All General aviation articles – Page 215
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General aviation: Time to be heard
Can general aviation flourish as flying becomes more costly, airports squeeze out aviators and small airfields close?
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LH Aviation bids to break the mould with Ellipse
It has never been easy rewriting the rulebook when it comes to designing light aircraft. Many new concepts have been tried in the past few decades and -...
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Evektor pitches at the utility market
The Moravian light sport aircraft specialist is pitching for the utility market with its EV-55 twin. Will it make it off the ground?
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Cirrus, L-3 in legal tussle over rumours, $20 million tab
Cirrus Design and avionics maker L-3 are locked in multiple legal battles over alleged bankruptcy rumours by one and claims of more than $20 million in unpaid...
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Air Partner plots global expansion
International aircraft broker Air Partner is expanding its global footprint in an attempt to increase its...
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Almost all regional pilots are seriously fatigued
An extensive survey of regional airline pilots, mostly in the USA but also in many other countries, has revealed that more than 96% regularly fly in a fatigued...
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Tu-204 crew switched to manual control before crash
Russian investigators have determined that the Tupolev Tu-204 that crashed on approach to Moscow Domodedovo in March had adequate fuel on board at the time...
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Russian investigators have determined that the Tupolev Tu-204 which crashed on approach to Moscow Domodedovo last week had adequate fuel
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China's AVIC working to buy Epic
AVIC General Aircraft is the front-runner to buy bankrupt US aircraft-maker Epic Air, a move that helps the Chinese aerospace company's ambition to build...
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Second G250 takes to the skies
The second Gulfstream G250 business jet - serial number 2002 - made its maiden flight on 25 March...
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Business aviation in brief
VIP TANKS Fokker Services has delivered the first auxiliary fuel tank system installed in a VIP-configured Fokker 100, to an undisclosed customer....
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The fatal results of fatigue
Fatigue resulting from insufficient rest and a long duty day was a contributory cause of the 19 October 2004 fatal commuter aircraft crash at Kirksville,...
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Western Air targets abandoned Air Jamaica routes
Bahamian carrier Western Air seeks to grow its scheduled international network beyond two forthcoming Jamaican routes being abandoned by Air Jamaica.
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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShiptwo makes first captive flight
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo prototype Virgin SpaceShip Enterprise has made its first captive carry flight mated with its WhiteKnight Two carrier aircraft....
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Malaysia to order CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft from Indonesia
Malaysia is planning to sign a letter of intent in April for four Indonesian Aerospace CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft.
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‘Flawless’ vertical landing by F-35 signals possible tipping point
Lockheed Martin still has much to prove, but two days of flight tests on 17-18 March did more than offer a short burst of relief for the F-35 programme's supporters ...
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Dassault delivers first 7X to China
Dassault has delivered the first Falcon 7X to China, two months after the long-range business jet was granted approval by the country's civil aviation administration.
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Preliminary analysis of flight data from the Tupolev Tu-204 which crashed on approach to Moscow Domodedovo yesterday shows both engines were operational...
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Comp Air prepares to secure funding for certificated turboprop family
Comp Air Aviation is hoping to secure funding in the second quarter that should pave the way for the start-up manufacturer to accelerate development of its Comp Air 12
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FAA to develop general aviation service difficulty database
The US Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to select a contractor to develop a web-based service difficulty reporting system that could be used...