All Business Jets articles – Page 96
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NewsFAA selects two fuels for unleaded avgas testing
A nearly decade-long search by the US government to find a new avgas formula that can replace leaded fuel in hundreds of thousands of piston-powered aircraft has entered a final, two-year evaluation with two remaining contenders: global heavyweight Shell and US-based start-up Swift Fuels.
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INTERVIEW: Graham Cownie managing director Padpilot
Graham Cownie is managing director of Padpilot, theorical training provider to over 20 flight and ground schools worldwide.
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FIDAE: RUAG takes Dornier 228 on Latin American tour
RUAG Aviation’s Dornier 228 is dropping into FIDAE as part of a Latin American demo tour that takes in 10 countries and over 40,000km (26,900 miles) in 56 days.
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FIDAE: Gulfstream displays two jets at the show
Gulfstream is displaying two jets at FIDAE – the G450 and the G280 – after appointing its first distributor in Chile.
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NewsCirrus wins parachute test reprieve from FAA
Cirrus Aircraft could certificate the airworthiness of the single-engined SF50 Vision jet without an in-flight test of the whole aircraft parachute recovery system under a new proposal by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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NewsFirst Pro Line Fusion-equipped King Airs ready for Europe
Beechcraft is preparing to deliver the first Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion-equipped King Air 350i/ER and 250 twin-engined turboprops into Europe, after European Aviation Safety Agency validation for the seven-seat types on 17 March.
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NewsGulfstream delivers first G650ER to China
Gulfstream has delivered the first G650-series business jet into the Chinese market, following the handover of an US N-registered ultra-long-range G650ER to local firm Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL).
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Kaz Kicinski - Interim site manager, Gardner Aerospace
After two years in retirement, Kaz Kacinski returned to Gardner Aerospace as interim site manager of the company's Tczew site in Poland.
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NewsFlight Design confident of second quarter revival
German light aircraft manufacturer Flight Design is hoping to emerge from administration in the second quarter, following “productive talks” with potential investors.
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Skyüber readies for second phase of expansion
European online ride-sharing platform Skyüber is gearing up to launch the second phase of its development plan, which will include expanding its reach throughout the continent.
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NAL hopeful of funding to revive Saras
India’s National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) remains committed to its Saras twin-turboprop aircraft, although the type has received no funding since 2013.
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NewsDaher plans double aircraft reveal at Tarbes
Daher will unveil at least two aircraft at a dedicated event on 5 April at its Tarbes, southwest France headquarters.
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NewsKuwait to auction four VIP aircraft
Kuwait's government is auctioning off business jets and VIP aircraft from its Amiri fleet.
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Business jet makers cite challenges with Indian infrastructure
Business jet manufacturers made a strong showing at this year’s India Aviation show in Hyderabad, although their representatives agreed that infrastructure is putting a brake on the sector’s growth in the subcontinent.
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Jet Aviation boosts credentials with Avjet purchase
Jet Aviation is hoping to cement its position as one of the largest providers of charter and management services in the USA, with its acquisition of Los Angeles, California-based Avjet.
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NewsFalcon 7X pilot's military training credited for rapid aircraft recovery
French investigators have revealed the first officer of a Dassault Falcon 7X used an escape technique picked up from bombing exercises to regain control of the jet during a trim runaway event on 24 May 2011, which later resulted in the temporary, worldwide grounding of the long-range trijet fleet.
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NewsLoch Lomond Seaplanes poised to make a splash in England
Scottish firm Loch Lomond Seaplanes, the UK's only amphibious air taxi provider, is expanding into the English market through a partnership with private resort, Osea Island.
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PICTURES: Iron Maiden 747-400 badly damaged in tug collision
Rock band Iron Maiden’s newly-customised Boeing 747-400 has been extensively damaged in a ground-towing accident in Santiago that injured two tractor operators.
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NewsGI prepares Gulf's first single-engined turboprop charter service
Abu Dhabi start-up GI Aviation is hoping to launch the Gulf’s first single-engined turboprop-based air taxi operation this year, to fulfil what it calls "a growing need for affordable regional charter services of four hours or less”.
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Perlan 2 glider starts cabin pressurisation tests
Flight testing has started on the unique cabin pressurization system for the Airbus-sponsored Perlan II, an experimental glider aiming to set the winged-aircraft altitude record with a flight to 90,000ft later this year.
