All General aviation articles – Page 260
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News
Hawker announces layoffs amid 3Q decline
Hawker Beechcraft today announced plans to slash its workforce by 5% in response to worsening global financial conditions.
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General Dynamics UK to flight test Masthead urban mapping system
General Dynamics UK plans in early 2009 to flight test a developmental urban mapping system using a light aircraft or helicopter, and says it has already...
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South Australian company seeks funding for float system
A South Australian company is seeking funding for a patented retracting float system that it says can reduce drag by as much as 20% compared with traditional...
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Opinion
Comment: Nuclear reaction is unwarranted
Cranfield University's school of engineering professor Ian Poll found his suggestion of nuclear-powered aircraft...
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Selling Abu Dhabi to the airlines
The capital city of the UAE has invested heavily in infrastructure and tourism and is keen to promote itself as a natural destination both for business and high-end holidays. It is Mohammed Al Bulooki's job to make that happen
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Cessna breaks ground on Columbus facility
Cessna began construction 29 October on a new 55,760m² (600,000ft²) facility in Wichita where the company will build...
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London-New York via space
Could suborbital flight be a substitute for intercontinental supersonic transport?
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US Coast Guard seeks ship-based unmanned air vehicle
The US Coast Guard has resumed a process to buy a ship-based unmanned aircraft system for the first time since the cancellation of the Bell TR918 Eagle Eye...
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Pawan Hans aims for charter flights to Andaman and Nicobar
Pawan Hans, India's largest operator of civil helicopters, hopes around 2010 to begin fixed-wing charter operations with services to the country's outlying...
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FAA issues final rule to increase airliner explosives survivability
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule that will require manufacturers of newly certificated commercial aircraft after 28 November...
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Gulfstream fly-by-wireless trials to continue
Gulfstream says it will continue testing a fly-by-wireless system on its G550 advanced flight controls aircraft until...
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Business jet sales start to soften
Third quarter reviews from Cessna and Gulfstream point to a slowdown in orders, but both companies are confident backlogs will hold up enough for them to...