Richard Pedicini
Contributor - South America

Contributor - South America

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Regulations and Government

Epic's E1000GX Gets Brazil Certification

The news comes just ahead of the start of deliveries to fractional operator Avantto
Epic E1000GX
FBOs

Líder Aviation Names First Female President

COO Junia Hermont is being promoted to CEO, effective January 2024
Líder Aviation CEO Junia Hermont
Charter & Fractional

TAM AE Again Rated Top Air Charter Operator in Brazil

Marks operator's eighth year of being named "Biggest and Best" in the country
TAM Aviação Executiva
Charter & Fractional

ANAC Grants Part 91K Approval to Brazil's Avantto

Operator started approval process in early 2022
Avantto Embraer Phenom 100
Maintenance and Modifications

Kuehne+Nagel Builds Business Aviation Logistics

Swiss company specializes in shipping solutions
Kuehne+Nagel
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Lessor Bradesco Sees Opportunities in Bizav

Bradesco Leasing is a first-time LABACE exhibitor
Bradesco Leasing exhibit at LABACE 2023
Aircraft

Making the Amazon Safe with Caravans

Brazil airlines bank on utility turboprop
TAM Aviação Executivo at LABACE 2023
Aircraft

Boeing Business Jets President Makes LABACE Debut

Brazil is an attractive market for BBJs
Boeing Business Jets exhibit at LABACE show in Brazil
Aircraft

Avantto and Epic Aircraft Celebrate Fleet Purchase Deal

Brazil's Avantto to offer fractional shares in E1000
Epic Aircraft G1000 GX airplane
Training and Workforce

Antares Aviation Hub Inks Air University Collaboration

Organizations plan to develop skilled aviation talent
University of the Air, Brazil
Safety

MedAire, Aerosafety Demo Live MedLink Calls at LABACE

Inflight medical service can save lives
MedAire London Command Center
Aircraft

LABACE 2023 Opens Under Drizzly Skies in São Paulo

Latin America's biggest business aviation show gets underway
Opening of LABACE 2023 show
Aircraft

Embraer Expanding Latin America Bizjet Market Share

Brazilian OEM Embraer saw deliveries jump in Q2
Embraer 300E business jet
FBOs

TAM AE Welcomes Bizav to Brazil at NBAA S&D Show

Brazil's TAM Aviação Executiva is highlighting its aircraft ground handling and maintenance services at the NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference.
Exterior of TAM Aviação Executiva FBO with business jet parked in front
Airports

Brazilian Air Force Go-to Guy Goes to Airports Council

Ex-Brazilian Air Force brigadier Ary Rodrigues Bertolino has joined the civilian ranks at Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean.
Headshot Ary Rodrigues Bertolino
Airports

Brazil Airport Auction May Leave Some Bizav Homeless

Brazil auctioned 30-year concessions for 15 airports on August 18 including the three most vital to business aviation in the country’s two largest cities.
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Fair Winds Signal End of LABACE 2022

LABACE 2022 is a wrap and was a successful event, despite many challenges.
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Airports

LABACE Evacuated after Winds Damage Chalet

Weather at this year's LABACE has been challenging, but the show must go on, and it did.
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TAM Aviação Executiva Celebrates Past, Looks to Future

With 40 years as a Cessna dealer, TAM AE is celebrating its 60th anniversary at LABACE 2022.
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Aircraft

Airbus Aims To Bring ACJ TwoTwenty to Brazil

Airbus Corporate Jets sees an opportunity to eventually deliver the efficient ACJ TwoTwenty to Brazil.
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Regulations and Government

Brazil Official Signals Strong Support for UAM

Ronei Glanzman, Brazil's secretary of civil aviation believes that the country "has the DNA for eVTOLS."
FBOs

Líder Aviação Rides Bizav's Pandemic Wave

With 19 bases, 1,500 employees, and a fleet of more than 50 aircraft, Líder Aviação has a large reach in Latin America's business aviation scene.
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Airports

AEPM Seeks To Turn Red Carpet into a Flying Carpet

AEPM's investment at Guarulhos Airport could signal a move to accommodate eVTOL operations.
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LABACE Returns To the World Stage

With the 2020 and 2021 editions canceled due to the Covid pandemic, Brazil's LABACE is back, now in improved facilities at São Paulo's Congonhas Airport.
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ABS Jets: Veni, Vidi, and Arriving at LABACE 2022

After years of visiting the show, ABS Jets is exhibiting at LABACE for the first time.
FBOs

TAM Aviação Executiva Earns Brazil’s First IS-BAH Rating

Brazilian business aviation services company TAM Aviação Executiva has received IS-BAH registration for its flagship FBO at São Paulo Congonhas Airport.
FBOs

Brazilian FBO Operator Makes NBAA SDC Debut

Brazilian FBO operator TAM Aviação Executiva is exhibiting at NBAA’s Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference for the first time.
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Rotorcraft

AGS Plans Expansive Growth Globally

Exhibiting for the first time at Heli-Expo, Brazil-based AGS plans to add bases and personnel.
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Aircraft

Brazil Tax Agency Orders Auction of Falcon 2000

A Dassault Falcon 2000, one of nine business jets seized in 2012 on charges of evading import tax, goes to auction December 15 in Brazil.
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Accidents

Latin Grammy Winner Dies in King Air Crash

A chartered Beechcraft King Air 90 crashed Friday in Minas Gerais, Brazil, killing 26-year-old Latin Grammy winner Marília Mendonça and four others.