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Whatever it Takes Alicante, Spain. Friday, 3:00 p.m. A pilot calls Customer Service with an AOG—and says he has a high priority flight the next morning. Dassault’sTech Center locates the part needed. But even express shipping won’t get it there in time. So Customer Service Manager Jean-Yves Nezereau, charters an aircraft from Le Bourget, France, to Alicante. By 9:30 p.m., a technician and the part are enroute. By 8:00 a.m. the next morning, the plane is ready for flight. Vincent Cathelain, the chief pilot for Masterjet – texts back, “Everything is perfect. Nice job, thanks again.” Having advanced technology and strong global service is great. But what really makes the difference are Falcon service experts who greet every emergency with one attitude: “Whatever itTakes.”

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Fernand Francois

WHERE THERE IS MONEY, IT USUALLY BECOMES VERY EXCITING FOR PEOPLE IN OUR INDUSTRY! This is particularly true in difficult times, when sales department look on anxiously at vanishing backlogs. It's the time when "emerging economies" become magic words and traditional markets are left untended. You know what I mean; you certainly heard the news about those countries that seem to produce a new billionaire every day. Tempting isn't it! The money is there, people have to spend it on something and a private jet fits the bill. Take the Chinese, who not so long ago were not allowed to own a house or a car. Now that their country boasts the world's fastest economy, many are attracted by the glamour that surrounds private aviation. Of course many Chinese have a penchant for big watches and big cars, so it's no wonder they are opting for big iron planes loaded with all the bells and whistles. Bombardier believes that 300 new business jets will be sold over the next ten years and Embraer expects more than 950 jets over the next twenty years in China. While Dassault, Gulfstream, Hawker, Airbus and Boeing speculate about future Chinese opportunities, Cessna adopt a moderate approach. "There are more airports in the State of Alabama than in the whole China" said Cessna VP International Sales Trevor Esling at the recent Future of Business Jet Conference in London. Esling also observed that the business jet market will develop in China in the medium term. The presence of the so called High-Net-Worth Individuals is not enough to guarantee the prosperity of a region but Business Aviation can. Business Aviation is not a fancy extravagance but a real business tool. We have worked since the end of WWII to achieve our place in the sun and the question of whether aircraft are useful for the economy of a region has long been resolved. Too much corporate growth is attributable to business aircraft to ever again question the value and legitimacy of this business tool, too often amalgamated with luxury. We have a wonderful piece of professional jargon to explain how to start a Business Aviation operation; "Entry level!" In the standard business model, you start with that "Entry Level Jet" and when the business requires it you trade it for the upper class, not the contrary. When the NBAA launched ABACE five years ago, there were 46 private jets in China. Today there are 112, an increase of 66. During the same five year period, Europe has added 1609 business aircraft on his register, going from 2551 aircraft in 2005 to 4160 in 2010. Traditional markets like the US, Europe, Brazil and even Africa may not be underestimated in favor of skylark mirrors that might plunge our industry into engineering and trade trouble. Let's hope that high spirited manufacturers don't get caught in the sort of ordeal that shook the French car manufacturer Renault lately. The recent Chinese industrial espionage affair shows what can happen if companies don't play their cards right on the Chinese market. As well, there are concerns in the US about Chinese automakers buying a percentage stake in General Motors and Chinese government banks participating in the capital of the company. Personally, I would not like to see one day Chiang Ching-Kuo Xiãnshèng taking the Chair at one of our OEM.

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EXCLUSIVE FLEET REPORT The Business Aviation industry has experienced a rocky three years but the data from this year’s fleet report shows that the worst moments of the downturn have past. In this issue Paul Walsh, Avinode, Amstat and Marc Grangier analyze data which suggests that an upturn is on its way.

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS As the global economy pulls itself out of the recession, Marc Grangier reports on the value of a helicopter as a real business tool. Meanwhile Liz Moscrop reports that changes are afoot in the arena of cabin conversions and aircraft interiors.

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SAFETY FIRST LeRoy Cook reports “from the cockpit” on ground operations and then outlines the three key elements of safe flying, while Michael R. Grüninger emphasizes the importance of learning from experience.

THE DETAILS Aofie O’ Sullivan opens The Docket on private or corporate aircraft ownership. Liz Moscrop reports on a triple triumph at last December’s MEBA show in Dubai and checks out who’s going to next March’s Business Airport World Expo in London. Finally Jack Carroll catches up with CEO Bill Boisture at Hawker Beechcraft. ADAPTABLE The flexible interior of this Lineage 1000 caters for multiple business needs.

OUR COVER Step 1 is a success for Eurocopter X3 The hybrid helicopter demonstrator has attained a true airspeed of 180 kts, flying level at a reduced stage of engine power. © Eurocopter/Patrick Penna.

AGENDA BUSINESS AIRPORT 1 - 3 MARCH 2011 Farnborough, UK HELI-EXPO 5 - 8 MARCH 2011 Orlando, US EBACE 17 - 19 MAY 2011 Geneva, Switzerland

ALTO PARTNERS WITH AeroTecs Alto Aviation has signed an agreement with AeroTecs nv of Belgium for the representation and sales of its Audio Systems to European OEMs and completion centers. AeroTecs nv which represents several aviation-related principles, is located in Belgium and provides sales support for all of Western Europe. “By utilizing our talented engineers and sales representatives in Europe, the European customers benefit from outstanding products available in other countries, as well as our expertise and direct product support,” states Luc Stultjens, President/CEO, AeroTecs nv. “Alto Aviation is well known in the US for their exceptional cabin audio and surround sound systems and we want to bring these quality products to the European market.”

JET EXPO 2011 TO TAKE PLACE AT VNUKOVO-3,

The organizers of Jet Expo have announced that for the first time the main part of the Jet Expo exhibition and static display will be situated on the territory of Vnukovo-3 Business Aviation Center, Moscow. Vnukovo-3 is the leading Business Aviation center of Russia and CIS and its executives say that they are glad to host Jet Expo 2011 which takes place September 14-16 2011. Business Aviation is one of the most rapidly developing branches of the Russian market and Jet Expo is the first and only industry show of its kind in Russia. Its organizers said that the event “not only adds to the prestige of Russia on the world arena but also opens new horizons for foreign companies on the Russian market.”

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DASSAULT AVIATION EVALUATES LAMINAR DESIGNS IN FLlGHT Dassault Aviation recently performed a successful flight test to evaluate potential applications of a laminar wing for large business jets. The flight was performed with a Falcon 7X at Dassault’s Flight Test Center in Istres, France. The tests are part of the “Smart Fixed Wing Aircraft”, one of the Integrated Technology Demonstrators of the European Clean Sky initiative. The flight evaluated a new infrared (IR) camera technology, developed by FLIR, which is capable of measuring temperature gradients in high altitude/low temperature and pressure environment. The camera measured differences in surface temperatures between laminar and turbulent areas of the horizontal tail plane on the Falcon 7X. While the Falcon 7X is not based on a laminar design, at high altitudes a laminarity of up to 40% was predicted on the upper surface of the horizontal tail.

