned After descending to a cleared block of 1,000 lbs Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South me during the briefing: “This thing clearly airspace below 15,000 feet, I slowed the Carolina, then switch seats so I could fly has a lot of power,” he said, recalling a G280 to get a feel for slow-speed han- Ceiling: (certified) 45,000 ft the return trip. We briefed the flight, then flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, dling, then flew a steep turn. By this time, Rundle and I walked around the G280 where he was given an unrestricted climb the thunderstorms were looming larger Cabin altitude at ceiling: while he showed me some of its attributes. at mid-weight and held V2 after liftoff, and generating some turbulence, which Rundle flew right seat and domestic bursting through 10,000 feet by the time the G280 simply plowed through firmly 7,000 ft captain Jeffrey Dyrhaug flew left seat for the G280 reached the end of the runway. with no effort needed on my part to mit- the leg to Columbia. It was a typical warm Airspeed built rapidly as I rotated, while igate any disturbances. In the distance, Max takeoff weight: summer day in the southeast U.S., with I tried to bring the nose up smoothly and we could see the growing thunderstorm 39,600 lbs thunderstorms popping and threatening not pull too hard. The G280 responded painting the Rockwell Collins MultiScan to join up later in the afternoon. promptly to my control inputs, and I was radar picture red. Takeoff distance at mtow: The short flight to Columbia was smooth, able to keep from pitching the nose too We flew back to Savannah for the 4,750 ft and we didn’t climb higher than 16,000 high as Rundle retracted the landing gear; RNAV 28 approach, and I put the head-up (sea level, standard) feet. Dyrhaug demonstrated the ease of then the flaps. display and autothrottles to work while landing the G280 with a gentle touchdown ATC wasn’t able to give us an unre- hand-flying the final leg and down to a Landing distance: 2,720 ft at Columbia, showing me how easily the stricted climb, and we ended up leveling smooth touchdown in a 10-knot cross- nose drops after touching down and the off briefly four times, but still made it to wind. The medium setting on the auto- Length: 66.8 ft smoothness of the carbon-ceramic brakes. 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Boasting enviable speed, the clean-sheet design Legacy 500 delivers a high-speed cruise of Mach 0.82 and excellent runway performance. cabotage. “They want to monitor the empty-leg challenge and extended parking for no reason. There has been a campaign from local operators unhappy that their business is being eroded by foreign operators—the grey market,” he said. Dubai-based “These operators come from all over management- the world, basing their aircraft here charter specialist indefinitely and also marketing them. UAS has exclusive The local operators are finding it very handling rights hard to compete with those who come for Deer Jet’s from abroad, bringing in passengers and VIP-configured overstaying here, and marketing the leg Boeing 787, the only back, thereby depriving local operators Dreamliner filling of market share. It is a very competitive that role. business in Dubai and the region in general. There are more unofficial players than there used to be, so it is getting more difficult in general.” UAS has 23 station managers, with 13 in Deer Jet link-up made 2017 great for UAS key strategic locations in Africa. These managers are playing a valuable role in improv- by Peter Shaw-Smith ing services for operators there. “Wherever it’s challenging for operators to operate on Fresh from its tie-up with China’s Deer “In technology, UAS has launched many growing much. This is the first time there their own, we like to help them unlock the Jet, Dubai-based UAS (Booth B35) has products, like UAS Link Evolution, a cock- have been charges for landing permits for market. Competition is increasing, and the seen an upturn in business and is looking pit and cabin communication product, non-scheduled aircraft in Dubai, and Dubai infrastructure is improving, as local compa- to become further involved in the Chinese and UAS Flight Evolution, a flight-plan- International Airport seems to get busier nies increase in numbers,” he said. market. Deer Jet is a wholly owned subsid- ning system. These products are currently every year as Emirates flights increase. iary of the HNA Group, and the alliance being utilized by the Deer Jet fleet. There “When you talk about general aviation, with UAS was launched in December 2016. is a big opportunity to grow that and also the trend now is to use lower-cost aircraft. “2017 was the In the lead-up to EBACE the two compa- pass it on to other airlines. Those who used to use the BBJs are now best year ever nies were preparing to make announce- “In our campaign launch, we ensured using the Gulfstreams and Globals, and ments about partnerships and synergies. the information on all of our products those who used to use the Gulfstreams for UAS in terms of In fact, “2017 was the best year ever was translated into Chinese to facilitate are now using shared jets, like Smart Jet or performance, and this for UAS in terms of performance, and business there. We brought in our experts similar programs. Things are moving more this can be attributed to the partnership from the Houston and Dubai offices.” towards less spending. It’s a change in can be attributed to with Deer Jet. Our numbers in terms of Husary said bizav in Dubai is flat today. the market. There is a change in spending the partnership with revenues and profits increased almost “Our internal analysis shows that we behavior. Everyone is more cost-conscious.” 40 percent, which is remarkable in this increased our traffic between 2016-2017. He said the UAE GCAA intends to issue Deer Jet.” business environment. The partnership Volume is as big as it used to be, but it’s not new regulations on charter to regulate — Mohammed Husary, is very successful,” Mohammed Husary, UAS co-founder and executive president UAS co-founder and executive president told AIN in the run-up to EBACE. “Senegal is popular because it is geo- “We are now the exclusive global trip graphically located to connect the Americas support provider for all of their fleet, with the continent. It is even better than so business has increased. We have Morocco for people coming from South extracted many synergies over the past America. Morocco is well suited [to tech- year, from the general aviation to the nical and other stops] to North America.” commercial side, because they also run UAS has seen growth in Japan and Sin- commercial airlines.” gapore and sees Thailand as another tar- The Chinese market looks very prom- get. “Thailand is one of the destinations ising, he said. “Deer Jet is the air-charter we would like to tap into, as we see rela- arm [of our new alliance], and we are tively good opportunity there, especially the flight-support and ground-support Phuket, for general aviation. We also have arm. There are also synergies with their With its focus on managing business aircraft worldwide, UAS has a vested interest in growing some good customers in Australia, but it FBO network. [In addition], UAS has its influence. For example, it has 23 station managers on site in Africa (below). is more an outbound destination than an been given exclusive rights by Deer Jet inbound one.” to manage and exclusively charter its Given the moves being made by Boeing 787, the only [such aircraft] in a local competitors into the FBO mar- VIP charter configuration.” ket, Husary said the company prefers to remain asset-light and to avoid the fixed Focus on China and Beyond costs involved in heavy investments. “I think the Chinese CAA is very keen to He concluded that the China alliance push general aviation, as they see it as an had been a boon in an increasingly chal- easy way to increase traffic for business, lenging marketplace. “I think the industry compared to building infrastructure for is coming close to maturity. Customers are international airports or investing in air- more educated. Competition is increasing. port expansions. Having an FBO can be rel- Unless you change the way you do busi- atively easier and more straightforward and ness, you are not going to survive in this can ease domestic and international travel,” industry. That is why we are changing our he explained. approach. The next 12 months are crucial. Other opportunities exist with Deer Jet If we get through this period in good shape, in China and Asia. then the worst is behind us.” n

