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获取亚太地区商务航空新闻的首选渠道

The sun shines on Shanghai

上海重现春日艳阳 在本周初的寒冷阴雨过后，昨天的上海晴空万里，温暖的阳光洒满了位 于虹桥国际机场的上海霍克太平洋公务航空服务中心FBO的停机坪。停在 静态展示区的33架参展的飞机在阳光下闪闪发光，从国内外来到上海参 加展会的参观者们在展厅和展馆里与飞机厂家及178家参展商热烈交流。 本田航空今年初次参加ABACE，其展出的红色本田喷气机每天都迎来 许多参观者。在静态展示区，从上海奥科赛飞机公司的M2两栖飞机到 空客和波音公司的直升机及VIP公务机，参观者们怎么看都看不够。 远程喷气机依然是亚太地区的购买者最青睐的机型，在世界上得到 了越来越多的关注。生产商包括庞巴迪，达索公司，巴西航空，湾流 宇航及德事隆航空。后者的静态展示区展示了一架带两栖浮板的塞斯 纳172，这是中国的第一架拥有如此装备的天鹰飞机。 自从ABACE展会第一次在上海举行至今已经第六年了，该展会一直由 美国国家公务航空协会（NBAA）和上海机场（集团）公司联合举办， 并得到亚洲公务航空协会（AsBAA）的大力配合。 “自从2012年第一届ABACE在上海召开之后，我们目睹了公务航空在中 国的持续发展，这表明公务航空在这里得到了大力支持。”NBAA的总裁 兼首席执行官Ed Bolen先生说。“显然，从许多方面来说，亚洲的公务航 空一直在发展，ABACE也已经发展成为亚洲航空界的盛会。” o

After beginning the week with a bout of cold rainy weather, blue skies returned yesterday to Shanghai, painting the ramp of the Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre FBO at Hongqiao International Airport with welcoming warm sunshine. The 33 aircraft parked on the ramp glistened as visitors from China and around the world mingled with aircraft manufacturers and the 178 exhibitors inside the show pavilions and chalets.

First-time exhibitor Honda Aircraft saw its red HondaJet surrounded every day of the show, but visitors seemingly couldn’t get enough of everything on display, from Shanghai-based Oxai Aircraft’s M2 amphibian to helicopters and VIP bizliners from Airbus and Boeing.

Long-range jets remain the most desired business aircraft for Asia Pacific buyers, and this is underscored by their growing business interests

around the world—served by jets from companies such as Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer, Gulfstream and Textron Aviation. The latter’s static display was also host to a customer’s Cessna 172 on amphibious floats, the first Skyhawk in China so equipped.

This year marks the sixth ABACE since the show started here in Shanghai, with the event all that time being jointly hosted by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and Shanghai Airport Authority, in coordination with the Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA).

“In the years since the first ABACE was held here in 2012, we have witnessed a continuing string of developments showing the support this industry has in the region,” said NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen. “Clearly, in a number of ways, business aviation is evolving in Asia, just as ABACE has evolved into an Asian show.” o

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Aircraft

Bizliners

Flight Support Service

Very Light Jets

AsBAA, Avic Blend Efforts

Gulfstream Reports Strong Sales

Boeing Business Jets Favored in Asia

Universal Opens New Center

Eclipse Lands at ABACE

The Asian Business Aviation Association has joined with Avic to promote business aviation. Page 6

Business jet manufacturer Gulfstream has seen its fleet expand in the Asia Pacific region. Page 8

Using derivatives of its airliners, Boeing’s corporate jet division is well respected among Asian business aviation travelers. Page 17

With leisure travel on the rise, the Maldives now has its own Universal Weather and Aviation on site center. Page 20

U.S. manufacturer One Aviation has its Eclipse very light jet on display at this year’s ABACE show. Look for it on the flight line. Page 23

THAT OTHERS MAY SEE AsBAA chairman Charlie Mularski (third from left) presented a check for US$54,000 here at ABACE to Mary Lau, director of development for the Orbis (MD-11) Flying Eye Hospital. The funds came from AsBAA members from China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Orbis travels the world bringing eyesight to blind people who have no other access to proper medical care. n

Attending the ceremony were key officials from both sides, including HK Bellawings general manager of customer service Ethan Xue and general manager for CAMO/ FTM Richard Guo, as well as Satcom Direct’s APAC regional director Nathan Andrews and EMEA managing director Michael Skou Christensen.

Earlier in this year’s ABACE event, the company announced agreements with global aircraft maintenance provider Execujet, which will provide maintenance services for its fleet, strengthening its

The gateway for approximately half of business aviation in China, Million Air Beijing is a partnership between the U.S. FBO network and China’s CJet.

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HK Bellawings vice president Jack Li and Satcom Direct’s chief commercial officer Chris Moore celebrate the signing of a memo of understanding that will see the aviation communications specialist named as the preferred connectivity provider for Bellawings’ fleet of managed business jets, one of several agreements the company announced here at ABACE.

operational ability and efficiency in the Asia Pacific region. Another transaction with U.S. airborne medical services provider MedAire

will augment Bellawings commitment to safe flying by providing medical and security solutions in the air and on the ground. o

Million Air, CJet refining Beijing’s FBO culture It has been more than a year since China’s Capital Jet (CJet, Booth P208) formed a partnership with U.S.-based FBO chain Million Air to rebrand its facility at Beijing Capital Airport. The lone business aviation services provider there, the partnership gave Million Air its first location in the Eastern Hemisphere. In that time, Million Air has worked with the CJet staff to better align the FBO toward traditional FBO industry standards.

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Satcom Direct to serve HK Bellawings’ fleet Business aircraft management provider HK Bellawings (Booth P208) signed a memo of understanding yesterday that will see Satcom Direct (SD) as the preferred aircraft connectivity provider for its business jet fleet. “Satcom Direct is an expert in advancing connectivity in the air,” said Jack Li, the Hong Kongbased company’s vice president.” With this partnership, it will bring further improvements to the hardware of HK Bellawings fleet, allowing us to provide our customers with a more modern and convenient flying experience.”

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In fact, over the past year Million Air has brought two large groups of the Beijing facility’s staff to its U.S. location in California and to its flagship location in Houston, where they learned how a traditional Western FBO functions and trained alongside their U.S. counterparts. “We got them badging in the U.S.,” said Million Air CEO Roger Woolsey. “They actually functioned in all the positions, customer service, line service and marshalling.”

Beijing holds a special place in Chinese business aviation, according to Woolsey.

“It accounts for 50 percent of all [business aviation] movements in China,” he told AIN. “There’s between 35 and 50 corporate jets a day coming into the airport. It’s the busiest airport for corporate aviation and international arrivals.”

That high visibility has led to changes at the facility itself, which has seen interior remodelling, “turning it from a cold terminal where people park and receive fuel into a hospitality center, like a real FBO,” Woolsey said. A new addition on

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the exterior is an arrivals canopy on the landside to protect incoming passengers from the elements.

The Million Air chief is eagerly anticipating further business aviation growth in China’s capital city, with a new, second airfield currently under construction— Daxing International Airport—that is expected to open in 2019, Woolsey said.

“We are very excited about that because CJet is going to give Million Air full control of that FBO’s design.” It will be the only service provider at what will then be the largest airport in China, he said.

For Million Air, that means an opportunity to participate in the design and build of the new CJet-funded facility from the ground up, and offer standard conveniences in customer service, such as being able to unload aircraft at the FBO and then tow them to their parking spaces. According to Woolsey, the site of the business aircraft facility has already been selected by the airport authority, and construction is expected to begin later this year. o

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Metrojet hires industry vets to solidify leadership status Hong Kong-based Metrojet (H410) has hired business aviation veteran Gary Dolski to lead its aircraft management and charter (AMC) unit and Alden Zhang to head up its base in Shanghai.

The additions come as Metrojet CEO Björn Näf makes plans to return to Europe to “pursue a new challenge” later this year.

“For the last seven years, Metrojet has grown from a Hong Kong-based company to a regional organization with presence in China, Philippines, India and Singapore,” said Näf. “2017 marks Metrojet’s 20th anniversary, and I am proud of our achievements thus far. I am delighted to have both Gary and Alden joining Metrojet’s management team to further strengthen the business.”

As managing director of AMC, Dolski has oversight of flight operations, aircraft management and charter sales, client services and certified aviation

maintenance organization across Hong Kong, Singapore and China. He brings more than 35 years of industry experience to his new role, including holding leadership positions at Bombardier, MD Helicopters and Jet Aviation.

Meanwhile, Zhang will serve as designate general manager for Metrojet, based in Shanghai. In this role, he will lead and manage Metrojet’s AOC setup in China, obtain the regulatory approvals of CCAR Part 91 and 135 and develop a business strategy that can support the company’s long-term growth in China.

Zhang has more than two decades of experience in both commercial and business aviation, holding management posts in Shanghai with China Eastern Airlines, Swissair and Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre. Before joining Metrojet, he was director of flight operations support at Textron Aviation Shanghai. o

Minsheng taps into U.S. Legacy leasing market Minsheng Financial Leasing (Chalet 3) held a signing ceremony on Tuesday for the lease of three Embraer Legacy 650s to Jet Edge, marking its first such agreement involving U.S. operations. Jet Edge took delivery of the first of the Legacys at the end of March. All three of the super-midsize business jets are expected to enter service in the next three to four months, said Jet Edge CEO Bill Papariella.

The Legacys continue a rapid growth for the Los Angeles-based operator, which now has 55 aircraft in its fleet but is in the midst of adding 10 more. The agreement begins a partnership between Minsheng and Jet Edge that might lead to additional aircraft and different models, Papariella said. He indicated that Jet Edge is eyeing Gulfstream models next.

The company has expanded into a range of services, including a $100 million finance portfolio. Papariella indicated that while Jet Edge will operate the aircraft, they eventually will be sold. The plan would be to replenish the airplanes as that occurred, he said.

Jet Edge, which formed a partnership with Asia Jet in 2012 to establish a base in Hong Kong, had also been developing a relationship with Minsheng executives, culminating in the lease. For Minsheng, the agreement gives it an entry into the U.S. leasing market and continues a strategy to become a dominant global player in the aircraft leasing market, said Wan Xiaofang, president of Minsheng Financial Leasing.

