Content Archive: September 2016

Safety

Torqued: Foreign Object Debris, Small Pieces Matter

FOD damage is not a glamorous topic, but it can be a matter of life and death.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Names Members of High-Level Drone Advisory Committee

Chaired by Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, the advisory panel includes senior business, association, academic and municipal leaders.
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Aircraft

Citation Latitude Receberá Aprovação Brasileira em Breve

Encabeçando as aeronaves da Textron Aviation expostas na LABACE, o médio-porte Latitude deverá começar entregas à região em breve.
Aircraft

Gulfstream vê recuperação regional favorecendo seus jatos

A Gulfstream Aerospace possui agora cerca de 200 aeronaves baseados na América Latina.
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Charter & Fractional

BACA: Cyber Attacks on Charter Operators, Brokers Rising

The escalation of attacks on business aviation operators and brokers in recent months has been “quite alarming,” the Baltic Air Charter Association said.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Launches Performance App for G650/G650ER

It can calculate balanced and unbalanced field lengths and speeds, takeoff speed distance visualization and remaining stopping distance, among others.
Airports

Gridlock Mitigation Plan in Effect Again at TEB

The program is intended to keep aircraft from clogging the airport's taxiways while waiting for a parking space.

Finance Deals Have Suddenly Picked Up, Says Brazilian Bank

Bradesco has noticed a positive change in sentiment in recent weeks and has made several proposals for financing aircraft.
FBOs

Deer Jet Joins Air Elite FBO Network

China's largest aviation services provider will now accept the Avcard at eight of its locations.

Bombardier Plans 'Pauses' of Global Jet Completions

The action, intended to manage costs at the Montreal completion center, is one of several separate cost-cutting moves throughout Bombardier.