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To learn more, visit jeppesen.com/BA22. The two entities are continuing to work UTC has a larger portfolio covering UTC, Rockwell Collins through the necessary regulatory approv- power generation, propulsion systems, and als, Hayes said, adding he sees no surprises landing systems, while Rockwell Collins is in that process. The acquisition received a a major supplier of avionics and different merger closes in on EC nod major clearance with the May 4 announce- cabin interior products, the EC noted. ment of European Commission (EC) But the Commission investigation by Kerry Lynch approval. That acquisition set a condition raised concerns about reduced competi- that the combined entity divest overlapping tion for trimmable horizontal stabilizer The recent European Commission (EC) channel balance” and expand its reach on businesses in the areas of actuators, pilot actuators (THSA), certain pilot controls approval of United Technologies’ (UTC) the connected aircraft. controls, ice protection, and oxygen systems. (throttle quadrant assemblies and rudder proposed acquisition of Rockwell Col- “We can allow this merger to go ahead brake pedal systems), pneumatic wing ice lins brings the $30 billion merger closer Organizational Revamping because in all the markets where we raised protection, and oxygen systems, it said. to fruition as anticipated this summer. In preparation for the merger, UTC concerns, UTC has committed to divest Under the conditional approval, the The companies announced the proposed Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Col- activities covering the entire overlap Rockwell THSA and pilot control busi- acquisition September 4, a move that lins have outlined a broad organizational between the two companies,” said com- nesses, based primarily in the U.S. and would result in a combined Collins Aero- structure that would have the new Col- missioner Margrethe Vestager, who steers Mexico, would be sold, as would its space organization that would generate lins Aerospace “small executive lead- competition policy. Given the scope of entire global business in ice protection. $23 billion in revenues, yield an antici- ership” at UTC’s Palm Beach County, activities involved with both companies, Meanwhile, UTC’s two oxygen systems pated $500 million in cost synergies, and Florida, location. Vestager added, ”We need to ensure that “research projects” would be divested. create a potential “super supplier” that The merged entity would be organized competition is preserved for all of them.” The Commission determined that touches nearly every part of an airplane. around six strategic business units based “other overlaps and vertical links between UTC CEO Gregory Hayes told analysts at existing UTC and Rockwell Collins UTC and Rockwell Collins’ activities did in recent months the proposed acqui- locations: Aerostructures in Chula Vista, They can do your not lead to any competition concerns,” sition is “a lot better than even the deal California; Avionics in Cedar Rapids, because enough other competition exists. that we approved with the board. It is the Iowa; Interiors in Winston-Salem, North engines, they But industry analyst Ronald Epstein long-term nature of the aerospace indus- Carolina; Mechanical Systems in Char- can do your avionics, noted such mergers will create a new class try and what we see today going forward lotte, North Carolina; Mission Systems in of super suppliers, which he said are no that is going to make Rockwell Collins a Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and, Power & Con- they can do your longer Tier One. Now they are “Tier 0.5,” great, great addition to UTC.” trols in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. control systems, they he said. “They can do your engines, they UTC Aerospace Systems president “A goal in designing this new organiza- can do your actuators, can do your avionics, they can do your con- David Gitlin highlighted the benefits tion is to limit disruption, and employee trol systems, they can do your actuators, gained from the acquisition, saying it will relocations are expected to be minimal,” you name it.” you name it. That’s an important changing provide its portfolio “more customer and the companies said in a statement. — industry analyst Ronald Epstein dynamic in the supply chain.” n

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DJ509201_Piaggio_Aerospace_Speed_EBACE_254x328mm_FAW.indd 1 5/22/18 3:03 PM technicians but to help successful graduates LHT adds nice Touch, trains from universities to start a career, for example as a project leader with multinational tasks,” Timm told AIN. “The StartTechnik for future-generation techs program has become an important instrument in attracting talented young people to by Samantha Cartaino Lufthansa Technik. Technicians are part of the vocational training programs [appren- Lufthansa Technik’s nice Touch cabin unique VIP interior designs to demon- ticeship] of Lufthansa Technik.” management system, which is making its strate our in-house design competence, This is not the only program Lufthansa debut this week, is among many prod- including a brand-new variant of our Technik offers for technicians or mechan- ucts the company is displaying at EBACE exceptional Mercedes-Benz Style cabin,” ics. According to Timm, the company (Booth H71). The system, which was Wieland Timm, head of sales for VIP and believes its apprenticeship programs designed in collaboration with Bombardier special mission aircraft at Lufthansa Tech- dealing with mechanics and technicians One of Lufthansa Technik’s products on for the Global 7500, features both digital nik, told AIN. “In addition, we present dif- will grow significantly in the years to display at EBACE, nice Touch delivers 4K, and physical interfaces that allow passen- ferent cabin products and technologies to come because of strong economic oppro- ultra-high-definition content at high speeds gers to have control over cabin and enter- increase comfort on board, like our cook- tunities in these fields. Additionally, the so passengers can enjoy content in the air. tainment options. ing plate, our cabin management system company is ready to expand its Original Lufthansa Technik also recently cel- nice, or connectivity solutions.” Equipment Innovation portfolio. Bombardier Touch dial, which both com- ebrated the 10-year anniversary of its “We are now ready for radome devel- panies claim is business aviation’s first use StartTechnik training program and Preparing the Next Generation opment and manufacturing projects as of an OLED display in this manner. The hopes to highlight some of its VIP-con- At the same time, Lufthansa Technik an extension of our Original Equipment Global 7500’s living spaces are also outfit- figured airliner accomplishments at the recently celebrated the 10th anniver- Innovation product portfolio,” Timm ted with Suite controllers for passengers. convention in Geneva. sary of its StartTechnik program, which told AIN. “Following the successful Both the Touch dial and Suite controllers At EBACE, Lufthansa Technik prod- trains university graduates who studied development and in-house manufactur- work in conjunction with the nice Touch ucts on display include a Boeing 747-8 engineering, industrial engineering, eco- ing setup of a new Ka-band-suitable ver- mobile application, which is available for aircraft model with LHT VIP interior nomics, and business information tech- sion of our proven VIP aircraft radome iOS and Android devices. (1:20 scale); a Global 6000 model (1:20 nology. The program starts twice a year TIOS [Two-In-One-Solution] we are Lufthansa Technik is also highlighting scale); a sound system with new sound in April and October, and new trainees are now going to set up a unit dedicated to accomplishments in the bizliner sector bar with demonstrations performed on required to complete four project assign- radomes of all kinds.” while at EBACE. The company recently the hour; and an OLED video wall with ments, one of them at a foreign subsidiary At EBACE, attendees will be able to see won a completions contract for a VIP curved screens; a Bombardier Global or associate. Since 2008, approximately the nice Touch CMS on display. The sys- Boeing 787 and gained a customer for a side ledge featuring nice HD. 100 trainees have completed the program. tem delivers 4K, ultra-high-definition con- VIP variant of the Airbus A330 multi-role “At our booth, we will present different “StartTechnik is not a program to hire tent at high speeds. It also incorporates the tanker transport. n

EASA approves G5000 for Beechjet/Hawker 400 by Matt Thurber

Scandanavia’s Sun-Air has selected Garmin’s calling, and text messaging. G5000 flight deck upgrade for its Beechjet The G5000 upgrade shaves 150 pounds 400A fleet, following EASA approval of the or more from the Beechjet/Hawker 400’s G5000 avionics suite in the Beechjet 400A/ empty weight. Hawker 400XP. Installations will be done “We believe the G5000 upgrade is the only by Sun-Air Technic, the company’s main- sensible option to future-proof our Beechjet tenance division, which is a Garmin dealer. fleet,” said Sun-Air CEO Kristoffer Sundberg. The G5000 upgrade replaces the jet’s “It provides a lower operating cost, signifi- original Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 avi- cantly reduces weight, and makes us compli- onics with three 12-inch displays in land- ant with all of the upcoming requirements. scape orientation, with up to six panes We are also excited for our maintenance available via the multi-pane capability, and brand Sun-Air Technic to grow from doing dual touchscreen controllers mounted in G1000 installations to do the first European a tilt panel on the forward console. G5000 installation in-house, with the contin- Standard avionics features include ued excellent support from Garmin.” n Garmin’s fully digital, dual-channel, fail-passive automatic flight control system with underspeed protection and coupled go-around; WAAS/SBAS and PBN/RNP 0.3 with LPV/APV approaches, vertical navigation, and flight level change modes; GWX

INTOSH 70 radar with four-color storm cell display and optional turbulence detection, alti-

DAVID M c DAVID tude-compensated tilt, and ground-clut- ter suppression; ADS-B Out; and TAWS-B Bell of the ball alerting (TAWS-A is optional). Since EBACE is a business aviation event, helicopters like this Bell 505 are few and far between. Garmin’s synthetic vision technology is The Garmin G5000 features three 12-inch However, rotorcraft can be more efficient in a business setting than the typical business aircraft optional, as is its Connext services, which displays and utilizes the company’s model. In a sea of business jets, be the Bell you want to see in the world. can include worldwide weather, voice automatic flight control system.

