Content Archive: October 2019

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Bristow Emerging From Bankruptcy with $535M

Helicopter services company Bristow Group said it plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization by month's end.
ATC

FAA Completes Rollout of Baseline ADS-B Services

ADS-B last month became operational at Ohio airports Akron-Canton and Mansfield Lahm Regional, the last two of 155 slated for the technology.
Aircraft

Bombardier Global 7500 Completes 8,225-nm Flight

The October 6 flight by Bombardier's Global 7500 demonstrator bested an earlier record flight by 235 nm.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

CBAA Fights Proposed 10 Percent Luxury Tax

The Canadian Business Aviation Association is leading a fight against a proposal for a 10 percent tax on “luxury" vehicles, which includes aircraft.
Aircraft

Boeing Deliveries Slip as Max Effect Fully Takes Hold

Third-quarter deliveries from Boeing totaled 63 during the third quarter, compared with 190 a year earlier.
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Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Operator Guilty of Cocaine Distribution

Khamraj Lall was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and money laundering via his Exec Jet Club air charter business.

Citi: Econ Uncertainty Could Extend Bizav’s Lost Decade

Sentiment for the business jet market has taken a step back “as perceived economic risks impact a market that benefits from certainty and stability.”
Maintenance and Modifications

Foresight HUMS Provides Better Helo Gear Fault Analysis

GPMS says its Foresight health usage and monitoring system that provides for better gear fault analysis on helicopters
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Terra Develops UAV/AI Solution for Powerline Patrols

Terra Drone says it has combined UAVs with artificial intelligence to create a highly-accurate method of inspecting power lines and towers
Aircraft

Piaggio Taps Traxxall for Maintenance Tracking

Traxxall's mx tracking service to be offered as an option on all new Piaggio Avanti Eve deliveries.