All General aviation articles – Page 309
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General Aviation news in brief
SPEEDY MOONEY The fastest piston single is 5kt (9km/h) faster after Mooney refined aerodynamics on the Acclaim....
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Australia's flying doctors prescribe ADS-B
The Western Operations division of Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) expects to have 11 aircraft...
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Cessna offers parachute option on SkyCatcher light sport aircraft
Cessna is offering the Ballistic Recovery Systems whole aircraft parachute system...
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Eurocopter to deliver firefighting-configured EC225 helicopter
Eurocopter plans to deliver the first firefighting-configured EC225 helicopter next year. The move follows a 10-week...
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Cessna says Next Generation Piston is safe despite Columbia deal
The Next Generation Piston (NGP) under development by Cessna will not be scuppered if the purchase of Columbia is sealed
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PICTURE: US Coast Guard reaches operational milestone
The US Coast Guard has passed the 1 million flight hour milestone for its Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin twin-engine helicopter fleet. The service operates 96...
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Day dawns for air taxi operator DayJet
The day for DayJet is here at last. The "per-seat, on-demand" operator held its grand opening on 2 October in Florida...
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Up-cycle for air travel nearing peak, Avitas analyst says
Widespread hopes that airlines have overcome the industry's historical boom-and-bust cycles is ill-considered and the current cycle of growth is "definitely"...
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Comment: Efficiency choker
There is no point in making flights quicker and greener if a lack of runways in Europe is going to choke all the efficiencies delivered by sophisticated ATM in a Single European Sky
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Comment: The way back from the brink
It would be easy to write off commercial aviation safety in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) as a lost cause. But actually, aviation...
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Working week: Getting the NBAA show on the road
Business aviators descended on Atlanta last month for the 60th annual convention of the National Business Aviation Association. Working Week talks to Kathleen Blouin, the person responsible for making it happen
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Cosworth revs into aviation
New market opens for UK engineering firm as chequered flag comes down on F1 era
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Business briefs - 9 October 2007
MTU 'REBUFFED' IN BID FOR VOLVO AERO ACQUISITIONS MTU Aero Engines has declined to comment on German press reports that it has been rebuffed in a...
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Business jet start-ups face production challenges
Starting up in the business aircraft manufacturing business is proving more difficult than even sceptics expected, but the newcomers are turning the corner
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Diamond and Piper reveal new aircraft
New aircraft models were unveiled by Diamond and Piper at October's Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Expo in Connecticut. The Matrix, Piper's...
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Kinshasa sees repeat of ground carnage after crash
An Antonov An-26 freighter operated by El Sam Airlift crashed into houses near a market soon after taking off from Ndjili International airport at Kinshasa,...
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Australia questions use of R22 helicopter for cattle mustering
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has raised questions about the use of the Robinson...
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European Parliament votes for tougher emissions cap, but fails to please green lobby
CARBON TRADING AIMEE TURNER LONDON Tougher European emissions stance not enough for green lobby The European Parliament's environment committee...