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Airports

Vermont Airport Looks To Complete Taxiway Project

The $6.3 million project includes a new taxiway parallel to the runway, allowing larger aircraft to operate at Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

N1 Partners with AvGuard on Engine Services

The agreement expands AvGuard's coverage beyond airframes and avionics.
Aircraft

A380 Dismantling Should Yield Positive Returns, Says Scope

Ex-Singapore Airlines A380-800 first of the type to be sold as spare parts
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Avionics

Satcom Direct Lands First Latin American Dealer

Latin America is a growing market for aircraft connectivity, and as the range of products and services expand there is a need for local partners.
Airports

Bizav Traffic Soars at Hong Kong Airport

Airport handled 695 non-revenue aircraft movements in July 2018, up from 509 a year earlier.
Aircraft

Nearing FAA Nod, G600 Starts Field-performance Tests

To date, five flight-test G600s have accumulated some 2,290 flight hours over more than 600 flights.
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Aerocor Builds On Data Approach with Cirrus Reports

The firm plans to expand the platform to Citation and Eclipse VLJs, as well as the Vision Jet.
Airports

Damage Control at India’s Cochin Airport in Full Swing

Indian navy called in to aid recovery from worst flooding in a century
Aircraft

ExecuJet To Welcome First Africa-based PC-24 in October

Pilatus jet will be based at South Africa's Cape Town International Airport and managed and operated day-to-day by the Luxaviation Group subsidiary.
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Safety

Homendy Becomes Fifth Member of NTSB Board

Her swearing in on August 20 marks the first time the NTSB has had its full complement of board members since early 2014.
Aircraft

Ukraine Upgrades MiG-29 Fleet

Ukriane has instigated a program to upgrade its tactical aircraft fleet, drawing on its defense induatry with assistance from outside avionics suppliers
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Rotorcraft

Appareo Vision Certified in Enstrom 480B

Low Cost Cockpit Recorder Installs In One Day
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Adds PT6 Familiarization Course for Pilots

The course includes basic theory, engine to airframe interface, and best practices while operating the engine.

All In Aviation Bringing SF50 to Flight-training Market

The Vision Jet turbine single will be offered for flight training out of Henderson Executive Airport near Las Vegas.
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Aircraft

Ethiopian Defers A220 Decision Following Airbus Acquisition

Africa’s largest airline now considering extending the mission profile of its Boeing 737 Max 8s
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Airports

Strasbourg Airport Takes Steps To Expand Bizav Infrastructure

Seeks partners for management and development of an FBO and MRO provider.

Avinode Sees Jump in Searches via Digital Platforms

Only one in ten of Avinode members use its external application programming interfaces (APIs)., but nearly 50 percent of recent searches involved APIs.

The Magic Switch So Many Pilots Know So Little About

Emergency Locator Transmitters are largely misunderstood safety devices
FBOs

A Year Later, Some Places Still Bear the Scars

As the first anniversary of the costliest hurricane season in history approaches, some FBOs still are not fully repaired.
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Aircraft

Upgraded 'Backfire' Rolled Out at Kazan

Tupolev has engineered a major modernization of the Tu-22M3 strategic bomber, the first trials example of which has been unviled at the KAPO works
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Aircraft

Brian Barents To Retire as Exec Chair of Aerion

Tom Vice will take responsibility for leadership of the company as CEO and president.
Airlines

South Korean LCCs Aspire To Long-haul Overseas Routes

To compete in a crowded market they are also emphasizing product differentiation.
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AINsight: Where’s the Bizjet Market Recovery?

Analyst takes a cautious view of the future.
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Aviation Charity Assists in DRC Ebola Response

Non-profit Air Serv International dispatched its Cessna Caravan to deliver medical staff, medicine and equipment to the affected area.
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UBS: Embraer Bizjet Unit Faces Uncertainties

Profitability could be a struggle for Embraer Executive Jets without offsets from Commercial Aviation unit, UBS cautions.
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Airlines

German Pax Traffic Growth Slows, Domestic Air Traffic Dips

Lufthansa Group ahead of Ryanair in terms of seats capacity in EU/ Switzerland
Aircraft

Airbus Rolls Out First ACJ320neo

Bizliner is now being prepped for first flight “in the coming weeks.”
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone Overflights Could Be Labeled 'Aerial Trespass'

How citizens' rights to airspace above their properties will interact with federal airspace remains to be determined.
Safety

Study: High CO2 Levels Diminish Pilot Performance

The study concluded that there is a “direct effect of carbon dioxide on performance, independent of ventilation.”
Safety

ACSF Continues Expansion of Safety, Audit Programs

The number of ACSF-ASAP participants has grown to 107, with corporate operators accounting for more than half.