Noting only does the agreement with Jet Edge mark a first for a Chinese

美捷新增猛将，巩固领导地位 总部位于香港的美捷商用飞机公司 （展台号H410）新任命业内备受尊 敬的杜以其先生（Gary Dolski） 负责其飞机管理及包机（AMC） 业务，同时任命张騄先生（Alden Zhang）领导美捷的上海合资企 业。新的任命发生在美捷公司首席 执行官蓝彼安先生（Björn Näf） 计划在下半年返回欧洲“迎接新挑 战”之前。 “在过去的七年里，美捷由一 家以香港为基地的公司发展成为 足迹遍及中国、菲律宾、印度及 新加坡的亚洲区域性组织，” 蓝 彼安先生说，“2017年美捷庆祝成 立20周年，我对于至今取得的成 果感到骄傲。我非常高兴能够迎 来杜以其和张騄先生加入美捷的 管理团队，继续推进和巩固美捷 的业务。 ”

作为AMC的董事总经理，杜以其 先生将负责香港、新加坡及中国的 飞行运营、飞机管理和包机销售、 客户服务及持续试航管理组织等范 畴。 他拥有超过35年的航空业经 验，曾担任庞巴迪、MD Helicopters及Jet Aviation的领导岗位。 同时，张騄先生将上任美捷上 海合资企业的候任总经理，负责 领导和管理美捷的中国航空运营 许可证（AOC）项目，获取中国 民航规章CCAR第91及135部的审 批，并制定美捷在中国长期发展 的业务策略。 张騄先生拥有超过20年的民用及 公务航空业经验，曾担任上海东方 航空、瑞士航空和上海霍克太平洋 商务航空中心的管理职务。在加入 美捷之前，他是上海德事隆航空飞 行运行支持总监。 o

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Wang Fuhou, v-p of aviation for Minsheng Financial Leasing celebrates with Bill Papariella, Jet Edge CEO.

leasing company, but it represents the trust building between Chinese and U.S. companies, Wan said.

Minsheng Financial Leasing has built a portfolio of 300 aircraft, with business aircraft accounting for almost half of that total. Wan noted this is part of a larger effort to foster development of the industry in China from the OEM to the supplier and the operator. But the company is also focusing on international expansion, she said. o

China Business Aviation Group co-founder, chairman and CEO Jason Liao held a roundtable forum with China-based media yesterday to explain trends in the Chinese business aviation industry. High fixed costs are an ongoing problem for business jet owners in China, he said, but when costs drop, flying activity will grow. Demand for secondhand aircraft has expanded in the country because buyers could get these airplanes much quicker due to the lengthy approval process for purchases of new jets. But now that the government has eliminated the approval requirement, sales of new and used jets should accelerate. Development of new airports is also increasing, “and we are very encourn aged,” he said.

PHILJETS ADDS TWO JETS Philippines private aviation solutions provider PhilJets Group has added two new jets to its fleet in the first quarter, marking its entry into the business jet market.

PhilJets was founded in 2013 and is AsBAA’s first Manila-based member. Previously it was only a rotorcraft operator. Its subsidiaries, PhilJets Aero Services and PhilJets Aero Charter, also offers aircraft management, aircraft sales, helicopter tours, MRO services, spare parts sales and technical support.

According to the company, the Citation XLS+ will be ideal for short regional flights such as Manila to Shanghai, while the Challenger 350 will serve longer legs such as Manila to Sydney. The jets will allow the operator to increase its range of services throughout the entire Asia Pacific region. n

JUST LIKE A WALK IN THE PARK What could be more pleasant than a sunny stroll down the static display line at ABACE? With close to three dozen aircraft to admire, the scenery couldn’t be more sublime.

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The Mozi solar-powered UAV was on display during the one-day International Solar-powered Aircraft Development forum.

Oxai’s M2 Skywave and Mozi UAV show design skills

SOLAR PROTECTION After a long stint of inclement weather, these ABACE showgoers found the need for protection from yesterday’s emerging rays. Blue skies prevailed, and the aircraft in the static display area basked in their brightly-colored glory.

Bombardier inks Haeco pact Bombardier is partnering with Haeco Private Jet Solutions (Booth P214) to provide cabin services for customers at its Tianjin Aviation service center in China.

Haeco is supplying skilled technicians from its Xiamen facility to refurbish the cabin of a Global 6000. Lanny Schindelmeiser, general manager of the Tianjin center, said plans call to make the arrangement a longterm agreement.

Bombardier opened the center with plans to offer refurbishment capabilities, and “we were looking for a partner who is already doing that,” said Schindelmeiser.

He added that refurbishment requires a significant level of expertise and experience, which led to the decision to outsource the work as the center opened. The center has designated an area specifically for the interiors.

Haeco brings extensive experience on interior work, with capabilities in wood

veneers, seat upholstery repair, painting, liquid print and cabin monuments repair and refurbishment. The organization is recognized as an authorized center for both Airbus Corporate Jets and Boeing Business Jets, Schindelmeiser said, adding that Haeco was selected over a number of other firms.

“Bombardier Tianjin is looking to find value-added solutions for our customers while keeping quality as the primary foundation,” he said. “Haeco PJS provides an in-country resource and pairs well with our high-quality standards. This first project is proving that we can further build a partnership that would support the rest of our customers.”

“This model of cooperation is mutually beneficial, combining our respective strengths to provide unparalleled support to Bombardier customers,” added Summit Chan, CEO of Haeco Xiamen. o Celebrating their companies’ new cooperation are Bill Siejna, manager of North Asia regional support offices for Bombardier Business Aircraft; Jacqueline Jiang, commercial director for Haeco Xiamen; Lanny Schindelmeiser, general manager of Bombardier Tianjin Aviation Services; and Chan Yuk Kin, Haeco Private Jet Solutions executive general manager.

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After introducing its M2 Skywave amphibious airplane at ABACE last year, Oxai Aircraft (Static Display) returned to this year’s iteration of the show with certification plans firmly in place. Water testing will begin next week, and first flight of the M2 should take place in about two months, said Oxai chief designer, president and CEO Roger Mao. He expects that the airplane will receive CAAC type design approval this year in a framework similar to U.S. light sport aircraft ASTM F2245 standards compliance.

The amphibious M2 has an all-composite airframe and it is powered by a 100-hp Rotax 912iS. Avionics are dual Garmin G3X Touch displays with a Garmin G5 attitude indicator as backup.

Oxai has orders for 47 M2s so far.

“People are very excited and push me for

when they can test fly it,” said Mao. Meanwhile, the Shanghai-based company also brought its Mozi solarpowered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to ABACE, displaying it during the “International Solar-powered Aircraft Development” forum, which Oxai and local science and engineering organizations co-hosted on Monday.

The Mozi UAV was developed

by Oxai and Shanghai Science & Technology Committee and achieved first flight on Dec. 9, 2016. The solar forum featured Mao; Eric Raymond, who designed and flies the solar-powered Sunseeker motorgliders; Canlong Sun, vice president of Lingang Science and Technology Innovation City Economic Development; and local engineers and researchers. o

Oxai’s M2 amphibious sportplane, introduced last year, is almost ready for its maiden flight.

WINGX ADVANCE OUTLINES ASIA BIZAV STATISTICS According to WingX Advance, a business aviation intelligence service based in Germany, business aircraft trips from Europe to Asia have grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 percent since 2005. Through the end of March, the rolling 12-month average climbed 18 percent.

In the fourth quarter of 2016, flights within China reached 1,154 for Gulfstream large-cabin jets.

Bombardier jets flew 553 flights during that period; Hawkers flew 247 flights; Embraer Legacy 600/ ERJ135s logged 169; and the Falcon 7X, 106 flights.

The most popular city-pair in China was Beijing Capital Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International, with 156 flights in the fourth quarter. Other popular airport pairs included Shenzhen Bao’an International and Beijing Capital Airport, as well as Hong Kong n International and Beijing Capital Airports.

CORRECTIONS In yesterday’s issue of ABACE Convention News, “Jinggong Global Jet adds to its fleet,” the location of Global Jet was incorrect. The company, which has been in operation for more than 16 years, is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

On page 22 of the Tuesday edition of ABACE Convention News, the HondaJet’s engines were incorrectly identified. The HondaJet is powered by two GE Honda HF120 engines. n

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GA infrastructure build-up helping to boost Cirrus sales Cirrus Aircraft has seen steady improvements in China’s general aviation infrastructure, and this has helped drive sales of its airplanes in the country. There are now 100 Cirrus SR-series piston singles operating in China.

More significant, however, is that Cirrus has recently added in-country capabilities that enhance support and operation of its aircraft, elements that are critical for growth of general aviation and the company’s market share in China.

Cirrus Aircraft is owned by China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (Caiga), which is part of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (Avic). Now Chinabased Cirrus operators can order parts directly from Caiga instead of having to source parts from the U.S. or Europe.

Caiga also recently signed a contract with Cirrus for maintenance training to

Cirrus’s John Duplaise (left) presented an SR22 model to John Fang of China’s Juhe Aviation, which recently accepted two personalized SR22Xi models.

be done at the company’s Zhuhai location, with the start of training expected to take place by year-end. This eliminates the need to send Chinese technicians to the U.S. or Europe for training, not only saving money but enhancing training that can be done in the technicians’ native language. Another local move is the opening of a Cirrusauthorized service center in Shanghai.

Earlier this year, Cirrus announced its latest models—the G6 versions of the SR20 and SR22 single-engine airplanes.

New features include remote keyless entry doors, a Garmin-based Perspective+ avionics suite with a new Qwerty flight management system keyboard, automatic

yaw damper and improved avionics performance, plus Whelen’s Spectra wingtip lighting and other convenience elements.

The SR20 G6 is fitted with a new 215-hp Lycoming IO-390 engine, which allows the aircraft to carry 150 pounds of useful load compared to earlier SR20 models.

Jet Deliveries

In December, Cirrus began deliveries of its new single-engine Vision Jet. “This allows customers to continue to live the Cirrus life at jet speed,” said Adam Hahn, executive director of international sales. So far Cirrus has delivered four Visions, and the fifth will enter service later this week in Europe. “We’re scaling up production,” he said, and during 2017 the company expects to deliver 25 to 50, reaching full-rate production of 75 to 125 jets in 2018.