WEST STAR AVIATION INCREASES PHENOM 100/300 MAINTENANCE West Star Aviation’s Dallas facility has announced a significant increase of maintenance activity on Embraer Phenom 100 aircraft and is expected to see increases for the Embraer Phenom 300 aircraft in the near future. West Star has been a service center for Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 aircraft since 2006. In October of 2008, it was announced that West Star (DAL) would serve as the exclusive maintenance provider for the Embraer 100 initial pilot training program. They initially worked with the factory technicians on two Phenom 100 aircraft for these training sessions. West Star Aviation has performed maintenance on 25 different Phenom 100’s, which is just over 10 percent of the entire Phenom fleet.

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BAHRAIN INT’L AIRPORT TO HOUSE GENERAL AVIATION FACILITY Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) has signed an agreement with MENA Aerospace to build and operate one of the region’s large private and general aviation hangar complexes. The deal involves MENA Aerospace investing in the development of a dedicated general and private aviation complex at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) to provide comprehensive maintenance and support services to private and corporate aircraft. Development of the complex has already begun and is located at the North West end of the Airport. Once complete, the first phase’s footprint will be 26,362m² including hangar, private taxiway and apron in addition to office and workshop areas.

JETNET LAUNCHES NEW HARTZELL PROPELLER FORECASTING AND INTRODUCES SCIMITAR TOP PROPS™ FOR PIPER AZTEC ADVISORY SERVICE JETNET LLC, the world leader in aviation market intelligence, has announced the launch of JETNET iQ, a forecasting and premium advisory service for the Business Aviation market. JETNET iQ is the latest step in JETNET’s spectrum of products and services. Available on a members-only basis, this premium advisory service consists of three main components: JETNET iQ REPORTS, JETNET iQ SUMMITS, and JETNET IQ CONSULTING.

Hartzell Propeller Inc. has developed a new 2-bladed Top Prop™ propeller conversion kit for Piper PA-23-250 Aztec twin-engine aircraft. A statement from Hartzell Propeller said: “The cost-efficient conversion provides Aztec owners with improved reliability, performance and noise levels.” The new 77-inch diameter propeller uses blade-mounted counter-weights to provide redundant assistance to the propeller pitch control and feathering system versus the original configuration that relies heavily on an air pressure charge for these functions. The new propellers are available for Piper Aztec PA-23-250 C to F models, serial numbers 27-2505 through to 27-8154030, installed with Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 or TIO-540-C1A engines. They replace Hartzell’s 2-blade aluminum non-counter-weighted propeller models normally installed on these aircraft.

ROYAL WARRANT RENEWED FOR AIR PARTNER Air Partner started the New Year secure in the knowledge that it remains the only aviation company to hold a Royal Warrant. The company’s Royal Warrant as Supplier of Aircraft Charter to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, originally awarded in 2004, has been renewed again until at least winter 2014. Royal Warrants are highly coveted, globally recognized marks of excellence and are granted by HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh or HRH The Prince of Wales.

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CONKLIN & DE DECKER RELEASE UPDATED BUDGETING TOOL Conklin & de Decker have announced the latest release of their LIFE CYCLE COST 2011 Volume I. A statement from the company said: “The most comprehensive aircraft budget and financial analysis tool available, LIFE CYCLE COST from Conklin & de Decker, provides aircraft owners, operators, flight department managers, and aircraft consultants with extensive ownership and operating cost data for more than 380 jets, turboprops, helicopters and piston aircraft.” The LIFE CYCLE COST budgeting software is part of a family of aircraft operating & acquisition products developed by Conklin & de Decker that puts all cost aspects of owning and operating an aircraft into one program. Aircraft acquisition costs, operating costs, taxes, final residual values and revenues, if the user’s aircraft is used in commercial operations, are all included in this Business Aviation budgeting tool.

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BANYAN RECEIVES INDUSTRY FIRST STC APPROVAL In December 2010, the FAA issued STC ST03901AT to the Banyan Avionics team based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) for the Thrane and Thrane AVIATOR 200 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system for the Cessna 500, 550, S550, 552, 560, and 560XL aircraft. “We are excited to receive the first STC for the SwiftBroadBand (SBB) 200 class of service in the United States,” says Brian Wilson, Banyan’s director of avionics. “To receive this STC before most vendors have even delivered their products to the market clearly shows the vision of both Banyan and their partner Thrane and Thrane.” The AVIATOR 200 enables pilots and passengers to use WiFi enabled PDA devices including Blackberry®, iPhone® and iPads to access a multitude of applications; such as, email, internet browsing, smart phone connectivity and voice communications.

GULFSTREAM AIRCRAFT APPROVED TO OPERATE AT MAXIMUM ALTITUDES Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently received approval from Transport Canada for the company’s large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream G450 and G350 aircraft to operate at their maximum cruise altitude of 45,000 feet. Transport Canada normally restricts flight to 41,000 feet or below, unless special conditions have been met to ensure against rapid depressurization of the aircraft cabin. Gulfstream’s Automatic Emer-gency Descent Mode (AEDM) was key to obtaining this higher operational altitude. AEDM mitigates the risk of occupant injury due to rapid depressurization by automatically lowering the aircraft to the appropriate altitude. Should the pilots become incapacitated due to depressurization, the AEDM automatically turns the aircraft 90 degrees and lowers it to 15,000 feet (4,572 m) altitude and 250 knots air speed. This maneuver allows the flight crew to regain consciousness and assume control of the aircraft.

FLYING COLOURS DELIVERS FIRST CHALLENGER 850 TO CHINA

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Flying Colours Corp., a global aviation services company with concentration in completions and maintenance recently delivered their first Bombardier Challenger 850 to China for a Hong Kong based client. The new aircraft arrived at Flying Colours Canadian based facility in the late 2nd quarter of 2010 and was delivered to the customer prior to year end. The aircraft will be operated and managed by Hong Kong based, Metrojet.

Bell Helicopter has sold two Bell 407 helicopters to PHI, one of the world’s leading helicopter services companies, for use in the transportation of oil and gas workers in the Gulf of Mexico. PHI has experience in over 43 countries, operating a fleet approaching 250 aircraft. The company’s core business is in offshore operations supporting worldwide petroleum exploration and production. PHI also offers services to the Onshore Mining, International, Air Medical, and Technical Services industries. “This sale continues the commitment made when PHI started its initial operations in 1949 using Bell Helicopters in the Gulf of Mexico. The Bell 407 is a proven, state-of-the- art helicopter, which fits in perfectly with PHI’s long term commitment to quality and safety”, said Larry Roberts, Senior Vice President, Commercial Business, Bell Helicopter.

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PIPER GROWS SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2010 Piper Aircraft has said that it significantly strengthened its position as a global airplane manufacturer in 2010. “During 2010, the first full year since Imprimis acquired Piper, the company made memorable and notable progress in a number of important areas,” said Piper CEO Geoffrey Berger. “We delivered considerably more aircraft, introduced and stepped up development of an all-new single-engine business jet, and readied the company for an unprecedented global push in 2011.” Production activity at the company’s Vero Beach, Fla., manufacturing campus during 2010 was up by more than 75 percent compared to 2009.

