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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Moscow Vnukovo OK'd for 900EX EASy Mx

The company supports AOG requirements throughout Russia.
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Aviation Nigeria OK'd To Service Phenom 300s

The company can provide support for the Phenom 300 at its Lagos location.
Aircraft

ACMG Sees Freighter Demand Accelerating

Twenty-year forecast predicts need for 125 additional freighters a year
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Airports

KaiserAir Oakland Now a DCA Gateway Facility

KaiserAir is one of only a handful of independent FBOs in California to receive DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP) qualification from the TSA.
Maintenance and Modifications

Chromalloy Opens Fort Lauderdale Facility

The new facility consolidates staff and equipment previously spread among three sites.
Maintenance and Modifications

TAG Aviation Opens Line Maintenance Center in Portugal

A mobile repair team based at the airport will support clients at the main airports in Portugal.
Rotorcraft

Boeing Will Begin Production of AH-6i 'Little Bird' This Year

The manufacturer will start production in Mesa, Ariz., for international AH-6i light attack helicopters the Saudi National Guard requires.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Helicopter To Assemble Some 407GXPs in Russia

Deal with JSC Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA) to assemble 407GXPs in Russia will speed their inclusion on the country's aircraft registry.
Rotorcraft

Soft Launch for Airbus H175

Helicopter performing well for oil-and-gas operators.
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Regulations and Government

Pilot Shortage Hitting Home at Racca Member Airlines

Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association members are perturbed about the shortage of qualified pilots.
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Rotorcraft

Lord Team Lauded for Vibration-suppression System

The HMVS system seeks to actively cancel rotor-induced vibration at its source.
Rotorcraft

ACSR Introduces Tailboom Motion Detection System

A switch illuminates the master caution panel indicating “tailboom” in the event of a failure.
Accidents

Caravan Crashes in South Sudan

The aircraft was landing on an unpaved strip.
Security

FAA Bans Somalia Overflights

Terrorist and miltant groups pose a threat to aircraft transiting the nation's airspace.
Avionics

Honeywell Readies for New Integrated Radio’s First Application

Initial contract covers 200 Southwest Airlines 737 Max narrowbodies
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Accidents

FAA Adds to "Lessons Learned" Safety Website

The FAA has updated its "Lessons Learned" safety library with six new modules detailing additional historically significant accidents.
Airlines

South African Airways Charts Road to Recovery

Decision pending on privatization versus recapitalization
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Rotorcraft

Bell Unveils Single-screen V-280 Cockpit

Touchscreen technology is at the heart of the panel, which won’t be installed in the aircraft until 2025 or 2030.
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Aircraft

Boeing Chases F-16 Upgrades; Proposes A-10 Refurbishment

The manufacturer's "Off-Boeing" program unit in St. Louis is vying to supply a new mission computer for U.S. and international F-16s.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

ICG Builds Momentum With New STC Approvals

U.S.-based communications group expands its menu of communications systems upgrades
FBOs

Avfuel Builds Up European FBO Network

Fuel supplier adds UK-based Marshall Aviation Services and Private Jet Company to its fold.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Aviation Adds 12 Aircraft to Managed Fleet

Significant expansion in the flight support and aircraft management marketplace has seen Jet Aviation add 12 more aircraft to its managed fleet.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

B/E Aerospace Launches New Emteq Lighting

New 3X Nano light has a low footprint.
FBOs

Six More FBOs Join Air Elite Network

Started by World Fuel Services in late 2011, the Air Elite network of FBOs now numbers 43 locations. Six more have joined the group this year.
Fuel

African Aviation Services touts “gateway” flight handling

Dubai-based firm has branches throughout Africa, speaks local languages
FBOs

Europeans Flock to New York, Dubai and Hong Kong

Trip support group UAS has identified the top destinations for business aircraft flights from Europe
Charter & Fractional

TAG to fly Boeing 757 on luxury tours

Operator to operate 52-jet on behalf of TCS World Travel
FBOs

FBO and Hangar Project Proposed at Belfast

Envisioned plan includes a 44,000-sq ft hangar and a 22,000-sq ft office block at Belfast International Airport in Northern Ireland.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Intelsat Supports Red Cross, Team Rubicon in Nepal Relief

Intelsat provides broadband network solutions for earthquake-ravaged Nepal
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Satcom Unveils GlobalVT for Onboard Use of Smartphones

System allows use of personal smartphones from takeoff to landing anywhere in the world.