The Vision Jet is powered by an 1,800-pounds-thrust Williams International FJ33-5A turbofan engine. Top speed is 300 knots, and maximum altitude 28,000 feet.

The cabin has seats for seven occupants (five adults and two children). Like the SR series airplanes, the Vision Jet is also equipped with a Cirrus Airframe Parachute System, which can safely lower the airplane to the ground during an emergency situation.

Cirrus could deliver a Vision Jet in China in about a year and a half, but that will depend on obtaining CAAC certification, according to Jon Dauplaise, general manager for China and emerging markets. “We do have orders [for the Vision Jet] in China,” he said.

Meanwhile, the ability to fly a Cirrus in China is slowly improving. The largest operator of Cirrus airplanes in China is Catholic University’s flight training program, with 40 SR-series airplanes (also the largest single fleet of Cirrus airplanes in the world) in Luoyang.

Another Cirrus operator in China is Jinggong Jet, which offers aerial tour flights over the Great Wall of China and flight training from the airport in Badaling.

“The general aviation environment in China is changing,” said Dauplaise.

“The CAAC is proactive about opening the airspace.” o

It helps to start them early. Part of the efforts by AsBAA and Avic involve emphasizing the connection between aviation and education. They plan to initiate programs with primary and middle schools, and up through polytech and aviation-specific colleges. Internships and scholarships make up part of the agenda.

AsBAA and Avic join forces to foster business aviation in China The Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) and Avic Foundation are planning to sign a four-year agreement today that covers a spectrum of joint activities and educational initiatives to foster the business and general aviation industry in China. To take effect immediately, the agreement will be signed today during AsBAA Discovery, the student careers day at ABACE, and builds on AsBAA’s growing effort for student outreach.

The strategic partnership will leverage the reach of AsBAA and Avic Foundation in China. AsBAA is a nonprofit member-based organization representing more than 130 business and general aviation organizations, while Avic Foundation is part of Avic General, China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (Caiga), the state-owned general aviation organization that was established to contribute to the development of the industry in China.

“AsBAA has been encouraged to see significant progress in terms of cooperation between our association, CAAC and other governmental and non-government departments,” said AsBAA chairman Charlie Mularski, who added that the agreement builds on this progress. “We believe this marks the start of a significant public-private partnership in the advocation or our industries’ further development for all key stakeholders.”

China represents an enormous growth market for business and general aviation, Mularski added, but noted a number of issues confront the industry. These include attracting and retaining talent, education, public relations and suitable regulation.

Huilan Sun (left), general secretary of the Avic Foundation, with AsBAA chairman Charlie Mularski.

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ROTOR POWER Textron’s Bell Helicopter division is here at ABACE to promote the business benefits of rotary-wing aviation.

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Partnerships with the government and companies such as Avic “is pushing forward the industry across China, helping to overcome some of the challenges of recent years and connect communities, drive economies and create new opportunities,” he said.

The partnership between AsBAA and Avic Foundation will involve several joint efforts, including promoting the industry and organizing industry activities in China. It will also have a heavy emphasis on education. The organizations will work to set up cooperation and communication with Chinese education administration departments, industry and schools; stress the importance of education that spans primary and middle schools, polytechnic colleges and aviation colleges; and develop a sustainable non-profit aviation education program with internships and scholarships.

AsBAA formed a student chapter in mainland China three years ago to address concerns about a lack of awareness among students about career opportunities in business and general aviation.

The ABACE student day has expanded since then, bringing in 230 students to ABACE this year.

“This strategy and spirit aligns very well with Avic Foundation’s own mission to inspire advocate and education pupils, students, the media and public authorities so that our industry can realize its full potential China,” said Huilan Sun, general secretary of Avic Foundation. “Avic Foundation was founded on a principle of advocating a general aviation culture at a young age so that the dreams of flying and working in aviation can be realized,” she added. o

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Gulfstream continues to be successful in the Chinese market, and is set to deliver the first B-registered G650.

BAA and Luxaviation team on bizjet support Hong Kong-based Business Aviation Asia (BAA, Booth P706) announced a strategic partnership with Europe-based Luxaviation Group on Tuesday here at ABACE. The two companies will combine their resources to manage aircraft for business jet owners across Greater China and in other parts of the Asia Pacific region. Luxaviation operates a fleet of more than 260 aircraft around the world.

have the opportunity to deliver our expertise to the fast-growing Asian and specifically the Chinese business jet market and support BAA to further improve its client services in the region.”

BAA is owned by CMIG Aviation, which is part of the China Minsheng Investment Group, a leading provider of finance to the business aviation sector in Asia. “This new strategic partnership in aviation

CMIG Aviation president Zhu Yimin (left) and Luxaviation Group managing director Tom Künsch shake hands on the partnership between their two companies.

BAA, which has been operating aircraft in Asia for more than a decade, and Luxaviation signed an initial strategic cooperation deal in 2015. Luxaviation subsidiary ExecuJet operates 25 FBOs and 15 business aircraft maintenance centers worldwide.

According to the partners, the joint venture will allow customers in Asia to take advantage of Luxaviation’s global network of business aviation support facilities and its charter fleet. “We are proud to

services will undoubtedly help play a highly important role in the further growth and development of China’s business aviation market,” said CMIG Aviation president and BAA chairman Zhu Yimin.

“The agreement will bring the combined private and business aviation expertise of East and West in one unified service offering, with the kindred companies able to support and complement each other’s operations across Europe and Asia,” he noted. o

Gulfstream’s fortunes going strong in China Gulfstream Aerospace (Chalet 2) will deliver its first China B-registered ultra-long-range G650 to a Chinese customer this month, following CAAC certification of the G650 and G650ER in February. There are already 23 G650s operating in Greater China, according to Roger Sperry, Gulfstream regional senior v-p for international sales in Asia-Pacific.

These G650s are part of the 185-strong fleet of Gulfstreams in Greater China, which includes 110 in mainland China.

Gulfstream now holds 70 percent of the large-cabin market share in the country, Sperry said. Just 10 years ago, the Asia Pacific region represented a mere four percent of Gulfstream’s then-fleet of 1,900 aircraft worldwide. Now the region accounts for 12 percent of the 2,600 Gulfstreams in service, he said. “That’s the largest market behind the U.S., and more than Europe. It’s been a huge amount of growth for us.”

While China customers have largely purchased the G450, G550 and G650, there are 10

midsize Gulfstream G200s and G280s in China. The G280 can fly from Shanghai to Singapore, which serves customers needing business aviation transportation in the Asia Pacific region.

But most China-based customers are using their large-cabin Gulfstreams to travel all over the world, especially from China to the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Africa, hence the popularity of the larger Gulfstreams.

Now that the G650 is certified in China, Sperry sees a “tremendous market” for the jet and likely a new cycle of sales. Later this year, the new fly-by-wire G500 is due for FAA certification then entry into service.

He believes its combination of cabin size (width 2.41 meters/7 feet 11 inches, height 1.93 meters/6 feet 4 inches) and range (9,260 km/5,000 nm) will make the G500 and its longer-range (11,480 km/6,200 nm) G600 sibling a popular choice for Chinese buyers. Although Sperry can’t reveal specifics about G500/G600 sales in China, he said that Gulfstream has logged many sales of the new jets “around the world.”

Gulfstream’s success in the Asia Pacific region has much to do with the company’s decision to invest in the area beginning in the late 1980s. “I started coming here 25 years ago,” Sperry said. “We knew there would be a market.” Now Gulfstream employs more than 75 people throughout Asia and operates a service center in Beijing.

Today, Gulfstream is as busy as it was four years ago, with the number of inquiries about its products and the amount of sales proposals growing. “Buyers are continuing to purchase,” he said, “and people continue to expand their business and to understand how to operate business jets.”

Another factor contributing to business aviation success in China is that, compared to five years ago, operating a jet in China has become easier. Flight plan approval used to take a week, but now is down to one day, Sperry said.

Although it would help if more airport takeoff and landing slots were made available to business aircraft, local operators “are used to an operating environment like this,” he noted.

“And the growing number of B-registered aircraft helps, too, because they have access to more airports in China, compared to non-China-registered jets.” o

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Rockwell Collins connects with MCN

SHOW AND TELL There’s lots to see and talk about here at ABACE. The exhibit floor is full of fascinating elements that make up the business aviation industry.

Rockwell Collins has signed a reseller agreement with Beijing Marine Communication and Navigation Company (MCN) to provide broadband services to its ArincDirect customers in mainland China. The agreement establishes a long-term partnership that will position Rockwell Collins to meet the growing demand for in-flight connectivity services.

“The Chinese business aviation industry is still in a relatively early stage of development,” said David Stanley, vice president of ArincDirect cabin services at Rockwell Collins (Booth P224). “This agreement with MCN provides

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a great foundation for giving business jet operators in China access to our full suite of satellite services.”

ArincDirect has already begun to build a strong customer base in China, but the partnership will ensure long-term success in the region, said Mike Dupuis, director of ArincDirect Asia Pacific. “The agreement solidifies our relationship [with MCN] and provides for a longterm plan for providing services in the region,” he said.

Rockwell Collins hopes to build on the partnership with MCN to expand both its connectivity and other service offerings over time as the fleet continues

to grow in China. MCN, an affiliate of the Ministry of Transport’s China Transport and Telecommunication Information Center, represents the Chinese government in the participation of Inmarsat operations.

ArincDirect is a reseller of satellite connectivity services globally, along with providing a range of trip support and other services.

“We are committed to ensuring that China has access to the latest connectivity technology,” said Son Zhen, vice president of sales and marketing for MCN. “This relationship will enable our business aviation operators to have access to the fastest cabin communications available.” o

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Boeing Business Jets’ new boss makes a debut

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manufacturer’s corporate jet di­ vision recently named Greg Laxton as its new leader. His

predecessor David Longridge was named v-p of sales and mar­ keting for commercial aviation services in early December. How­ ever, Laxton has experience as a fighter pilot, Boeing team lead and most recently as a sales direc­ tor for major airlines in Asia.

Laxton earned a bache­ lor’s degree in earth science and geography at California

State University Northridge and a master’s degree in aero­ nautical science from EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University.

After this, he served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, log­ ging approximately 4,000 flight hours, and retired as a lieuten­ ant colonel.

In 2004, Laxton joined Boeing as the capture team lead for the

A former USAF fighter pilot, Boeing Business Jets’ new top man Greg Laxton is here at ABACE for the first time.

