All General aviation articles – Page 130
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NewsQuest prepares to deliver first Kodiak with VIP Timberline interior
Quest Aircraft is gearing up to deliver the first two Kodiak single-engined turboprops equipped with the new VIP Timberline interior. The handover,...
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NewsUS Coast Guard buys additional CN235
The US Coast Guard has exercised a contract option to purchase an additional Airbus Military CN235 turboprop transport ...
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NewsFAA orders fleet-wide inspections on four Piper models
Thousands of Piper Aircraft owners are required to inspect a historically problematic component for cracks and make replacements as necessary.
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NewsPICTURE: G280 sets 15 new city-pair speed records
Gulfstream's G280 business jet has recently set 15 new city-pair speed records as part of a company-driven programme to demonstrate the reliability of the super-midsize aircraft.
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NewsATR 72 badly damaged in Rome accident
One of the ATR 72 turboprops operating on behalf of Italian flag-carrier Alitalia has been badly damaged in an accident at Rome Fiumicino.
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NewsHawker Beechcraft cleared to exit bankruptcy protection
Hawker Beechcraft has been cleared to emerge from bankruptcy protection after 14 February as a restructured and smaller company. The US bankruptcy...
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NewsAirline Business launches guide to the biggest names in leasing
Airline Business has published a definitive reference to the men at the top of the world's biggest aircraft lessors and the companies they run
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Proposed Florida bills to regulate law enforcement UAVs
Proposed bills regulating unmanned air vehicle use by US law enforcement agencies have been filed with legislative subcommittees in the state of Florida ...
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Comac ARJ21 completes CAAC stall tests
Chinese airframer Comac has completed stall tests for its ARJ21 regional jet programme. Aircraft 104, one of six regional jets undergoing both ground...
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NewsNextant steps up European marketing effort for 400XT
Nextant Aerospace is stepping up its marketing effort for the 400XT in Europe following EASA certification of the light cabin business jet late last year.
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NewsCessna hopes for modest gains in 2013 after bleak Q4
Cessna's deliveries will be "modestly higher" in 2013 despite an unexpectedly slow conclusion to 2012, parent company Textron says.
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NewsJack Pelton-led start-up launches Cessna 421 re-make programme
A start-up headed by former Cessna chief executive Jack Pelton has launched a remanufactured version of the Cessna 421 with upgraded engines and avionics.
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NewsCanadian transit officer left explosive sample on 767 during test
A transit police officer left a sample of an explosive substance on an Air Canada Boeing 767 after a dog training exercise in Vancouver, documents obtained...
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Dassault awards training providers CAE and FlightSafety
Dassault has issued certificates to its two training partners, CAE and FlightSafety International, for demonstrating "full compliance with the requirements of the new Falcon Training Policy Manual".
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NewsCrashed Tu-204 powered forward as pilots tried reversing thrust
Pilots of the crashed Red Wings Tupolev Tu-204 twice selected maximum reverse thrust without the reverser system engaging, and unwittingly catapulted the...
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NewsGulfstream records strong 2012 and forecasts 139 green deliveries this year
Gulfstream plans to deliver 139 green aircraft this year, with its large cabin family expected to account for nearly 80% of this tally.
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GippsAero appoints Summit Aviation as GA8 dealer in USA
GippsAero has appointed Summit Aviation as an authorised dealer for the GA8 Airvan in the USA, with the company to focus on government and surveillance aircraft...
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NewsAscend voted aircraft appraiser of the year
Flightglobal's Ascend advisory and data service has been voted aircraft appraiser of the year in the Airline Economics Aviation 100 Awards.
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NewsHelicopter hit crane while pilot was turning to head for heliport – investigators
The AgustaWestland AW109E helicopter that crashed into a crane over central London on 16 January was turning right over the river Thames to reverse its easterly track and head west for Battersea heliport when it hit the crane's jib at a recorded secondary surveillance radar altitude of 800ft (244m), according ...
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NewsRizon Jet accuses Qatar civil aviation authority of unfair competition
Qatar-based charter operator Rizon Jet has accused the country's civil aviation authority - and, indirectly, flag carrier Qatar Airways - of "unfair competition" by creating "hindrances that make it impossible to sustain a viable business".