Latest from Richard Pedicini
Charter & Fractional
First Epic E1000 Turboprop in Brazil Lands at Avantto
Fractional provider is taking 34 of the all-composite airplanes
Regulations and Government
Epic's E1000GX Gets Brazil Certification
The news comes just ahead of the start of deliveries to fractional operator Avantto
FBOs
Líder Aviation Names First Female President
COO Junia Hermont is being promoted to CEO, effective January 2024
Charter & Fractional
TAM AE Again Rated Top Air Charter Operator in Brazil
Marks operator's eighth year of being named "Biggest and Best" in the country
Registration Finally Opens for LABACE 2014
Exhibitors must sign up and pay before June 6 for priority in the exhibit space drawing on June 10.
Brazilian Parliament Signs Accident Investigation Bill
Legislation was originally proposed after the 2006 Legacy midair.
Regulations and Government
Brazil Takes Slot Requests, Threatens Fines for World Cup
Civil aviation administration agency ANAC announced fines of up to $40,000 and even suspension of pilot certificates for slot violations.
Regulations and Government
Brazil Court Shortens Legacy Midair Pilots’ Sentences
Regulations and Government
No Bids in Brazilian Bizjet Tax Auctions
Regulations and Government
Brazil Customs To Auction Seized Aircraft
Brazilian Helicopter Crash Kills Soccer Star and Four Others
Helicopter departed in the middle of the night in good weather.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dallas Aeronautical Services To Make Aerospace Composites in São José dos Campos
Regulations and Government
Brazil Postpones Level-D Sim Requirement for Bizjet Training
Charter & Fractional
Brazilian Air Taxi Firms To Meet At Campo De Marte
Training and Workforce
DAS Signs For New Composites Facility in Brazil
Regulations and Government
Legacy 600 Midair Pilots Still Entangled in Legal Jungle
American charter firm ExcelAire and pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino remain entangled in Brazilian legal battles more than three years after the
Training and Workforce
Brazil Postpones Controversial Level-D Simulator Requirement
Regulations and Government
Embassy Cables Show Tepid Support for Legacy Pilots
Diplomatic cables made public through Wikileaks show that official U.S.
Accidents
Judge Refuses To Hear Brazil Midair Crash Witnesses
The criminal trial of the American pilots of the