CESSNA AND BELL HELICOPTER MAKE GAINS IN Q4 2010

Textron Inc, parent company of Cessna and Bell Helicopters has reported that Cessna's revenues increased $105 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 year on year reflecting higher overall volume, including the delivery of 79 business jets vs. 68 the previous year. Cessna backlog at the end of the fourth quarter was $2.9 billion, down $495 million from the end of the third quarter. Bell's revenues increased $173 million in the fourth quarter from the same period in the prior year. Bell backlog at the end of the fourth quarter was $7.2 billion, up $661 million from the end of third quarter.

EXECUTIVE FLIGHT BECOMES SEATTLE'S PART 145 CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION Executive Flight, received certification for its brand-new Boeing Field facility in December, clearing the way for the company to provide comprehensive, value-added maintenance support to a range of turbine jet aircraft. EFI will showcase the new facility and its capabilities during a March open house.

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FLIGHTSAFETY TO OFFER BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER 605 AIRCRAFT TRAINING FlightSafety International will offer training for the Bombardier Challenger 605 aircraft in Europe. Training is scheduled to begin in early 2012 at the company's London Farnborough Training Center. "Offering Challenger 605 aircraft training in Europe is a clear demonstration of our desire and ability to respond to the needs of our customers and to provide them with the outstanding quality, value and flexibility they deserve," said Scott Fera, Vice President, Marketing, FlightSafety.

STANDARDAERO IMPLEMENTS PW100 CAPABILITY IN WINNIPEG, CANADA StandardAero has implemented full PW100 engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul capability in Winnipeg, Canada. StandardAero’s Winnipeg facility has been fully approved by Pratt & Whitney Canada as a PW100 Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF). “The implementation of the PW100 product line into our Winnipeg facility will provide us with the ability to move people and resources throughout our extensive Winnipeg site,” said Manny Atwal, vice president, Turboprop Programs, StandardAero. “The European Service Center (ESC) team in Tilburg, The Netherlands, continues to support our customers with PW100 and PT6A hot-section level work scopes, including full accessory capability, a comprehensive test cell, and substantial field service support. From these locations, we can support all of our PW100 and PT6A customers anywhere in the world in a timely and effective manner.”

AP MALTA OBTAINS EASA PART M Subpart G APPROVAL AP Malta a subsidiary of the Maintenance Centre Munich Group, obtained their EASA Part M approval number MT.MG.04 from the regulating authority, Transport Malta. A statement from the group said: “This is MCM Group’s next step in improving the services provided in the aviation industry in Malta following the construction of a hangar and receiving a base maintenance approval in June of this year.” AP Malta Ltd. is the first company in Malta to offer a variety of services for commercial and private aircraft operators including: airworthiness reviews, issuing and recommendations of Airworthiness Review Certificates (15a or 15b) and others.

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GENERAL DYNAMICS PERFORMS WELL IN Q4 2010 General Dynamics, the parent company of Gulfstream and Jet Aviation reported 2010 fourthquarter earnings from continuing operations of $729 million, or $1.91 per share on a fully diluted basis, compared to 2009 fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $618 million, or $1.58 per share fully diluted. Full-year 2010 earnings from continuing operations were $2.63 billion. Aircraft sales of $244 million at Gulfstream during the fourth quarter of 2010 impacted GD's order backlog which was $59.6 billion.

AVIDYNE DFC90 AUTOPILOT RECEIVES EASA CERTIFICATION Avidyne Corporation have received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for retrofit installation of the DFC90 attitude-based digital autopilot in European-registered Cirrus aircraft. “There is a large installed base of Entegra-equipped aircraft in Europe, and this EASA certification allows our European-registered Cirrus customers to take advantage of the significant performance and safety enhancements of our DFC90 autopilot,” said Patrick Herguth, Avidyne’s Chief Operating Officer. “The DFC90 has particular value to European pilots with its enhanced attitude-based guidance that significantly improves non-GPS overlay approaches such as VORs and NDBs still prevalent in Europe.”

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JetFlite International (JFI), a leading provider of aircraft management and charter services worldwide, reported growth in 2010 with a 37 percent increase in charter revenues compared to 2009 and is projecting a greater than 30 percent growth this year. “Having major facilities now on both coasts and international flights accounting for nearly 55 percent of JFI’s total aircraft charter business has contributed to this growth,” said JFI President Albert C. Pod. “Larger cabin aircraft compose a greater segment of our charter flights than most charter companies,” he said. “Among those is the addition last year of a new Gulfstream G200 to go along with a Lear 60. JFI has a managed aircraft fleet that spans the nation.

Cessna has delivered two new Grand Caravans to AirGEO, a leading Russian operator of passenger and cargo services. Pana Poulios, Cessna’s European sales director for propeller aircraft, said: “We’re delighted AirGEO has chosen these aircraft, which will be based at Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport in Siberia and used to support the community through passenger and cargo transportation and other special missions. Grand Caravans are ideal for the needs of such a large region. Caravans are reliable, versatile and economical a proven success for rigorous missions across the world.”

CAE TO ACQUIRE CHC HELICOPTER’S TRAINING OPERATIONS CAE and CHC Helicopter have signed an agreement pursuant to which CAE will acquire CHC Helicopter’s helicopter flight training operations including four full-flight simulators located in Norway, United Kingdom and Canada. Upon closing, CAE will become CHC’s long-term partner and will provide training to its more than 2,000 helicopter pilots and maintenance engineers. The training partnership also includes general training, pilot provisioning and certain search and rescue training in support of CHC’s global fleet. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. After closing, CAE’s global training network will include new training locations in Stavanger, Norway and Aberdeen, UK, as well as increased training capacity in Vancouver, Canada.

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CESSNA ADDS MOBILE SERVICE UNITS IN US AND EUROPE Cessna Aircraft Company is adding three new maintenance trucks to its international ground-based Mobile Service Unit (MSU) fleet serving Citations across North America and Europe. The latest mobile additions to the Citation Service Center support network become active this month. They are positioned in Colorado and Indiana in the United States and in Lyon, France. These MSUs will be joined soon by more MSUs in North America, including five in the US and one in Canada, and another unit in Europe. The units commissioned this December include one positioned at Centennial Airport’s TAC Air facility near Denver, one at Montgomery Aviation at Indianapolis Executive Airport to serve Indiana and parts of Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky, and the third, the first European MSU, will be positioned at Aéroport de Lyon-Bron to cover southern France, northern Spain, northern Italy and Geneva, Switzerland.

STANDARDAERO SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH PEL-AIR AVIATION FOR PT6 ENGINE SUPPORT StandardAero announced that it has signed a 10-year maintenance agreement with Pel-Air Aviation. The maintenance agreement covers Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42 engines on their fleet of King Air B200 aircraft, which will be used to supply fixed-wing air transport to Ambulance Victoria. Included in the agreement is the option for an additional two-year service extension. All work will be conducted at StandardAero facilities in Sydney or Winnipeg, Canada. “Today’s announcement represents another major contract win for StandardAero in Australia and underscores the strength of our reputation as a quality service provider in the global turboprop market,” said Ian Smart, senior vice president, Airlines & Fleets, StandardAero.

