All General aviation articles – Page 164
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NewsAustralian aircraft safety experts recommend hypoxia warning systems
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is advising operators of single-pilot, turbine-powered, pressurised aircraft to consider installing an aural cabin altitude pressure warning system that operates separately to the aircraft's visual warning system.
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NewsRockwell Collins takes tech lead in light jet, turboprop market
Rockwell Collins has leapfrogged the competitors in the Part 23 light jet and turboprop arena - a sector that has increasingly turned to Olathe, Kansas-based Garmin for leading edge user interface technologies, such as synthetic vision and touch screen controllers.
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NewsBusiness aircraft census 2011
Economic crisis had a devastating impact on the light-jet market, but demand for the largest business aircraft has stayed relatively strong - and new markets are opening
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Working Week: Kristine Hartzell
She says she fell in love with flying after a cockpit visit aged seven. Now, managing regulatory affairs for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association makes Norway-born Kristine Hartzell a top advocate for general aviation
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NewsSpecialist Aviation Services sets its sights offshore
Air support and maintenance provider looks to secure utility and extra lighthouse support contracts around the UK
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ASDE-X now complete at 35 US airports
Saab Sensis has completed deployment of Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X (ASDE-X), at 35 airports under a contract with the US Federal Aviation...
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ROUTES: Industry hits out at rising security bill
Political attention to aviation security has reached an obsessive point where spending has jumped even at a time when budgets are strained, panellists said...
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NewsNBAA: showtime
The NBAA convention may be flying back to the USA's party capital, but nobody is betting on good times returning soon for a domestic market still down on its fortunes
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EBAA warns against secondary airport movement restrictions for business aircraft
The European Business Aviation Association is calling for continued and fair access for business aircraft to the Continent's airports as the rapid expansion of regional airlines threatens to curtail their movements at slot-controlled secondary hubs.
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NewsRafael eyes 'dolphin head' nose design for air-to-air missiles
The advanced dual sensors to be used in future air-to-air missiles developed by Rafael will probably involve the use of the so-called "dolphin head" nose section already employed for its Stunner missile.
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MROE: Global maintenance sector still facing turbulent times
The global maintenance, repair and overhaul industry may have reached the "bottom of the business" in 2009 but today is still "clearly a turbulent time"...
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OpinionInitial ECJ opinion on EU ETS legal challenge expected soon
The European Court of Justice's senior legal advisor is poised to put forward an opinion on the challenge against the inclusion of aviation in the EU's emissions trading system (ETS), brought forward by the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) and three of its members.
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NewsInquiry confirms electrical arcing caused fatal Tu-154 fire
Investigators have attributed the fatal blaze on a parked Kolavia Tupolev Tu-154B at Surgut to electrical arcing in a generator panel mounted in the rear.
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NewsAirspace congestion threat to business aviation at the Olympic Games
Some customers intending to charter business aircraft to visit the Olympic Games in August-September next year may find themselves barred from access to airports near London because of lack of airspace capacity or airport slots, general aviation specialists said at the Business and General Aviation Day (BGAD) meeting at Cambridge ...
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NewsPICTURE: South African firms unveil indigenous light-attack aircraft
South Africa's Aerosud and Paramount Group have unveiled a new aircraft intended to satisfy a variety of civilian and military requirements, up to flying light-attack and counter-insurgency missions.
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NewsCessna closes Citation gap with M2
Cessna has revealed a "new" Citation family light business jet that spans the gap between the $3.1 million Mustang and $7 million CJ2+.
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NewsFlightglobal launches Flightglobal Pro
Flightglobal has launched Flightglobal Pro, a new subscriber service providing critical intelligence for aviation, finance and aerospace professionals whose...
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NewsAirlines to receive 85% of EU ETS allowances free in 2012
Airlines will receive 85% of their emissions allowances free of charge in the first year of the European Union's emissions trading system (ETS).
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NewsTu-154 crew battled power loss after switching off fuel pump
Inadvertent deactivation of a pump during fuel transfer sparked the near-complete loss of thrust on a Dagestan Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 that forced the crew into an erratic emergency landing, during which the jet broke up.