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As BBJ celebrated its 20th anni­ versary last year, the company sold three new BBJ Max models in Greater China in April. BBJ announced at ABACE 2016 that it would expand its training ca­ pabilities at its Flight Services campus in Shanghai, to better serve the Greater China region.

This includes adding a NextGeneration 737 full-motion sim­ ulator and a maintenance-train­ ing classroom to serve airline and business aviation operations.

BBJ will also deliver a BBJ-2 in­ to the Chinese market this year.

More recently, the 737 Max 8 received FAA certification at the beginning of March of this year. The aircraft is now cleared for service with operators such as Southwest Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle. The 737 Max 8 seats 162 passengers in its dualclass layout, and as many as 189 passengers in its highest density configuration. With its CFM Leap-1B turbofans, the aircraft reduces fuel burn and CO2 emissions by 14 per­ cent compared with the 737800NG. Boeing announced that it will base new BBJ Max models on the 737 Max 8.

Looking forward, Boeing will enter new aircraft into service during the upcoming years. The narrowbody Max 9 is expected to enter service in 2018 while the smaller Max 7 as well as the higher capacity Max 200 are anticipated in 2019.

According to Boeing 737 Max program vice president and gen­ eral manager Keith Leverkuhn, the Max 10, which has not been officially launched, could reach its final configuration next year, in time for an FAA certification in 2020. o

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这款机型相较于其广受欢迎的前身机型来说， It’s a little longer—and in many ways, much 机身稍长一些，并且在各个方面都得到了提高。 better—than its wildly popular predecessor.

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别 是 7100万 美 元 和 7500万 美 元 ， 而 湾

是能够丈量的。达索公司（Dassault）

流公务机的售价则为6600万美元。

相信猎鹰8X公务机机身增加的这43英寸

达索公司将8X公务机投入市场的这一

（109厘米）将会使它与众不同。伴随着

举措将会是一个明智的决定，这一举措将

一连串的技术改进，这一款长航程、大

会让旧机型的拥有者来快速升级他们的飞

机舱的三引擎喷气机已于去年开始交付

机。这款飞机的航程为6450海里（在搭乘

给客户，相比其前身机型猎鹰7X来说，

八名乘客和三名机组人员以0.8马赫速度

客舱更长。这一长度转化成为了百分之7

飞行的条件下），比7X公务机要多出500

的额外空间—足以容纳一个更长的机上

海里。增加的航程得益于飞机搭载了一个

厨房、设置更宽的座椅间距、或在后舱

额外的机身中部油箱和采用了重新设计之

盥洗间设置一个蒸汽淋浴间。

后更为轻盈的机翼—使得8X公务机可以从

增加的机身长度—以及一系列的其

香港直飞伦敦、从巴黎直飞新加坡、从北

他改良—使得8X公务机的价格上涨至

京直飞洛杉矶。重做后的机翼仍旧能够让

接近6000万美元，比大获成功的7X公

8X公务机自由地在短距离跑道上起降；在

务 机 要 贵 百 分 之 十 。 但 由 于 8X公 务 机

满载的情况下，飞机起飞需要6,000英尺

所展示出来的各项优势，这些优势不

的距离而降落则只需要2,150英尺。

仅仅局限于额外的空间，因此达索公

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公务机的拥有者和一些可能正在等待

够提供6,725磅的推力，推力提高了百分之5

正在研发的庞巴迪环球系列以及湾流

并且排放量得到了减少。达索公司称8X公

G650ER（ 后 者 虽 然 已 经 投 产 ， 但 是

务机的燃油效率要优于其他同级别飞机。

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并且，8X公务机上还有许多7X在2007

户将会成为8X的潜在客户。环球系列

年上市时所没有的优势：

甚至价格还比8X公务机高昂，售价分

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t’s said that the margin of victory in life can sometimes be measured in in­ches. Dassault believes that another 43 inches (109 cm) of fuselage length will help make a big difference when it comes to the Falcon 8X. Along with a string of technological advancements, the long-range, large-cabin trijet, which the company began delivering to customers last year, boasts a longer passenger cabin than its 7X predecessor. That translates into 7 percent more volume—enough to allow for a longer galley, more legroom between seats, or an optional steam shower in the aft lav.

The added inches—and the long list of other enhancements—push the price of the 8X to nearly $60 million, making it about 10 percent more expensive than the wildly successful 7X. But because the 8X offers a lot more than just extra room, Dassault believes that a ready audience exists for the airplane: some of the more than 200 owners of the 7X and perhaps those waiting—and waiting—for the under-development Bombardier Globals as well as for the Gulfstream G650ER, which is in production but has a long backorder list.

The Globals are even more expensive than the 8X, at $71 million and $75 million,

respectively, as is the Gulfstream, which runs upwards of $66 million.

Dassault might be right about the market for the 8X, which offers a quick way for owners of earlier models to take a step up. The aircraft has a range of 6,450 nautical miles (with eight passengers and three crew, at Mach 0.8), 500 more than the 7X. The extra range— courtesy of an additional center-fuselage fuel tank and a lighter, redesigned wing—enables the 8X to fly nonstop from Hong Kong to London, Paris to Singapore, and Beijing to Los Angeles.

The reworked wing also keeps the 8X competitive on short runways; it needs 6,000 feet to take off fully loaded but can stop in 2,150 feet. he Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307D engines have been optimized to offer 6,725 pounds of thrust each, with a 5 percent thrust increase and lower emissions. Dassault claims the 8X is more fuel-efficient than other offerings in this class.

And you get all manner of other goodies that weren’t available when the 7X hit the market back in 2007. Things like:

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• 即便是在41,000英尺的巡航高度上，机舱 高度仍保持在3,900英尺，能够保证你神 清气爽地抵达目的地。（8X公务机的最 高巡航高度为51,000英尺。）

• 更多的机舱布局选择。得益于接近 1,700立方英尺的空间，有超过30种的

了更大的可靠性。你还可以选择全电子 功能座椅。

• 全新的高清娱乐系统。 • 全新的可调色LED照明。 • 全新加湿系统，能够将机舱湿度提高 至少百分之二十。

布局方案供你选择，其中包括将后舱改

• 重新设计的可转换机组人员休息区，位

造成一个媒体休息室，摆上超大尺寸的

于机上厨房正对面，在不使用时可转换

沙发和弹出式显示器或使用滑门分隔出

为衣柜。

一个独立的特等舱。在机舱中部，你可 以选择一个6座会议布置方案。

• 更多的机舱窗户。比7X多4扇窗户，总 数达到33。这意味着自然光能够照亮更 多的区域。

• 可选择三厨房布局，厨房总体增大百

• 可 以选择在前舱配置真空盥洗间。（ 你真的需要它，好好想想，它可以 防 止 气 味 飘 散 到 机 上 厨 房 。）。 后 舱 的真空盥洗间仍保持原有标准。

• 更加先进的驾驶舱。驾驶舱采用了超舒 适座椅，采用了达索公司最新5X双引

分之二十五。增加的区域意味着你可

擎喷气机的时尚设计，并且安装了最新

以配置更大的冷冻机和冰箱，在长达

的EASy3玻璃板数字化航空电子设备—

14个小时的飞行中随时为乘客们提供

这是围绕Honeywell的Primus Epic系统

服务。

打造的。除此之外，驾驶舱还搭配了

• 新的客舱座椅可以通过电子设备控制， 移除了传统的机械布线系统，从而提供

Elbit平视式显示屏，加入了合成视觉 功能。

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• A cabin altitude of just 3,900 feet at a cruising altitude of 41,000 feet, ensuring that you arrive at your destination not only freshly showered but alert and refreshed. (The 8X has a service ceiling of 51,000 feet.)

• More cabin layouts. Thanks to nearly 1,700 cubic feet of space, you can choose from more than 30 layouts in three zone configurations.

Possibilities include turning the aft cabin into a media lounge with oversized divans and a pop-up monitor or making it a separate stateroom with a sliding pocket door. Mid cabin there’s also space to install a six-seat conference grouping.

• More cabin windows. You get four more than on the 7X for a total of 33. That means natural light in more places.

• A choice of three galley layouts, and galleys that are 25 percent larger overall. The added space means you can accommodate the larger chillers and refrigerators envisioned to service passengers on what can be 14-hour flights.

• New cabin seats that are electrically assisted and eliminate the traditional mechanical cabling system for greater reliability. Full electric function seats also will be available.

• A new high-definition entertainment system.

• New, color-adjustable LED lighting.

• A new system that increases cabin humidity by at least 20 percent.

• A redesigned convertible crew rest area opposite the galley that converts into a closet when not in use.

• An optional vacuum lavatory in the forward cabin. (You really want this. Think odor abatement next to the galley.

Enough said.) The vacuum lav in the aft cabin remains standard.

• A better cockpit. It incorporates supercomfy seats and takes styling cues from Dassault’s new 5X twinjet. And it features the new EASy 3 glass-panel digital avionics, which are built around the Honeywell Primus Epic System and the Elbit head-up display, which combines enhanced and synthetic vision.

The 8X builds on the features and flight characteristics that have made the 7X popular, adding increased utility and luxury.

Dassault is so convinced that this is a winning formula that it already is expanding its completion facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. That seems like a prudent move, because while the new airplane may be only a few feet longer than its predecessor, it really is miles apart. o

猎鹰8X一览表 Falcon 8X At a Glance 价格/Price

$58 万美元 $58 million (U.S.)

航程/Range*

6,450 nm/ 1,945 km

最大巡航速度 Maximum cruise speed

0.90 马赫 Mach 0.90

长距离巡航速度 Long-range cruise speed

0.80 马赫 Mach 0.80

最大重量起飞距离 Takeoff distance at max weight

1,829 米/6,000英尺 1,829 m/ 6,000 ft

着陆距离（一般着陆重量） Landing distance (typical landing weight)

655 米/2,150英尺 655 m/2,150 ft

得益于接近1,700

乘客（标准) Passengers (typical)

11-14

立方英尺的空间，

机组人员/Crew

3-5

有超过30种的布局 方案供你选择。 Thanks to nearly 1,700 cubic feet of space, you can choose from more than 30 layouts in three zone configurations.

