All General aviation articles – Page 203
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FARNBOROUGH: Phantom Ray to get 747 piggyback ride to California
Boeing's medium-altitude Phantom Ray unmanned air vehicle will get a piggyback ride on a 747 to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California for testing, the company announced at the show.
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FARNBOROUGH: Piaggio on a special mission as corporate sales falter
Piaggio is stepping up its sales effort for its P180 Avanti II special missions aircraft as economic conditions continue to squeeze demand for corporate/VIP versions of the twin-engined turboprop.
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FARNBOROUGH: Dates fixed for Bahrain air show
The links between the UK and the Gulf state of Bahrain were strengthened yesterday when Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, chairman of the supreme organising committee for the Bahrain International Airshow and Farnborough International signed an agreement to jointly organise the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2012, which will run ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Hawker Beechcraft beefs up customer support in Asia Pacific
Hawker Beechcraft is strengthening its customer support offering in the Asia-Pacific with the appointment of Steve Porte as vice-president, international support at its headquarters in Hong Kong.
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FARNBOROUGH: ITT signs first ADS-B surveillance data customer
ITT has signed the first customer to receive air traffic surveillance data from its nascent automatic dependent surveillance
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FARNBOROUGH: Cessna composite propellor gets the nod from standards body
Cessna Aircraft's two-blade, fixed-pitch composite propellor for the 162 Skycatcher light sport aircraft has been approved by the American Society for Testing...
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FARNBOROUGH: Flightglobal teams with AtD for Chinese fleet forecast
China's airline fleet is on course to hit more than 5,500 aircraft over the next 20 years, according to early findings from a fleet forecast being developed by Flightglobal in association with marketing practice Achieving the Difference.
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FARNBOROUGH: Britten-Norman launches airborne surveillance service
The venerable Britten-Norman Islander is enjoying its latest lease of life here at Farnborough as a platform for a low-cost, pay-by-the-hour aerial surveillance...
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FARNBOROUGH: Eaton looks to new electric technologies and strategic acquisitions
Eaton Aerospace is gearing up for a recovery in the industry this year and a longer-term trend to more electric aircraft, which it believes will boost its...
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FARNBOROUGH: Capital Air-Solutions launches blanket insulations
US company Capital Air-Solutions (hall 3, stand B20 & 3) is launching Reflectec Solar Armor and Solar Armor Extreme blanket insulations at the show. The...
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FARNBOROUGH: Sikorsky develops all-electric Firefly
Sikorsky has revealed that it has developed an all-electric 200hp (150kW) helicopter, the Firefly, that will be unveiled later this month and fly later this...
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FARNBOROUGH: Hawker Beechcraft bolsters sales for in
Hawker Beechcraft plans to stregthen its sales force in the Europe, Middle East and Africa by two thirds over the next 18 months in an effort to stimulate demand for its business aircraft line throughout its largest market.
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FARNBOROUGH: Dunlop Aircraft Tyres celebrates centenary
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres is celebrating its centenary at the show.
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FARNBOROUGH: Gyrojet aims to breathe new life into autogyro concept
Grasping at an opening in the market for a low-cost platform optimised for the booming aerial surveillance market, UK-based Gyrojet is single-handedly attempting to revive the autogyro.
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FARNBOROUGH: Comac C919 programme building momentum: Honeywell
A spate of supplier signings for Comac's C919 project is a clear sign of momentum in the Chinese airliner programme, says Honeywell Aerospace's Europe, Middle East, Africa and India president Paolo Carmassi.
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FARNBOROUGH: Eurocopter will work with UK police forces to offer alternative funding packages
Eurocopter UK says it will work with police forces to mitigate the effects of expected deep public spending cuts by offering them alternative ways to acquire helicopters.
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FARNBOROUGH:Tecnam and Airborne create ultra-low-cost surveillance
Working with general aviation aircraft manufacture Tecnam, Austria-based Airborne Technologies (hall 3, stand C19) has created an ultra-low-cost surveillance system for observation, law enforcement, mapping and sensing missions.
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FARNBOROUGH: Macaer Aviation lands PiperJet contract
Piper Aircraft has selected Italy's Mecaer Aviation to supply the undercarriage system for its PiperJet
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FARNBOROUGH: PremiAir offers helicopter shuttle service
Aerospace executives looking for a quick and stress-free way of getting in and out of this year's Farnborough Airshow can take advantage of private helicopter charters from The London Heliport with UK helicopter charter operator PremiAir.
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FARNBOROUGH: Face the facts with Britten-Norman's William Hynett
William Hynett is chief executive of Britten-Norman Group, the UK's sole remaining privately owned aircraft manufacturer.