All General aviation articles – Page 118
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NewsHELITECH: Heli-One sets its sights on light helicopter maintenance
Maintenance, repair and overhaul company Heli-One is looking to make a move into the crowded and competitive light helicopter maintenance market, and would...
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NewsComac aims to deliver first ARJ21 by end-2014
Comac is targeting to get its ARJ21 regional jet certified next year, and thereafter, deliver the aircraft to launch customer Chengdu Airlines by the end of 2014.
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NewsC919 moves into 'critical stage' of engineering development: Comac
With the recent announcement that its C919 narrowbody’s first flight has been pushed back by a year to 2015, Comac however has yet to say when it will deliver the first aircraft for commercial use...
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NewsHELITECH: Avincis signs for three more EC225s, despite ditchings
Eurocopter’s under-pressure EC225 has received a vote of confidence from operator Avincis, which has placed an order for three of the heavy twins for its Australian operation.
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NewsHELITECH: 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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NewsPICTURE: 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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NewsPICTURE: 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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NewsPICTURE: 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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NewsRussian 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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NewsConnectJets 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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NewsIN 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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NewsAeros 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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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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NewsPICTURE: 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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NewsMarshall 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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NewsCAA 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...