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HAWKER BEECHCRAFT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH STATE OF KANSAS Hawker Beechcraft has reached a formal agreement with the State of Kansas that significantly incentivizes the company to maintain its presence in Wichita over the next 10 years. Chairman and CEO Bill Boisture and Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson announced the agreement alongside Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer and Sedgwick County Commissioner Karl Peterjohn at an event at the National Center for Aviation Training. The State’s incentive package requires Hawker Beechcraft to maintain its current product lines in Wichita and retain at least 4,000 jobs over the next 10 years. The $40 million incentive package from the State of Kansas is part of the IMPACT program available through the Kansas Department of Commerce.

FLIGHTSAFETY’S FALCON 7X SIMULATOR QUALIFIED TO LEVEL D BY THE FAA, GACA AND EASA FlightSafety International has announced that its new Dassault Falcon 7X full flight simulator has been qualified to Level D by the US Federal Aviation Administration, the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia, and the European Aviation Safety Agency. Training will begin in January 2011 at FlightSafety’s Dallas/Fort Worth Learning Center. “Qualification of our Falcon 7X simulator by the FAA, GACA and EASA demonstrates our advanced design and high quality manufacturing capabilities,” said Bruce Whitman, President & CEO. “We are proud to have served as a factory authorized training provider for Dassault Falcon for over 40 years and of our mutual commitment to provide professional training that enhances safety and offers the highest quality and best overall value.”

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PEOPLE Aircraft Electronics Association The Aircraft Electronics Association has appointed Geoff Hill director of communications and editor of Avionics News. ARGUS ARGUS International, Inc. has welcomed Richard G. Smith, III to the ARGUS Board of Directors. Smith has a background in aircraft maintenance and operations and aviation safety. Cessna Cessna has promoted Kelly D. Reich to Vice President of product support in the Customer Service organization and Peter J. McKernan to Director of Sales and Program Administration for Cessna Service Parts and Programs. Reich is responsible for providing post-delivery support to customers of Cessna’s entire aircraft product line ranging from the Cessna 140 to the Citation X, the world’s fastest business jet in production. Chromalloy Chromalloy announced that Steve Schultz, Principal Engineer, has received special delegation from the Federal Aviation Administration as a Repair Specification Designated Engineering Representative (RS DER). COMLUX Comlux The Aviation Group has appointed Andrea Zanetto as the CEO of Fly Comlux, the division in charge of VIP aircraft operations. Andrea Zanetto has experience working for more than 20 years in the operations of Commercial and Business Aviation and most recently as the Chief Operating Officer of Meridiana Fly in Italy.

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CRS Jet Spares CRS Jet Spares has named Kirk Meissner to the position of Colorado Sales Representative. Meissner’s role is to build relationships, support customers and spread recognition for the company within the state. CRS has also increased the role of Stephanie Wilson within the CRS Jets Spares organization. Ms Wilson’s previous role with CRS was as dedicated Marketing Manager. Her new role will now include Outside Sales Manager responsibilities.

Miguez has been promoted to Manager of the company’s Detroit Metro/Toledo Learning Center. And FlightSafety International has announced that Mark Malkosky has joined the company as Assistant Director, Maintenance Training Business Development and Sales.

FlightSafety FlightSafety International has named David Glass Manager of the company’s Learning Center in Houston, Texas. The company also has announced that Fabio

Robert Lee

Mark Malkosky

David Glass

Helicopter Association International The Helicopter Association International has named Jim McKenna as its new director of communications, responsible for all public relations and communications initiatives of the world’s leading helicopter trade association. JetFlite International JetFlite International (JFI) announced an addition to its management team with the hiring of Michael Rogers for the new position of Vice President, Customer Service.

Fabio Miguez

Million Air Robert Lee has joined Million Air as the General Manager of Million Air Houston.

Landmark Aviation Lanmark Aviation has appointed Jeff Miller as General Manager of DAL, ADS and SPS locations. Jeff comes to Landmark with 30 years of aviation experience. The company has also announced Karen A. Twitchell as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Pilatus Pilatus Business Aircraft, Ltd. has announced the appointment of Charles D. Mayer as Vice President, Marketing. PremiAir Global PremiAir, has appointed two new Aircraft Sales Managers Craig Lammiman and Gordon Potter - as it moves to focus increased activity on the fixed wing pre-owned business aircraft market in addition to its well established executive helicopter services. The appointments are effective immediately with both Craig and Gordon being based at PremiAir Global’s offices in the main terminal building at Farnborough Airport. PrivateFly.com Richard Smith h a s j o i n e d online private jet booking service, PrivateFly.com, in the new role of business development manager. This follows Alex Nott's appointment as website manager in July, and continues PrivateFly's UK team expansion - on the back of its successful first round investment funding earlier this year.

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EUROPEAN UPDATE

EU-ETS: THE STRETCH RUN

The European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) emissions reporting deadline for all operations into, from or within the EU in 2010 is March 31, 2011 for most countries and even earlier for some. Although just weeks away, many operators are still confused about what they need to do to comply and what their next steps should be. Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. Supervisor of Regulatory Services Adam Hartley fields calls daily to help operators demystify the process, understand what they need to do to comply, and provide the questions they need to ask when choosing support companies. As the deadline approaches he’s been receiving many questions and he shared some of his answers with BART. We’re now in the stretch run for the first year of EU-ETS, with the deadline of March 31, 2011 for the majority of EU Member States just weeks away. The good news is that for most small emitters, which make up the vast majority of Business Aviation operators, there is still time to complete their emissions report for 2010 in time to meet the deadline. However, I say that with the caveat that those operators have already identified their assigned Member State and have an approved CO2 monitoring plan. Operators who have not completed these preliminary steps, should not panic, however, but should contact their Member States immediately as a good

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faith effort to help avoid any penalties for not meeting the deadline. At this point in the game, most operators are at least aware of EUETS. Most of those who have not filed a monitoring plan are not willfully avoiding the directive from the EU, but rather are in a state of limbo because they have not yet been assigned a Member State. Unfortunately, even nearly two years into the process, this remains an issue as the European Commission’s latest List of Operators was still being approved as of January 2011. Why is the Operator List still being refined just months before the deadline? The most recent Operator List was due to be released no later than Jan. 31, 2011, giving very little lead time for some operators. One reason for this is because many operators were incorrectly filed under the name of the service provider that filed their flight plans. At one time, there were 1,500-plus operators incorrectly assigned to Universal. Even today, Universal has more than 100 operators and 500-plus legs incorrectly listed under our name because we filed the flight plans with EuroControl. It’s taken the European Commission quite a while to sort through this and produce an accurate list and assign those operators a Member State. This will be an ongoing process.

