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Airports

London Biggin Hill Sees Significant Scope for Growth

It is the closest airport to central London (apart from space-constrained London City), and certainly the closest business aviation airport.
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Schedaero To Roll Out Flight Crew App at NBAA-BACE

Avinode subsidiary Schedaero says new iOS crew app allows direct entry by pilots, and push notifications including pilot and aircaft status.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Isle of Man Cleared in Bizjet Tax Avoidance Review

A detailed UK Government review found the Isle of Man correctly implemented and administered UK and EU VAT law for aircraft and yachts.
Training and Workforce

CAE Center Heralds EasyJet Shift to Evidence-based Training

EasyJet has started to train pilots in CAE’s new simulator center near Gatwick Airport, where it has five dedicated full-motion devices.
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Environment

Aviation Reps Call For Agreement on 2050 CO2 Target

Setting a clear CO2 target is critical if aviation is to respond and plan efficiently, while no clear alternatives to burning jet fuel yet exist.
Airports

TAG Farnborough Airport Wins Environmental Award

UK’s busiest purely business aviation airport has been recognized for its efforts to be Carbon neutral.
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo Delivers 1,000th AW139

Leonardo is confident it can go on to deliver 2,000 or even 3,000 AW139s even as competitors target the aircraft with their latest designs.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

ACE Brings Under-strain Brokers and Operators Together

What started several years ago as a low-key gathering of charter brokers has now blossomed in to a one-day “must attend” event for the industry.
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Environment

South Africa's Comair Flight Goes Carbon Neutral

Backing a range of accredited projects helps reduce net carbon but also to help in other ways, according to the South African operator.

Elite New York Set for Take Off

Elite event is a unique opportunity for those in the New York area and beyond to taste luxury in its various forms, not only shiny new aircraft.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Dassault's Trappier Reflects on Bumper Falcon Sales Since Flat 1H

Unveiling its first half performance, Dassault Aviation CEO put the focus on the in-development 6X for boosting Falcon sales.
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Rosanvallon Stepping Down; Betbeze Named DFJ CEO

While welcoming Betbeze’s appointment, Eric Trappier recognized the tremendous contribution Rosanvallon has made to the company and the industry
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Owners Need Brexit Plan for Their Aircraft

Aircraft owners in the British Isles may need to consider whether to import aircraft to the “new EU” where they operate there regularly.

Integris Leverages Latin American Experience

Providing support to small flight departments and family offices is a natural extension of Integris's previous work between the U.S. and Brazil.
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Aircraft

Dassault Says (Latin) American Dream Is Still Alive

The French OEM believes the Latin American market is recovering and its investment in supporting customers will pay off with further Falcon sales.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AeroAsset Says Latin American Heli Market Recovering

Toronto, Canada-based AeroAsset is using LABACE 2019 as a platform to promote its latest free quarterly report on the helicopter market.
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Training and Workforce

Boeing Makes Donation to Ayrton Senna Institute

Boeing has been involved for many years in STEM education in Brazil and recently extended its commitment in the country.
Rotorcraft

Kopter and Gualter Cement Distributor Deal

Gualter Helicopteros is exhibiting a mockup of Kopter’s new SH09 helicopter at LABACE.
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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

ACS Skydive Raises $12,000 For Cancer Charity

Momentum charity in the south of England benefits from bravery of 11 workers from charter company ACS.
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Aircraft

KlasJet Adds Two Boeing 737s for VIP Charter

Avia Solutions subsidiary added two Boeing 737VIPs, taking fleet to seven.
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Charter & Fractional

Dominvs Launches Business Aviation Arm

London-based group has formed a business aviation subsidiary with Chris Mace, founder of SaxonAir, who is the CEO.
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ATC

Europe's Galileo GNSS Malfunction Was 'Major Incident'

Outage originated in ground infrastructure and the system took six days to recover to operational status, prompting a full inquiry.
Training and Workforce

L3Harris Opens New London Training Center

The center marks further growth as L3Harris seeks to improve everything to help airlines, from airport scanners to pilots to data analytics.
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AI Is Opportunity Not Threat, Says Thales

Thales says artificial intelligence should be TrUE—TRansparent, Understandable and Ethical—and Sustainable.
Aircraft

VoltAero Cassio Set To Make First Hybrid Flight

VoltAero will bring its "Iron Bird" to Le Bourget while its Cessna 337-based flight test aircraft is prepared for its first hybrid flights.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Invests in Future Tech

UK engine manufacturer is moving ahead to ready next-gen large engine while also ensure it can “go electric” or more electric where required.
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Meggitt Restructures To Refocus on Aerospace Growth

Group has reinvented itself this year while also moving to align better with customer and market needs in the future.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Provides Foreflight Users with Airborne GPS Data

ForeFlight has a new source of GPS data that can negate the need for having a separate GPS receiver and aerial on aircraft in North America.

Bizav Traffic in Europe Plummets in April

Large jets seem to have led the year-over-year trend down based on April data.