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Safety

GIV Lands Safely after Main Gear Tires Burst on Takeoff

Flight bound for London held for nearly five hours to burn off fuel before landing at New York’s Stewart International Airport.
Airlines

Primera To Launch Transatlantic Max 9 Flights from Brussels

The Nordic European airline plans to deploy Boeing narrowbodies to Newark starting next May
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Boeing Completes Autonomous, Synchronized UAV Flights

In-Air Programmed System Requires No Human Input
Aircraft

Water System Supplier Receives Gulfstream Award

For the third year in a row Canada-based International Water-Guard Industries was named as the airfamer's supplier of the year.
Aircraft

Epps Delivers U.S. Southeast's First Pilatus PC-24

The customer is Louisiana's Cajun Industries, which values the new light jet's short field performance.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Western Aircraft Tapped as Embraer Maintenance Facility

The Boise, Idaho company will soon provide full maintenance for the Phenoms and Legacy 450 and 500, and line mainenance for the Legacy 600 and 650.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Tapped as Héroux-Devtek Landing Gear Distributor

The move vastly expands Duncan's landing gear repair and overhaul capabilities.
Rotorcraft

Appareo Vision Certified in Enstrom 480B

Low Cost Cockpit Recorder Installs In One Day
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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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

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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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

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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Airports

Bizav Traffic Soars at Hong Kong Airport

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

N1 Partners with AvGuard on Engine Services

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

Australia Wraps Up TAWS False Alert Investigation

According to the ATSB report, the aircraft was safely established on the approach profile when the alert sounded.
Regulations and Government

New CASA Pilot Licensing Requirements To Take Effect

Removes the requirement to include basic instrument flight training to obtain an initial private or commercial helicopter license.
Airports

Strasbourg Airport Takes Steps To Expand Bizav Infrastructure

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

Brian Barents To Retire as Exec Chair of Aerion

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

Pilot Report: Bell 407GXi

Garmin elevates the Bell 407GXi experience
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Aircraft

New Wings for the Blue Angels

Having flown the "legacy" Hornet since 1986, the U.S. Navy's elite Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron is going to convert to the Super Hornet
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Aircraft

Charter Expo To Take Place Again at Biggin Hill

The Air Charter Expo is fast becoming one of the key business aviation events in Europe, believe its organizers.