All General aviation articles – Page 155
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Icing a key suspect in Teterboro TBM crash
The instrument rated private pilot of a Socata TBM 700 that crashed shortly after departure from Teterboro airport near New York City on the morning of 20 December was attempting to climb out of icing conditions at 17,000ft (5,185m) minutes before the aircraft spiralled into the ground, killing all five ...
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FAA: Business jet activity continues to hustle
Domestic and international business jet operations continued to ramp up in 2011 as part of an ongoing upward trajectory that began in early 2009, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration's enhanced traffic management system count database.
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EBAA protests 'unfair' ETS burden on business jets
Anti-competitive aspects of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) discriminate against the business aviation community on several grounds and must be addressed, said the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA).
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Comac ARJ21-700 ready for type inspection authorisation
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ21-700 regional jet is ready to enter the type inspection authorisation (TIA) stage, nine years after...
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FAA finalises controversial pilot fatigue rules
Airlines will have two years to implement sweeping changes to pilot rest rules as part of a final pilot fatigue rule for passenger-carrying airlines released...
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European court rules in favour of airline inclusion in emissions trading
Europe's highest court has ruled in favour of the European Union's plan to include aviation in its Emissions Trading System (ETS) from 1 January 2012.
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Gulfstream closes G200 era with number 250
Gulfstream has rolled out its final G200 super midsize business jet at the company's Dallas completion centre, making way for the soon-to-be-certified G280...
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EASA warns over TBM 700 nose gear
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) to operators of Socata TBM 700s following the rupture of a bolt attaching...
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F2 HondaJet joins the flight test team
Honda Aircraft says its third production conforming aircraft, F2, is now taking part in the HondaJet flight test programme along with the first conforming...
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IN FOCUS: Moving many of aviation history's most precious artefacts to new home at Udvar-Hazy
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is moving a massive collection of artefacts to a new complex at the Udvar-Hazy Center, near Dulles airport
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NTSB: Aviation fatalities down in 2010
Aviation in 2010 proved to be the vehicular travel mode with the lowest fatalities in the US, according to year-end...
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First flight on tap for Tecnam four-place single
Italian airframer Tecnam says first flight of its new four-place, Lycoming-powered single, the P2010, will take place in early January. Featuring...
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Economy halts Hawker 200 certification
The Hawker 200 as become another business aircraft casualty at the hands of the crippling and protracted global economic crisis following Hawker Beechcraft's...
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Cordner Aviation poised to sell first MultiJet Surveyor
Aircraft and equipment remarketing company Cordner Aviation Group (CAG) is hoping to clinch its first sale of a BAe 146-200 MultiJet Surveyor before the end of the year.
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Working Week: Tim Procter
Tim Procter is Managing Director of charter business Air Charter Travel Ltd. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the company has built a solid reputation...
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Idling approaches on tap for Capital region in 2012
A slate of new "green" optimised arrival and departure procedures for three major "metroplex" airports near Washington DC will go live in stages starting...
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Satellite images reveal secret Nevada UAV site
A new satellite image of an isolated airstrip in Nevada shows a secret but operational unmanned air vehicle (UAV) test facility. The Yucca Lake airfield,...
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MAS unveils plan to bring airline back to profit by 2013
Loss-making Malaysia Airlines (MAS) unveiled a business plan on 7 December to bring the group back to the black by 2013.
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IN FOCUS: Piaggio looks to special missions market with P180 Avanti and new jet
Piaggio's sleek new canard is attracting admiring glances as the manufacturer eyes emerging markets such as Russia