All General aviation articles – Page 113
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US aviation community fights new user fee proposal
A familiar backlash from the aviation community has already greeted the Obama Administration’s latest proposal to add a $100 surcharge for each flight on most users of the air traffic system.
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Abu Dhabi Air Expo: Royal Jet sets April deadline for BBJ replacement decision
Abu Dhabi-based VVIP charter company Royal Jet will decide in April which aircraft type it has selected to replace its entire fleet of Boeing Business Jets – of which Royal Jet is the world’s largest operator.
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Abu Dhabi Air Expo: Seaplane tour operator for offer VIP shuttle
Dubai-based seaplane tour operator Seawings has joined forces with fixed-base operator JetEx to provide a VIP shuttle service from Al Maktoum International airport (DWC), using Cessna 208 Caravan seaplanes. "JetEx will be offering the downtown air taxi flight as a complimentary service to its own private jet clients travelling through ...
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Abu Dhabi Air Expo: Tecnam targets training schools in Middle East
General aviation manufacturer Tecnam is planning to expand its service centre offering in the Middle East to support the region’s installed base of the Italian-built aircraft.
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Pilatus introduces enhancements to PC-12 NG
Pilatus has incorporated a handful of enhancements into its PC-12 NG, in an effort to stimulate sales and retain customer interest in its single-engined turboprop.
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Diamond DA52 on track for year-end certification
Austrian airframer Diamond Aircraft says it is on target to secure preliminary certification for its DA52-VII piston twin later this year, but will not begin its marketing push for the seven-seat aircraft until 2015, when it expects to secure full approval for the Austro AE300-powered type.
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Epic steps up E1000 single-engined turboprop manufacturing effort
Epic Aircraft is intensifying its efforts to gain certification for its E1000 single-engined turboprop next year, and has kick-started a recruitment drive to augment its workforce in order to bring the six-seat, high-performance type to market within 20 months.
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FAA attacks GA safety weaknesses
The prevention of weather-related general aviation accidents will be the top priority for the US Federal Aviation Administration in its ongoing campaign to improve GA safety, according to administrator Michael Huerta.
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Cirrus poised to fly first Vision SF50
Cirrus Aircraft’s ambition to be the first to market with a single-engined personal jet looks set to become a reality, as it prepares its Vision SF50 prototype for first flight next month.
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Marshall names executive to grow commercial business
UK maintenance provider Marshall Aerospace and Defence has appointed James Dillon-Godfray as vice-president of business development for the group’s commercial aviation arm.
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PICTURES & VIDEO: Cessna rolls out the Citation Latitude for ground tests
Cessna quietly rolled out the first Citation Latitude jet from the company’s Wichita factory on 20 January and ran initial taxi and installed engine tests. A picture of the unpainted aircraft undergoing testing first appeared on the aviation subpage of the Reddit online community site. Cessna confirmed to Flightglobal that ...
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Tecnam seeks government loan to bring P2012 Traveller to market
Italian general aviation aircraft manufacturer Tecnam is hoping to secure a loan from the Italian government to help fund development of its P2012 Traveller piston-twin.
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Bombardier misses 2013 business jet delivery forecast
Fragile demand for business jets, coupled with the "sluggish" global economy, resulted in falling orders and lower than expected deliveries for Bombardier in 2013.
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VIDEO: NTSB reports on fatal Aspen crash
The private Bombardier CL600 business jet which crashed at Aspen-Pitkin county airport, Colorado, on 5 January landed with a high, gusting tailwind, bounced and turned over, killing one of the pilots and seriously injuring the sole passenger and the other pilot.
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Nextant preparing for first quarter maiden flight of G90XT
Nextant Aerospace is preparing to fly its King Air G90XT conversion for the first time this quarter, and plans to offer at least four versions of the remanufactured Beechcraft design which is scheduled to enter service later in the year
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Citation crashes in Germany
A private Cessna Citation 501 business jet (N452TS) crashed on final approach to runway 22 at Trier-Föhren airport, Germany on 12 January.
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Embraer seeks exemption to certificate Legacy 500 seats
Embraer says the Legacy 500 should enter service later this year without operational restrictions despite an ongoing certification dispute with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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Finmeccanica heads for power business exit
Alenia Aermacchi, AgustaWestland, Selex and DRS parent Finmeccanica has closed the sale of a nearly 40% stake in its troubled Ansaldo Energia power generation business, for €277 million ($378 million) to Italian investment fund Fondo Strategico Italiano.