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VistaJet has renewed its contract with the the key reasons our members fly with us, UK’s Bon Soirée to provide catering on its and regardless of the distance or destina- flights originating from the London area. tion, the food we serve is a vital compo- According to the global charter provider, nent in creating a memorable experience.” the Berkhamsted-based victualler’s exper- The in-flight caterer, which has a staff tise in preparing made-to-order menus of 40, began working with Malta-based within the flexible times required for pri- VistaJet (Booth D69) in 2010 and received vate aviation service, combined with its its first formal contract three years later existing relationship, helped seal the deal. to serve the London airports favored by “Bon Soirée’s excellence in preparing its clients. high-quality food to suit a range of tastes Consultant chef Alan Bird, who joined Deer Jet goes all out for Cannes Film Fest throughout the world and its flexibility the company after two decades at an in working with the most distinguished exclusive London restaurant, has already Business aviation services provider Deer and rustic villages, considered among the customers gave them a critical advan- begun consulting with company founder Jet’s week-long air charter tour celebrated most picturesque in France. With stops in tage when we were looking for the most and director Derek Freeman and head the 71st Cannes Film Festival, which took Nice, Avignon, and Provence, travelers appropriate VistaJet partner,” noted chef Alan Bell on a new seasonal menu to place May 6 to 14 in Cannes. also enjoyed wine tastings and haute Diego Sabino, the private lift provider’s present to Sabino’s team. The limited-edition tour brought trav- cuisine experiences, tours of historic and vice president of private dining. “The “We want to make it as easy as possible elers from Beijing to Nice aboard Deer modernist landmarks, and by-appoint- quality of our onboard service is one of for VistaJet’s cabin hostesses to provide Jet’s Gulfstream G550 for an insider’s ment visits to luxury fashion houses and passengers with a seamless dining ser- experience at the grand annual event and ateliers. In Paris, the itinerary featured Diego Sabino, vice, so we have come up with a unique beyond. It included red-carpet access to private visits to art foundations, including VistaJet’s food-labeling system,” said Freeman, the festival’s opening night gala, mingling the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary v-p of private adding that alongside clear cooking alongside artists and celebrities, and VVIP Art and the Fondation Louis Vuitton. dining, is instructions are color photos detail- invitations to the official afterparty. China’s Deer Jet partnered with a col- impressed ing the presentation of each dish, and Highlighting the best of the Provence- lection of renowned hospitality partners with Bon any possible allergens are assessed and Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southern that hosted guests along the way: The Soirée’s range marked accordingly. “We are proud to be France, the tour focused on Gordes, Rous- Hotel Negresco Nice, InterContinental of gourmet playing our part to ensure that passen- sillon, and Menerbes, regions famed for Carlton Cannes, La Mirande Avignon, and offerings. gers flying VistaJet from London enjoy a their beautiful landscapes, architecture, Mandarin Oriental in Paris. J.W. memorable dining experience.” n

NEWS note Staffing shortfalls are getting worse in Europe with little collaborative ac- tion to address the issue, according to a new white paper issued by aviation recruitment specialist AeroProfessional. The paper, “Grounded before Take- off: EU Regional Pilot Shortage Per- spective Two Years On,” points to a need for 95,000 commercial pilots in Europe by 2034, but said the pilot population is continuing to be strained by increasing demands in other locations, including Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. “Europe’s pilot skills shortage will be further exacerbated by increasing rates of staff poaching and operational disruptions,” AeroProfessional said, noting that 64.6 percent of pilots favor working outside the EU. The paper points to barriers to recruiting and retaining pilots in Europe. While business aviation might appear

INTOSH to be an appropriate place for pilots to gain experience, “geographical

DAVID M c DAVID restrictions, lack of work/life balance, typically lower number of regular flying Avanti Evo turboprop sales picking up hours, and the wide variety of skills and After a few years of slow performance, sales for the $7.7 million Piaggio Avanti Evo turboprop twin are increasing. According to the company, the type ratings required have proven pro- aircraft is growing in popularity in the Middle East and Asia, emerging markets that are showing more interest in turboprops. Piaggio Aerospace hibitive,” according to the paper. T CEO Renato Vaghi wants to double Avanti Evo production soon. The company is showcasing an Avanti Evo here at EBACE (SD10).

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Airframe, Engine and MRO Services | Avionics Installations, Modifications and Repairs | Interior Refurbishments | Aftermarket Enhancements The partnership is designed to help adapted to the type, size, and complexity AviationManuals, AeroEx operators create the necessary manuals of the operator.” and safety management system (SMS), “We started from the bottom up,” set up online and mobile SMS, risk- added Baier, “and built the system to providing Part-NCC support assessment tools, and an internal audit be flexible to ramp up.” As operations program; and to incorporate the proce- grow more complex, additional modules by Matt Thurber dures in their operation and facilitate and services can be added, and once a ongoing compliance monitoring. year an internal audit is done to ensure For nearly two years, non-commercial or those powered by turbojet engine(s) “The idea is to use the experience from consistent compliance. For the smaller operators of business aircraft have had or with more than one turboprop engine. both companies, and together we have operator, this process involves a simpli- to be more diligent about proving that Applicability of the rules don’t seem to that joint product to assist those oper- fied checklist. they meet regulatory standards when make sense when it comes to a single- ators,” said AeroEx managing director As much of a headache as Part-NCC flying in Europe. To help operators deal engine jet such as the Cirrus Vision, to Joel Hencks. might be, one benefit is that it helps opera- with the nuances of complying with which the rules apply. But more compli- AviationManuals CEO Mark Baier and tors ensure compliance for a SAFA or SACA EASA’s so-called Part-NCC (non-com- cated turboprop singles such as the Pil- Hencks were discussing Part-NCC and inspection. Part-NCC includes an over- mercial complex), which applies to atus PC-12 and Daher TBM series don’t realized that “this is not unique to Europe,” sight element by aviation authorities, and operators either based in Europe or fall under the rules, while a twin-engine Baier said. Operators in the Middle East they will check that the operator is com- operating there but not flying under King Air must be in compliance. with divisions in Europe could fall under plying with the procedures in its manuals. an air operator certificate (AOC), Avi- Both companies are highlighting their Part-NCC, he explained. “We realized we Many authorities don’t examine ationManuals and AeroEx have entered Part-NCC assistance at their EBACE were speaking to similar audiences. Play- non-commercial operators, Baier pointed a partnership that ensures compliance exhibits—AviationManuals (Booth J35e) ing to both of our strengths could quickly out. “Even with IS-BAO, the ongoing com- with the regulations. specializes in operating manual and safety support operations in both [regions].” pliance part is not as front and center. It’s Part-NCC rules cover aircraft that management system development, and moving more toward [a system where] weight more than 5.7 metric tons (12,500 AeroEx (Booth X115) is a European busi- Beyond the Manual monitoring these operators is closer to a pounds) and are certified for two pilots, ness aviation consultancy. Hencks explained that Part-NCC is more commercial concept. You’re required at than just copying and pasting someone any time to be prepared for an audit and else’s manual. “It’s not about a manual, you have to be maintaining standards.” you need structure, an SMS, SOPs, train- AeroEx has been helping larger oper- ARC app aids with SMS compliance ing requirements, and a compliance-mon- ators comply with Part-NCC since it itoring system. It’s far more than just a was implemented in 2016. “When we AviationManuals (Booth J35e) is launching areas and want to peruse your operations manual. It’s a full management system to discussed this last year with Mark, we the ARC iOS app at EBACE 2018, to help manual offline, you can do that.” ensure continuous compliance with reg- thought it’s great that larger operators aircraft operators that use the company’s Baier has seen clients realize tangible ulatory requirements.” have that. But what about the thousands online safety management system (SMS) benefits of their SMS. One example was AeroEx and AviationManuals have of others that are out there who maybe with offline management of risk assess- a flight operation that was able to show designed their service for all sizes of don’t have the information and don’t ments, forms, and documents. management that crew duty times were operators, from the Cirrus Vision owner know the tools and services [that are Operators can use the app to synchro- being extended on a regular basis. “Going to a multi-aircraft flight department. “It’s available]? We came up with a product to nize custom risk assessments and forms and to management with data was much bet- quite challenging for small [operators] help them be in compliance.” to access their documents. While the app is ter, and they used that to support chang- to demonstrate in case of any incident “We’re trying to make sure this is designed to be used offline, the latest infor- ing the operation,” he said. or accident to say they did everything affordable and simple, versus what’s on mation is updated when the app is online. For a single-pilot operator, an SMS can they had to do. We have a basis of tools the market that caters to big budgets,” “We need to make participation in SMS help the pilot understand when safety stan- ready, and we can help implement them, said Baier. n as easy as possible,” said AviationManuals dards are being breached. “It’s driven by data,” CEO Mark Baier. “Whether you’ve got an he said. “SMS is very useful in that sense.” online connection or not, you may be on a AviationManuals charges from $450 flight and may need to make a risk obser- per year to $4,000, depending on the size vation or hazard assessment. You can start of the operation. The ARC app is included Air Support, Osprey join up offline. Or if you’re going to [unconnected] with the subscription. M.T. by Curt Epstein

