Content Archive: February 2020

FBOs

FBOs Reap Big Game Bounty

The NFL's championship game held in Miami attracted scores of business aircraft to the area's airports.
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Analysts React To Report of Textron-Bombardier Combo

Consolidation, earnings potential cited by equity analysts as reasons why a Textron acquisition of Bombardier's business jet unit makes sense.
Avionics

Gulf Coast Upgrades King Air with Garmin G600 TXi Panel

Gulf Coast Avionics has completed its first dual Garmin G600 TXi touchscreen avionics upgrade on a Beechcraft King Air B200.
Avionics

Astronautics Develops Platform for AI Use

The Astronautics CyberSmart-Athena enables cyber service providers to run algorithms for in-flight functionality such as video-image recognition.
Aircraft

Australia Trials Litening Pod on C-130J

The RAAF is following the Air National Guard in testing the Litening pod as a means of improving situational awareness for the C-130 crew and ground units.
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Aircraft

Navy Flies Unmanned Growlers

Boeing and the U.S. Navy successfully flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bell Adds Genesys Autopilot as Factory Option on 505

Bell has selected the Genesys Aerosystems VFR HeliSAS Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System for the 505.
Airlines

Qatar Airways Eyes Stake in RwandAir

The national carrier of Qatar continues to find avenues to counter the effects of a Saudi-led blockade.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aircraft Parts Provider Aviatrix Expands Headquarters

Aviatrix has expanded significantly since its founding in 2002. The global parts provider now occupies a brand new 17,000 sq ft office/warehouse complex.
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FBOs

Milano Prime FBO Saw a Strong 2019

Italy's Milano Linate and Milano Malpensa Airports combined placed in the top five in Europe's destinations.
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