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长/Length

13 米/42.67英尺 13 m/42.67 ft

高度/Height

2 米/6英尺2英寸 2 m/6 ft 2 in

宽度/Width

2.4 米/7英尺8英寸 2.4 m/7 ft 8 in

机舱/Cabin

体积/ 48 立立方米/1,695 立方英尺 Volume 48 cu m/1,695 cu ft 行李存放空间 Baggage volume

4 立立方米/140 立方英尺 4 cu m/ 140 cu ft

* 八名乘客、三名机组人员、符合美国公务航空协会 规定的备份燃油条件下、0.8马赫 *Eight passengers, three crew, NBAA reserves, Mach 0.8. 来源：达索公司

Source: Dassault

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Lett: The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X has begun deliveries in North America, and the five-seat light single is expected to do well in the Asia Pacific region, as well. Bell expects to build 150 Jet Ranger Xs per year.

Below: Bell partnered with Italy’s Mecaer Aviation Group on the MAGnificent VIP interior concept for the new 505 Jet Ranger X. Customers can choose from a variety of materials and seating/ storage configurations.

Bell Helicopter products gain a foothold in China

by Charles Alcock Bell Helicopter comes to this year’s ABACE show boosted by recent sales success in the Asia Pacific region. Looking to the future, at last month’s HeliExpo show in Dallas, Texas, the U.S. company, which is part of the Textron Aviation group, unveiled its new FCX-001 technology demonstrator.

China’s Reignwood Aviation is set to become the world’s largest fleet operator of the new Bell 505 Jet Ranger X light-single helicopter after the manufacturer announced a 50-ship order on March 7. The order, to be delivered over the next three years, is in addition to a previous 10-unit deal.

“There has been an overwhelming global response since the initial launch of the Bell 505, and we are thrilled to have Reignwood as one of our largest operators of this incredible aircraft in China,” said Patrick Moulay, the airframer’s executive vice president for commercial sales and marketing. The operator will add the new helicopters to its fleet, which currently includes the Bell 206, 407GX and 429, in use in a variety of missions.

“We are excited to be celebrating this milestone with our friends at Bell Helicopter and are eager to begin operating our fleet of Bell 505s,” said Reignwood chairman Galba Zheng. “Our partnership with Bell Helicopter is very important to us and they have proven their aircraft and customer support and service to be outstanding.”

Meanwhile, Japanese operator Nakanihon Air Service (NNK) last month ordered two Bell 429s for use in its helicopter emergency medical services. The helicopters are slated for delivery later this year.

The order continues a relationship between Bell and NNK that spans six decades. NNK ordered its first Bell, a Bell 47G-2, in April 1960. Since then, the operator has purchased 77 Bells and currently owns 13, including 206, 430, 204, 412 and 429 models.

“It is remarkable that our loyal customer, Nakanihon, has purchased its 78th and 79th Bell helicopters over a period of nearly 60 years, emphasizing the trust in the Bell product and support provided by Bell in Japan,” said Richard Thornley, Bell Helicopters, managing director,

Japan. The new order, he added “is a huge endorsement for the 429” in the HEMS role.

In addition to owning the helicopters, NKK manages eight Bell 412EPs and 412EPIs for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. And, NNK has been an authorized customer service facility for Bell since 1994 and customizes a number of the helicopters that enter Japan.

In the Philippines, local operator PhilJets Group recently acquired a Bell 407 equipped with club four seating for its fleet. The rotorcraft, which features a Rolls-Royce 250-C47B/8 Fadec engine, is expected to be delivered to the company shortly.

With the addition of the Bell 407 along with a new Airbus H145T2, the PhilJets fleet will grow to a total of nine helicopters and two business jets this year.

The fleet will be available to both local and international customers.

In March, Bell Helicopter delivered the first of the new 505 Jet Ranger Xs, to U.S. operator Pylon Aviation, which will use it for charter, tourism and utility flights. The manufacturer received type certificate approval for the five-seat light single helicopter from Transport Canada in December and Australia’s CASA on March 1, with U.S. and European approvals anticipated soon.

Bell holds more than 400 letters of intent (LOIs) for the 505

At last month’s HeliExpo show in Dallas, Texas, Bell Helicopter increased its footprint in the Asia Pacific region, signing deals with Japan’s Nakanihon Air Service for a pair of Bell 429s (left) and with China’s Reignwood Aviation for 50 Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xs.

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and is in the process of converting them into firm orders. The LOIs signed in 2013 were for a base price of $1.07 million, according to Lashan Bonaparte, Bell Helicopter, 505 program manager. By the end of 2018, Bonaparte said, Bell expects to build 150 505s per year at its facility in Montreal, Canada, while the total for 2017 may reach half that number.

Kits Available For 505

Meanwhile Bell engineers and tech­nicians are working on various kits for the 505, including a cargo hook, mirrors, weighing system, floor protectors and automatic door openers. The 505 customer advisory council is also working with Bell on other kit concepts.

The 505’s flat-floor makes reconfiguring the interior easy, with seats easily removable. Many of the buyers are corporate operators, with the remainder planning to use their 505s for utility operations. United Rotorcraft is developing an aeromedical interior for the 505.

Training for 505 pilots will initially be done at the Bell Training Academy in Forth Worth, Texas, with maintenance training offered in Fort Worth, Singapore and Valencia, Spain. Pilot initial training will take one week and initially will be in the helicopter. Later this year, Bell expects its 505 Level 7 flight training device, built by sister company Tru Training + Simulation, to be qualified.

This simulator will be a fixedbase device but will be equipped with a secondary cockpit movement system to add realism to the training.

Maintenance training employs a 3-D modeling computer system to help technicians learn their way around the helicopter. This is the first time that Bell has put 3-D modeling into use for maintenance training and should save wear and tear and time, compared to using the actual helicopter as a training tool.

The 505 is equipped with a Garmin G1000H integrated flight deck that includes two large displays (PFD and MFD), engine instruments with a power situation indicator and automated power assurance check, ADS-B out, flight monitoring and video input. Options include H-TAWS, traffic, synthetic vision and a second com radio.

Performance turned out better than originally expected, according to Bonaparte. Maximum takeoff weight is now 1,669 kg (3,680 pounds) and max cruise is 126 knots. The 505 can carry more than 680 kg (1,500 pounds) of useful load and offers maximum range of more than 667 km (360 nm) or endurance over 3.5 hours.

Hover-in-ground-effect ceiling at maximum weight is 4,267 meters (14,000 feet), and out-of-groundeffect 3,658 meters (12,000 feet).

Power is provided by a Safran Helicopter Engines Arrius 2R rated at 504 shp for takeoff, and 457 shp max continuous. o

BBJ sales continue to swell, for new and pre-owned models Greater China has become a central market for Boeing Business Jets (Chalet 2) for both new and pre-owned aircraft, according to Greg Laxton, the new head of the company. Over the past five years, the BBJ fleet in the region has swelled by 190 percent.

Speaking at his first major business aviation events since taking the reins of the Boeing unit last month, Laxton highlighted the important role that Greater China in particular, and Asia Pacific more broadly, has begun to play in the BBJ program. “This region, Greater China, is coming on,” he said. “Boeing really believes this is the region of tremendous growth.”

The Asia Pacific accounts for 22 percent of the in-service BBJ fleet, making it the third-largest region for BBJ sales behind the Middle East (30 percent) and North America (24 percent). In Greater China, the BBJ fleet has jumped from 10 aircraft in 2012 to 29 this year.

This success is coming from both preowned and new sales. In fact, Greater China has accounted for 42 percent of all pre-owned BBJ sales since 2012.

The fleet is slated to continue to expand in the region this year with two BBJs, one BBJ 2 and a BBJ 787—all newproduction aircraft—set to enter service.

Boeing Business Jets has moved to keep pace with service as the fleet continues its rapid expansion, recently appointing Ameco Beijing as an official BBJ warranty service center. A joint venture of Air China and Lufthansa, Ameco has long serviced Boeing aircraft.

While the fleet has grown in the region, sales worldwide had been slow for the most part of last year. But they picked

up in recent months, with orders for six BBJ models logged since early December.

“We’ve had a good beginning to the year,” said Charles Colburn, marketing director for Boeing Business Jets. The division has sold a total of seven since a year ago.

This success is expected to continue with a number of “very active” discussions ongoing in China, as well as other regions such as Europe, Colburn said, adding, “In the short-term, the China market is the hot market.”

The recent orders included the first for the new Max 7 BBJ variant that had been announced last fall. In all, the company had sold four Maxs, two BBJs and a BBJ 787 since ABACE last year.

Unveiled at the NBAA Convention in November, the Max 7 “rounds out the Max family,” Laxton said. The 12,964-km (7,000-nm) aircraft will provide a 6.5-sq-m (70-sq-ft)-larger cabin than the BBJ1 and more luggage room in the lower lobe. The aircraft is slated for certification in 2021.

The first of the BBJ Max family, the Max 8, will enter the region in 2018. Two are slated for delivery that year.

Boeing is nearing the end of traditional 737-based BBJ sales, Colburn said, noting that soon they will transition to all-Max sales. Boeing allocates six 737 production slots a year to Boeing Business Jets, although he said the bizliner division can ask for more.

With that allocation, the company has sold into 2019, when the Boeing 737 line is expected transition over to a primarily Max line. This leaves only the final few slots for the traditional 737based BBJs. o

SHOWCASING BESPOKE STYLES OF LUFTHANSA TECHNIK AND MERCEDES-BENZ Lufthansa Technik and Mercedes-Benz Style are highlighting their advanced VIP aircraft cabin to the broader Asia audience for the first time this week at ABACE 2017. The companies are displaying the complete cabin through a 3D presentation at Lufthansa Technik’s booth (H316), as well as showcasing a scaled physical 3D model. Further materials samples are on hand to provide a glimpse of the surfaces that are available for the interior. The design involves a unique helix structure providing a dynamic spiral layout that extends from n the entrance to the bedroom.

The Boeing Business Jet on display here at ABACE is getting lots of foot traffic, indicative of the company’s strength in the Asia Pacific region.

HAPPY CAMP-ERS Camp Systems announced here at ABACE that it has teamed with Jet Aviation and Airbus Corporate Jets on the “Camp for ACJ” program. The plan links Camp’s software-as-aservice maintenance solution to Jet’s long-standing support for Airbus Corporate Jets.