Air Support, a provider of flight-planning saw a more than 14 percent growth in 2017, software to private and commercial busi- based on the number of filed flight plans via ness aircraft operators, has announced a the PPS system, marking its sixth consecu- partnership at EBACE with the risk man- tive year of growth. “Our new cooperation agement-system Osprey Flight Solutions with Osprey Flight Solutions is based on to offer customers a unique function of its a common understanding of system inte- PPS Flight Planning System. gration capability being one of the most Under the new agreement, Osprey’s risk important benefits to the aircraft operator.” management service, launched last fall, “Integration, as well as improving opera- will integrate with Billund, Denmark-based tor efficiency, are the main drivers behind Air Support’s PPS system, to deliver instan- the development of Osprey,” added CEO taneous visual and written risk assess- Andrew Nicholson. “Our cooperation with ments directly to the operator, supporting one of the leading suppliers of flight plan- operational decision making, quality con- ning solutions…is a significant recognition trol, and compliance. Osprey’s leadership of this, and we are delighted that the PPS believes the enhanced system will improve Flight Planning System will be leading the the quality and consistency of human anal- way in providing the industry with this ysis to offer a new over-flight security and much needed business-enabling tool.” risk assessment solution while at the same UK-based Osprey’s analysis team time, keeping costs down. also publishes email alerts on emerging AviationManuals now has an app designed to make it as easy as possible to participate “Risk assessment of flights to ensure the threats to the aviation security environ- in an operations Safety Management System. It’s designed to be usable offline, so safety of operations has for a long time been ment, or where an incident reinforces its reports can be filled out in flight, even when no Internet connection is available. a strong market demand,” explained Per Jen- advice and recommendations for an over- sen, CEO of Air Support (Booth W89), which flight risk area, airport, or country. n

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Aéroports de Paris, a French public limited company (société anonyme) with capital of €296,881,806, whose registered office is located at 1, rue de France - 93290 - Tremblay-en-France, registered with the Paris Trade and Companies Register under number 552 016 628 and the APE code 52.23Z. Crédit photo : Alain Leduc (Groupe ADP) - Ref. : 03/2017– and helicopters, the airport is planning further major expansion (beyond current construction). The doors to a new 16,000-sq-ft hangar—large enough for a Bombardier Global 7000, plus offices— are scheduled to be hung this week and Slot restrictions on space is being allocated. business aviation The airport, which hosts seven com- at competing panies offering maintenance, repair, and airports have led to overhaul services and two pilot-training a 32 percent bump in schools, plans next year to open a 101- departures at London room hotel to cater to aircraft owners, Oxford Airport. flight crew, and training cadets, along with their friends and families. On the operational front (and in coor- dination with related plans from the nearby military Brize Norton air base), Slot-free London Oxford staged for growth Oxford has proposed enlargement of its controlled airspace to introduce LPV200 by Ian Goold precision approaches (roughly equivalent to Category I instrument landing sys- London Oxford Airport, 55 miles north- fifth-busiest UK business aviation airport Unlike other peer airports, Oxford is able tems) and, possibly, additional approach west of the UK capital, and other business and one of Europe’s top 20 such facilities. to operate to midnight seven days a week. lights on one runway for improved poor- aviation airports are benefitting from London Luton, which boasts five FBOs, An increase last year in numbers of weather operability. runway slot restrictions at other airports sees the UK’s largest number of busi- large-cabin business aircraft movements Under its shared ownership with Lon- serving the British city. In fact, the airport ness-aviation departures, albeit some 17 is continuing, while 20 percent growth don Heliport at Battersea, Oxford offers a has recorded the second-highest growth percent fewer than in 2007. in helicopters handled is said to show no 50 percent discount for customers using among 10 such British business airports Luton and “a few other London-cen- sign of slowing. Indeed, rotorcraft activity both airports. It also reports its fuel pro- since the onset of the 2007 recession. tric” locations have become “increasingly will be boosted in May when an air-ambu- vider Air BP, with which it will share a With an increase of 32 percent in squeezed for slots, to the benefit of air- lance operation moves to Oxford. stand at EBACE (Booth B29), selling close business aviation departures, Oxford is ports like us,” said Oxford business devel- With 25 business jets based at Oxford, to 4.5 million liters (about 1.2 million U.S. outranked only by London Stansted’s opment head James Dillon-Godfray. He and continuing demand for hangar gallons), primarily to aircraft weighing 35 percent improvement and is the sees late-night opening as a helpful factor. space for these and visiting aircraft more than eight tonnes. n

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Piper_Half_Page_AIN_EBACE_2018.indd 1 5/17/18 2:19 PM 44 EBACE Convention News \ May 30, 2018 \ ainonline.com MARK WAGNER MARK Embraer Legacy 450 blazes EBACE rookie Swiss Horix Aerospace transatlantic speed record showcases spare parts, specialty tools by Jennifer Leach English Horix Aerospace (Booth J99) is exhib - part of our growth strategy to expand iting at EBACE for the first time. The our activities.” Embraer’s midsize Legacy 450 business The U.S. National Aeronautic Association Quartino, Switzerland-based company Horix Aerospace offers a component jet set a new speed record on March 7 has confirmed this flight as a U.S. record, will display its product line of spare program, provides spare parts, and on a flight between Portland, Maine, and and the flight data along with air traffic -con parts, aerostructures, wiring harnesses, manufactures HELIFT, ground support Farnborough, UK, the Brazilian airframer trol documentation, has been submitted to specialty maintenance tools, fasteners, equipment for skidded helicopters and (Booth Z33, SD23) announced this week at the Federation Aeronautique Internationale and more. wheeled aircraft. The company buys, EBACE 2018. The flight departed at 9:25 for validation as a world record. “We are excited about our debut manages, and sells inventories of third- a.m. EST from Portland International Jet- The Legacy 450 has a range of 2,904 during such a premier event,” said party new surplus aircraft parts, includ- port Airport (KPWM) with two pilots and nm (5,378 km) with four passengers and Marco Taufer, head of Horix Aero - ing avionics products, lubricants, seals, two passengers and landed at Farnborough NBAA IFR reserves, and it can operate at space’s spare parts division. “It is a and chemical products. Airport (EGLF) at 8:30pm GMT, achieving up to Mach 0.83 with an altitude ceiling great opportunity for us to showcase In December 2017, the company an average speed of 521.89 mph (840 kph). of 45,000 feet. According to Embraer, the our product line. Although we are a signed an agreement with San Diego- The fly-by-wire aircraft landed with fuel Legacy 450’s cabin altitude is the lowest start-up, we already reached many based Component Control to use its in excess of NBAA IFR reserves, as well as for in its class at 5,800 feet and the aircraft’s goals in terms of commercial goals Quantum Control MRO and Logistics critical operations. According to Embraer, environmental control system preserves a and quality certification [ISO9001:2015 software to manage and distribute its the flight lasted six hours and five minutes, sea-level cabin altitude while flying under and AS9120B]. Exhibiting at EBACE is components stock. S.C. covering a distance of 2,756 nm (5,105 km). 27,050 feet. n

Maltese air operator certificate and opened TAG Aviation to establish a new office space. The region’s first -air craft, a Challenger 605, is already operating and more aircraft will be added this year. Lisbon mx control center This new operation improves TAG Avi- ation’s growth in Europe. “Receiving the by Samantha Cartaino Maltese AOC marks a significant milestone in strengthening TAG’s foundations TAG Aviation (Booth W33) is establishing maintenance services teams to be able to to pursue the growth of its managed fleet a maintenance control center (MCC) at respond very speedily to our clients’ needs of corporate jets,” said Daniel Christe, Lisbon/Cascais Aerodrome (LPCS) next across the full range of maintenance ser- CEO of TAG Aviation Europe. “It further month. The MCC will streamline requests vice capabilities we operate, minimizing enhances our ability to start operations for AOG and mobile repair team support downtime, and further supporting our within a very short period of time and with one 24-hour customer service phone ongoing commitment to maximizing the to meet our commitment to provide the number. TAG Aviation hopes this MCC efficiency of our clients’ operations.” highest level of responsiveness and cus- will enhance the company’s current mobile TAG Aviation operates MRO mainte- tomer service standards.” repair team, which offers support from nance centers across Europe in Geneva At ABACE earlier this year, TAG Avi- eight locations throughout Europe. and Sion in Switzerland; Paris and Cler- ation Asia (TAA), another subsidiary of Franck Madignier, president of main- mont-Ferrand in France; Lisbon, Portu- TAG Aviation, opened a training facility tenance and FBO services for TAG Avi- gal; Farnborough, UK; Lomé, Togo; Hong in Hong Kong. TAA was the first busi- ation’s subsidiary TAG Aviation Europe, Kong, China; and line stations in Luanda, ness aircraft management company in explained how establishing the MCC Angola; and in Sheremetyevo, Moscow. the region to offer training services that in Portugal will improve services: “One This month, TAG Aviation Europe cel- include a physical Airbus A320 overwing TAG Aviation’s new maintenance control central contact number empowers our ebrated the one-year anniversary of its exit door trainer. n center will feature a mobile repair team.