What is actually required to be submitted to my Member State by the deadline? The directive requires an operator to submit a verified historical report of all flights to, from, and within EU Member states during 2010. This report must be verified by a 3rd party that is accredited in the operator’s Member State. A list of approved verifiers for a variety of different Member States can be found at www.eu-ets.aero. Are there different deadlines for Member States? Yes. The majority of Member States, including the UK, France, Ireland, and Germany among others, are all requiring submission by the directive stated deadline of March 31, 2011. Some Member States have chosen to move their submission dates up. For example, Spain is requiring submission by Feb. 28, 2011, and the Czech Republic by March 15, 2011, just to name a few. It’s important to check with your specific Member State to confirm its requirement. How do I produce an annual emissions report? An operator should collect all historical flights for 2010 to, from, and within EU Member states and any data available to validate those legs. For example, copies of flight plans, log books, and scheduling software reports. This information can be applied to a generic reporting template available at www.eu-ets.aero. Member States have a variety of processes for reporting. Contact your Member State to ensure the proper template and method is being used. When reporting emissions for 2010, should I use the Small Emitters tool? While it’s true that the Small Emitters Tool has been proven to be inaccurate for many aircraft types at this point, EU-ETS for aviation is currently reporting for 2010 and monitoring 2011 both of which are pre-trading periods. This means that although the Small Emitters CO2 estimate may be inaccurate, operators are not buying credits this year or next based on these estimates. Do all operators have to get their reports verified? Although associations like the National Business Aviation Associations and the European Business Aviation Associations have worked feverishly to try and reduce the burdensome requirements of EU-ETS such as 3rd Party verification, the Directive that was adopted by the EU Member States and implemented currently still requires verification. Even operators using the Small Emitter Tool provided by Eurocontrol for fuel consumption estimations will still have to receive a Certificate of Verification to send with the completed report to their Member State prior to the posted deadline. Will historical data and records produced by Eurocontrol’s ETS Support Facility take the place of verification? No. The ETS Support Facility will be used initially as another source of validating data that operators can provide to their 3rd Party verifier. The different Environmental Authorities in Member States will also use this data to cross check verified reports that have been submitted by operators. The ETS Support Facility’s role in ETS reporting will assuredly continue to expand in future monitoring years, but currently does not relieve the reporting or verification requirements of operators both large and small.

How do I know if a verifier is approved for my Member State? Some Member States have released specific lists of 3 rd Party Verifiers that have gained EU-ETS for Aviation Activities accreditation in their country. Other Member States have chosen to approve verification companies that hold accreditation in their home Member State. The most prevalent example of this is the multitude of countries accepting UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited verifiers for the reporting process. Universal has compiled lists and guidance for these scenarios at www.euets.aero. I have received many advertisements. How do I choose an accredited 3rd Party Verifier? The verification market for EU-ETS can be a tough one to navigate. It’s important to talk to more than one verifier and have them explain their background and processes prior to making a commitment. With issues such as possible site visits at the operator’s cost being left up to the verifier in many cases, it is important to have a level of trust and understanding with your selected verifier. Relying on your trip support service company for a recommendation would be a great place to start. More information on EU-ETS is available in the EU-ETS Reporting Resource Center at www.eu-ets.aero. For questions on EU-ETS, you can contact Universal’s Regulatory Services Team at Worldwide: (713) 378-2734, N. America Toll-Free: (866) 864-8415 or e-mail: leverington@univ-wea.com or ahartley@univ-wea.com.

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EBAA

UPDATE

EBAA “ONE EUROPE” FORUM O

n 21 January 2011, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) concluded a highly successful “One Europe” Regional Forum. The forum was sold-out with one hundred participants in attendance. Of chief concern was the unlevel playing field that exists within Europe. “The forum was subtitled “A Roadmap for Aligning East and West,” commented Rodolfo Baviera, Chairman of the European Business Aviation Association, “but as the discussions progressed, it became clear that there was also still much to do to align East with West.” Issues included the lack of harmonized rules (most notably in respect of runway performance requirements and Flight Time Limitations) for commercial and non-commercial operations. This often puts AOC holders at a disadvantage, which in many ways contributes to operators choosing to label their activities as private when they are in fact commercial. And indeed, from country to country, the very definition of commercial and non-commercial can carry multiple interpretations. Access, particularly to Russia, Kazahkstan and Belarus, was another focal point. To that end, the Russian United Business Aviation Association provided updates on new legislation expected to be passed within the coming months that could ease impediments such as the importation of spare parts and ambiguous customs rules. Participants agreed that industry standards such as IS-BAO, plus EBAA’s Emergency Response Planning Manual and FBO and Handling Code of Practice, are highly effective tools. As such the group debated whether or not more quality standards should be created for vendors, such as for example insurance companies and brokers. Lack of harmony across European States extends to tax, VAT and financing as well, and participants shared how tax rules are enforced in

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their own countries, demonstrating how complex legislative compliance can be when rules tend to vary every several hundred kilometers. “This meeting was not all talk and no action, though,” emphasized EBAA CEO and President Brian Humphries. “The most critical part of the event took place during the final session when we reviewed all of the issues that had been tabled over the course of the two days, and drafted concrete action points to address these challenges.” Within the coming weeks, small focus teams of EBAA members will be assigned to each action point. These teams will be responsible for addressing the challenges put to them and for drafting official positions to be approved and adopted by the EBAA on behalf of the European Business Aviation community. Thereafter, EBAA members and National Associations, working in concert with the EBAA secretariat, will be encouraged to communicate and lobby these positions towards National and EU Authorities. “We’ve demonstrated in the past – for example with tailored Flight Time Limitations rules for Business Aviation - that it is vital that we help officials understand how Business Aviation differs in so many ways from the airlines and why it requires tailored rules,” says Humphries. “This argument is of course supported by the European Parliament’s Agenda for Sustainable Future in General and Business Aviation, which highlights our role in providing “tailored, flexible, door-to-door transportation for individuals, enterprises and local communities, increasing mobility of people, productivity of business and regional cohesion.” “But we still have a way to go, at both EU and National level. This forum and the work that will follow is an important step towards achieving suitable rules and enabling Business Aviation to benefit from uniform enforcement across the region.”

EBAA CONFRONTS ILLEGAL CHARTER FLIGHTS The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has launched a campaign for operators, brokers and passengers to curtail illegal charter flight activity within Europe. The operation of illegal charters has been a top agenda item for EBAA over the past year, and the Association is taking this forward into positive action in 2011. Operating without a valid Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and failing to comply with traffic rights are key concerns for many within the Business Aviation community. To help eliminate such practices, EBAA has published “Is My Flight Legal. Ensure the Safety and Legality of the Business Aircraft you Charter”, which provides guidance to operators and brokers on the subject. “It is in the reputational and commercial interest of all in Business Aviation to ensure that the flights advertised and arranged are legally permissible and in compliance with the regulatory safety standards demanded of AOC holders,” stresses Brian Humphries, EBAA President and CEO. “EBAA has therefore compiled a document that clearly stipulates what activities fall within the realm of permissible flight activity within Europe, which do not. This electronic document is addressed to operators and brokers, and has been distributed to all EBAA Members. Furthermore, we encourage operators and brokers to forward copies of it to as many colleagues as they can to ensure the widest reach possible for this important campaign.” Additionally, EBAA has published a printed brochure entitled “Is My Flight Legal. Your Rights as a Business Aircraft Charter Passenger”, to help passengers and all non-specialist interested parties better understand the rules and the risk of non-compliance. The Association is urging operators, handlers and brokers to pass these out to their clients to ensure that passengers are aware of the hazards of booking illegal flights.

