Latest from Richard Pedicini
Regulations and Government
Sentences Shortened for Legacy Midair Pilots
Regulations and Government
Brazil Court To Hear Legacy Midair Appeal on Monday
Maintenance and Modifications
TAM Expands Reach in Brazil
Training and Workforce
CAE Launches Phenom 100 Simulator
Regulations and Government
No Easy Customs Process for LABACE Arrivals This Year
Regulations and Government
Brazil Seizes Nine Bizjets over Alleged Tax Evasion
Aircraft
Brazil Learjet Operators Miffed by Noise Waiver Delays
Facing delays in obtaining waivers from recent noise rules that ban Stage 2 jets in Brazil, owners of 20-series Learjets met last month with officials from
Regulations and Government
Brazil Preparing To Boost Bizav Capacity
Brazil is moving forward to privatize airport terminals to handle the anticipated 25-percent annual growth in commercial aviation
Charter & Fractional
Brazil gets first fractional program
The Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition in São Paulo last month marked the dawn of fractional jet ownership in Brazil, with two compan
Aircraft
Brazil Clears the Decks for Aviation Expansion
The hangar at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, that held Labace two weeks ago echoed to a claw-equipped backhoe chewing into the wing of a defunct B
Aircraft
Controller Found Innocent in Brazilian Midair
In an unexpected verdict announced late last week, Brazilian federal judge Murilo Mendes found air traffic controller Jomarcelo Fernandes dos Santos not g
Safety
Brazil Court Finds U.S. Pilots Guilty in Fatal Midair
American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino, whose Legacy 600 collided with a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 over the Amazon in September 2006, were f
Regulations and Government
Brazil Verdict on Legacy Pilots in Two Weeks
Embraer’s Bizav Market Share Continues To Grow
In its 2010 results, released on Friday, Embraer reports net sales for its executive aviation division of $1.1 billion and delivery of 144 aircraft, compar
Regulations and Government
Embassy Cables Show Tepid Support for Legacy Pilots
Diplomatic cables made public through Wikileaks show that official U.S.
Accidents
Judge Refuses To Hear Brazil Midair Crash Witnesses
The criminal trial of the American pilots of the
Aircraft
Brazil picks Rafale for French ‘strategic alliance’
Brazil’s purchase of 36 new fighters has pitted the air force’s preference for the Saab Gripen, backed by a 10-month technical report, against a presidenti
Regulations and Government
Legacy 600 Midair Pilots Still Entangled in Legal Jungle
American charter firm ExcelAire and pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino remain entangled in Brazilian legal battles more than three years after the
Safety
No Injuries in First Phenom 100 Incident
The first Embraer Phenom 100 incident caused no injuries to the two crewmembers aboard and damage only to the landing gear and flaps when the light jet ove