Celebrating the announcement are (left to right) Sean Barry, Camp manager of large aircraft sales; Oliver Bergsch, Jet Aviation v-p for sales and customer relations, EMEA, MRO and FBO; and Régis Broutée, Airbus Corporate Jets v-p services and customer support.

Deer Jet launches prepaid card HNA Group subsidiary Deer Jet, China’s oldest and largest business aviation operators and services provider, launched a new prepaid FBO services card this week at ABACE 2017. Initially, it will be accepted at the eight Deer Jet FBOs, as well as nine other airports in China where the company provides services.

The program, which promises to make FBO payments smoother and faster at those locations, offers four tiers based on the amount deposited, starting with the

Elite Card at RMB$300,000 ($43,423) up to the Platinum Card at RMB$1 million ($144,743). Each tier also offers increasing discounts on Deer Jet services such as ground handling, ramp agents, aircraft cleaning and, for foreign-registered flights, aircraft agents.

Other benefits include free FBO crew transportation and FBO ramp supervisor service use. According to Deer Jet vice president Frank Fang, the company will eventually look to expand the

program’s acceptance, likely through the Hawker Pacific FBO chain, of which HNA Group is the largest shareholder.

At ABACE 2017, the company is offering an introductory special for those who register for the card, doubling a RMB$10,000 ($1,447) deposit to RMB$20,000 ($2,894). The cards are personalized to each specific user and not transferable, and there is a 5 percent discount on a second card enrolment.

Deer Jet (Booth H110) has also started accepting reservations for Deer Jet Care Plus, a new program aimed at providing an additional level of services

for managed aircraft clients. This program leverages the company’s experience and reach in all of its divisions.

Among the benefits of the program are provision of a back-up aircraft to clients to complete their mission in AOG situations; assistance with obtaining licensing, permitting and priority parking; VIP ground service, such as assisting clients through security and customs on request; and free aircraft cleaning.

It will also offer advantages in maintenance, providing priority status to Care Plus members, cost savings and the availability of specialized tools. o

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Avjet Asia’s FBO in Seoul, South Korea, recently joined the Air Elite Network, which is sponsored by World Fuel Services.

Hawker Pacific tapped for Malaysia Falcon mx The head-up display (HUD) blends synthetic, database-driven terrain imaging and actual thermal and low-light camera images into a single view, increasing situational awareness in poor weather and all flight conditions.

Dassault (Chalet 9) partnered with Elbit Systems on FalconEye, which incorporates a fourthgeneration multi-sensor camera to present images in both the visible and infrared spectrums.

Images are combined with three worldwide synthetic vision databases that map terrain, obstacles, navigation and airport and runway data.

In addition to adding Hawker Pacific Malaysia as a new Falcon authorized service center, Dassault has announced it has received EASA and FAA approval for its FalconEye combined vision system in the Falcon 8X. The system blends synthetic and enhanced vision systems for presentation on this head-up display (HUD).

middle of this year. Along with maintenance, the location can also handle repair and overhaul, retrofits, modifications and upgrades and respond to AOG situations with a 24-hour go team.

“Strengthening our global ASC network is vital to Dassault Aviation’s commitment to providing top-notch support for all Falcon customers,” noted Jacques Chauvet, the OEM’s senior vice president of worldwide customer service. “We’re confident that Hawker Pacific’s excellent service record and exemplary safety standards will maximize customer satisfaction for Southeast Asian operators.”

Air Elite Network tops 70 members The Air Elite Network, the global group of upscale FBOs sponsored by the World Fuel Services (Booth P124), has now surpassed 70 locations worldwide with the addition of three new locations on three separate continents.

Avjet Asia, which debuted in last year is the first full-service FBO facility in South Korea, is now part of the Air Elite Network. Located at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, the 24/7 location is situated just 16 km (10 miles) from the city center.

It offers ground handling service and a VIP terminal with private passenger lounges, crew lounge, snooze room, shower facilities, and on-site customs, immigration and quarantine services. The FBO is also well suited for technical stops for trans-Pacific flights, since it provides MRO, line maintenance and hangar space.

“As the first FBO in [South] Korea, and since the nation

is still new to the market, our objective is to provide relevant services, develop the business aviation market within [South] Korea, as well as serve as the transit stop in Northeast Asia,” said company president Wook Sang Cho. “We hope to be a powerful inspiration in the region as well as add value to the Air Elite Network.”

In Europe, the network welcomed Business Aviation CentreFrankfurt (BACF), as its 70th member. Situated at Egelsbach Airport, just 12 km (7.5 miles) from the heart of Frankfurt, the FBO offers fully equipped crew and passenger lounges (providing wine, beer and champagne to customers), ground handling and aircraft maintenance.

Across the Atlantic, Fast Air Centre at Manitoba’s Winnipeg James Richardson International Airport has become the first Canadian FBO to join the network. The terminal at the central

Canada facility has a conference room, passenger lounge and crew lounge with snooze room, along with full ground handling, on-site maintenance, aircraft charter services, 65,000 sq ft of hangar space and ramp parking.

The location is one of the first to join the World Fuel Services network of FBOs following the company’s November acquisition of ExxonMobil locations throughout Canada.

The Air Elite Network, and its “diamond service,” was founded in 2011, and all prospective members must meet a stringent list of airport, facility and service quality standards to gain admission.

“We are happy to celebrate this impressive milestone for the network,” said Michael Szczchechoski, World Fuel’s senior vice president of business aviation sales, noting the network has added 10 new locations over the past year. o

The certification on the 8X follows earlier approvals on the Falcon 2000 series and the Falcon 900LX. Leading up to certification, Dassault engaged in a two-year test campaign that covered all types of operating service, including fog, mist, snow and other severe weather conditions.

FalconEye is offered as an option on the Falcon jets, and Dassault noted that almost all 8X customers have selected the system. Plans call for FalconEye to be qualified for use on both a single- and dual-HUD configuration on the 8X, which entered service in October. o

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Dassault Aviation announced in late March that the Hawker Pacific maintenance facility in Malaysia was designated an authorized service center (ASC) for the Dassault Falcon 8X, 7X, 2000EX EASy and the Falcon 900EX EASyseries. Hawker Pacific’s Singapore MRO holds the same designation.

The Hawker Pacific location at Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport offers 3,345 sq m (36,000 sq ft) of space to provide line maintenance for local and based customers. The facility is approved under the Malaysian aviation authority, with FAA and EASA approvals expected by the

FalconEye Approved for 8X

Meanwhile, Dassault’s “FalconEye” combined vision system last month received EASA and U.S. FAA certifications aboard the company’s Falcon 8X trijet, which is on display this week at ABACE 2017.

A BARON’S BLADES Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Baron is the company’s long-standing piston twin design. The most recent model, the G-58, not only features these swept-tip propeller blades, but also jet-like Garmin glass-panel avionics.

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For Aviation CAMO, its name is the mission

Business aviation has its share of nuts-and-bolts discussions. Turbine engines and heavy-jet airframes are necessarily rugged pieces of machinery. But the human touch is often the best way to communicate its essence.

Universal launches handling service; supports resort traffic in the Maldives Ground handling specialist Universal Aviation is expanding its network in the Asia Pacific region with a new subsidiary in the Maldives. The new Universal Aviation Maldives operation, which is a joint venture with luxury vacation group Inner Maldives, will start services by early June at Malé International Airport. It will also provide support at Gan Airport, as well as offering specially negotiated rates for local hotels and tours.

“In addition to the operational benefits Universal Aviation Maldives will provide our clients, we also expect the location to boost the local economy with new jobs and improve international standards and recurrent training for business aviation throughout the country,” said Charlie Mularski, Universal’s regional Asia Pacific vice president. “We are looking forward to working closely with the Maldives government to continue to identify ways in which it can

New Hong Kong Director Universal Weather and Aviation—parent company of Universal Aviation—has appointed Sarah Kalmeta as the group’s regional operations director for the Asia Pacific region. She will be based in Hong Kong and is responsible for all aspects of managing operations for all the company’s business units.

Kalmeta, who is fluent in English and Mandarin, was former head of flight services with Hongkong Jet. She holds a bachelor’s of science degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

University and an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management.

Sarah Kalmeta

Yesterday, AsBAA announced that Kalmeta will join its board of governors. o

further improve the country’s aviation infrastructure, leading to further growth and development.”

Meanwhile, Universal also has just started providing customer service and ramp safety training to Thailand’s PGGS, which is a ground handler at Koh Samui International Airport. One of the issues Universal will try to address is to improve aircraft parking arrangements at the airport, since these are currently restricted. The company’s Thailand operation is assigning colleagues to support PGGS staff.

“The first change operators will notice is condensed parking on the new ramp located on the west side where, with the help and support of Universal Aviation Thailand training and supervision, we will increase the available parking capacity significantly,” said Sumalee Chaitientong, vice president for ancillary revenues at Koh Samui Airport. “This will make Samui friendlier to overnight parking during peak seasons, ensuring Samui can continue to serve as a premier destination in southeast Asia while attracting more business aviation operators.”

In 2018, the airport plans to provide a dedicated terminal and customs and immigration facilities for business aircraft passengers. The new parking arrangements will start in May. “Our goal is to continue investing in dedicated facilities and lounges at Samui Airport, which are part of our master plan review,” said Chaitientong.

“The natural progression is to equip our team with the know-how and customer service approach to maximize and elevate quality and create an everlasting impression when VIP customers visit the airport. We have engaged Universal to help with this expansion and training of our team and look forward to leveraging their global presence and experience to support generating awareness of the benefits of using Samui to operators outside of Thailand.”

Universal Aviation has more than 40 locations across 20 countries worldwide. With the addition of the Maldives, 19 of these are now in the Asia Pacific region. o

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To work with maintenance and flight departments, Aviation CAMO’s service agreements include a monthly maintenance status report that provides information such as pending maintenance and forecast projections, current airworthiness directive and Service Bulletin status reports and long-term maintenance forecasts.

The Singapore-based company also offers height monitoring for operators seeking approval to fly at the reduced 1,000-foot vertical separation between FL290 and FL410.

Aircraft that operate within RVSM airspace must complete a monitored flight every two years, every 1,000 flight hours or within six months of aircraft registration change.