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Pg-45_d2_v3.indd 1 5/29/18 10:55 AM Allavita born from ASA Group, L’Voyage merger by Ian Sheppard

Hong Kong-based The ASA Group and “Over the next six months we are look- L’Voyage (exhibiting with Avinode, ing forward to consolidating our sales and Booth D69) announced at EBACE 2018 on-the-ground operations to offer our cli- today that they are to merge, with the ents a wider range of services in Greater combined entity being branded Allavita. China and Southeast Asia,” said Wagstaff. The merger will “combine expertise in Chou said business aviation travel air charter and ground services [respec- in Asia is still dominated by the luxury tively],” and “capitalize on the region’s travel demands of its billionaires, which double-digit growth for private jet char- outnumbered their U.S. counterparts ter and on-the-ground services.” for the first time last year. Allavita high - Allavita means “towards a good life,” lights a joint report by UBS and Price - a name that, according to the new com- waterhouseCoopers that estimates, on pany, “reflects that private jet usage in the average, a new billionaire is created in Rockwell Collins scores region is shifting with more younger high- Asia every two days. The total number of net-worth individuals (HNWIs) charter- Asian billionaires rose by almost a quar- ing for leisure than ever before.” ter to 637 in 2017, compared with 563 Comlux completion Allavita Holdings will encompass ASA’s in the U.S., with China being the lead ground handling supervision, security, source of new billionaires. by Curt Epstein protection and luxury concierge services, “South Asia and Greater China are and L’Voyage’s expertise in travel cura- expected to lead global growth, with 5.7 Rockwell Collins has signed a general was also tapped by Switzerland-based tion and private jet charter activity. L’Voy- percent and 4.6 percent compound aver- terms agreement with Comlux, which AMAC Aerospace to provide a full suite of age “will take over all charter and luxury age growth rates over the next 20 years, will see it provide the Swiss aircraft cabin products for the world’s first Airbus services activity, with ASA focusing on respectively, so Asia’s business aviation completions provider with a compre- ACJ320neo. AMAC will begin outfitting handling, permits, and security.” sector needs to catch up compared with hensive product portfolio, including the aircraft before year-end. It is due to be avionics, cabin management, content delivered to UK-based Acropolis Aviation and entertainment options, seating, and in the fourth quarter of 2019. lighting and galley products, along with The completion will include Rock - ArincDirect Wi-Fi and flight services. well Collins’s Venue HD cabin man - “Through our agreement and…access to agement and entertainment system, Rockwell Collins’s extensive product port- its Airshow moving map, and Viu LED folio, we can perform optimum completion interior lighting system, along with cycles and operational balance without its Stage on-demand wireless content compromising the design and level of ele- streaming solution that entertains gance of our VIP cabins,” explained Scott passengers with a library of more than Meyer, CEO of Comlux completions. 1,100 Hollywood digital rights man - “We are able to provide cost-efficient agement-protected movies and televi- solutions in terms of cabin technology, sion shows, as well as business news, warranty, and spares, and we ensure our weather and sports feeds. Stage was customers enjoy the best VIP cabin expe- recently installed in Acropolis’ ACJ319. rience over the entire life cycle of their “In choosing Rockwell Collins to pro- aircraft, not only the completion.” vide the cabin management system for Engineering work on the first two air- our new aircraft, we are continuing a craft under the five-year contract is now successful relationship that began in under way, with Rockwell products being 2015 and continues to the introduction selected for a BBJ retrofit, and for the of Stage earlier this year,” noted Acrop- first BBJ Max to be delivered. Rockwell olis CEO Jonathan Bousfield. The work Collins will also have the opportunity to will also include 4K displays, wireless ASA chairman Simon Wagstaff is now chairman of Allavita, and L’Voyage founder Diana Chou provide solutions for all Comlux com- remote applications for a more conve- will continue as chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group. pletions and retrofit projects, as well as nient user experience, and other energy/ have access to its charter fleet to validate weight saving measures. design, obtain crew/passenger feedback, Additionally, Execujet Africa is fin - The combined business will have its other markets. Switzerland, for example, and certify new projects. ishing up the installation of Rockwell headquarters in Hong Kong and offices has at least three registered business jets “This arrangement provides new pos- Collins’s Stage on-demand content in China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, per billionaire, compared with less than sibilities for the customers served by streaming platform on a Bombardier Indonesia, and The Philippines. L’Voy- one jet per billionaire in China. Allavita is Rockwell Collins because of the breadth Global belonging to charter provider age was founded almost five years ago to our response to this exciting development and depth of cockpit to cabin solutions Bestfly. It marks both the first such tailor charter and lifestyle solutions for and enticing the new super-class travel- available,” said Scott Gunnufson, Rock- installation in the region as well as the HNWIs, building up “a strong and loyal ers,” Chou added. well’s vice president for commercial sys- first on a Global. international client base.” Chou is a founding member and mem- tems business development, adding it’s The project also includes Inmarsat’s ASA chairman Simon Wagstaff becomes ber of the board of governors of the Asian the first offering of this magnitude for Ka-band Jet Connex as Rockwell Col - chairman of Allavita and of the L’Voyage Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) the company. “Comlux VIP customers lins is a value-added reseller of the sat - subsidiary and Julie Ambrose is COO of and was awarded “Businesswoman will be among the first to benefit from ellite network connectivity as part of Allavita, with L’Voyage founder Diana Chou Leader of the Year” by AsBAA in 2015. In our comprehensive solutions that feature its ArincDirectSM product. The new continuing as chairman of Dragon General 2010 and 2012, Diana Chou was named leading-edge comfort, entertainment, and services will allow passengers to access Aviation Group, which comprises L’Voyage, “Women Entrepreneur of the Year” by the connectivity solutions.” wireless streaming content on their Aerochine Aviation, and Aero Infinity. All China Women’s Federation. n Rockwell Collins (Booth V71, SD08) smartphones, tablets, and laptops. n

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The future. Rolls-Royce. In technology breakthrough, midsize jets get Ka-band by Matt Thurber

Viasat has developed a high-speed Person said “the addressable market Ka-band satellite communications system for the Ka-band satcom is about 5,000 that fits on midsize jets and announced aircraft,” or 8,000 including Ku-band that Embraer will be offering the Viasat systems. “As we and others look to flat- system on its Legacy 450 and 500 busi- panel antennas, that opens up the market ness jets. EBACE visitors can try out the for even smaller aircraft to potentially satcom at Viasat’s booth (P107), thanks 20,000 aircraft,” he added. to the Viasat antenna mounted on the Viasat’s network provides service over Palexpo hall’s roof, and experience con- North America and Europe, and peak nectivity speeds of up to 16 Mbps. data rates of up to 16 Mbps are avail - Antenna size is a limiting factor for sat- able even with the smallest data plans. com data rates, and thus far the antenna Four new service plans, which are sold needed for Inmarsat’s Ka-band satcom fits by retail value-added resellers, are avail-

