All General aviation articles – Page 117
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HELITECH: Eurocopter demonstrates latest advances
Eurocopter kicked off this year’s Helitech with a two-day flight demonstration event held at its Oxford airport headquarters, shortly before the show opened.
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Pacific Aerospace P-750 XSTOL clinches Russian validation
New Zealand aircraft manufacturer Pacific Aerospace has secured validation for its P-750 XSTOL single-engined turborop in Russia, paving the way for deliveries...
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Xian Aircraft MA60 to receive type certification from Nepal
The Xian Aircraft MA60 is set to receive type certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), a move that will allow the Chinese-made turboprop to start flying in the country.
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PICTURE: Eurocopter Donauworth helipad first in Europe to make use of LPV guidance
Eurocopter’s on-site helicopter landing pad at its German headquarters in Donauwörth has become the first helipad in Europe to make use of localiser performance...
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PICTURE: Cessna delivers first TTx to international owner
Cessna has clinched an order from Russian pilot training provider ViraZH for 79 Skyhawks. The order comes on top of another deal in 2011 for the eleven of...
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PICTURE: Bell delivers first Russian-owned 407GX
Bell has delivered the first Russian-owned 407GX helicopter to its St Petersburg-based distributor, Helidrive. The light, single-engined aircraft...
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Russian training provider ViraZH orders 79 Skyhawk piston singles
Cessna has clinched an order from Russian pilot training provider ViraZH for 79 Skyhawks.
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ConnectJets plans shared ownership programme for Piaggio Avanti II
ConnectJets - Piaggio's new Avanti II dealership for the UK and Ireland - is planning to set up a shared ownership programme for the twin-engined turboprop,...
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DSEi: New-look BAe 146 firefighter makes debut flight
A new-look firefighting adaptation of the BAe 146-/Avro RJ-series of regional airliners has been flown for the first time for commercial operator Conair...
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IN FOCUS: Eurocopter faces battle to convince workforce over safety issues
The 23 August fatal accident involving a Super Puma could not have come at a worse time for Eurocopter. Barely a month had elapsed since the European...
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VMD Aviagroup to build Zodiac 640 in Russia
Russia's VMD Aviagroup is to start production of the four-seat Canadian-designed Zodiac CH 640 light aircraft at its Perm facility from this month, the company's head Vladimir Bolshakov says.
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Aeros gains airworthiness certificate for new hybrid airship
The US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Aeros to operate planned research flights of a new kind of hybrid, heavy-lift airship. The 81m...
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Human 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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PICTURE: Ikhana delivers modified DHC-6-200HG to Canada's G-Sky
US engineering company Ikhana Aircraft Services has delivered a modified de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200HG Twin Otter to Canadian charter start-up G-Sky Aviation....
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Marshall Aerospace snaps up Beechcraft's European MRO business
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG) has acquired Beechcraft's European maintenance, repair and overhaul business based at Broughton in...
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CAA gives backing to Super Puma safety
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has hinted that the 23 August fatal accident off the Shetland Isles involving a Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma was not caused...
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MAKS: Rostec reveals pricing and new variant for light utility aircraft
Russian industrial conglomerate Rostec has revealed the pricing for two new commuter and utility aircraft it has agreed to develop with Austrian manufacturer Diamond Aircraft.
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MAKS: Russian Helicopters grows backlog for Kamov Ka-62
Russian Helicopters strengthened the backlog of its developmental Kamov Ka-62 medium twin on the first day of the MAKS air show, with an order for five of the 6.5t type from Colombian operator Vertical de Aviación.
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MAKS: Berkut aims to revolutionise light helicopter market
Russian design bureau Berkut Aero is aiming to achieve certification of its light coaxial-rotor helicopter in 2014.
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Signature set for threefold expansion at Van Nuys airport
Signature Flight Support is set to expand its footprint at Los Angeles Van Nuys airport - one of largest business aviation hubs in the US - by three times its size, following its acquisition of Maguire Aviation Group. The $69 million sale is scheduled for completion by the end of ...