All General aviation articles – Page 124
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NewsEC225 grounding hits revenue and profit at Eurocopter
Eurocopter's ongoing problems with its EC225, which have seen large parts of the fleet effectively grounded due to a gearbox fault, contributed to a slump...
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NewsWingletted Hawker 800s height-limited and awaiting modification
The operators of Hawker 800 business jets with winglets have received a service bulletin from winglet manufacturer Aviation Partners instructing them not...
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NewsCessna considers expanding local production in more high-growth markets
Cessna executives have started thinking about the merits of expanding manufacturing operations in high-growth markets outside China, where the company is...
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NewsCessna eyes range boost for new Sovereign
Entry into service for the revamped Cessna Sovereign could slip into the fourth quarter, possibly extending a production hiatus of the nine-seat...
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NewsCranfield airport seeks fourfold increase in business jet traffic
Cranfield airport is stepping up its marketing effort in a bid to attract...
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Hawker Pacific sells two King Air B200s to RFDS
Hawker Pacific has sold two Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft to the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS), Queensland Section.
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NewsSikorsky nears agreement on Turkish Black Hawk production
Turkey's undersecretariat for defence industries and Sikorsky intend to finalise negotiations that will result in a contract award to build T-70i-variant...
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NewsBeechcraft gathering market feedback on single-engined turboprop
Beechcraft says it is getting closer to defining the key features of a single-engined turboprop that could form part of its propeller family of aircraft before the end of the decade.
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NewsEC135 picked for Turkish air ambulance duties
Eurocopter's EC135 will perform medical airlift duties throughout Turkey, with a fleet of 17 helicopters to be flown by the Turkish Aeronautical Association's...
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NewsIcon A5 faces new delays on FAA weight exemption request
Icon Aircraft must supply significantly more data about the A5 amphibian before the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will consider a long-standing...
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NewsPentagon maintains Chinese fifth-gen jets will not be operational before 2018
The Pentagon maintains that it does not expect either of China's fifth-generation fighter programmes to become operational before 2018. "We do not...
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NewsTerrafugia contemplates flying VTOL car
Terrafugia is exploring the feasibility of a four-seat, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) plug-in hybrid-electric flying car which it has dubbed the TF-X, the company announced on 5 May.
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NewsSolar Impulse completes first leg of trans-USA journey
Solar Impulse has completed the first leg of its historic trip across the USA, flying from San Francisco, California to Phoenix, Arizona. The solar-powered...
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NewsVIDEO: Vanished An-2 found in forest swamp
Russian investigators have located, in a forest, the wreckage of an Antonov An-2 which vanished from an airport 11 months ago. The aircraft conducted...
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NewsAeris plans shared ownership programme for Eclipse EA550
Aeris Aviation, Eclipse Aerospace's sole European distributor, is planning to launch a shared ownership scheme in the third quarter to invigorate the market for the EA500 series of very light jets across the region.
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NewsGulfstream delivers strong first-quarter performance for General Dynamics
General Dynamics' aerospace division recorded a hike in its first-quarter revenues to $1.78 billion. The figures mark a $155 million hike on the previous year, based on a strong performance by Gulfstream.
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NewsOman's Skyvan replacement nears flight test
Oman's first of eight C295 medium transport and maritime patrol aircraft is due to enter flight testing in May ...
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AERO13: Part 23 regulation rewrite could be published in 2016
European and US regulators plan to publish provisional specifications in 2014 for new CS-23/Part 23 regulations,...
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AERO13: Cirrus Vision SF50 personal jet set for year-end roll out
Cirrus Aircraft's ambition to bring a personal jet to the market is coming to fruition as the US airframer prepares to complete tooling assembly and build the primary structure for the first production-conforming single-engined Vision SF50 by the end of June.
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AERO13: Tecnam crowns 65th anniversary with new light sport aircraft
Italian airframer Tecnam took the wraps off its latest light sport aircraft (LSA) at the Aero show to mark its 65th anniversary. The Astore is priced at $104,000 and is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter on 2013. It features a low wing and new interior.