LABACE 2019

All LABACE Convention news

Maintenance and Modifications

P&WC and IAS To Open Belo Horizonte PT6A and PW200 MRO Center

P&WC’s new Belo Horizonte facility will let it perform many more HSIs and also component and accessory MRO in Brazil.
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Aircraft

Beechcraft Baron 58 Reaches 50

Nearly 7,000 Barons of all types have been built, of which more than 3,000 are long-fuselage Baron 58s. The type remains in production after five decades.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Focuses on VIP/Corporate Helicopters

The ACH145 is being showcased as an ideal vehicle for corporate and private customers in Brazil.
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Charter & Fractional

Legal Framework for Fractional Shares Coming in Brazil

Proposed new fractional-share rules in Brazil will be equivalent to those under the U.S. FAA's Part 91K.
Maintenance and Modifications

Líder, Aero Rio Approved for Gulfstream Warranty Work

Gulfstream Aerospace has named two Brazilian aircraft services companies—Líder Aviação and Aero Rio Táxi Aéreo—as company-authorized warranty facilities.
FBOs

Dallas Airmotive RTC Reaches 10 Years

Dallas Airmotive has regional turbine centers around the world and also benefits from fellow BBA Aviation company Signature’s FBO network.
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Training and Workforce

Boeing Makes Donation to Ayrton Senna Institute

Boeing has been involved for many years in STEM education in Brazil and recently extended its commitment in the country.
Rotorcraft

Kopter and Gualter Cement Distributor Deal

Gualter Helicopteros is exhibiting a mockup of Kopter’s new SH09 helicopter at LABACE.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Goodwinds Says Insurance Market Improving with Economy

Insurance broker Goodwinds is a LABACE stalwart and supplies insurance to all corners of the aviation multiverse.
FBOs

Banyan Air Service Celebrates Four-decade Anniversary

The massive FBO and MRO facility in Southern Florida is famous from the U.S. all the way down to South America.
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