All General aviation articles – Page 193
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787 electrical fire raises prospect of further delay
Boeing again finds itself face-to-face with the prospect of delays to its 787 Dreamliner following an in-flight electrical fire that grounded its test fleet. The...
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Private jets make their mark on the Isle of Man
Isle of Man-based VIP business aviation services provider The Private Jet is gearing up to expand its operation and global reach to exploit the demand for bespoke aircraft management from a growing niche of very high-net-worth individuals.
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US Government views UPS 747 crash as accident
US Government investigators have found no evidence that the UPS Boeing Boeing 747-400 freighter which crashed in Dubai two months ago was brought down by...
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Explosives on cargo jet set to detonate over eastern USA
Explosives discovered on board a cargo aircraft at East Midlands Airport could have detonated over the eastern USA, investigators have concluded.
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Piper lures new customers with Altaire discount
In an effort to boost the sales tally of its recently rebranded and redesigned PiperJet Altaire, Piper is slashing the price tag of the $2.5 million personal jet for new customers of its M-Class propeller-driven aircraft family - the Meridian, Mirage and Matrix
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Smoke incidents prompt study to find how much diversions cost
There are more than 900 cockpit and/or cabin smoke or fume events a year in the USA, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, many leading to aircraft diversion or return to base because of pilot uncertainty about the origin of the smoke.
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Old master in a new scene
Steven Udvar-Hazy is back - and still armed with cheap funds and a business jet
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PICTURE: Australian safety board missing Qantas A380 engine disk evidence
Australia's National Transportation Safety Boarded (ATSB) asked Indonesians today to forward to authorities any debris they may have accumulated from Thursday's...
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Qantas A380 likely lost engine disk
The number two engine on the Qantas Airways A380 involved in Thursday's incident likely lost its engine rotor disk, Qantas general manager David Epstein...
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Information-based approach likely for cargo security
A stronger commitment to existing information and intelligence-based approaches to air cargo security looks likely to result from the discovery of explosives in ink cartridges being shipped from Yemen to the US on express aircraft on 29 October.
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US committed to co-operation in aviation security
"Intelligent security through co-operation." That was the slogan adopted for the International Air Transport Association's AVSEC World conference, and it "couldn't be more timely", according to the head of the US Transport Security Administration (TSA).
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Cargo security analysis: bringing intelligence to bear
Sharing of responsibility is critical in tackling terror threats to the air-freight industry, with technology in a supporting role
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FAA study finds serious flaws in pilot training for handling automation
A significant emerging study suggests that flightcrew have never been properly trained for operating highly automated aircraft, and that for many of the...
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FAA finalises flightcrew alerting rule
The US Federal Aviation Administration has finalised a new rule that delineates the colours that can be used for warning, caution and advisory alert indications in the cockpit for new transport category aircraft to be certificated after 3 January 2011.
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FAA finalises flightcrew alerting rule
The US FAA has finalised a new rule that delineates which colours can be used for warning, caution and advisory alert indications in the cockpit for new...
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Bye readies for electric 172 first flight
Bye Energy says its electrified Cessna 172N aircraft modified with 318kg (700lb) Lithium batteries and an electric motor is progressing towards first flight...
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Saviour Emivest looks for salvation
Emivest Aerospace, a UAE-based company that bought 80% of the assets of struggling Sino-Swearingen Aviation in 2008 with the hopes of revitalising the company's lone project, the SJ30 business jet, is now searching for a saviour of its own.
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Tajik Air closes on MA60 replacement for An-24s
Chinese manufacturer Xian Aircraft appears to have reached an agreement to supply new MA60 turboprops to Tajikistan's national carrier Tajik Air.
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MAJ Aviation to open Singapore general aviation hangar
MAJ Aviation is investing S$8 million ($6 million) to set up a general aviation hangar at Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park.
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Bomb discovery does not invalidate security criticism: BALPA
UK pilot representatives claim insist that the discovery of an explosive device during the search of a US-bound cargo flight does not invalidate this week's...