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RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS, JSC CONSOLIDATES ASSETS

Russian Helicopters, JSC, part of UIC Oboronprom, consolidated control stock of all Russia’s rotorcraft-building enterprises. A statement from the company said that this meant that it had finalized the formation stages of a united Russian holding that deals in helicopter design, manufacture and servicing. Russian Helicopter acquired 1,202,973,854 ordinary registered shares of Rostvertol, PLC which brings its ownership of company’s equity from 22.76 percent to 75.06 percent. In 2008-09 Russian Helicopters, became the management company of all enterprises that make part of RH holding. Current changes in the Russian Helicopters ownership of assets are linked to the company’s plans on further development and perspective projects’ implementation. The company’s strategic aim is to strengthen its positions on the global rotorcraft market.

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SEES GROWTH IN THE MIDDLE EAST Hawker Beechcraft believes there will be

strong growth in the private aviation sector in the Middle East over the next few years. The company says one of its largest growth areas in the region is its special mission applications, which range from maritime patrol and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance to commercial applications

such as photographic, air ambulance, flight inspection, weather modifications and transportation for government officials. “We have made a number of strides in our Middle Eastern market – most notably with delivery of special mission aircraft,” said Sean McGeough, Hawker Beechcraft president, Europe, Middle East and Africa. “In addition to special mission aircraft deliveries, we have a large number of Hawker Beechcraft products in the region already performing a wide variety of special missions every day.” Hawker Beechcraft, which over the past three years has delivered the largest share of business turbines and turboprops in the region with approximately 34 percent and 88 percent respectively, believes there are several factors fueling the growth in the region. These include the increasing economic strength of the region; a heightened focus on privacy and security; an influx of companies that offer corporate jet services to their senior executives; and a growing number of secondary airports in less populated areas in the region making travel to remote areas easier – a benefit especially valued by oil and gas companies. “To succeed in the Middle East market, you also need a world class customer service organization,” McGeough said. “It is not sufficient to just provide the aircraft; you also need strong aftermarket sales support and a robust parts infrastructure. As part of our commitment to this, we have recently placed dedicated sales and support personnel in the region and signed a new contract with ExecuJet to provide service for Hawker products in Dubai and other locations around the world.”

EMBRAER CLOSES OUT 2010 WITH 246 JETS DELIVERED

Embraer delivered 92 jets during the fourth quarter of 2010 (4Q10), 30 of which to the commercial aviation market, 61 to executive aviation, and one to the defense segment. Thus, the Company closed out 2010 with 246 jets delivered. The firm order backlog, at the end of the year, came to US$ 15.6 billion, which is 2 percent higher than the amount recorded on September 30, 2010. The last quarter of the year was marked by the certification and beginning of operations of a new Embraer executive jet. The large cabin Legacy 650 is based on the successful Legacy 600 platform. Its spacious and comfortable cabin can carry 14 passengers and is able to fly nonstop from São Paulo, Brazil, to Miami, Florida, in the US Eight Legacy 600 and Legacy 650 jets were delivered from October to December. Also, production of the Phenom jets accelerated. In 2010, 100 were delivered, which is seven more than the previous year, besides 26 Phenom 300s. Embraer also announced an agreement with US-based NetJets, which resulted in firm contract for the sale of 50 Phenom 300s, and another 75 options. Meanwhile Embraer’s Phenom 100 entry level executive jet was the most delivered jet in 2010, with 100 deliveries. Together with the other airplanes of Embraer Executive Jets’ portfolio, the Phenom 100’s success is also reflected in the Company’s increasing market share, which is the fastest growing in Business Aviation in terms of units delivered.

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REPORT Economic turbulence has rocked the Business Aviation industry for the past three years, and 2010 was another unsettled year. But OEM’s and operators alike have made the adjustments needed to see out this recession. Our analysis of this year’s fleet report indicates that the Business Aviation industry will experience a marked recovery at the very least by 2012.

MOVING ON

George Galanopoulos, Managing Director London Executive Aviation, says the worst of the recession has past.

THE WORST IS BEHIND US

by Paul Walsh

ack in 2007, London Executive Aviation (LEA) enjoyed brisk trade and bourgeoning demand. George Galanopoulos Managing Director of the company told Bart International: “2007 was booming year, we were heavily recruiting and we had big plans for expansion,” one of the company’s few complaints was the short supply of pilots. That charmed period seems very distant now, and in the wake of a chastening recession, operators like LEA are hesitant about expanding their businesses. Guy Lachland of the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) said: “Twice shy operators have been bitten badly over past two years and will think very carefully about buying new aircraft.” BART International’s 2011 Business Aviation fleet report confirms that reluctance among operators, companies and private individuals to order new planes is putting the brakes on fleet growth. A large used aircraft inventory and banks’ unwillingness to lend is adding to the malaise. The global Business Aviation fleet, which now totals 31,110 units, is growing, but at a slightly slower pace than last year. In 2010 the worldwide fleet grew by 3.7 percent; down from 4.8 percent in 2009. The worldwide Turboprop fleet grew from 12,499 to 12,874 units (3 percent) while the worldwide jet fleet grew from 17,382 to 17,872 units (2.81 percent). This year North America’s fleet grew by 0.9 percent after growing by 0.34 percent last year. The European fleet grew by a disappointing 5 percent in 2010 down from 9.7 percent in 2009.

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2010 BUSINESS AIRCRAFT FLEET

TOP TEN BUSINESS FLEETS BY COUNTRY United States

17937

Brazil

1225

Canada

1117

Mexico

1035

Germany

664

United Kingdom

639

Venezuela

587

Australia

480

South Africa

464

France

424

The most heartening news in the report comes from South America, where the Business Aviation industry appears to have ducked the more severe effects of the global recession. In 2010 the South American fleet grew by 14.9 percent after growing by 10.10 percent and 13.3 percent in 2008 and 2009 respectively. The Oceania market, which is largely propelled by a booming Australian economy, has grown by 14.37 percent, much higher than the 3.8 percent growth which it posted last year. Though markets in Asia and Africa show promise, on both continents fleet growth is more sluggish than 2009. The Asian fleet grew by 12 percent in 2010, down considerably from 27.1 percent in 2009. In Africa fleet growth is impressive at 8.5 percent but the figure is still down on 2009 when the continent’s Business Aviation fleet grew by 15.3 percent.

