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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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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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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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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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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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Aircraft

KlasJet Adds Two Boeing 737s for VIP Charter

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

Satcom Direct Introduces SD Xperience to Europe

U.S. company says its bundled, tailored connectivity package makes life easier for aircraft owners and operators.
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Bizav Traffic in Europe Plummets in April

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

Universal Avionics Tapped for Falcon 900B Retrofit

Dassault Falcon upgrade will make it compliant with various avionics/ATC mandates.
Aircraft

Pilatus: Half of New Tranche of 80 PC-24s Already Sold

Swiss OEM says additional PC-24 slots selling out fast, production ramping up.
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Regulations and Government

Bellawings First To Obtain Cayman AOC

Hong Kong-based Bellawings has become the first operator to gain an AOC in the Cayman Islands.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC Unveils Hangar 5 Plan

10-year-old company now has four hangars at Basel and says it is busier than ever, so is adding a fifth hangar in partnership with Bombardier.
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Rotorcraft

SEA Prime: Malpensa Prime is 'Natural Growth'

The July opening of an FBO at Milan's Malpensa Airport just happens to coincide with Milan Linate closing for three months for runway resurfacing.
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ATC

RocketRoute Now Works With Honeywell Datalink Lite

Honeywell has introduced Datalink Lite for "business and general aviation operators who fly less frequently," but who want some of the benefits.

CEPA Conference Goes Virtual To Help Save Planet

With EBACE's main theme this year being sustainable fuel, CEPA chose its moment to announce its own conference would be "virtual."
Engines

StandardAero Bolsters Capabilities at Fleetlands

StandardAero's UK south coast facility has increased capacity to support TFE731 engines, making life easier for European operators.

AsBAA Chairperson Jenny Lau To Step Down

The past two years has seen AsBAA opening new chapters across the region, setting up new events, and tackling key issues.
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