Content Archive: August 2019

Maintenance and Modifications

U.S. Air Force Completes A-10 Re-winging Program

Work to give 173 A-10Cs a new lease on life has been undertaken since 2011 and has now reached its conclusion.
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Charter & Fractional

Legal Framework for Fractional Shares Coming in Brazil

Proposed new fractional-share rules in Brazil will be equivalent to those under the U.S. FAA's Part 91K.
Avionics

Avionics Sales Soar 14% in First-half 2019, Says AEA

Business and general aviation aircraft electronic sales climbed 14 percent year-over-year, to just more than $1.5 billion, in the first six months.
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Engines

Russia Relaunches Production of Engine Cores for the MiG-31

The Perm Motor Works is building new hot-section components to allow the overhaul of engines to keep the MiG-31 fleet flying until 2035.
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Airlines

Hong Kong Airport Cancels Tuesday Flights Amid Protests

Cathay Pacific fires two ground workers and suspends a second pilot for their participation in the demonstrations.
FBOs

Dallas Airmotive RTC Reaches 10 Years

Dallas Airmotive has regional turbine centers around the world and also benefits from fellow BBA Aviation company Signature’s FBO network.
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Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Raises $128M To Fuel Further Growth

Wheels Up raised $128 million in new equity late last week to help the private flight solutions firm accelerate growth and digital efforts.
Airlines

Airlines React as Korea Removes Japan from Trade Whitelist

Low-cost carrier Jeju Air adds capacity to China as Japanese services wane.
Regulations and Government

Dickson Reports for Duty at FAA

He was sworn in as the 18th administrator, while Dan Elwell, who had been acting administrator, returns to the deptuy administrator post.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SmartSky, Mosaic Partner To Expand Skytelligence

The Skytelligence open marketplace enables companies to access and share aviation, flight, weather and operations data.