All General aviation articles – Page 190
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Watchdog: FAA needs NextGen business case for airlines
A new report by the US government accountability office (GAO) is critical of the US FAA for not yet having a strategy in place to convince airlines of the...
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Cirrus operator OpenAir enjoys double-digit growth
OpenAir, a US regional Cirrus SR22 operator, says it is experiencing 30% revenue growth year-over-year despite the downturn.
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Flying car maker to aid DARPA flying Humvee
Terrafugia, builder of the Transition roadable aircraft, has received a five-year contract from Textron Systems subsidiary AAI to provide expertise in developing a "flying Humvee" for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
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FAA to demonstrate FOQA program for small airlines
The US FAA is planning to fund a two-year flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) demonstration for six small airlines to satisfy a legislative mandate....
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FAA issues new PW4000 directive to prevent potential engine failures
Regulators from the US Federal Aviation Administration are requiring operators of Pratt & Whitney PW4000 powerplants to inspect engines with certain "number three bearing oil pressure tubes" for cracks or repairs to prevent oil fires, failure of high-pressure turbine discs, uncontained engine failures and general aircraft damage.
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Grey outlook
Increasing numbers of illicit charters are causing consternation, but how can the offenders be stopped?
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Air Partner confident on JetCard prospects in Middle East
Business aviation users in the Middle East have a new way of funding their travel - the UK's Air Partner is the first broker to offer them pre-paid blocks of hours for flights within the region.
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NewsMEBA 2010: Room to bloom
As the Middle East Business Aviation show returns next week to Dubai, 40% bigger than its 2008 predecessor, we look at some of the operators and service providers making the running in the region.
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Australia tightens requirements for airport redevelopment
Australia's parliament has passed a law requiring airport owners and operators to have broader consultation with the state and local communities when planning...
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Airports special report: Crossing the line
Research suggests there is huge untapped revenue potential for airlines and airports if they simply co-operate. But this is easier said than done ...
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Airport special report: crossing the line
Research suggests there is huge untapped revenue potential for airlines and airports if they simply co-operate. But this is easier said than done ...
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3Q airline results: Airlines given profits tonic
Carriers across the globe were back making money again in the last quarter as profits returned. But uncertainty around the recovery means European and US carriers in particular know it is too early to start celebrating just yet
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Superjet easing to certification with radiation trials
Sukhoi's Superjet 100 is easing closer to certification following the completion of high-intensity radiation field exposure in Italy and flight-management...
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AB25: Former Continental Airlines chairman and CEO, Gordon Bethune
Today's airline industry in the USA is more stable, secure and safe than ever before. Safety throughout the industry is enhanced tremendously by advanced technology in aircraft systems, training and through increased commitment of our air carriers and our government writes former Continental Airlines Chairman & CEO Gordon Bethune
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NetJets offers fractional finance service to busineses
NetJets has launched an in-house financing service for fractional ownership buyers designed, it says, to by-pass the...
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AB25: US State Department, John Byerly
It was in 1985, the year Airline Business was founded, that I landed my first job in aviation as the State Department lawyer responsible for air services negotiations and policy. writes John Byerly, US Deputy Assisntant Secretary, Transportation affairs
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India assesses future pilot needs
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation has asked the leading Indian carriers to submit a five-year hiring and training plan along with details of...
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AB25: IATA chief executive, Giovanni Bisignani
Air transport today is almost unrecognisable compared with the 1985 industry in which Airline Business was born writes Giovani Bisignani, IATA director general
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Working Week: Jan Fridrich
A Czech mate for light aircraft Jan Fridrich is vice-president of the Light Aircraft Association of the Czech Republic and of the European Microlight...