on large-cabin and VIP business jets. Flat- able and include the Ultra30, Ultra40, WAGNER MARK panel phased array antennas that are under Ultra60, and Ultra100 plans with cor- U.S.-based Aerion Corp. expects to fly its supersonic business jet, the AS2, in 2023, with FAA development will lead to more widespread responding numbers of gigabytes, rang- certification to follow two years later. installation opportunities. Viasat operates ing in price from $6,995 to $24,995 per its own Ka-band (and Ku-band) satcom month for new users. network using ViaSat satellites and also Service speeds are set to increase Aerion beefs up team on manufactures airborne hardware, includ- when Viasat launches three ViaSat-3 sat- ing antennas. The company’s compact ellites, with the first serving the Ameri- 12-inch G-12 antenna, which is mechani- cas planned to enter service in 2020. The trek to supersonic flight cally steered, requires no additional RF box other two will provide coverage in Europe, and thus can be installed on the empen- the Middle East, and Africa, while the by James Wynbrandt nages of midsize jets. third will serve the Asia-Pacific region. The Viasat Ka-band satcom requires just The Ka-band systems installed today and Aerion (Booth L106), the U.S.-based powerplant has already accumulated three LRUs, the antenna, antenna control running on ViaSat-1 and soon ViaSat-2 developer of the AS2 supersonic busi- some one billion hours of service, unit (ACU), and modem, and it works with satellites will be able to take advantage of ness jet (SSBJ), remains on pace to make which indicates it is likely the CFM56. A any type of router. The ACU is part of the the higher-speed ViaSat-3 service. its first flight 60 months from today— low-bypass turbofan engine will be built antenna, according to Viasat, and the power Viasat customers can also subscribe to in 2023—the company confirmed at around the core for the AS2. supply operates with either AC or DC power. live television service, which requires no EBACE 2018. It will build five flight-test Total system weight is 51.4 pounds, and the additional hardware and works over the vehicles en route to certification, pro - FAA Paves the Way G-12 antenna weighs 26.4 pounds. Ka-band network. The TV service also jected for 2025. Aerion is working with the FAA and “This is a first for a midsize jet,” said does not impact the customer’s data allow- Aerion also announced two units ICAO on noise and emissions stan - James Person, director of global business ance. Embraer will offer the TV service to of TAG Aviation as sales consultants. dards for future supersonic aircraft. development for business and VVIP avia- customers that opt for the Viasat satcom. TAG’s UK division will handle Europe, The FAA recently paved the way for tion. The Viasat Ka-band satcom will also Viasat also announced that it has Africa, and the Middle East, while TAG development of supersonic aircraft be available as a retrofit for in-service Leg- expanded its relationship with Hon - Asia will cover China, Hong Kong, and with the announcement it was work - acy 450s and 500s and for other aircraft eywell GoDirect, which is one of four other parts of southwest Asia. The ing on a pair of rulemakings, the first on which the G-12 can be installed. Viasat value-added resellers that sell Viasat’s company further promoted deputy a proposed noise certification and the has tested and installed Ku- and Ka-band Ku-band service. Last year, Satcom chief engineer Peter Sturdza to v-p of second a clarification of procedures systems on government and special-mis- Direct signed up as the first service pro- flight sciences. required to obtain special flight autho - sion aircraft as small as Beechcraft King vider for Viasat Ka-band, and GoDirect is The company has added key person- rization to conduct supersonic flight Airs. “We could also do that for business now the second Ka-band reseller. Viasat nel in recent months. In March, Tom testing in the U.S. aircraft operators if there is a compelling will announce additional Ka-band ser- Vice, former president of Northrop However, the proposed rules would business case,” the company said. vice providers this year, Person said. n Grumman’s aerospace systems division, not rescind the current prohibition was named president and COO. In Jan - on supersonic flight over land without uary, Bryan Moss, former president of special FAA authorization. But Aerion’s Gulfstream and of Bombardier’s busi- business plan is based on the assump - ness aircraft division, joined the board tion the aircraft will be prohibited from Ingenio arms Collins CMS with tablet of directors. Additionally, Brian Barents supersonic flight over the Continental was promoted to executive chairman U.S., so any relaxation of that prohibi - Interior component manufacturer Ingenio arms and tablet holders are treated as and CEO. Robert Bass remains chairman. tion would be an upside for the company. Aerospace has developed new cabin tablet loose equipment, according to Ingenio. In December, Aerion signed an According to Barents, the AS2 will have arms that not only fit into Rockwell Collins The Ingenio products are made with agreement with Lockheed Martin to a fly-by-wire system, but Aerion is delay- Venue or CES cabin receptacles, but also lightweight aluminum and accommodate develop the aircraft, and the two com - ing the choice of avionics provider given integrate with the Rockwell Collins (Booth all types of popular tablets. Its cabin product panies’ teams of engineers are working the rapid pace of technological advances V71) cabin management system (CMS). suite also includes Type A and C drop-in USB together on a daily basis, the company in the space. The AS2’s top speed has Ingenio arms and tablet holders charging outlets that fit in Venue and CES said. Aerion last year announced an been dialed back to Mach 1.4 from 1.6 to feature integrated power connections receptacles. Passengers can easily remove agreement with GE Aviation to develop minimize design complexities and keep for device charging, meet FAA Part 25 the tablet arms and holders for takeoff and engines to power the AS2, for which the aircraft firmly within the envelope of regulations, and are qualified to RTCA landing, and they are easily positionable Aerion said it is spending $1 billion. current technological capabilities. DO-160G standards, simplifying the for portrait- or landscape-mode viewing. The engine will use the core of an Airbus, with whom Aerion had signed installation process on any aircraft. Also Ingenio provides finish options to match unidentified existing GA Aviation an MoU for sharing of data, expects to aiding the installation process is that the interior furnishings. M.T. engine in the 18,000-pound-thrust continue the relationship on a contrac- range. According to Aerion, the chosen tor basis. n

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Luggage has entered the world of high tech. It’s smarter and lighter than products introduced only a few years ago, and you can track some of it yourself with GPS and associated apps. TSA-approved locks let you use fingerprint-sensor technology to open it. Here’s a look at some favorite new and soon-to-be-introduced luggage sets:

G-Ro. With a carry-on that has been on the market nearly a year, G-Ro will introduce four new companion bags via Kickstarter this June. The company claims that its bags’ oversized wheels perform better and are more durable than standard wheels. The carry-on, in durable nylon ballistic weave, includes a power bank capable of charging your laptop, phone, or tablet up to four times via two USB outlets. The bag includes a Tile bluetooth luggage tracker and a TSA-approved lock and comes with Briggs a lifetime warranty. $449 & Riley

bag is reinforced with aluminum tubing robot suitcase” and expected to be avail- and fiberglass rods to provide strength able this year, the suitcase integrates with and structure. An 18-inch-long outside your smartphone and moves on its own pocket holds a tablet and an additional without being held. The manufacturer pocket takes electronics and personal claims it can match your speed accu- items. The polyester-lined interior has rately (up to 6.75 miles per hour), navigate Rimowa adjustable straps to buckle clothes down through large crowds, and avoid objects and the 19-inch telescoping and locking in its path. $499 versatile handle, and four easily gliding handle sports a padded grip. The bag, wheels. When you fly by either Lufthansa which has a 10-year warranty, comes in or EVA Airlines, you can check your bag two sizes. $150–$200 Micro Luggage from home with an app on your smartphone via E Ink technology. As there is no Briggs & Riley. This company, which paper tag to be potentially lost or ripped, introduced the first wheeled luggage in your bag has less chance of getting lost. 1970, has created the Transcend VX with The luggage, available in 12 sizes, comes a zipperless variable expansion option with a five-year warranty. $695–$825 ( just snap a small panel in the interior, G-Ro and the bag expands up to 2.5 inches). IT Luggage. At four pounds, this is the There are double spinner wheels and Raden. Made from durable light polycar- world’s lightest double-wheeled roller- a signature Outsider handle providing a bonate, Raden luggage uses a companion board. The posterior is rugged polyester flat-packing bar inside the bag. The sleek app to inform you of its location and with a water-resistant backing that won’t new spinners come in three colors and weight. (The case’s handle doubles as a tear or fray and can be wiped clean. The can be paired with a companion cabin scale.) The app also reports weather con- bag, shopping tote, or cargo backpack. ditions, traffic alerts, and flight details, A SmartLink system attaches one hard- and the luggage incorporates a battery sided bag to another for easy transport that can charge your mobile phone up to and specially designed pockets allow for five times via two ports on the exterior of IT Luggage quick storage of small items at security the case, which is available in two sizes. checkpoints. The Briggs & Riley Tran- (The removable battery can be used as a scend VX collection includes spinners standalone charger.) $295–$395 in five sizes, rolling cabin back, cargo Micro Luggage: Getting from an FBO to backpack, shopping tote, and toiletry kit, a business jet is typically a snap, but what all with lifetime warranties. $69–$529 about those long walks to the gate when Raden you use airlines? Micro Luggage makes Travelmate Robotics. This California those treks just as easy. The case comes company’s bag, the Travelmate, includes with an attached scooter so you can pull it, a handle that you apparently won’t often ride it to the gate, and then fold the scooter need to use. Billed as a “fully autonomous flat aginst the luggage. The hard-shell case is small enough to fit in the overhead if Travelmate Robotics you’re flying commercial, and its structure makes it ideal for use as a carrier bag, trol- ley, and last but not least, as a kickboard Rimowa. This company’s latest model is with a case. $300 the Limbo, a lightweight polycarbonate bag. The line is waterproof and zipper- This article first appeared in Business Jet less—thus tamper-proof—with an exte- Traveler magazine. Visit bjtonline.com/sub- rior caddy strap, TSA-approved locks, a scribe to request a free subscription.

