Content Archive: March 2019

Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Gets Charged Up by Battery Mx Growth

Duncan Aviation's Nebraska location handles 85 to 100 batteries a week.
Maintenance and Modifications

Naples Jet Center Gets Brazil ANAC Nod for Mx

Florida-based Naples Jet Center received Brazil ANAC approval to provide airframe, engine, and avionics services for Brazil-registered business aircraft.

Middle East Bizjet Deliveries Expected To Trend Up

Business jet deliveries in the region are estimated to reach 14 aircraft this year, 15 next year, and 16 in 2021.
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Avionics

FlightAware Tracking ADS-B Out Compliance

FlightAware's ADS-B network shows that ADS-B Out compliance rates are climbing in the U.S.
Safety

FSF, Aireon Collaborate on Space-based ADS-B Data

The ADS-B payloads in Iridium Next satellites will generate data that can help facilitate safety improvements.

Pistons Buoy Bizav Activity in Europe, Says WingX

Business aviation departures in Europe rose 1.7 percent year-over-year last month, thanks to a “big increase” in piston traffic.
FBOs

Metrojet Breaks Ground on Philippines FBO/MRO Complex

Business aviation service provider Metrojet has broke ground on a 279,862-sq-ft FBO/MRO facility at Clark International Airport in Pampanga, Philippines.
Aircraft

TBM 930 Completes Paris-New York Record Flight

Pilots Dierk Reuter and Phil Bozek set sights on a record held since 1985 by famed test pilot Chuck Yeager.
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Accidents

Bristow Bell 407 Louisiana Crash Proves Fatal

Two were aboard a Bristow Bell 407 that crashed on Sunday near Galliano, Louisiana

Royal Jet Optimistic About Prospects at Saudi Airshow

Rob DiCastri, CEO of Abu Dhabi-based Royal Jet, told AIN that he is “hoping to” do new business in Saudi Arabia this week at the inaugural Saudi Airshow.