Latest from Chris Kjelgaard

The third Swiss A220 inflight shutdown within four months happened on the same route involved in the previous two incidents.

Five already announced additional simulators will represent just the start of the CAE-DAC joint venture’s investment in growing Simcom Holdings.

The PW812D in Dassault’s specified configuration will take to the air for the first time around the time of the NBAA show.

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.

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

Avantto’s revenue and EBITDA performance in 2018 and the first half of 2019 has been even better than in the two previous years.

Via its booking platform, Flapper will soon offer new routes, new country markets, and new services—including crowdsourced flight sharing.

Universal Weather and Aviation is adding new services and facilities in Latin America and is maintaining a strong presence in Brazil.

Precision Heliparts expects revenues from its Latin American business to double in the next three years.

The merger of Rockwell Collins and UTC Aerospace Systems is opening up significant new opportunities for the new Collins Aerospace.

While Alert is directed mainly at the commercial-aviation sector, bizav organizations are “more than welcome” to register for the service, said Aireon.

One Caribbean’s request to put a 747-400 on the SVG register represents ECCAA’s biggest-ever certification challenge.

CFM is working to minimize for the Leap an issue that it said affects all jet engines.

All CFM Leap-1A deliveries to Airbus are now on time and within weeks Boeing will be receiving all Leap-1Bs on schedule as well.

StandardAero expects to be able to continue the rapid rate of business growth it has achieved over the past five years.

In an extensive global expansion program, MTU Aero Engines and MTU Maintenance are expanding their facilities and activities worldwide.

The T901 EMD contract is just one of many engine programs GE Aviation’s military business has in design and development.

Pratt & Whitney said it is on track to meet all its geared turbofan delivery commitments to customers for the year.

The company handles about 65 percent of all general and private aviation activity in Panama

Data-analytics insights on parts usage by airlines are attracting OEMs to AAR’s new parts-distribution capabilities.

The second phase of GE9X flight testing evaluated new engine parts that GE might use to improve the GE9X in the future.

As GE Aviation readies development of its T901 ITEP turboshaft engine, competitor ATEC is lobbying Congress to award dual EMD contracts.

C Cubed plans to induct its first A320 for freighter conversion in about a month, according to IBA Group.

More than 80 mainline passenger jets underwent conversion to freighters last year, almost all of them Boeings.

Each Lufthansa Group carrier will have common business and premium economy cabin fittings, allowing flexible distribution of aircraft.

SkyWest becomes one of Southern Airways’ top five investors to safeguard a hiring flow of experienced air transport pilots.

The 737 Max grounding will continue to effect the finances of American and Southwest until authorities lift the revenue-flight ban.

MCAS issue aside, coked fuel nozzles in CFM LEAP engines have also been revealed to affect the 737 Max and will require inspections.

The FAA’s 737 Max recertification safety-analysis summit on May 23 is separate from the JATR review beginning on April 29.

JetBlue is confident it will obtain ETOPS certification by the time its A321LRs are delivered.