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Switzerland ranks fifth in Europe in capacity, and over the past year, it has number of business aviation departures, seen a 20 percent increase in tran- according to year-end 2017 statistics pub- sient aircraft. “We used to host mostly lished in the EBAA’s Economic Report Falcon 900s and 2000s, and now the for the year. Geneva Cointrin Airport, trend really is for Global Expresses and the host of EBACE, accounted for more G650s. That’s effectively where the most than 17,000 of the approximately 46,000 important increase came from,” she told private flights. Many of those aircraft AIN. Those larger aircraft may cut down were sheltered at Geneva Airpark (Booth on the numbers the facility can handle, L108) , the airport’s only dedicated busi- yet the company has no current plans ness aviation hangar. While FBOs there for expansion, due primarily to lack of may have their own hangars, that space is available space at the airport. With most of FBOs’ hangars at Geneva Cointrin Airport principally dedicated to maintenance, largely reserved for maintenance activi- Upon landing in Geneva, the typical many transient aircraft find an overnight home under the roof of a Geneva Airpark hangar. ties, leaving the airpark as the only option private aircraft slated to be hangared will for customers seeking aircraft shelter. taxi to the airpark’s ramp, where a car Lektro tugs, or water and lavatory service. peak season, as aircraft owners seeking Established in 2009, the 10,000-sq-m from one of the local ground handlers It also added in-house dishwashing and to avoid deicing and associated fees fill (107,639-sq-ft) facility is large enough to will meet it and pick up the passengers. linen service, as well as aircraft cleaning. the hangar, while summer is the quietest fit a pair of Boeing 747s, and is home to Passengers are not permitted to exit the The facility is open generally from 6 period. Annual events such as the auto- 20 private jets ranging from a G650 to airport through the hangar, and all must a.m. until 10 p.m., corresponding with the mobile show and EBACE serve to spike a Phenom 300, each on an annual con- transit the business aviation terminal, airport’s official business aviation hours, demand as well during the spring. tract guaranteeing them space, as well where customs is located. but in instances of an early morning Mabire said the company will launch as any transient aircraft that require The secure, heated Geneva Airpark departure, or late arrival, its staff of 13 will a “quality observatory” later this month, hangarage while in Geneva. According hangar has no crew or passenger lounges, open on request. “We’ll never leave an air- sending questionnaires out to its customer to Sophie Mabire, the facility’s general and provides only aircraft-related ser- craft outside on the ramp,” said Mabire. base to help determine what services they manager, it is normally at 90 percent vices such as towing, with its fleet of five She noted the winter months are wish to see added at the hangar. n

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52 EBACE Convention News \ May 30, 2018 \ ainonline.com INDEX Jetex named Aerion ...... 48 HondaJet dealer Air BP ...... 9 Air Support ...... 42 Honda Aircraft (Booth O71, Static SD20) Allavita ...... 46 has appointed Jetex Flight Support (Q89) ArincDirect ...... 16 as an authorized sales representative for Aviation Manuals ...... 42 the Middle East, representing HondaJet Biggin Hill ...... 22 sales in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bombardier ...... 10 Oman, Qatar, Lebanon, Pakistan, Jordan, Turkey, and Kuwait. Announcing the CAE ...... 18 appointment yesterday, Honda Aircraft Dassault ...... 9 president and CEO Michimasa Fujino Deer Jet ...... 34, 40 pointed to “tremendous interest” in the Embraer ...... 45 Middle East for the new HondaJet Elite, Garmin ...... 38 which was unveiled on Monday, as a GE Aviation ...... 16 driving factor for increasing sales support in the region. Air Hamburg orders more Embraer Legacy 650Es. L-R: Michael Amalfitano, president Geneva Airpark...... 52 Adel Mardini, CEO and president of and CEO at Embraer Executive Jets, and Simon Ebert, partner, Air Hamburg. GojiBox ...... 14 Jetex, expressed confidence in the part- Gulfstream ...... 22, 26 nership. “Jetex will leverage our global Embraer boosts Legacy bizjet orders Honeywell ...... 12 network and our experience as an FBO Horix Aerospace ...... 45 operator to offer unrivaled sales and Embraer Executive Jets (Booth Z33, SD23) who added that their customers remain Ingenio Aerospace ...... 48 support for HondaJet Elite,” he said. announced the sale of four Legacy 650E extremely satisfied with “the Legacy Jet Aviation ...... 17 In other Honda Aircraft news, the business jets to charter and flight services 650E’s three cabin zones, convenience OEM has committed to exhibiting the provider Air Hamburg (Booth Z136) yester- of amenities, reliability, performance, and Jetcraft ...... 16 HondaJet on the static at the Canadian day at EBACE 2018. The delivery of these generous baggage allowance.” Air Ham- Leonardo ...... 20 Business Aviation Association (CBAA) aircraft will bring Air Hamburg’s Embraer burg serves European, Russian, and Mid- London Oxford ...... 44s annual convention, which takes place fleet—which includes 15 Legacy 600/650s dle Eastern destinations. Lufthansa Technik ...... 38 J.L.E. June 12 to 14 in Waterloo, Ontario. and two Phenom 300s—to 17. The Ger- Also yesterday, Embraer inked a pur- LunaJets ...... 6 many-based company also operates six chase agreement for a pre-owned Legacy Osprey Flight Solutions ...... 42 Cessna Citation XLS+ and three Citation 500 to UK-based flight services company CJ aircraft. According to Embraer, the Air Centreline, which already operates two Piaggio ...... 40 Hamburg contract represents a total of Legacy 500s among a diverse fleet rang- Pilatus ...... 18 $103.6 million, based on current list prices. ing from light to long-range business jets. Pratt & Whitney Canada ...... 18 Delivery is expected to commence in the The Centreline Legacy 500 has a pre- Rockwell Collins ...... 10, 36, 46, 48 second quarter and continue at a rate of mium cabin layout with a berthing divan Signature ...... 9 one aircraft per quarter through early 2019. and six club seats that convert to three lie- TAG Aviation ...... 45 “Our partnership with Embraer dates flat beds, a full service galley, and a private Jetex CEO Mardini and Honda Aircraft back to 2013 with our first Legacy 600,” rear lavatory with vanity and wardrobe. UTC Aerospace ...... 17, 36 CEO Fujino at the signing ceremony. said Simon Ebert, owner of Air Hamburg, Delivery is scheduled for August. J.L.E. Viasat ...... 48 VistaJet ...... 40

continued from page 1 found “not very effective, but really fun,” and from there began developing wings, Bizav set for his first milestone coming with an inflat- able pair and a strong harness to strap “Jetman” Yves Rossy (left) European takeoff into. “For the first time I was really flying, was joined by representatives a glide ratio of four: one meter down, four from EBAA, NBAA, and the local previous day, Schneider announced the forward.” He flew across Lake Geneva government to cut the ribbon airport “will introduce a biofuel strategy” wearing the wings. “But birds are not only to open EBACE 2018 (below). that will include adding one percent of going down—they stay in the air,” he said. biofuel to all jet fuel purchases, making “So I needed a little push to stay in the air.” Geneva “the first airport offering that.” That led to attaching turbine engines Yet challenges to that future remain, developed for model aircraft to the wing, cul- and Wiese urged attendees to “collec- minating in a disastrous flight that destroyed tively and proactively tell our story to buy- the wing and led him to abandon its developers, regulators, and the next generation of ment. But encouraged by friends he returned young people who will help determine the to his quest, and ultimately achieved his goal. future in years to come.” Development of his wing is not over. Keynote speaker Yves Rossy, aka Jet- “We’re now using a helicopter to [launch], man, proved that the spirit of innovation so we are not autonomous,” Rossy said. lives on. The former fighter pilot and air- He is now working on a wing capable of line captain recounted his 25-year quest self-launching from the ground. for “complexly free” human flight, instead Today Rossy imagines a future where of flying within a machine. “you strap a wing on, start your engines,” He found something like that sensation and gambol amidst the clouds or use it for INTOSH when he began parachuting, but “unfor- personal travel. “It could become a good c tunately, the vector is like that,” he said, business,” he surmised, “so if someone’s pointing straight down. Rossy began interested in being part of that adventure

experimenting with sky surfing, which he in the future…” n M DAVID PHOTOS:

