All articles by David Learmount – Page 11
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GAMA welcomes EU-Brazil agreement
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has welcomed the Brazil – European Union Aviation Safety Agreement which will simplify equipment certification processes between the two parties, reducing duplication of effort and cost.
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Industry trade bodies praise ICAO emissions framework agreement
Prominent business and general aviation industry trade bodies have welcomed the ICAO Assembly’s framework for reducing aviation emissions and its rejection of Europe’s proposed emissions trading scheme.
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Twin Commander crack checks reprieve
Some operators of Twin Commander 690A/B model twin turboprop business aircraft have been given a reprieve from being compelled to carry out immediate repair work in the area of the type's rear pressure bulkhead.
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NewsUS, Europe poised to shake up upset training
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are preparing to issue rules requiring airlines to provide upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) for pilots,...
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NewsHuman factors loom in Sumburgh crash report
A terse statement by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has provided basic facts downloaded from the cockpit voice and flight data recorder of the...
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NewsAAIB provides initial facts on Super Puma accident
The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch has released initial information about the Eurocopter Super Puma AS332L2 accident off Sumburgh, in the Shetland...
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NewsTurbo Commander crashed inverted at Connecticut airport: NTSB
A Rockwell International 690B Turbo Commander crashed inverted while circling to land in marginal weather at Tweed New Haven airport in Connecticut, according...
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Spotlight shines on Ryanair operations
Ryanair is about to lock horns again with Europe's media on the issue of safety. There is no doubt that the Irish budget carrier has an adversarial...
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NewsRyanair strives to eliminate pilot group's social media presence
Ryanair has confirmed that it is doing all it can to have Ryanair Pilot Group's Facebook and Twitter accounts shut down. The RPG - which bills itself...
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O'Leary sets out vision of streamlined European sector
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has named the five airlines he expects to be the only large players in the European market of the future. Air...
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NewsSix-month safety figures maintain gradual improvement
Worldwide airline fatal accidents in the first six months of 2013 maintained the all-time best figure of nine, while the number of fatalities involved set...
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NewsVIDEO: Asiana crash – the facts so far
The Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER had flown more than ten hours across the Pacific from Seoul, Korea, landing at San Francisco on 6 July
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PARIS: Rockwell launches HeliSure vision system
Rockwell Collins is launching at Paris a new enhanced vision system for helicopters to enable safe operations on demanding missions such as emergency medical...
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PARIS: Canada's NRC Aerospace focuses on 'neglected' research areas
Canada's NRC Aerospace is using Le Bourget to highlight the focus of its research - sectors within civil and military airspace it thinks have been neglected but which also dangle the prospect of a handsome payback for Canadian industry if development is successful, says NRC general manager Jerzy Komorowski.
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PARIS: Thales plots future of cockpit avionics
Thales has arrived at Le Bourget with its latest vision of the future for avionics. It calls the concept Avionics 2020, because that is when it expects avionics...
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Competency-based training could make FSTD choice more flexible
Proposals are emerging suggesting the aviation industry adopt a less prescriptive approach to the use of flight simulation training devices (FSTD), despite...
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EBACE: Asian business aviation growth limited by infrastructure
Asia's business aviation is growing at about 15% a year, Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) chief David Best told a briefing session at EBACE today,...
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EBACE: Brandair bids to get you noticed
A charter operator or maintenance, repair and overhaul company looking for help with marketing or a design makeover can head to Brandair, which is making...
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EBACE: ECAIR offers pilots additional skills
Bordeaux, France-based pilot training organisation ECAIR is at EBACE offering additional skills to business aircraft crews to enable them to cope with the...
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EBACE: Russia slashes time for business aviation flight clearances
RusAero [stand 763] has chosen EBACE to announce that from 30 May it will slash the time needed for a business flight to get clearance into Russian airspace,...