All General aviation articles – Page 268
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Armadillo Aerospace rocket engine flies
Texas-based Armadillo Aerospace's liquid oxygen and alcohol engine completed three test flights on 25-26...
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Australia eases single-engine piston upgrade rules
Australian aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Safety Authority has made it easier for charter operators to upgrade their fleets by removing the need for...
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UK industry tells politicians to step up defence spending
Ahead of the UK's political party conference season, the country's aerospace industry has called on politicians to give defence spending a higher priority...
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Working week: Engineering growth at PremiAir
UK aviation services company is seeking to employ qualified fixed-wing engineers for its new base at Oxford airport....
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Bavaria orders EC135s
The Bavarian interior ministry is acquiring eight Eurocopter EC135 P2i helicopters for the Bavarian police, for delivery between September 2009 and April...
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ST Aero unit buys flying school in Australia
A company linked to Singapore Technologies Aerospace has paid A$120,000 ($100,000) to buy the Bruce Hartwig Flying School near Adelaide. ST Aero says...
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Universal Aviation plans Aruba expansion
Universal Weather and Aviation's affiliate in Aruba is planning to open a new hangar facility as it looks to attract more business jets on their way to and...
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Door still open to Aeromexico-Mexicana merger
Mexico's federal competition commission (CFC) is leaving the door open to a possible merger of the country's two largest airlines, even though it blocked...
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Gulfstream embraces equivalent visual operations
Gulfstream plans to develop new flightdeck technology over the next couple of years that builds on its newly certificated Enhanced Vision System II and incorporates...
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Gulfstream to start G650 production in September
Gulfstream is close to starting production of the first G650 only six months after launching the new ultra-long-range, ultra-large-cabin business jet. President...
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Hawker Beechcraft reaches deal with striking machinists
A full weekend of negotiation between Hawker Beechcraft management and the union representing its machinists has resulted in a deal that could end their...
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Tighter CAA oversight follows undetected failings at Emerald
UK regulators have tightened their processes for detecting safety-related problems with operators, after an overrun incident involving a freight carrier...
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Comment: Get-out clause
Computer modelling could provide a much more accurate - and safer - way of testing how easy it is to evacuate a new aircraft type after an accident. So why aren't airframers interested?
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Saudis blame procedural failure for fatal L-1011 explosion
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation administration believes a failure to follow safety procedures during the disassembly of a Lockheed L-1011 aircraft resulted...
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Comment: who'll take a bet on a composite jet?
Grob Aerospace can be added to the long list of airframers that have seen the cash dry up at that most crucial time - when certification is tantalisingly...
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AirUnion crisis deepens as authority bans winter ticket sales
Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsiya has barred AirUnion's three major carriers from selling seats on flights during the upcoming winter season in a move...
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First production CJ4 takes flight
Cessna says the first production version of its CJ4 light jet completed its first flight on 19 August, slightly more...
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Tighter CAA oversight follows undetected failings at Emerald
UK regulators have tightened their processes for detecting safety-related problems with operators, after an overrun incident involving a freight carrier...