All General aviation articles – Page 112
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Chinese business jet market continues to bloom
Business aviation’s love affair with China continues to blossom. With its intoxicating mix of economic prosperity and an expanding wealthy personal and corporate customer base, this vast nation is unlikely to loose its appeal any time soon.
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News
ABACE: Beechcraft King Air C90Tx sold to Chinese buyer
Beechcraft has sold a King Air C90GTx aircraft to Chinese state-owned company Beidahuang General Aviation.
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Google enters UAV market by acquiring Raburn-led Titan Aerospace
Online search and services company Google has acquired Titan Aerospace in a bid to develop a solar-powered unmanned air vehicle (UAV) designed to operate as a high-altitude communications relay and surveillance system.
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ABACE: Cessna clinches 10-strong Grand Caravan EX order from Reignwood Group
Cessna has clinched an order from lifestyle, finance and industrial company, the Reignwood Group for 10 float-equipped Grand Caravan EXs.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: MPL pilot training works, but still needs fine-tuning
Despite the initial reluctance by much of the aviation world to welcome a new training and licensing system for today’s airline pilots, the multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) looks as if it will survive its teething troubles and thrive.
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Eclipse launches EA550 to European market
Aeris Aviation, Eclipse Aerospace’s exclusive European distributor, formally launched the latest version of the EA550 for the European market at the 9-12 April Aero Friedrichshafen show, and says it hopes to clinch EASA certification for the twin-engined very light jet before the end of the year.
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Learjet 85 enters flight testing as Bombardier reviews delivery schedule
Bombardier flew the Learjet 85 on 9 April to launch the flight test campaign after a one-year delay, moving the company closer to establishing a new target for entry-into-service of the primarily-composite, mid-size business jet. .
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: China looking to become a key player in general aviation
General aviation in China has existed on a minimal scale for decades. Little interest has been shown in this niche sector by the ruling party and the aerospace sector, resulting in a limited indigenous aircraft manufacturing base, a small installed base of light aircraft – mainly serving the agricultural and ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Electric aircraft grow in popularity but regulatory issues remain
Electric aircraft are coming. But not as quickly as their backers predicted just a few years ago.
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News
Boeing lands first order for BBJ Max
Boeing has officially launched its line of Boeing Business Jets (BBJs) based on its 737 Max following an order from an undisclosed customer, according to a media release from the Chicago-based company.
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Micronautix unveils Triton single-engined turboprop concept
The designers of an unorthodox aircraft with twin passenger pods sitting either side of the central fuselage are seeking the backing of an established aerospace name to bring their single-engine pusher-prop to market.
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Piper delivers 550th Meridian turboprop single
Piper Aircraft has delivered the 550th M-Class Meridian single-engined turboprop to a Swedish customer . The Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42A-powered aircraft - Piper's top-of-the-range product - will be used for personal and corporate transportation.
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VIDEO: Cirrus Vision SF50 takes to the skies
Cirrus Aircraft looks set to be the first airframer to bring a personal jet to market, following the successful first flight of its Vision SF50 on 24 March.
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Bombardier drops timeline for Learjet 85 first flight
Bombardier has indefinitely postponed first flight of the Learjet 85 due a new systems problem discovered since 20 March.
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Cessna's new light jet move signals industry optimism
Cessna quietly launched the CJ3+ in a private ceremony in Wichita, Kansas, with an undisclosed customer on 20 March, bolstering the middle of its light jet offerings with new avionics and interiors features.
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Cessna, Beech unite as $4.6B Textron Aviation segment
Beechcraft and Cessna will be combined into a single division led by Scott Ernest after Textron has completed the $1.4 billion acquisition of the company founded by Walter and Olive Ann Beech in 1929.
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Interview
Working Week: Neil Jeffers
Neil Jeffers is chief pilot with London’s Air Ambulance service. The charity operates an MD902 helicopter to delivers an advanced trauma team to critically injured people across the UK capital.
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INDIA AVIATION: Beechcraft gears up for Indian growth
Beechcraft sees significant opportunities for growth in India, and believes that the country is progressing towards embracing business and general aviation.
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Metal Master prepares Flaris LAR 1 for first flight
Polish engineering company Metal Master is readying its Flaris LAR 1 ultra-light personal jet, for its first flight in the middle of the year. The milestone, if achieved, would come around a year after the four-seat single was unveiled by the Podgorzyn-based company.
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Hawker Pacific to support Cessna Caravans in the Philippines
Hawker Pacific has been appointed as an authorised service facility provider in the Philippines for Cessna Caravan aircraft.