Content Archive: September 2016
FBOs
Avflight Expands Southern Footprint
Its latest purchase of JPS Aviation at Louisiana's Monroe Regional Airport gives the Avfuel affiliated FBO chain its 16th location.
EBAA Elects Wiese To Succeed Long-time Chair Baviera
Baviera has led the board since 2004.
Aircraft
U.S. Grants Licenses to Airbus and Boeing for Iran Air Sales
Approvals pave way for delivery of 17 A320s and A330s, conversion of Boeing MOA
Aircraft
South Africa's Denel Unveils Regional Airliner Mockup
Expected to serve as the foundation of a national aerospace program, SARA would provide a cheap-to-operate airliner for Africa and other developing regions
Aircraft
Milestone 800th TBM Delivered to Elliott Aviation
According to Daher, the TBM 700 was the first civilian pressurized single turboprop aircraft to be certified, entering full production in 1991.
Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Defends F-35A, Readies Fix for Grounded Jets
The service plans to repair 15 grounded F-35As by December; it will then implement the fix on 42 jets on Lockheed Martin's assembly line.
Aircraft
Aurora Wins NASA Contract for X-plane Candidate
The D8 demonstrates efficiencies in commercial aircraft.
BAE Systems Touts Advanced Chip For Comms, EW and SIGINT Systems
The company’s US-based Electronics Systems business has used DARPA funding to develop flexible, wide-spectrum integrated circuits.
FBOs
Ross Aviation Buys Top-rated AirFlite FBO
The fledgling FBO chain made a big splash with word of its purchase of highly-regarded L.A. area service provider AirFlite
Avionics
Aireon, FlightAware Team on Global Flight-tracking System
Product advertised to exceed GADSS requirements
