All General aviation articles – Page 161
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NewsHondaJet picks up flight testing with modified HF120 engines
The GE Honda Aero Engines team has shipped two HF120 turbofan engines with modified fan blisks for Honda's F2 flight test aircraft in North Carolina following a redesign of the titanium components after icing tests earlier this year.
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NewsEASA obliges manufacturers to supply data on ash tolerance
European safety authorities intend to mandate the supply of manufacturers' data to airlines, to support their safety risk assessments of flights in volcanic ash conditions.
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NewsAltaire personal jet at stake after Piper shake-up
Piper Aircraft has ousted the senior management team at its Vero Beach headquarters in Florida and launched an internal review of its flagship Altaire single-engine jet, a project that was aiming at a 2014 certification.
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Rising laser threat alarms air transport community
Investigation into aircraft laser interference suggests a sharp rise in incidents is down to an increasing number of events, not simply greater willingness to report encounters.
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NewsHawker Beechcraft looks to take back global market
With an installed fleet of 32,000 aircraft globally, there is a lucrative aftermarket business for Hawker Beechcraft products worth almost $2 billion a year. Unfortunately for Hawker Beechcraft itself, it is failing to see much of that.
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NewsSaab HUD breakthrough promises offshore safety
Saab is promising a new era of heads-up display performance with a "non-holographic" single-box unit that promises to slash system weight to 6kg from the approximately 26kg of projection systems while offering improved performance for new or upgraded aircraft.
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NewsSikorsky boost gives birth to Eclipse 550
One year after Sikorsky took a minority ownership in Eclipse Aerospace, the company has announced a "new" aircraft called the Eclipse 550.
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Chinese, Indian business aviation held back by bureaucracy and infrastructure
Indian and Chinese visitors to NBAA all tell the same story about the pent-up demand for business aviation in their countries. The pressure is building up...
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NewsNBAA: Split winglets latest evolution from Aviation Partners
Aviation Partners revealed its new blended split winglet design at NBAA, which it said is 40% more efficient than today's blended winglets.
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NBAA: More jets for wounded vets
Wounded warriors are getting more lift from business aviation thanks to a donated Eclipse 500 very light jet and the continued charity of Universal Weather and Aviation.
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NewsNBAA: PT6A helps Skydive Las Vegas drop its human payload
When you think of business aviation, a fleet of a plush leather cabins and twin turbofans pushing you through the sky come to mind.
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NBAA: SimCom extends Mu-2 and Twin Commander pilot training
SimCom Training Centers has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to extend the provision of Mu-2 twin-turboprop pilot simulator training for another 10 years. SimCom had originally taken over Mu-2 training from FlightSafety International in 2001.
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Laser threat to cockpits on the rise: Eurocontrol
Eurocontrol has raised concerns over the growing number of laser attacks on aircraft cockpits, and is calling for a "harmonised approach" to tackle the threat.
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NewsNBAA: Dassault clinches Falcon MOU from Minsheng
Dassault has received a memorandum of understanding (MoU) from China's Minsheng Financial Leasing for ten Falcon 7X and ten Falcon 2000S business jets which it hopes will be converted into a firm order "soon."
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NewsNBAA: Kodiak on a new Quest for executive market
Kodiak, the utility aircraft from Quest Aircraft, is making its NBAA debut with a corporate-configured turboprop on display in the static park.
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NBAA: Astronics to light the way for Cessna, HBC aircraft
Astronics has expanded its business aviation portfolio, growing its base of aircraft for which it supplies instrument panels and exterior lighting.
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NewsNBAA: Meridian adds 800XP to its fleet
New Jersey-based private aviation services company Meridian officially added a second Hawker 800XP to its Part 135 Certificate this week, bringing its fleet to 18 aircraft.
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NBAA: Luma alerts King Air pilots
Luma Technologies has won its first supplemental type certification for its LT-4500 suite of integrated LED caution warning panels for King Air series aircraft.
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NBAA: Jet Aviation unveils mobile app for FBO pre-arrival form
Jet Aviation has launched a new mobile app to provide FBO pre-arrival forms and other services by smartphone or tablet.
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NBAA: Gama plans Asian nucleus in Hong Kong
Business aviation services provider Gama Aviation is preparing to make its first foray into the Asia next year to exploit the burgeoning demand.