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Engines

First Flight of Dassault-configured PW812D Imminent

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

Avfuel Supplying SAF to Bizjets Traveling to NBAA-BACE

FBO Avflight at Salina Regional Airport will be dispensing Avfuel's SAF beginning October 17.
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Airlines

Turbulent Days Ahead for South Korean LCCs

Korea-Japan trade tensions force several low-fare airlines from Korea to suspend service.
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Training and Workforce

APS Offers UPRT Course for Aviation Inspectors, Regulators

Aviation Performance Solutions has added an upset prevention and recovery training course for aviation safety inspectors and regulatory authorities.
FBOs

Latvian FBO Adds Explosive-detection Equipment

FBO Riga has brought the passenger baggage screening process in house with the addition of specialized detection tools.
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Aircraft

EC Opens In-depth Probe of Boeing-Embraer Combination

Boeing and Embraer now expect the acquisition to close in early 2020 rather than this year.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Mx Provider ACTSI Opens at Subic Bay Airport

Aviation Concepts Technical Services has Cayman and Bermuda repair station approvals, and is working towards an FAA Part 145 approval.
Airlines

Surplus Pilots Let Go as Hong Kong Airlines Cuts Capacity

Political tensions in Hong Kong exacerbate airlines’ competitive challenges.
Accidents

Authorities Charge Pilot of Ill-fated Superjet with Negligence

The charges against the pilot in command of the Aeroflot SSJ100 carry a prison sentence of seven years.
Training and Workforce

People in Aviation

Yingling Aviation and Safe Flight Instrument Corp. continue family legacies with the promotions of Andrew Nichols and Matthew Greene.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UPS Gets Full Part 135 Certificate for Drone Deliveries

UPS will now be able to make drone deliveries at night and beyond visual line of sight.
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Aircraft

China Shows Supersonic UAV, Bombers, and SAMs

Among the debutants at the October 1 parade in Beijing were the much-anticipated supersonic UAV and the latest missile-carrying version of the H-6.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Unveils Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Design

Bell's Model 360 "Invictus" with feature "proven technologies" the company says
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Aircraft

Cessna Citation Longitude Enters Service

Textron Aviation has begun deliveries of its super-midsize twinjet following FAA type certification on Sept. 21.
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Airlines

Garuda Rescues Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air Amid Shutdown Fears

Indonesia’s flag carrier resumes partnership agreement with Sriwijaya Air while debts continue to accumulate.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dart Boosts Firefighting Product Line with Simplex Buy

Rotorcraft mission specific equipment manufacturer Dart Aerospace can now boost is catalog with the addition of Oregon-based Simplex Aerospace.
Aircraft

WTO Allows U.S. to Impose $7.5 billion of Duties in Airbus Row

The EU is calling for a negotiated solution and a new regime on aircraft subsidies.
Accidents

Accidents: October 2019

A summary of preliminary and final accident reports
Engines

Product Support Survey: Engines, Part 3

Two companies shared the top spot this year.
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Aircraft

Reno Air Races: From Biplanes to Jets

AIN visited air racing's big league at Reno and recorded these observations
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Aircraft

Airbus Inaugurates Automated Fuselage Line in Hamburg

The European airframer’s automated line in Germany employs 20 robots and a digital data acquisition system among other innovations.
Aircraft

Embraer's Praetor 500 Wins U.S., European Nods

Following in the footsteps of its Praetor 600 larger sibling, the midsize Praetor 500 is now triple approved following ANAC certification in August.
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Aircraft

Bombardier's Global 6500 Enters Service

The first Bombardier Global 6500 to enter service will be used as a demonstrator.
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FBOs

Lynx FBO Expands To Metro NY

With a nationwide FBO network the company is staking its claim in the lucrative Tri-State area.
FBOs

Sheltair Announces Executive Additions

The Florida-based FBO and aviation real estate company introduced a new president of corporate strategies and vice president of design and construction.
Airlines

Adria Bankruptcy Nearly Halves Ljubljana Airport’s Routes

The Slovenian carrier’s grounding marks the fourth airline failure in Europe in September.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Unity Aviation Joins Ranks of Viking Service Centers

Unity Aviation will provide authorized maintenance, refurbishment, and warranty-related work on legacy de Havilland and Series 400 Twin Otters.
Airports

Chicago Executive Completes Runway Project

The airport's secondary Runway 12/30 had been out of comission since July.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Forms Team for AOG Phenom 100s, 300s

Elliott Aviation's new mobile response team for Phenom 100 and 300 is based out of Minneapolis.
Accidents

Torqued: Congress’s Role in the Boeing 737 Max Accidents Needs a Look

Legislators are conducting investigative hearings, but the body also needs to turn the microscope on itself.