All General aviation articles – Page 216
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Opinion
Comment: Business aviation needs a good fatigue risk management system
Airlines are proving crew fatigue risk management to be a safety concept whose time has come. Business aviation operators should embrace - rather than resist - a huge improvement
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News
Fokker resurrection scheme secures loan for prototype
Entrepreneurs behind the long-running effort to develop a Fokker 100 successor intend to modify an existing airframe this year, after securing financing...
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New terminal at Perth Airport for charter and regional flights
Australia's Perth Airport will have a new terminal catered to charter and regional flights in 2012.
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Shanghai Hongqiao's second terminal to open on 16 March
A second passenger terminal and runway will open at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport on 16 March.
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Thai army buys 16 Enstrom helicopters
Enstrom Helicopter has sold 16 480B training and utility helicopters to the Royal Thai Army ...
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Myanmar buys An-148 regional jet for VIP transport
Ilyushin Finance has secured an order from the Myanmar government for two Antonov An-148 regional jets that will be used for passenger and VIP transport.
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Europe aims for an end to tooling
Shaped metal deposition promises to slash costs and speed production compared with traditional machining techniques
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ClearFuels executes MOU for synthetic jet refinery
Biorefineries developer ClearFuels Technology has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with manufacturer Hughes Hardwood International for the development...
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FAA: Not dawdling on icing rule
US FAA officials say criticism from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that the agency has not acted fast enough to revise aircraft certification...
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Bell 429 off and running – officially
Bell has handed over its first 429 twin, to Des Moines helicopter emergency medical services operator Mercy One, after a four-month kitting out by Air Methods, which will operate the aircraft.
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USAF abandons large helicopter for rescue mission, proposes buying 112 UH-60Ms
The US Air Force has decided to buy 112 Sikorsky UH-60Ms to recapitalise its ageing combat search and rescue fleet, despite a standing requirement for a larger helicopter.
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News
Emissions trading chaos predicted unless small operator system is simplified
The European greenhouse gas emissions trading system could collapse in its first year of operation, says the European Business Aviation Association.
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Business aviation in brief
UK helicopter charter and management company PremiAir is preparing to open in the second quarter a new terminal building at London's...
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Eighty 7X pilots qualify for London City operations
More than 80 Dassault Falcon 7X pilots have completed the dedicated flight training required to operate at London City airport.
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Russian helicopter industry continues to chalk up rapid growth
Russian helicopter manufacturers continue to increase production despite the global economic downturn, which has forced nearly every Western manufacturer...
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ICAO to examine timeline for aircraft carbon dioxide standard
The International Civil Aviation Organisation will soon review a newly drafted timetable for developing a global carbon dioxide standard for new aircraft...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Russia's United Aircraft failed to seal a takeover last year, but president Alexei Fyodorov reckons this year could see a controlling-stake...
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Gulfstream outlines progress of G250 and G650 flight-test effort
Airframer confident both will achieve certification in 2011 as smaller model development appears to pull ahead
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Kingfisher to join Oneworld
India's Kingfisher Airlines aims to join the Oneworld as its 12th member, after signing an agreement with the alliance to take its first step towards full...
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HELI-EXPO: Cobham expects HeliSAS certification on Bell 206/407 and AS350 by year-end
Cobham Avionics expects to finally certify its new Stability Augmentation System (SAS) on the Bell 206 and 407 in the third quarter of 2010 and is confident...