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Charter & Fractional

Philippines Telecom Forms Air Charter Firm

Philippines Telecom's King Air 350 and Leonardo AW139 and Bell 429 helicopters previously used in house will now be offered for charter.
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NTSB Providing Behind Scenes Look with Podcast Series

Set to debut this fall, the series of podcasts will include interviews with board members, modal office directors, investigators and other personnel.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Adding Major Maintenance, Paint Facilities in Provo

The $70 million, 275,000-sq-ft project is slated for completion in 2019
Avionics

Revamped Rockwell Collins CASP Growing At 15% Per Year

Additions of elite, entry-level options broadens service’s appeal.
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Airports

More Florida Airports Back Online

Just two days after Hurricane Irma blanketed the state, the list of closed airports continues to dwindle.
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Avionics

Nextant Flies Fusion-equipped Challenger 604

The avionics retrofit is one of the components of Nextant's remanufactured 604XT.
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Aircraft

Majority of MRJs Approved To Continue Flight Testing

The MRJ flight test fleet is continuing to log hours in the flight test program.
Training and Workforce

CAE Tapping Data To Improve Pilot Training Experience

The research is designed to improve pilot training and passenger safety.
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Avionics

Columbia Avionics Earns EASA, TC STCs for GTN and GTX

The approvals for the Garmin GTN, GTX and GTS TCAS II units, cover a wide variety of Cessna Citation models.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

MEBAA Broadens Insurance Product Portfolio for Members

MEBAA Insurance will include aviation, cyber security, medical and property coverage tailored for association members.

EBAA Expands Staff with New COO, Comm Positions

Robert Baltus brings a background in charter, management and fractional operations, while Drosin has more than two decades of communications experience.
Aircraft

DTI's Spring-Fast Eliminates Adhesives from Wire-protection Grommets

Ease of installation, durability proving to be draw for OEMs and MROs.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Large Tech Companies Ascendant in Emerging Drone Industry

Intel, other technology companies prominent as drone industry awaits new rules for flights over people, beyond visual line of sight.
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Aircraft

Aircraft Brokers See Improving Business Aviation Market

Aircraft Brokers See Improving Business Aviation Market
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Aircraft

Daher Places New Emphasis on Service, Upgrades

With legislation opening the path for commercial service in Europe, sales floodgates could open wide.
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Rotorcraft

USHST Develops New Safety Enhancements

USHST groups safety enhancements into four categories: IMC and visibility, loss of control, safety management and competency.
Accidents

NTSB Notes Rotor Spindle Crack in Enstrom Crash

The helicopter crashed during an instructional flight in 2015.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

New Airbus Venture Fuses Satellite and Drone Data

The company aggregates data to simplify access to information for the customer.
Airports

Florida Airports and FBOs Slowly Shake Off Irma's Effects

With widespread power outages in the state, it may be days or weeks until services are fullly restored
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Avionics

Aerovie Enhances Free App Features

Updates include easier-to-read frequencies and new waypoint management features in the airports section.
Avionics

ForeFlight 9.3 Adds Route Options, Step Climbs

Upgrades enhance the flight-planning process.
Avionics

New Network To Add High-speed Satcom Alternative

Service is expected to begin in 2021.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Delivers 400th Lakota

The manufacturer is slated to deliver nine more UH-72s to the Army this year.
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ATC

FAA Bill Still Up in Air in House

Democrats want six-month extension, but House Republicans may push for shorter time frame.

Bizjet Traffic On Upswing in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, called an "island of stability," fared better than other Russian cities.

Russian Business Aviation Traffic Continues To Decrease

Business jet flights to, from and inside Russia dropped by 12 percent, while passenger counts fell 23 percent, since 2014.
Charter & Fractional

Luxaviation Helicopters Acquires UK Operator Starspeed

Fairoaks Airport-based Starspeed has 19 helicopters on its air operator certificate.
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Leonardo Reports Sales of Vixen 500E AESA Radar

Romania will fit one for trials on its indigenous IAR-99 jet. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Department of Homeland Security are also customers.
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Regulations and Government

Europe's Regionals Call for Swift Brexit Settlement

European Regions Airline Association says airlines hope for an aviation deal between the EU and UK a year before March 2019 Brexit negotiation deadlin
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Country Policies Vary for Ground Satcom Connectivity

Some airborne satcom users might not be aware that restrictions on ground use are common in many countries.