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Airlines

Air France Inks Pay Deal With Majority of its Trade Unions

Main pilots’ union continues negotiations
Rotorcraft

Airbus Focused on HEMS at Helitech Amsterdam

The H145 and H160 are becoming popular in the HEMS sector.
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Aircraft

Orders Boost TextAv Backlog, But Deliveries Dip in Q3

Turboprop deliveries were down while jet deliveries remained stable.
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Regulations and Government

EASA Proposes Runway Alerting Systems on Large Airplanes

Approximately 80 percent of reported runway excursions occur during landings.
FBOs

Another New FBO in the Works in Hawaii

Two competing FBOs will be under construction at Ellison Onizuka International Airport at Kona.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Shows Offshore H175 at Helitech

The H175 on display operates in offshore oil-and-gas missions.
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Cheri Rudd, ‘The Voice of NBAA,’ Dies

Rudd served as the gatekeeper at NBAA as the manager of office coordination for nearly 30 years.
Rotorcraft

Bell Aims To Crack Euro Utility Market with 505

Bell has delivered 120 copies of the 505 JetRanger X.
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Aircraft

Comac Speeds ARJ21 Production, Readies Flight Deck Redesign

Chinese conglomerate plans to deliver another eight airplanes by the end of the year
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Aircraft

Kremlin Commits More Subsidies for Superjet Operations

More than $150 million to go to government-run lessor

AINsight: Industry Needs To Keep Focus on the Future

The industry needs to fill the pipeline with people who will reinvigorate it and that means becoming more diverse, more inclusive, and more youthful.
ATC

China To Launch Three-level Service System for GA

The aim is to simplify the processes for general aviation operators by 2030.
Aircraft

France and Spain Team for Caracal Refueling Tests

As the French air force awaits its KC-130J tankers, the service has proved the ability of the Caracal helicopter to refuel from Spain's KC-130Hs
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Rotorcraft

Leonardo AW169 Finds Work in Wind Farm Support

The helicopter provides service to Siemens Gemini wind farm.
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Airports

London Gatwick Maps Out Options To Increase Runway Capacity

Plans call for the regular use of the standby runway for departing flights
Airlines

Air Transport Growth in India Threatened by Safety Lapses

U.S. FAA due to conduct audit of Indian DGCA starting October 31
Engines

Russian Engine for Irkut MC-21 Wins Certification

Engineers hope to test indigenous PD-14 on narrowbody prototype by year-end
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Maintenance and Modifications

Global Jet Capital Taps StandardAero for ADS-B Upgrades

The deal includes pricing discounts for the financier's customers on installs and maintenance performed at the same time.
Aircraft

Piper Names Distributor for Bolivia and Peru

Aviation Marketing Group iordered an M350 for a demonstration tour in the region.
Rotorcraft

Kopter Announces Nordic Distributor

Swiss Helikopter Norway AS has placed an order for four of the helicopters for customers.
Rotorcraft

Enstrom Scores 280FX Sale at Helitech 2018

The Enstrom dealer will take delivery in the spring of 2019.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Shows Off Andorran Air Ambulance at Helitech

Andorra’s Heliand uses the Bell 429 for search-and-rescue and EMS operations.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Global Jet Capital Sees Shift to Big Jets

The company notes that financing has helped increase the proportion of larger jets in the global fleet.
Aircraft

Bongiovi Demos Speakerless Cabin Audio System

Sound system uses multiple transducers mounted behind interior panels to create an "immersive" experience.
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Web Manuals Inks Deal with Solairus Aviation

The Sweden-based digital documentation specialist has doubled its U.S. business since last year's NBAA-BACE.
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Training and Workforce

CAE Releases Pilot-demand Report; Adds Challenger 604 Sim

Training provider sees need for tens of thousands of new pilots.
Aircraft

Bye Pitches Electric Aircraft for Charter

Company's SunFlyer 4 Touted For Short Haul Urban Market
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Avionics

Cobham Safety Services Satcom Meets Bizjet Needs

Cobham's SwiftBroadband satcoms facilitate secure passenger and flight deck communications.
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Avionics

Boeing Updates Jeppesen FliteDeck

Improvements to Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck speed up processing time and decision-making.
Avionics

Avidyne Revives Light Jet Panels with GLAS

With Avidyne's IFD series FMS navigators, operators can solve their ADS-B dilemma and add modern avionics features.