All General aviation articles – Page 226
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Enhanced vision and airbags lift Hawker pistons
Hawker Beechcraft is offering enhanced vision systems as well as AmSafe seatbelt...
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Cirrus introduces Entegra 9 to its piston line-up
Cirrus is offering the Avidyne Entegra Release 9 ...
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Working Week: Drawn to the flames
Drawn to the flames What attracts aerial wildfire-fighters to the job? And what do they do in winter, when there are no blazes to tackle? Gary Munson,...
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Ayla Aviation Academy takes off at Aqaba
Aqaba's location on the Red Sea offers a strong focus for Ayla Aviation Academy to attract business from across the region
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L-3 in resellers deal covering AMA data communications products
L-3 Communications' Aviation Recorders division has signed an agreement with AeroMechanical Services (AMA) to sell AMA's real-time data communications and...
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NTSB wants business aviation pilots to train for upset recovery
US air taxi companies and business would have to incorporate upset recovery training into their pilot training programmes if the...
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PiperJet to enter service in mid-2013
Piper Aircraft has decided to pursue a mid-2013 service-entry date for its first jet. The single-engined six-seat PiperJet had been scheduled to be...
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Uncertainty surrounds Thailand's F-16 upgrade plan
Thailand has yet to indicate when it will launch a planned mid-life upgrade to its F-16A/B fighters ...
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Gulfstream unfazed by weak G250 orderbook
General Dynamics officials have indirectly acknowledged weak sales for Gulfstream's newest mid-cabin business jet, the G250, but are confident orders will...
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BMIbaby targets redundancies and fleet reduction
BMIbaby is to make 158 staff redundant and scale down its fleet from 17 aircraft to 12 as part of a restructuring programme. BMI's low-cost subsidiary...
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AVIC unveils model of SF-A engine that it hopes will power C919
China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) has unveiled a model of the Chinese-built engine that it hopes will power the country's new C919 narrowbody.
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Australia's JHAS investing in aircraft paint shop
Australian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm John Holland Aviation Services (JHAS) is investing in aircraft painting facilities to win more heavy...
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Sleep cycle factors strongly in new ALPA pilot fatigue policy
Natural circadian rhythms factor strongly in a new, potentially landmark pilot fatigue policy that has been adopted by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)...
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This week - briefing
At the United Nations' Copenhagen climate change meeting in December the European...
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Gulfstream aims to launch regional service from Pittsburgh
Gulfstream International Airlines and Pittsburgh International airport operator the Allegheny County Airport Authority are in discussions to revive regional...
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Working Week: Addicted to these beautiful birds
Olivier Froment joined Dassault Aviation in 2000 to help Falcon customer services develop a flight operations support unit. Today, with a Falcon 2000 type rating under his belt, he is a demonstration and support pilot
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Turning back time
Reliability, ruggedness, versatility, economy and excellent short take-off and landingperformance have been the hallmark of two unpressurised turboprops long out of production. But now, the former de Havilland Canada Twin Otter and Germany's Dornier 228 are poised to re-enter production.
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No survivors as Il-76 crashes in eastern Russia
None of the 11 occupants of an Ilyushin Il-76 has survived after the heavy transport crashed after departure from Mirny in the Sakha republic. The...
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FAA proposes massive Piper airworthiness directive
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing that owners of nearly 42,000 piston-powered Piper-built aircraft have their right and left control columns inspected and possibly repaired due to faulty factory assembly work