All General aviation articles – Page 182
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Mechtronix wins Caravan simulator contract from Susi Air
Flight simulation training device manufacturer Mechtronix Systems has been contracted to supply an FFT X simulator for the world's second-largest operator of Cessna Caravans, Susi Air of Indonesia.
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Hawker Pacific looks to China for more FBO offerings
Hawker Pacific is looking at new fixed-base operations opportunities in China following the success of its joint venture FBO with the Shanghai Airport Authority at the Chinese airport, which was opened last year
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General Aviation - In Brief
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has appointed Cessna as the school's exclusive supplier of single-engined non-complex aircraft for the next six years
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Working Week - Celine Shabbas
Celine Shabbas is head of UK trading and sits on the operating board of Air Partner, the air charter provider that boasts 20 offices in 17 countries around the world
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Industry ministry to chair An-148 crash probe
Russia's industry ministry is to chair the inquiry into the crash of an Antonov An-148 regional twinjet during a test flight.
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NewsAn-148 crashes in Russia on test flight: ministry
Preliminary information from Russia's emergencies ministry states that an Antonov An-148 has crashed in Russia, killing six occupants. While the details...
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FAA gives blessing to iPad as electronic flight bag
NetJets subsidiary Executive Jet Management has received Federal Aviation Administration approval to use an Apple iPad App from Jeppesen as an alternative to paper aeronautical maps, in a precedent-setting move that will set the stage for this Class I portable, kneeboard electronic flight bag to be rolled out by other ...
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Origins of Goose crash aircraft revealed
The origin of the Grumman Goose that crashed at Al Ain airport in Abu Dhabi on 27 February, killing all four occupants, has been revealed.
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AVALON: Piaggio Aero eyes imminent Australian P180 orders
Italian business aviation manufacturer Piaggio Aero is optimistic of securing an Australian order for the P180 Avanti in "a short time", says John Bingham, chief executive of Piaggio America and chief marketing officer of Piaggio Aero.
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NewsQantas in talks with two other biofuel producers
Qantas is in discussions with two additional alternative fuel producers with a view to entering arrangements similar to the pacts it recently signed with US renewable energy companies Solazyme and Solena.
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FAA approval of iPad EFB for Executive Jet paves way for industry
NetJets subsidiary Executive Jet Management has received US FAA approval to use an Apple iPad App from Jeppesen as an alternative to paper aeronautical maps,...
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Solar peak to expose satellite navigation weaknesses
Civil aviation representatives are to assess space-based navigation systems during the forthcoming 2013 peak of solar activity cycles, which reach a maximum every 11 years or so, and to examine potential future vulnerabilities.
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NewsDiamond offshoot Austro teams with Steyr to develop larger powerplant for two new Diamond aircraft
Diamond Aircraft's sister propulsion business Austro Engine is teaming with fellow Austrian firm Steyr Motors to develop a larger powerplant for Diamond's...
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German Airports clamour for business aviation traffic
Cologne Bonn airport has broken ground for a new general aviation terminal, which is to simplify passenger check-in procedures and open before the end of this year.
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NewsRussian authorities certificate An-158
Russian airworthiness authorities have granted type certification to the Antonov An-158, a stretched version of the An-148 regional twinjet.
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Manila airport to drop general aviation
The Philippine authorities are looking at moving general aviation out of Manila's Ninoy Aquino International airport in two years' time, in an effort to create space on the airport's congested runways.
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AVALON: GippsAero close to finalising GA10 and GA18 designs
GippsAero will shortly start taking deposits for its new GA10, a stretched version of the GA8 Airvan utility turboprop, and the relaunched GA18 Nomad, as the Australian manufacturer comes close to completing its market surveys to define the aircraft.
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NewsAirlines can stop Trent 900 checks: EASA
Operators of Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines will no longer be required to carry out repeated inspections of certain engine parts that were mandated by Europe's safety regulator after last November's uncontained engine failure on a Qantas Airways A380.
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Bolen: US industrial future is aviation
The same day that US general aviation manufacturer Cirrus announced its approval of a Chinese bid for its ownership, National Business Aviation Association president Ed Bolen told the Washington DC Aero Club that "aviation would be the key to defining America's leadership in an increasingly global economy".
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Hawker Beechcraft opens second facility in Mexico
Hawker Beechcraft has opened a $20 million manufacturing plant in Chihuahua City, Mexico to house sheet-metal fabrication and electrical assembly for Beechcraft King Air turboprops and Hawker business jets.