Aviation CAMO offers flight monitoring, conducted by its partner Asian Corporate Aviation, that can be completed during a revenue, ferry or dedicated flight. o

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HARDWARE, AND THE SOFT SELL

Aviation CAMO Pte. (Booth P136) helps business aircraft operators with requirements such as continued airworthiness management organization (CAMO) duties and height monitoring for reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM). The company offers full CAMO services that abide by all the main requirements of both the U.S. FAA and Europe’s EASA. Under its CAMO services, the firm offers consultation and recommendations for pending Service Bulletin and instructions, Airworthiness Directives and incorporated modifications and repairs. The company’s CAMO support agreement duties include issuing and reviewing airworthiness review certificates; assisting in certificate of airworthiness renewals and financier evaluations; managing secure technical records; reviewing production of maintenance work packages; and invoices.

The Aviation CAMO team is here at ABACE to explain how the company helps business aircraft operators remain abreast of complex airworthiness management issues.

SZ UNITED JET LAUNCHES ONLINE CHARTER SZ United Jet (Booth P834) has launched an online charter broker portal, Flynar.net, that provides access to 200 business jets and 500 helicopters within Greater China, as well as some 7,000 business aircraft throughout the world. The Shenzhen-based aircraft management and charter firm, formerly known as Yifeng Business Aviation, operates a Gulfstream G550, a Bombardier Challenger 605 and a Bombardier Global.

According to the company, it has partnered with 10 business jet companies and 26 general aviation firms in China to promote the new portal. These partners include Sparkle Roll Aviation, Mayboune Jet and Shelian Business Aviation Co. Ltd., it said.

The company’s new charter booking service is accessible online and via Apple iOS and Android apps. Using the portal, customers can book business jets and helicopters for business trips, sightseeing flights and aeromedical transport flights, as well as hotel accommodations, vacation trips and tours at 500 scenic spots. In addition, the site provides travel information.

Besides its Shenzhen headquarters, SZ United Jet has offices in n Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hangzhou.

NEWS CLIPS z Skyplan Opens New Office in Tokyo Skyplan Services (Booth P528) has opened an office in Tokyo to serve the Japanese market, and the wider region, the company announced yesterday. “This is a continuation of Skyplan’s strategic expansion in the Asia Pacific region,” it said.

The company will offer flight planning, dispatch, trip coordination and contract fueling while clients also get access to its computerized flight planning system, Aurora.

“Our flight dispatch centers offer a 24/7 framework for strategically generating flight plans, weather and Notam briefings, ATC filing, flight watch and flight/trip coordination.

From our Tokyo office, flight operations can be managed locally—Osaka, Haneda, Narita—and regionally, including Korea, and extend across southeast Asia.”

Skyplan has also added services in ground handling at airports, including Haneda, Narita, Kansai, Sapporo, Fukuoaka, Chuba and Osaka.

z WingsOverAsia Signs Pact with Air BP Air BP, aviation services provider RocketRoute and WingsOverAviation (WOA) announced a collaborative agreement this week at ABACE 2017. Under the agreement WOA, a Singapore (Seletar Airport)-based FBO and operator of a private aviation social network platform, will promote RocketRoute services, including the recently launched RocketRoute Fuel App developed in conjunction with Air BP. Meanwhile, Air BP, which purchased a minority stake in RocketRoute last year, will provide technical sessions on fuel quality and refueling procedures for WOA members.

RocketRoute (Booth P539) will provide its flight-planning service to WOA, which will endorse it for its members and operators in the Asia Pacific region.

RocketRoute will also name WOA as a preferred ground handler at Singapore Seletar Airport.

z World Fuel Expands FlyBuys Rewards Program World Fuel Services has added more than a dozen Hawker Pacific and Deer Jet locations to its network of Air Elite Diamond Service locations. The locations will participate in World Fuel’s FlyBuys loyalty program that awards pilots, flight crewmembers, flight departments and schedulers and dispatchers at an elevated rate. FlyBuys members earn four times the rewards points on Avcard purchases and double the points for World Fuel Services contract fuel purchases, as well as points for all World Fuel/Colt trip support services.

The new Hawker Pacific Air Elite Diamond locations are in Brisbane, Cairns, Perth and Sydney, Australia and Singapore, while the Deer Jet locations are in Changsha, Guilin, Nanning, Shenzhen, Haikou, Sanya, Xi’an and Hangzhou, China.

z Start-up Amber Aviation Opens in Shenzhen The business jet management sector in China is continuing to grow with the entry of Amber Aviation, based in Shenzhen.

Founded by Business Aviation Asia executive Chang Qui Sheng, Amber Aviation plans to build an operation that provides personalized business aviation management services for both corporations and individuals.

The services offered will range from comprehensive aircraft management, aircraft charter, maintenance and consultancy and will be designed for “complete transparency and flexibility in terms of operations and pricing,” the company said.

“With ever-growing levels of education and awareness, owners are much more discerning of their particular needs,” said Chang. Noting that the company is building an expert team, he added, “We are ready and able to provide comprehensive market aviation expertise, along with highly personalized products, including a unique flysharing program.”

Along with its base in Shenzhen, Amber Asia will have an office in Hong Kong.

New regs open pathway to free up more airspace Chinese authorities are working on new regulations that will facilitate the transfer of the airspace from military control to national (civil) control and enable the further liberalization of lower altitudes. Sun Weiguo, deputy secretary general of the China Air Transportation Association General Aviation Branch, outlined the goals of the government during an ABACE session on Open Skies yesterday.

Anticipated by year-end, the regulations are expected to provide a pathway to complete the transfer by 2020, along with setting more detailed plans for

Zetta Jet expands its Global fleet Singapore-based private jet operator Zetta Jet has taken delivery of the latest addition to its fleet—a Bombardier Global 6000. It is part of an order for six of the long-range twinjets that the company placed in December 2015. The keys to the aircraft, equipped with Bombardier’s leading edge cabin entertainment system and Ka-band connectivity, were handed over recently at a ceremony at the airframer’s completions center in Montreal.

Zetta Jet, which is exhibiting this week at ABACE 2017 in the Bombardier Chalet (Chalet 7), was the first operator to take delivery of a Ka-band-equipped Global 6000 last year. Its recently delivered new large-cabin

freeing up more of the airspace, Weiguo said.

The transfer is the third step of a plan set in motion more than two decades ago, but has stumbled as the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and the military had differing approaches to managing the airspace, he said.

The first two steps, involving the transfer of management of major trunk routes to the CAAC, have been largely accomplished.

The airspace has been developed in a fragmented fashion, with the majority being designated for military use and without the typical classifications that Zetta Jet’s new Global 6000 is the latest delicacy on its charter menu.

business jet will be based at the company’s Los Angeles hub.

“We have experienced a period of aggressive growth over the past year and a half, and Bombardier’s Global family, and more recently the Challenger 650, have been instrumental in propelling us forward and providing the soughtafter, luxury experience that our customers appreciate,” noted Geoffrey Cassidy, the company’s managing director. “The high average utilization rate of our fleet is an indication of our company’s strong performance,

Aruba Aircraft Registry is catching Asia’s eye Making its ABACE debut this year is the Aircraft Registry of Aruba, which has recently seen increasing interest from Asian operators. According to Alexandria Colindres, the registry’s director of business development, the public/private partnership is anticipating the awarding of its first air operator certificate (AOC) to an Asian operator this summer.

Established in 1995, the Aruba registry (Booth H418) currently has more than 150 commercial and private aircraft under its P4

are found globally, according to Weiguo. As a result, approvals for us have been necessary for any part of the airspace. However, the new regulations will outline classifications which, in theory, will enable the development of airspace that does not require prior approval for use, he said.

A number of issues must still be worked through, and he pointed out that the key to all of this is the military and CAAC coming to a mutual airspace agreement. But progress is being made, with steps such as airspace optimization management pilot projects in the central and southern regions that could serve as a template for other regions of China. Also, the state consulate has developed a plan for general aviation operations, Weiguo said. o

registration, including an Airbus ACJ319 from Business Aviation Asia, and a Sino Jet BBJ. Arriving soon will be a Falcon 900B from a private operator. “In the last year and a half we’ve been getting a lot of influx from the Asian market, so we just thought it made a lot of sense for us to come over here [to ABACE in Shanghai] to meet with our already existing clients and also to broaden our exposure within the market,” said Colindres.

The registry employs a staff of industry-seasoned inspectors

and we look forward to working with Bombardier toward continued growth and an even brighter future.”

FAA-certified Zetta Jet was the first Part 135 operator authorized to conduct polar flights, enabling it to optimize routes without limitation. It began operations in August 2015 with a single Global, and its current fleet of Globals and Challenger 650s each average approximately 100 flight hours a month. The company also has support offices in Shanghai, Beijing, New York and London. o and former regulators to conduct airworthiness and operational checks. “Even though our regulations are up to ICAO standards and we always ensure the safety of the operation, we can be very accommodating and flexible if they have specific needs that they need to work with us on,” Colindres noted.

“We’ve done some very customized operations and these inspectors have really helped us get to that problem solving.”

