All General aviation articles – Page 238
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OSHKOSH 2009: Cessna to begin SkyCatcher deliveries in 4Q
Cessna is ready to begin deliveries in the fourth quarter of its 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft (LSA), having just completed flight testing to American...
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OSHKOSH 2009: Piper to offer Garmin G600 glass cockpit
Garmin has added synthetic vision technology to the G600 and Piper Aircraft has selected the newly upgraded glass avionics suite for four of its piston models...
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SATS Q1 profits up 17% despite falling aviation revenues
Singapore Airports Terminal Services (SATS) has reported a 17% increase in first quarter net profits, even though its aviation business has continued to...
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OSHKOSH 2009: Piper to appoint 12 new dealers in major international push
Piper Aircraft is seeking to appoint new dealers in 12 emerging markets to support an ambitious new international expansion plan made possible by its recent...
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OSHKOSH 2009:VIDEO:Cirrus seriously considers splitting off jet programme
Cirrus Aircraft has revealed that it is now seriously considering a proposal from co-founder and chairman Alan Klapmeier to accelerate the Vision SF50 personal...
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OSHKOSH 2009: Icon A5 first delivery pushed to 2011
Icon Aircraft has pushed back first delivery of its Icon A5 light sport aircraft to mid-2011 after it took longer than expected to complete a new financing...
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OSHKOSH 2009: VIDEO: SpaceShip Two mothership lands at Airventure
Watch video of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Two mothership WhiteKnight Two landing today at 14:47 local time at the EAA Airventure air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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OSHKOSH 2009: PICTURES: VIDEO: Hawker Beechcraft unveils new King Air model
Hawker Beechcraft unveiled today at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh a new entry level model for its King Air turboprop line with improved payload and range. The...
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OSHKOSH 2009:VIDEO: A500 may be re-launched by new owner
The former Adam Aircraft A500 piston twin and A700 very light jet are again under new ownership.
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OSHKOSH 2009: PICTURES: VIDEO: Stratos unveils full-size mock up
Stratos Aircraft has unveiled a full-size mock up of its 714 very light jet at AirVenture in Oshkosh as it begins to take deposits for the four-seat aircraft. Stratos...
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OSHKOSH 2009: PICTURES: VIDEO: Cessna unveils revised SkyCatcher
Cessna Aircraft has brought the third prototype of its 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft (LSA), revised after two high profile crashes, to EAA AirVenture...
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Excessive speed cited as Aria Il-62 crash inquiry begins
Investigators in Iran are considering whether high landing speed contributed to yesterday's fatal Ilyushin Il-62M accident in Mashhad. Flight recorders...
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Avery: Supplying experience at AJW Aviation
John Avery, a 40-year veteran of the industry, including 29 years with British Airways, is the new director of supply chain...
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ETS to cost airline sector over €1bn annually: Study
Airlines could face a collective annual cost of over €1 billion ($1.4 billion) from 2012 under the sector's inclusion in the European Union's Emissions Trading...
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Runway vehicle monitoring in the fray as FCC mulls rules waiver
US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) officials are seeking comment on a request to permit certain airports to obtain licences to use the frequency 1090...
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Market Outlook: The capacity crunch is still with us
Chris Tarry believes that more capacity will have to be taken out before the recovery starts. Analysis by Flight Insight
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FAA to study but not ground Zodiac
The US FAA has launched a special review of the structural design and flutter characteristics of the Zenith Zodiac CH-601 XL light sport aircraft in response to NTSB concerns
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Seawind revives 300C amphibian development
Seawind Aircraft has restarted development of its Seawind 300C amphibian nearly two years after the four-seat piston-powered aircraft programme was halted....
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PICTURES: Maiden flight of first Russian-built An-148
Voronezh-based airframer VASO has conducted the maiden flight of the first Russian-built Antonov An-148, a twin-jet destined for delivery to Rossiya
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Opinion
Comment: Remote control for life
Historically the skies have been a safe haven, one of the few places where we are quite literally out of reach. Not any more. As we become increasingly dependent on devices like the iPhone, how long will it be before onboard connectivity becomes the norm?