All General aviation articles – Page 158
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DUBAI: Gama makes foray into Saudi Arabia
Gama Aviation is preparing to open a base with "strategic partner" Imitiaz Company for Aviation Services in the Middle...
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NewsDUBAI: Diamond polishes DA42 MPP Guardian
A new contender for the lucrative maritime patrol and border surveillance aircraft market is shining at the show, with its Austrian manufacturer anticipating strong local demand.
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DUBAI: Burt Rutan reveals secret ekranoplan project
Retired Scaled Composites founder Burt Rutan has revealed at the Dubai air show that his latest, secret aircraft project is actually a wing-in-ground effect vehicle.
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DUBAI: Fly Aviation launches pre-paid AeroCard
Aviation services provider Fly Aviation Services has announced the launch of the Fly AeroCard, a prepaid card that grants customers unlimited permits on a monthly per-sector basis.
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NewsDUBAI: Al Bateen reports strong traffic growth
Al Bateen Executive Airport, which markets itself as the Gulf region's "first and only dedicated private aviation airport", has announced a 12% increase in aircraft movements for the third quarter of 2011 compared with the same period in 2010.
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NewsDUBAI: Nextant takes Action as 400XT sales agent
Nextant Aerospace has entered into an agreement that makes Action Aviation the exclusive sales agent for the 400XT in Europe, the Middle East and India.
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NewsDUBAI: Cessna expects Saudi to lead Mideast recovery
Cessna Aircraft is highlighting Saudi Arabia as the country to lead the resurgence of the Middle East business aviation market.
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DUBAI: Jet Aviation certificates G550 upgrade
Jet Aviation Dubai has completed the first Certification Foxtrot Basic upgrade on a Gulfstream G550 in the Middle East.
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NewsDUBAI: Quest for a new generation helicopter
Start-up Quest Helicopters has unveiled plans to develop and manufacture helicopters in the UAE emirate Umm Al Quwain.
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DUBAI: MEBA moves to Dubai World Central
The next Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) show will be held at Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport, also known as Dubai World Central, in December 2012.
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NewsDUBAI: Jet Aviation seeks to offer Dassault 7X support
Jet Aviation Dubai is "working closely" with Dassault Aviation to secure base maintenance approval for the Falcon 7X business jet by the end of 2011.
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Shutdowns prompt new GE CF6 directive: FAA
Reports of eight in-flight and four on-ground unintended shutdowns of General Electric CF6-80C2B wide-body turbofan engines have prompted the US Federal...
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NewsNTSB: Cape Air pilot ignored backup gauge in 2010 overrun
A just released factual report on the 1 February 2010 overrun by a...
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NewsRutan starts work on new light aircraft
Aircraft designer Burt Rutan is working on a new aviation project in the Idaho lake house where he retired only seven months ago after a 45-year career that produced SpaceShipOne, Voyager and dozens of other ground-breaking air vehicles.
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NewsPilot's inadvertent braking led to Yak-42 crash
Russian investigators have determined that a pilot of the Yakovlev Yak-42 which crashed on departure from Yaroslavl had inadvertently been braking during...
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NewsCessna, Gulfstream fates illustrate disparate market
Although Cessna and Gulfstream both showed positive performance in third-quarter financial reports, the difference in book-to-fill ratios and backlog for the two airframers points to a continued deep divide in the market.
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NewsUK police helicopter body to transform ‘blue light’ operations
They are a frequent sight in the skies above the cities and towns of the UK, but while police helicopters play a valuable part in supporting the provision of law and order, the operating model employed for their use has a surprisingly unruly feel to it.
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NewsSupply chain issues and economic woes hit Hawker Beechcraft third quarter sales
The tough economic climate coupled with supply chain disruption pummelled Hawker Beechcraft's third-quarter delivery tally.
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OpinionComment: Business jet market fails to pay the Piper
The demise of Piper Aircraft's great hope for the future, the Altaire personal jet, may signal a new sensibility in the aerospace industry: just because you can afford to build something does not mean you should.
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NewsBaltimore PD buys four Eurocopter EC120s
The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has ordered four Eurocopter EC120's to replace its current fleet, which features four of the type.