While many aircraft on the registry might never actually touch their wheels down on a runway in Aruba, the registry does adhere to ICAO mandate that all AOC clients must have their principle place of business in the location— Aruba in this case. o

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塞斯纳

“奖状经度”公务机

Longitude Cessna Citation

这款超中型机型的改 良版的价格优势或将 成为其在同类机型竞 争的致胜法宝。 早在2012年，塞斯纳（Cessna）就开始涉足超中型 市场，计划打造一款售价为2590万美元的十二座公 务机—700奖状经度。在最初的设计中，这款双引 擎喷气机在0.82马赫的飞行速度下的航程为7,408千 米（4,000海里）。但是，随着研发项目的展开，公 司决定重新构想其攻占超中型市场的战略并公布 了重新设计后的“经度”公务机—重新设计后的该 款机型的航程更短（6,482千米/3,500海里），搭载 Honeywell HTF7000系引擎，售价更低—2390万美 元。塞斯纳希望改进后的“经度”公务机能够在今 年晚些时候通过联邦航空局的认证，该机型已于去 年10月完成首次飞行。 此外，飞机还会搭配高明公司（Garmin）的 G5000平板式触摸屏航空电子系统（类似于新款中 型公务机“奖状维度”上的系统），并可以选择配 置平视式显示屏和增强视觉系统。飞机的快速巡 航速度为882千米每小时（476节），满油状态下的 有效载荷为726千克（1,600磅）。 这款飞机将会装备LinxUs系统来提供实时维 护监控和解决方案，包括飞机在飞行过程中。并 且，相较于之前的型号，它的维护接入端口更注 重用户体验。 “经度”公务机有着与中型“奖状维度”一样 的平板机舱横截面—1.8米（6英尺）高、1.8米（6 英尺）宽—使得它成为同类别飞机中机舱最狭窄

的机型。但是，“经度”公务机将会拥有同类别 飞机中最低的机舱气压高度：在45,000英尺的高 空中，机舱内的气压相当于5,950英尺处的气压。 机舱长度为7.6米（25英尺）。有多种布局方案供 你选择，最大乘客数量为12人，通常机舱会按照8 到9人的来布置；一个设备齐全的前舱机上厨房； 一个带有真空冲洗马桶的后舱盥洗间。此外，你 还可以在飞行途中进出容量达3.2立方米（112立 方英尺）的行李间。 机上厨房可随意变换，体现了自助式服务的趋 势。厨房中设计有水槽、饮用水、冰柜、和贮藏空 间；但例如光波炉和微波炉这些物品则需要另外 出现添置。自然光通过机舱上的14扇大窗户透射进 来。LED照明通过机舱无线管理系统来控制，这 一系统已经在塞斯纳的其他机型中得到了使用，包 括“奖状X+”公务机。这一系统还提供了信息/娱 乐选择菜单，例如SiriusXM 和移动地图。 标准的铱星卫星通讯使得下一代卫星启用（现 在到2018年年末这段时间）后Wi-Fi速度得到明显 的提升。乘客能够通过机载触摸屏、控制器或智 能设备（通过下载应用软件）来操作这个系统。 可滑动/可旋转/可放平的座椅将会比“维度”公 务机上的要更加宽敞和奢华。除此之外，塞斯纳 称这款飞机将会让乘客享受到更加充裕的放腿空 间，能够放置单独的豪华座椅，这是在其他同类 别飞机上所无法体验的。 在标准的机舱布局中，可以将八个单独的豪华 座椅布置成两组，每组4个座椅，并在飞机的前 半部分添置一个侧向的单人座椅来共随行人员休 息。但你也可以选择订购一个添置在后舱的三人 侧向沙发或添置在前舱的双人侧向座椅。每一个 座椅均设计有两个USB充电插口并在机舱壁上开 辟了充足的储存空间供你存放个人物品。 o

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A revamped version of this supermidsize model carries a price tag that may help it compete in a crowded field Back in 2012, Cessna launched an effort to join the super-midsize market with plans to build the original $25.9 million, 12-passenger Citation Model 700 Longitude. The twinjet was originally projected to have a 7,408-km (4,000-nm) range at Mach 0.82. Some ways into the development program, however, the company chose to rethink its strategy for attacking the super-midsize market segment and revealed a redesigned Longitude with less range (6,482 km/3,500 nm), Honeywell HTF7000-series engines—and a leaner $23.9 million price tag. Cessna expects FAA certification later this year for the revised Longitude, which first flew last October.

It will feature the Garmin G5000 flat-panel touchscreen avionics system (similar to the one in the new midsize Citation Latitude) with optional head-up display and enhanced vision systems, a fast cruise speed of 882 kilometers per hour (476 kt), and a full-fuel payload of 726 kilograms (1,600 lb).

The aircraft will be equipped with the LinxUs system to provide real-time maintenance monitoring and solutions, including when it is airborne.

It also has more user-friendly maintenance access ports than past models.

The aircraft shares the midsize Citation Latitude’s flat-floor cabin cross section—1.8 meters (six ft) tall and more than 1.8 meters (six ft) wide—making it the narrowest in class. However, the Longitude will have the lowest cabin altitude in class: 5,950 feet at 45,000 feet. Cabin length is 7.6 meters (25 ft). A variety of configurations will be available, with passenger seating for up to 12, although eight to nine will be typical; a full forward galley; and an aft lav with vacuum flushing

toilet. The 3.2-cubic-meter (112cu-ft) baggage compartment will be accessible in flight.

The stock galley is flexible, reflecting the trend toward self-service in this category. It features a sink with potable water, plus ice drawers, and ample stowage; but items such as convection and microwave ovens are extra-cost options. Natural light throughout the cabin comes from 14 large windows. LED lighting is controlled via the wireless cabinmanagement system that Cessna has successfully implemented lately on some of its other models, including the Citation X+. The system also delivers a menu of information/entertainment choices, such as SiriusXM and moving maps.

Iridium satcom is standard, and that allows Wi-Fi at speeds that are poised to increase significantly with the launch of nextgeneration satellites between now and the end of 2018. Passengers can operate the system via onboard touchscreens, controllers, or smart devices (with a downloaded app).

The slide/swivel/reclining seats will be decidedly wider and more plush than those on the Latitude. Moreover, Cessna claims the aircraft will have more passenger legroom than any other aircraft in class, allowing most of the single executive seats to be full berthing.

The standard configuration features a double club-four arrangement of eight single executive seats plus a side-facing single kibitzer in the front of the aircraft that’s suitable for a flight attendant, but the aircraft can also be ordered with an aft three-place side-facing divan or a forward two-place side-facing kibitzer. Each single seat has two USB charging ports and ample sidewall stowage for personal items. o

Eclipse lands at ABACE

‘LET’S MEET BY THE ORANGE ONE’ With 33 aircraft parked on the ABACE ramp, it can be challenging to find a distinctive place to meet. But once you’ve collected your travel companions, there’s plenty to see and experience.

“It comes down to balancing the optimism of the future with the realism of the present,” One Aviation president Alan Klapmeier told AIN, while standing next to the first Eclipse 550 to arrive in China. The aircraft is parked on the static display line this week at ABACE 2017.

Klapmeier was summarizing his hopes and expectations for One Aviation’s success in Asia Pacific, founded on its relationship with local representative Jinggong Group. “Relationships are essential in China,” he said.

“The culture and business processes are different enough that it’s almost impossible for us Westerners to understand. So it’s essential to work with people who are working toward the same goal.

“It’s like having an engineer explain something to a pilot.

Both speak a different language, but if they each understand the end-game goal, they can be on the same page.”

His relationship with the Chinese company goes back 10 years. “Jinggong was an investor in the [Eclipse sister company] Kestrel turboprop single, and moved up when those two companies became One Aviation.”

Jinggong also operates business

aircraft for charter and recently added a Falcon 7X to its available fleet. The company was also a distributor for Cirrus Aircraft, the company that Klapmeier cofounded with his brother.

Jinggong has an order for 20 Eclipse 550s, but the timetable for fulfillment of that order depends on a lot of moving parts, Klapmeier explained, starting with CAAC certification

to the in-development “project Canada” upgrade, which has longer wings, more range and more powerful engines. But the timing for delivering the Chinese aircraft could mean that the order could end up as a mix of 550s and Canadas, depending on how quickly the latter project proceeds, combined with the CAAC approval of the 500/550.

One reason Klapmeier believes the Eclipse could do well in China is that it can operate from much smaller airports than larger jets— even the small general aviation Company president Alan Klapmeier hopes One Aviation’s Eclipse very light jet will find success in China.

of the aircraft. He said that this approval is “close,” but didn’t want to project a finish date.

In the meantime, One Aviation has initiated a “pause” in production of the Eclipse 550 at serial number 1015. The 550’s slot on the new-aircraft assembly line will ultimately give way

airports that China plans to sprinkle throughout the country with 800-meter (2,600-foot) runways.

Klapmeier said he ultimately envisions the Eclipse factory to consist of a mix of building new Canadas and remanufacturing or “regenerating” 500s and 550s, with upgrades to be decided. o

Honeywell upbeat on future fleet During the next 10 years, Honeywell Aerospace (Booth P336) is forecasting delivery of 9,300 business jets worth $275 billion, ranging from very light jets to bizliners, according to its updated business jet and helicopter market surveys that it released on Tuesday, at ABACE. Notably, the survey

Charles Park, Honeywell’s director of market analysis says Asia will account for more of the market than it previously forecast.

observed that business jet fleet growth was highest in Asia Pacific over the past five years, a trend that is expected to continue going forward.

Although 2017 will be a weak year, said Charles Park, Honeywell’s director of market analysis, “the five-year outlook is greatly improved.” This is due to improving economic prospects and the number of business jets that are in the development pipeline.

“The improvement in operator buying plans is broad,” he added. In the business jet arena, the strongest buying interest continues to be large-cabin jets. Fleet growth of business jets in the Asia Pacific region enjoyed a fiveyear compound annual growth rate of 10 percent. The nextclosest region was South America at 7 percent, while Middle East-Africa was 3 percent. Europe was flat and North America eked out a one percent increase.

“North America’s share is

still the largest,” he said, “but Asia will account for a higher share in the [coming] five-year window than we would have calculated a year ago. The Asia Pacific fleet will grow at or above the average rate.”

On the helicopter side, Honeywell expects a drop in Asia and China purchase plans for turbine-powered rotorcraft. In the five-year forecast for Greater China, the primary helicopter segment, accounting for 58 percent of purchases, will be intermediate and medium twin-engine helicopters, with light singles accounting for 29 percent and light twins 13 percent.

Through 2021, Honeywell expects worldwide deliveries of turbine-powered helicopters of 3,900 to 4,400 units. A major factor affecting these numbers is whether oil and gas production rebounds. “As oil improves, we will see demand for turbine-powered helicopters accelerate,” Park said. “We look at Greater China as still an extremely attractive market.” o

AMECO BEIJING’S BIZJET WORKLOAD SURGING Ameco Beijing, the Air China and Lufthansa Technik (Booth H316) MRO joint venture, doubled its business jet maintenance workload last year versus 2015, and the company said its “business jets service is growing at a brisk pace.” Workload during the first quarter is already higher than the same period last year, the company said this week at ABACE 2017.

Ameco (Booth P724) recently completed the first 6C check conducted in China on an Airbus ACJ319. The company started offering maintenance and modification services for large business jets in the 1990s and now can provide completions on VIP aircraft as large as the Airbus ACJ330, Boeing BBJ and BBJ747 models.

Ameco’s work on business jets is done in a dedicated hangar, capable of fitting one widebody or three narrowbody aircraft simultaneously. n The facility also includes two interior manufacturing workshops.

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