A Brighter Future This year’s fleet report contains some dispiriting results but we shouldn’t forget that from Vnukovo to Villaroche operators like LEA are expanding their fleets, - LEA has grown its fleet by one aircraft a year since 2008 - and drop by drop confidence returning to the industry. Galanopoulos said that as far as his company is concerned, the worst of the recession has past and many in the industry agree. Rolland Vincent, a Business Aviation analyst said that growing company profits and increased Business Aviation flights show that “the darkest days of this current downturn” appear to be over. Brian Foley another analyst has predicted there will be a new surge of orders in 2011. Worldwide economic growth bodes well for the industry. From March 2009 to June 2010 the MSCI world index, an aggregate stock market index and a decent estimate of wealth creation, grew by 20 percent. The S&P 500, a measure of 500 publicly traded US equities, has rebounded and is up 86 percent from a low in March 2009. The IMF predicts that world output will grow by 4.4 percent in 2011. Business Aviation traffic - another indicator for the Business Aviation industry growth – is starting to pick up. In 2010 a report by Eurocontrol showed that European Business Aviation traffic grew by 11 percent in March 2010 and the organization’s medium term forecast predicts that traffic will grow by 5 percent in 2011.

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JET SUMMARY BY MODEL BY WORLD AREA MFG/MODEL AIRBUS A300 AIRBUS A310 AIRBUS A318 ELITE AIRBUS A319CJ AIRBUS A320 AIRBUS A320 PRESTIGE AIRBUS A340 ASTRA 1125 ASTRA 1125SP ASTRA 1125SPX AVRO RJ-70 BAC 1-11 BAE 146-100 BAE 146-200 BEECHJET 400 BEECHJET 400A BOEING 707-120B BOEING 707-320 BOEING 707-C BOEING 707-E BOEING 727-100 BOEING 727-200 BOEING 737-100 BOEING 737-200 BOEING 737-300 BOEING 737-400 BOEING 737-500 BOEING 737-700 BOEING 747-300 BOEING 747-400 BOEING 747SP BOEING 757 BOEING 757-200 BOEING 767-200 BOEING 767-300 BOEING 777-200ER BOEING BBJ BOEING BBJ2 BOEING BBJ3 CANADAIR RJ CHALLENGER 300 CHALLENGER 600 CHALLENGER 601-1A CHALLENGER 601-3A CHALLENGER 601-3R CHALLENGER 604 CHALLENGER 605 CHALLENGER 800 CHALLENGER 850 CHALLENGER 870 CHALLENGER 890 CITATION 500 CITATION 525 CITATION BRAVO CITATION CJ1 CITATION CJ1+ CITATION CJ2 CITATION CJ2+ CITATION CJ3

TOTAL 1 21 16 56 7 4 11 32 36 58 1 18 6 4 60 344 4 28 4 5 47 24 1 34 14 5 3 7 1 12 11 4 17 8 6 2 114 19 2 28 290 78 61 132 59 361 123 3 54 3 2 268 349 333 197 100 237 166 348

EUROPE 0 12 6 31 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 25 0 5 0 0 3 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 17 5 0 4 60 6 7 14 3 77 40 0 28 1 0 33 84 78 53 33 74 62 82

MFG/MODEL TOTAL CITATION CJ4 16 CITATION ENCORE 163 CITATION ENCORE+ 61 CITATION EXCEL 365 CITATION I 24 CITATION I/SP 293 CITATION II 581 CITATION II/SP 73 CITATION III 194 CITATION MUSTANG 333 CITATION S/II 154 CITATION SOVEREIGN 296 CITATION ULTRA 275 CITATION V 258 CITATION VI 36 CITATION VII 118 CITATION X 300 CITATION XLS 329 CITATION XLS+ 65 DIAMOND I 4 DIAMOND IA 69 DORNIER ENVOY 3 52 ECLIPSE EA500 256 EMBRAER LEGACY 600 170 EMBRAER LEGACY 650 4 EMBRAER LEGACY SHUTTLE 11 EMBRAER LINEAGE 1000 8 EMBRAER PHENOM 100 186 EMBRAER PHENOM 300 22 EMIVEST SJ30-2 4 FALCON 10 146 FALCON 100 33 FALCON 200 33 FALCON 2000 231 FALCON 2000DX 4 FALCON 2000EX 25 FALCON 2000EX EASy 129 FALCON 2000LX 50 FALCON 20C 87 FALCON 20C-5 20 FALCON 20D 31 FALCON 20D-5 3 FALCON 20E 36 FALCON 20E-5 15 FALCON 20F 83 FALCON 20F-5 78 FALCON 20G 5 FALCON 50 240 FALCON 50-40 6 FALCON 50EX 100 FALCON 7X 96 FALCON 900 34 FALCON 900B 142 FALCON 900C 25 FALCON 900DX 24 FALCON 900EX 117 FALCON 900EX EASy 119 FALCON 900LX 1 FOKKER 100 7

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010

EUROPE 2 13 6 64 8 30 71 19 14 94 9 47 15 19 5 13 23 104 19 1 3 21 23 63 3 1 1 29 0 1 16 11 5 50 1 7 52 19 23 5 7 0 14 9 9 5 5 39 0 16 49 11 35 9 12 31 45 0 3

MFG/MODEL TOTAL FOKKER 70 1 FOKKER F28 2 GLOBAL 5000 92 GLOBAL EXPRESS 148 GLOBAL EXPRESS XRS 122 GULFSTREAM G-100 22 GULFSTREAM G-150 84 GULFSTREAM G-200 230 GULFSTREAM G-300 13 GULFSTREAM G-350 11 GULFSTREAM G-400 23 GULFSTREAM G-450 188 GULFSTREAM G-500 9 GULFSTREAM G-550 277 GULFSTREAM G-II 160 GULFSTREAM G-IIB 39 GULFSTREAM G-III 182 GULFSTREAM G-IV 210 GULFSTREAM G-IVSP 286 GULFSTREAM G-V 186 HAWKER 1000A 44 HAWKER 1000B 7 HAWKER 125-1A 17 HAWKER 125-1AS 9 HAWKER 125-1B 11 HAWKER 125-3A 3 HAWKER 125-3A/RA 7 HAWKER 125-3A/RAS 3 HAWKER 125-3AS 2 HAWKER 125-3B 9 HAWKER 125-3B/RAS 1 HAWKER 125-3BS 1 HAWKER 125-400A 16 HAWKER 125-400AS 49 HAWKER 125-400B 14 HAWKER 125-400BS 3 HAWKER 125-600A 20 HAWKER 125-600AS 12 HAWKER 125-600B 2 HAWKER 125-600BS 1 HAWKER 125-700A 170 HAWKER 125-700B 32 HAWKER 4000 40 HAWKER 400XP 244 HAWKER 750 39 HAWKER 800A 227 HAWKER 800B 61 HAWKER 800XP 421 HAWKER 800XPI 52 HAWKER 850XP 99 HAWKER 900XP 132 JET COMMANDER 1121 10 JET COMMANDER 1121B 7 JETSTAR 6 2 JETSTAR 731 12 JETSTAR 8 7 JETSTAR II 24 LEARJET 23 13 LEARJET 24 35

EUROPE 1 0 26 37 52 2 10 30 0 0 0 16 0 66 1 1 1 11 12 17 4 3 4 0 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 10 18 3 43 14 3 14 43 25 16 24 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1

