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Avionics

Garmin Pilot Integrated with FltPlan

PDC and eAPIS services are now available for U.S. operators.
Avionics

New Android Version of WingX Released

The free upgrade offers numerous improvements for Android users.
Aircraft

G600 Flies To LABACE Ready To Serve

Now fully approved by the FAA, the G600 is on show at LABACE just days after the first example was handed over to its new owner.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AeroAsset Says Latin American Heli Market Recovering

Toronto, Canada-based AeroAsset is using LABACE 2019 as a platform to promote its latest free quarterly report on the helicopter market.
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FBOs

FBO Profile: Naples Aviation

Naples Aviation strives to “provide an exceptional experience exceeding every flight crewmember and visitor expectations.”
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Aircraft

Praetor 500 Exceeds Certification Goals

Flight testing for certification has confirmed that the Embraer Praetor 500 has unmatched range and field performance figures for its class.
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Aircraft

Nomad Provides Assist to Bombardier on Weekend AOG

A landing gear hydraulic leak stranded a Challenger 650 over the weekend in Malaga, Spain.
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Airlines

Authorities Crack Down On Protesters at Hong Kong Airport

Hong Kong International wins a court injunction to ban protests.
Aircraft

Textron Underlines TAM AE Key Role as Latam Partner

Textron Aviation executives and TAM's president met with AIN at LABACE 2019 to explain their plans in the growing Latin American region.
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Aircraft

Austrian Firm Targets China MRO Market

FACC hopes its strategic cooperation with STAECO leads to new work in China.
Aircraft

Strong Performance for Embraer Executive Jets

Improved deliveries from Embraer Executive Jets increased its proportion of overall company revenues in the second quarter of 2019.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Wheel and Brake Specialist Goes Paperless

Denmark-based TP Aerospace has implemented a new system which it says will simplifly the work flow process and minimize human error.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Approves Kansas for First BVLOS Drone Flight

Kansas officials credit the state’s participation in the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program for approval of the flights.
Maintenance and Modifications

U.S. Air Force Completes A-10 Re-winging Program

Work to give 173 A-10Cs a new lease on life has been undertaken since 2011 and has now reached its conclusion.
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FBOs

Voa São Paulo Joins Air BP’s Carbon-offset Program

Airport operator Voa São Paulo has joined Air BP’s fuel-supply network and has signed up for Air BP’s carbon-offsetting program for business aviation.
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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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.
Avionics

Avionics Sales Soar 14% in First-half 2019, Says AEA

Business and general aviation aircraft electronic sales climbed 14 percent year-over-year, to just more than $1.5 billion, in the first six months.
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Engines

Russia Relaunches Production of Engine Cores for the MiG-31

The Perm Motor Works is building new hot-section components to allow the overhaul of engines to keep the MiG-31 fleet flying until 2035.
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Airlines

Hong Kong Airport Cancels Tuesday Flights Amid Protests

Cathay Pacific fires two ground workers and suspends a second pilot for their participation in the demonstrations.
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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Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Raises $128M To Fuel Further Growth

Wheels Up raised $128 million in new equity late last week to help the private flight solutions firm accelerate growth and digital efforts.
Airlines

Airlines React as Korea Removes Japan from Trade Whitelist

Low-cost carrier Jeju Air adds capacity to China as Japanese services wane.
Regulations and Government

Dickson Reports for Duty at FAA

He was sworn in as the 18th administrator, while Dan Elwell, who had been acting administrator, returns to the deptuy administrator post.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SmartSky, Mosaic Partner To Expand Skytelligence

The Skytelligence open marketplace enables companies to access and share aviation, flight, weather and operations data.
Rotorcraft

Pilot Dozed Off at Controls of MedFlight Helo

The FAA is investigating an incident in which a Boston MedFlight pilot briefly fell asleep at the controls of a helicopter while transporting a patient.
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Deliveries Dip in 1H19

According to statistics released by GAMA, the entire segment was down more than 15 percent from a year ago, with turbine helicopters down 11.3 percent.
FBOs

Norwood Breaches Agreement Allowing New FBO

Weeks after reaching a settlement agreement, the town of Norwood, Massachusetts, has apparently reneged on a deal to allow BEH to establish an FBO.
Avionics

Automatic Landing Tested in DA42

A German university has achieved an automatic landing in a light airplane using vision-assisted navigation.
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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.