All Business Jets articles – Page 716
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Bombardier and AMR reveal plans for jet-share venture
Bombardier and fixed-base operator AMR Combs are to begin operating a joint- venture fractional-ownership programme in June, following the official launch of the scheme in New York on 3 May. Business JetSolutions, in which customers participate in a shared- ownership programme, will eventually involve the Canadian manufacturer's full ...
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Gulfstream soon to decide on IV-B launch
Gulfstream Aerospace will continue building the Gulfstream IV business jet "for the foreseeable future" but may decide to end production of the Gulfstream IV-SP in favour of the proposed longer-range Gulfstream IV-B. Last September, the US aircraft maker disclosed that it was undertaking a major study to develop ...
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FAA changes pilot pairing regulations...
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has tightened its rules on air-transport pilot pairing to prevent low-time pilots being rostered together. The rule changes, which take effect in four months for major airlines and at the end of the year for regional carriers, result from several accident investigations in ...
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Boeing places drawings on-line
AIRLINE ENGINEERING departments are to gain, for the first time, direct on-line access to a Boeing technical-drawings database covering all its aircraft from the 707 onward. Called REDARS (reference engineering-data automated-retrieval system), the subscription-based system gives maintenance engineers on-line access to "...the technical drawings and parts-lists needed for ...
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US and Australia change single-turbine rules
Australia and the USA are set to amend rules to allow the carriage of revenue passengers in single-engine turbine-powered aircraft under instrument flight rules and at night. The concession is certain to boost sales of single-turbine types and is particularly important to Cessna with its Caravan and ...
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Bombardier set to launch jet-share network with AMR
Bombardier and US fixed-base operator (FBO) AMR Combs are planning a business-jet fractional-ownership programme. The scheme will involve Bombardier Learjet 31A, Learjet 60 and Canadair Challenger aircraft, covering the light, medium and large business-jet markets. The venture is likely to be modeled on Executive Jet Aviation's (EJA) ...
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EngineAir uses Chevrolet V8 for kitplanes
A heavily modified automobile engine is being developed by Daytona Beach, Florida-based EngineAir to power high-performance kitplanes. The 310kW (420hp) liquid-cooled, all-aluminium, V8 engine is expected to be flown in August, powering a Lancair IVP pressurised, four-seat, kitplane. EngineAir chief executive James Rhom says that the engine is ...
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PW150 for Dash 8-400
Bombardier has selected the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW150 to power the planned de Havilland Dash 8-400 high-speed regional turboprop. The company received board approval on 24 April to offer the 70-seat aircraft to airlines and is aiming for a June launch. First flight of the Dash 8-400 is ...
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Air China will go to market
Despite speculation to the contrary, Air China president Yin Wenlong insists the carrier will list on the New York stock exchange and is already being urged to do so by several major international financial institutions. He also says a Hong Kong-based finance house - Yin refuses to identify ...
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PAL thriller in Manila again
The perennial battle for control of Philippine Airlines is on again with renewed ferocity, and this time the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission rather than PAL's investors is set to decide the outcome. This latest row started in February after major shareholder Lucio Tan ousted Carlos Dominguez, PAL's ...
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Fly-by-wire
The primary flight-control system (PFCS) is powered by 28V direct current generated by two dedicated generators on each engine and can revert to main DC power. There are two types of electronic computer in the PFCS: the actuator control electronics (ACE), primarily an analogue device, and the primary ...
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777 completes its joint certification
On 19 April Boeing's 777 became the first of the US manufacturer's commercial airliners to receive simultaneous type/design and production certification from both the US and European airworthiness authorities. The certification ceremony at Seattle, Washington marks the first milestone in Boeing's co-operative and concurrent certification (CCC) programme begun ...
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Bombardier poised to make Dash 8-400 engine choice imminent
BOMBARDIER WILL select an engine for the de Havilland Dash 8-400 "by the end of April", says Regional Aircraft division president Pierre Lortie. Board-level approval to offer the 70-seat high-speed regional turboprop to airlines is expected at the same time, he says. Lortie was speaking at the 19 ...
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SIA to seek replacement for A310
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) is expected to issue a request for tenders for a new medium-haul passenger aircraft, as a partial replacement for its fleet of Airbus Industrie A310s. The airline is understood to be looking to order up to 17 new wide bodies, plus a similar number ...
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Peace shield grows
The installation of Saudi Arabia's Peace Shield air-defence system has passed a major milestone with completion of system-integration testing and opening of the central sector-operations and maintenance centres and training school at Prince Sultan AB. The Peace Shield is scheduled to be completed by prime contractor Hughes Aircraft in January ...
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Lear Locker
RAISBECK Engineering has delivered the first of its Lear Lockers for the Learjet 35/36 series to dealer Jet America. The Seattle-based modifier says that the 2.4m unit can carry 135kg of baggage, including items such as skis and hunting or golfing equipment which are difficult to fit in the Learjet. ...
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Murphy cuts the cost of Rebel derivative
MURPHY AIRCRAFT Manufacturing launched the SR 2500 Super Rebel kitplane at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Sun'n'Fun Fly-in at Lakelands, Florida, on 9-15 April, and attracted initial interest with an introductory offer which effectively reduces the cost of the all-metal four-seater by $500 to $16,000. A full airframe ...
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Gulfstream opens London City option
GULFSTREAM Aerospace has won approval to operate the Gulfstream IV-SP into London City Airport (LCY). The certification allows the business-jet to serve the airport which is the closest to London's financial district. Aircraft require special approval to use LCY because of its steep glide-slope. The GIV-SP ...
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JetCo looks again at fleet proposal
Kieran Daly/LONDON EUROPEAN fractional-jet-ownership company JetCo has dropped Raytheon Aircraft's Beechjet and KingAir from its fleet plan and is negotiating with other manufacturers. The company may still use Raytheon Hawker 800XPs, but that aircraft is in competition with the Cessna Citation VII. UK-based JetCo, ...