All General aviation articles – Page 141
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OSHKOSH: Bendix/King plots avionics revival
Bendix/King, the Albuquerque-based Honeywell division which builds avionics for light aircraft and helicopters, has set out a five-point plan to retrieve...
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IN FOCUS: Fuel burdens African airlines' advances
For African airlines still struggling to unlock the potential of the continent's fragmented aviation market, fuel has been a heavy burden. Sub-saharan Africa's...
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Pacific Aerospace sells five P-750 XSTOLs, appoints agent in China
China's Xi'an Yanliang National Aviation Hi-tech Industrial Base (CAIB) has acquired five Pacific Aerospace P-750 XSTOL aircraft, and will become the type's...
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Hawker Beechcraft targets booming African mining sector
Hawker Beechcraft is targeting Africa's booming mining sector in an attempt to boost the fortunes of its struggling business aircraft lines. The beleaguered...
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Cobham modification eases FIFO operations for mining companies
Cobham modifies BAe 146s for gravel strip jet services Upgrade protects fuselage, nosewheel and undercarriage to aid fly-in fly-out operations Cobham...
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IN FOCUS: Heathrow proves a poisoned chalice for UK government
The UK is proud of London Heathrow's position as the world's busiest international airport but for the coalition government currently in power, it is turning...
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Working Week: Brent Christner
Brent Christner is director of structural and mechanical engineering at Eclipse Aerospace, the Albuquerque-based company which manufactures the latest version...
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Merpati inks agreement for 20 C-212 turboprops
Struggling Indonesian carrier Merpati Nusantara Airlines has signed an agreement with state-owned aircraft manufacturer Dirgantara Indonesia for 20 C-212...
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BAe 125-800 pilots ignored terrain-awareness warnings before Minsk crash
Pilots of a BAe 125-800 business jet failed to heed several terrain-awareness warnings before the jet collided with trees during a poorly managed night approach...
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Tokyo fire department orders third EC225 helicopter
Tokyo's fire department has ordered a third Eurocopter EC225 helicopter ...
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ICON chooses FADEC-equipped Rotax for A5
ICON Aircraft says it will equip its new A5 light sport amphibian with an electronically controlled, fuel-injected Rotax 912iS engine as standard kit in lieu of the previously planned legacy Rotax 912 four-cylinder, four-stroke carburetted engine.
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Falcon 7X scores a double century
The 200th Falcon 7X has rolled off the production line at Dassault's Bordeaux-Merignac production facility in southern France where it is being readied for...
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FARNBOROUGH: Viking evaluates market for DHC-5 Buffalo relaunch
Viking Air is looking to relaunch production on the de Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo following strong interest in an upgraded version from existing operators of...
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FARNBOROUGH: BAE Systems says competition needed for healthy F-16 upgrade market
BAE Systems says competition among suppliers is essential if Lockheed Martin F-16 operators hope to enjoy the best value when upgrading the aging type. "BAE...
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FARNBOROUGH: How Rockwell Collins' easy touch won it the Innovator of the Year Award
Nine months ago, Rockwell Collins raised the ante in the high technology world of avionics, leapfrogging its competitors in the Part 23 light jet and turboprop...
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FARNBOROUGH: Piaggio to develop maritime patrol Avanti
Abu Dhabi Autonomous System Investments (ADASI), a subsidiary of Tawazun, has signed a deal with Piaggio Aero for the development of a new special missions...
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FARNBOROUGH: Lighting on aircraft can prevent bird strikes
Bird strike incidents could be reduced by displaying pulsed lighting on the wings and fuselages of aircraft, according to wildlife ecologists in the USA....
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FARNBOROUGH: Disabled charity Aerobility seeks participants for round-the-world challenge
Disability takes to the global stage in August when London hosts the 2012 Paralympic Games, and for one charitable flying organisation this can only be a...
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FARNBOROUGH: Bell 525R Relentless makes its European debut
Bell Helicopter's (chalet L2) flagship 525R Relentless is making it European debut at Farnborough. The "super medium" twin was launched to great fanfare...