All General aviation articles – Page 224
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Airport IT Trends Survey: Self-service switch
With more than half of passengers handling their own pre-flight processing, what are the implications for airports and their technology strategies?
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Airport Special Report: Up for grabs
Airlines have for many months been warning of the need for structural changes to their model as the severity of the economic crisis alters the operating landscape. But airports have not been unscathed either and face an equally dynamic period ahead in responding to bothshort-and medium-term challenges
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Airport IT Trends 2009
Investment strategies, paperless travel and growth of services to passenger mobile phones are just a few ofthe topics tackled by the latest Airport IT Trends Survey, produced by Airports Council International, Airline Business and SITA
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Indian air taxi service launched
Air Car - believed to be India's first low-cost air taxi company - was launched in New Delhi on 23 November with the first two of 12 Cirrus SR22's
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Business aviation in brief
Air Car - believed to be India's first low-cost air charter operation - was launched in New Delhi on 23 November with the first two...
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EASA mandates PC-12 NG Apex fix
The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued an airworthiness directive that will remove flight attitude restrictions for Honeywell Primus Apex-equipped...
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NewsFlightglobal launches 2nd annual Webbies 2009 with two new categories
Flightglobal has launched the Webbies 2009 - Flightglobal Aviation Web Awards - now in its second year, with two brand new categories. The Flightglobal Aviation Web Awards follows ...
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GE acquires performance-based navigation firm, Naverus
GE Aviation has acquired Washington-based Naverus, a 60-employee company that develops required navigation performance (RNP) and other performance-based...
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Australia prepares to test large air tanker for firefighting missions
Australia is set to test a very large air tanker, such as the Boeing 747 Supertanker or McDonnell Douglas DC-10, for aerial firefighting for the first time...
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ICAO creating alternative fuels web tool
ICAO will create a web document to help advance efforts to develop and commercialize alternative jet fuels.
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Diamond completes first DA42NG upgrade
Diamond Aircraft has completed the first upgrade of a twin-engined DA42 to its new-generation offering.
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Router problem resulted in flight plan glitch: FAA
The FAA is blaming nationwide flight delays and cancellations today on a software configuration glitch within the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI)...
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FAA grounds two AMD factory-built light sports aircraft
Seven months after being asked by the US National Transportation Safety Board to do so, the Federal...
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Business aviation briefs
Canadian flight services provider Skyplan has established a base in Dubai International airport...
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Dubai 09: MEBAA wins IBAC venue choice
In a first for the region, the Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) has won its bid to host the 2010 meeting in Dubai of the governing body...
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Dubai 09: NetJets bullish on fractional future
Reports of the death of fractional ownership have been greatly exaggerated, and buying a jet share remains the most cost-effective and flexible way for regular...
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Dubai 09: MRO for Fujairah
Fujairah International airport is to feature a $30 million aircraft maintenance centre built by European Aviation.
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Icaro F28 pilots' hesitation to abort led to Quito overrun
Investigators in Ecuador believe a Fokker F28 crew was ill-prepared to abort take-off after a fire alert, and that the delay led the jet to overrun at Quito...
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Brazilian police select Heron UAV in $350m surveillance deal
Brazil's federal police is to acquire a number of Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air vehicle systems for $350 million ...