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Pg-1,4,53,54_d2_v4.indd 4 5/29/18 7:16 PM continued from page 1 Serge was soon to prove his mettle as a businessman. Having seen his father Mourning visionary Marcel successfully rebuff attempts by President François Mitterrand to nation- Serge Dassault alize Dassault in the 1980s, Serge headed off attempts by President Jacques Chi- Dassault Aviation. Dassault Aviation’s rac to restructure France’s aerospace management, engineers, technicians, industry in the mid-1990s, and this Das- employees, and workers all send their sault remained proudly independent. deepest and most sincere condolences He was instrumental in guiding the to Mrs. Dassault, her children, and development of such iconic aircraft as grandchildren.” the Falcon business jet lines and Rafale EBAA chairman Juergen Wiese said fighter, but also led his company to in his introductory remarks at yester - diversify into other areas, notably day’s EBACE opening general session: acquiring France’s leading newspaper

INTOSH “Yesterday, the business aviation fam- publisher Le Groupe Figaro, in 2004. ily lost one of its great leaders and fig- The company also owns the Paris-based

DAVID M c DAVID ures. Serge Dassault was a giant and auction house Artcurial and wine Training aircraft are sold out at Piper Aircraft for the rest of this year. Especially popular with legend, an innovator and pioneer, in estates in Bordeaux—many an aviation European flight training outfits is the diesel-powered Piper Archer DX. commerce and politics, in France and executive and journalist has enjoyed across Europe. Our hearts go out to Château Dassault’s wines on board the the [Groupe] Dassault family and our company barge, moored adjacent to hearts go out to the Dassault family its St. Cloud headquarters next to the Piper’s airplane sales soar that are here with us in Geneva this Seine in Paris. week. We dedicate EBACE 2018 to that Serge was also active politically as a legend, Serge Dassault.” member of the UMP party, with his son as training market heats up Olivier becoming a deputy in the French A Lasting Legacy National Assembly. Serge himself was a by Matt Thurber In 1914, then 22-year-old Marcel Das- former mayor of the city of Corbeil-Es - sault founded the company that would sonnes, a suburb of Paris some 23 miles Piper Aircraft has expanded its presence Recent fleet orders include 152 air- eventually come to dominate French southeast of St. Cloud, on the Seine. In at the annual EBACE show, in recognition craft from China’s Fanmei Aviation aviation. At that time, he was still 2004, Serge became a French senator, of the growing importance of the Euro- Technologies—100 Archer TXs, 50 Sem- named Marcel Bloch, and his successful championing the position of entrepre- pean market, according to president and inoles, one Seneca, and one M350; a sec - design of a wooden propeller for World neurs struggling against onerous tax CEO Simon Caldecott. On Piper’s static ond order for 100 Archer TXs from ATP War I pursuit aircraft kicked off one of and social regulations. display (SD18) are two of its M-class air- Flight School; and a 2018 order from the greatest success stories in aviation. In 2014, Serge passed the reins of the planes, an M600 turboprop single and the University of North Dakota for 22 Serge was born Serge Bloch in Paris family business to CEO Charles Edel - M350 pressurized piston single, as well as Archer TXs and four Seminoles, part of on April 4, 1925. He was one of two sons stenne (Eric Trappier is the current a diesel-powered Archer DX single. an earlier fleet order. of Marcel (the other being Claude) and CEO), but remained active in the busi - “The European business aviation mar- Piper (Booth C71) is certifying the his wife, Madeleine (née Minckes). The ness to the end. ket presents a key growth opportunity for G1000NXi upgrade in the M500 and Bloch family, being of Jewish heritage, was Piper Aircraft and our dealer partners,” M350, and this will also be available in the stripped of its property in WW2 during said Ron Gunnarson, v-p of sales, market- new diesel-powered Seminole, which will the Nazi occupation of France, with Mar- ing, and customer support. “With our con- be certified in the second quarter of 2019. cel having refused to have anything to do tinued focus on expanding international The Safe Flight angle-of-attack system on with the German aviation industry. sales and with the advent of EASA approval the M600 will be available in this year’s He was deported in 1944 to the Serge Dassault of single-engine turbine commercial oper- third quarter, and for the Archer, Arrow, Buchenwald concentration camp, then was here at ations, the EBACE convention is the ideal and avgas Seminole in 2019. released in April 1945 when the camp EBACE in 2014 venue for Piper to showcase its M-Class During the first quarter, sales reve- was liberated. Marcel subsequently to help launch products in the European market.” nue was up 77 percent, to $41.38 million. changed the family name to Dassault, Dassault First-quarter deliveries for Piper M-class sales grew by more than 100 derived from his brother Darius’s code Aviation’s climbed significantly, up 36 percent, to percent. In Europe, Piper has delivered name when he served in the French flagship, ultra- 34 aircraft, compared to last year, with six Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A-powered underground “Char-d’assault,” the long-range trainer deliveries ascending by 16 percent. M600s, and Caldecott expects another French term for a battle tank. Falcon 8X.

Trainer orders have surged 88 percent three sales this year. UK dealer BEA is The young Serge focused on his edu- WAGNER MARK over the past five years, and the backlog adding an M500 to its charter fleet. cation, joining the family business in for the Archer training airplane is now With the Continental diesel engine’s 1951 after graduating from the Insti - into the third quarter of 2019. time between replacement now at 2,100 tut Superieur de l’Aeronautique et de At the time of his death, Serge “Our 2018 trainer production is sold hours, diesel-powered Pipers are gain- l’Espace, having previously studied at Dassault was honorary chairman of out,” Caldecott said. “As a manufacturer of ing traction in various markets. “There the Lycée Janson de Sailly and gaining Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault, training aircraft, we’re seeing the forecast is demand for jet fuel-powered aircraft,” a first degree from the École Polytech - the family’s holding company, which becoming reality. The pilot shortage is real.” said Caldecott. nique in Paris. In the early 1960s he also includes Dassault Systèmes, the Sales of Piper’s trainers—which include Most diesel Archer DXs are delivering added an MBA from HEC Paris. leading supplier of the aircraft design the Garmin G1000-equipped Archer (both to buyers in Asia and Europe, where avgas Despite distinguishing himself as a and development software—Catia— avgas and diesel versions), Arrow complex is expensive and, in Asia’s case, difficult student, Serge’s father Marcel main - that is used by the aerospace industry single, and Seminole twin—are a reflec- to obtain. But there is also renewed inter- tained control of the family business around the world; Sogitec; Lummen; tion of the impact of the pilot shortage. ested in the U.S. market, he said. The die- and, according to those who remember Le Figaro; and SABCA. Training organizations need new aircraft, sel version of the Archer costs $65,000 that time, had little confidence in the Serge Dassault married Nicole (née and Piper is focusing on long-term agree- more than the avgas-powered Archer. young Serge becoming his successor. Raffel) on July 5, 1950, and is survived ments for large fleet sales. “Right now “This year we will produce three times He did, however, make him head of Das - by their four children—Laurent, Oliv- they’re looking for more aircraft at the as many as we did the first year [2014, sault Electronique, so that after Mar - ier, Thierry, and Marie-Helene—and front end,” he said. “And a lot of schools when Piper offered the diesel option],” cel’s death in 1986, aged 94, Serge was several grandchildren. Laurent and want glass cockpits because retrofitting is he said. That amounts to about 10 per- well placed to become the new leader Olivier have held executive positions too expensive.” cent of Archer production. n of Groupe Dassault as chief executive. in the family company. n

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