World Fleet

TURBOPROPS MFG/MODEL LEARJET 24A LEARJET 24B LEARJET 24D LEARJET 24E LEARJET 24F LEARJET 25 LEARJET 25B LEARJET 25C LEARJET 25D LEARJET 25G LEARJET 28 LEARJET 29 LEARJET 31 LEARJET 31A LEARJET 35 LEARJET 35A LEARJET 36 LEARJET 36A LEARJET 40 LEARJET 40XR LEARJET 45 LEARJET 45XR LEARJET 55 LEARJET 55B LEARJET 55C LEARJET 60 LEARJET 60XR LOCKHEED L-1011-500 MDD DC8 MDD DC9 MDD MD80 PREMIER I PREMIER IA SABRELINER 40 SABRELINER 40A SABRELINER 40EL SABRELINER 40EX SABRELINER 40R SABRELINER 40SE SABRELINER 50 SABRELINER 60 SABRELINER 60A SABRELINER 60AELXM SABRELINER 60EL SABRELINER 60ELXM SABRELINER 60EX SABRELINER 60SC SABRELINER 60SCELXM SABRELINER 60SCEX SABRELINER 65 SABRELINER 80 SABRELINER 80A SABRELINER 80SC WESTWIND 1 WESTWIND 1123 WESTWIND 1124 WESTWIND 2 Total Jets © AVDATA/JETNET

TOTAL 4 25 66 15 9 29 68 13 136 4 5 3 35 208 43 469 15 38 40 85 237 162 116 8 13 311 69 3 1 11 14 126 145 23 27 7 2 4 1 1 41 3 1 3 32 4 2 1 1 75 26 3 7 104 6 53 79 18,054

EUROPE0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 13 0 43 0 4 15 13 35 13 15 1 2 51 21 0 0 0 2 23 36 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,913

MFG/MODEL AVANTI P180 AVANTI II CARAVAN 208 CARAVAN 208B CHEYENNE 400 CHEYENNE I CHEYENNE IA CHEYENNE II CHEYENNE III CHEYENNE IIIA CHEYENNE IIXL CONQUEST I CONQUEST II GULFSTREAM G-I JETSTREAM 31 JETSTREAM 32 JETSTREAM 41 KING AIR 100 KING AIR 200 KING AIR 200C KING AIR 200T KING AIR 300 KING AIR 300LW KING AIR 350 KING AIR 350C KING AIR 350i KING AIR 350iC KING AIR 90 KING AIR A/B90 KING AIR A100 KING AIR A200 KING AIR A90 KING AIR A90-1 KING AIR B100 KING AIR B200 KING AIR B200C KING AIR B200CT KING AIR B200GT KING AIR B200SE KING AIR B200T KING AIR B90 KING AIR C90 KING AIR C90-1 KING AIR C90A KING AIR C90B KING AIR C90GT KING AIR C90GTi KING AIR C90GTx KING AIR C90SE KING AIR E90 KING AIR F90 KING AIR F90-1 MERLIN 300 MERLIN IIA MERLIN IIB MERLIN III MERLIN IIIA MERLIN IIIB MERLIN IIIC

TOTAL 98 99 397 1,423 40 171 17 366 80 53 75 207 317 66 113 123 89 63 704 31 20 212 19 659 29 32 8 29 12 111 234 77 122 122 1,094 107 9 110 5 23 113 442 40 225 425 98 120 18 16 292 188 30 9 2 36 27 35 58 24

EUROPE 44 37 32 87 7 15 4 46 9 15 6 16 9 3 9 8 3 1 62 2 2 4 7 51 3 4 0 1 0 4 1 4 2 0 128 6 0 21 1 1 5 38 0 18 31 9 16 3 0 18 11 3 2 0 4 1 4 5 2

World

Europe

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Europe

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Turboprops Fleet

World Turbine Fleet

MFG/MODEL TOTAL MERLIN IV 9 MERLIN IV-A 23 MERLIN IV-C 22 MITSUBISHI MARQUISE 94 MITSUBISHI MU-2B 3 MITSUBISHI MU-2C 16 MITSUBISHI MU-2D 1 MITSUBISHI MU-2F 39 MITSUBISHI MU-2G 6 MITSUBISHI MU-2J 40 MITSUBISHI MU-2K 43 MITSUBISHI MU-2L 19 MITSUBISHI MU-2M 19 MITSUBISHI MU-2N 26 MITSUBISHI MU-2P 32 MITSUBISHI MU-2S 17 MITSUBISHI SOLITAIRE 42 PILATUS PC-12 776 PILATUS PC-12 NG 230 PIPER MALIBU JETPROP 222 PIPER MERIDIAN 416 SOCATA TBM-700A 111 SOCATA TBM-700B 91 SOCATA TBM-700C1 8 SOCATA TBM-700C2 94 SOCATA TBM-850 208 STARSHIP 2000A 5 TURBO COMMANDER 1000 100 TURBO COMMANDER 690 47 TURBO COMMANDER 690A 186 TURBO COMMANDER 690B 191 TURBO COMMANDER 840 105 TURBO COMMANDER 900 34 TURBO COMMANDER 980 73 Total TurboProp 13,112 Grand Total © AVDATA/JETNET

31,166

EUROPE 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 3 0 2 0 1 91 46 60 67 37 23 4 10 38 0 3 1 10 4 6 1 3 700 1,135

REPORT

NORTH AMERICA

Shipments GAMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2010 third quarter report on shipments shows that the decline in general aviation shipments is starting to level out. In first nine months of 2010, total general aviation airplane shipments fell 14.5 percent, from 1,588 units in 2009 to 1,357 units this year. Billings for general aviation airplanes totalled $13.47 billion in the first nine months, down 2.5 percent.

EUROPE Country Total Executive* Jet Austria 269 1 238 Belarus 1 0 1 Belgium 103 2 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 2 Bulgaria 28 1 19 Croatia 9 0 6 Cyprus 15 0 14 Czech Republic 55 0 32 Denmark 100 0 67 Estonia 10 0 9 Finland 50 0 30 France 424 4 216 Germany 664 8 430 Gibraltar 3 0 3 Greece 57 2 38 Hungary 8 0 6 Iceland 5 0 1 Ireland 40 1 30 Isle of Man 63 0 53 Italy 247 0 169 Latvia 10 0 8 Liechtenstein 3 0 2 Lithuania 5 0 3 Luxembourg 75 1 39 Macedonia 2 0 2 Malta 14 0 13 Moldova 1 0 1 Monaco 6 0 4 Montenegro 5 0 5 Netherlands 90 1 51 North. Ireland 3 0 3 Norway 53 0 15 Poland 37 0 18 Portugal 194 0 187 Romania 19 2 14 Russian Federation 143 5 119 San Marino 4 0 3 Scotland 1 0 0 Serbia 24 0 19 Slovak Republic 17 0 11 Slovenia 16 0 12 Spain 183 4 133 Sweden 87 0 55 Switzerland 332 5 237 Ukraine 43 1 34 United Kingdom 639 13 448 Total 4,160 51 2,860

Turb. 30 0 41 1 8 3 1 23 33 1 20 204 226 0 17 2 4 9 10 78 2 1 2 35 0 1 0 2 0 38 0 38 19 7 3 19 1 1 5 6 4 46 32 90 8 178 1,249