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Maintenance and Modifications

Greenwich AeroGroup Names IDG Europe a LiveAero Dealer

IDG Europe It recently launched a new division of the company called idg.aero that provides global satellite communications for the whole aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Dubai Appoints Prabhat Gummadi as Maintenance Director

Gummandi holds numerous AME licenses.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Names Henry Lisboa Territorial Director

Lisboa will lead the company’s sales efforts in Central and South America.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Issues AD Final Rule for Bombardier CL-600 Thrust Reversers

Reports of partial deployment of an engine thrust reverser in flight prompted the AD.
Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Wins Block 30 Global Hawk Order

The three new aircraft will join 18 Block 30 Global Hawks the service earlier planned to retire.
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Safety

U.S. Bans Its Operators from Flying Over Syria

Continued fighting in the country poses a threat to civilian air traffic, according to the FAA.
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Aircraft

Eclipse Blames Layoffs on Sluggish VLJ Sales

Eclipse has not disclosed how many of its approximately 220 employees were affected.
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Regulations and Government

FAA: Flight-sharing Services Violate Regulations

The FAA’s interpretation is that flight-sharing websites are holding out transportation services, something that private operators cannot do.
Regulations and Government

NBAA, Other Organizations Praise Congressional Letters Supporting Contract Towers

Senate and House send letters to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta asking him to keep contract towers.
Charter & Fractional

Sentient Sees ‘Resurgence’ in Corporate and Leisure Travel on Business Jets

Corporate travel up 10 percent, while leisure flying climbed 17 percent.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Ruag Offers Real Wood Flooring for Business Aircraft

It is available as veneer and can be laid in different patterns anywhere in the aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Maintenance Special Report 2014

Diverse issues are shaping the business aviation maintenance industry.
Aircraft

Indonesians Boost CN235 Sales after Pact with Airbus D&S

The company is bidding for several maritime patrol requirements in the region.
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Aircraft

Interest Grows in Aurora’s Optionally Piloted Centaur

The U.S. company is now promoting the aircraft in Europe for low-cost airborne sensing.
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Aircraft

U.S., British Aircraft Support New Campaign Over Iraq

Manned and unmanned aircraft are participating in the intelligence-gathering and humanitarian missions.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Wipline 8750 floats are pitched at the Cessna Caravan series

In a country rich with waterways, amphibious floats are a natural.
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Aircraft

BJT Aircraft Guide 2014

Data about hundreds of jets, turboprops and helicopters.
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Charter & Fractional

CitationAir To Cease Flight Operations On October 31

Company stopped selling fractional shares in new aircraft and ceased renewals for current fractional-share customers in February 2012.
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Rotorcraft

FAA Looking At Revising Rotorcraft Standards

FAA acknowledges “that the evolution of Parts 27 and 29 has not kept pace with technology and the capability of rotorcraft produced currently.”
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Aviation Extends ProAdvantage Support Program to King Airs

ProAdvantage includes ProParts, ProTech and ProPropeller.
Regulations and Government

NTSB Proposes Changes to Investigation Procedural Rules

Proposal includes making changes to procedures to allow investigative party participants to share information.
Regulations and Government

AIN Seeks Operator Input on FAA Letters of Authorization Delays

One operator has been waiting five months for an LOA after a Falcon changed ownership in April.
Charter & Fractional

Avantto introduces Combo ownership

Top Latin American management firm increases flexibility in flight time for clients
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Airports

New Airports Promise to Catalyse Bizav Growth in Brazil

Airport development policy in Brazil threatens to push business aviation out of regional airports, as the country’s government favors airlines.
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Aircraft

Kodiak Answers Latin America’s Call For Versatility

Quest Aircraft do Brasil is the local distributor for the Kodiak aircraft.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Broker Has High Hopes For Latin America, Despite Barriers

Jetcraft sees more transactions across Latin America, although the region is still far from user-friendly from the industry’s perspective.
Aircraft

Algar Aviation Shows TBM 900 At LABACE

Winglets, a new tail-cone, a vertical tailfin strake and a five-blade composite propeller distinguish the TBM 900.
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Sustainability and Environment

Air BP’s Eagle Tank Takes Fuel Where It’s Needed

The fuel supplier is introducing its new self-contained portable fueling system to the South American market.
Aircraft

U.S. Army Taps Bell, Sikorsky-Boeing For JMR Next Phase

Sikorsky and Boeing will advance the SB-1 Defiant; Bell’s proposal is the V-280 Valor tiltrotor.
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