All General aviation articles – Page 316
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Trunkliner techniques return for ARJ21
The making of the ARJ21 regional jet is a joint effort between several AVIC I factories in China that are each producing major subassemblies and sending...
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General aviation in brief
INDIAN APPEAL India's civil aviation authority the DGCA has issued a notice to the Gujarat government, a state in the west of the country, for allegedly...
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NASA prize challenge could boost general aviation and unmanned air vehicles
Advanced flightdecks, high-lift devices, short take-off and landing capabilities, fuel efficiency and low noise will be the focus of next year's $300,000...
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Seawind 300C amphibian crashes, killing test pilot
Canadian investigators are examining the cause of crash on 16 August of an Advanced Aero Seawind 300°C amphibian prototype....
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Xerion sees growing market for solid-state engine displays
Two as yet unnamed light aircraft manufacturers, one in the USA and one in Europe, plan to incorporate New York-based Xerion...
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NASA Ames studies Los Angeles in effort to improve airport safety
Reducing the potential for runway incursions at Los Angeles International airport (LAX) is the principal aim of an airport safety assessment study that
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Weyerhaeuser finishing tests of Boeing's firefighting container system
US forest-products company Weyerhaeuser is completing development of a Boeing-conceived firefighting system that...
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Ecuadorian carriers challenge LanEcuador's nationality
Ecuadorian airlines have launched a campaign against LanEcuador challenging the carrier's nationality. In separate proceedings...
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Latin America news in brief
Bolivia plans new flag carrier Bolivia's decision to launch a state-owned airline could cut short the re-launch plans of grounded LAB. US firm Swiss...
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Cessna racks up SkyCatcher orders
Cessna racked up 720 orders worth $75 million for its SkyCatcher light sport aircraft in the two weeks since it was launched at AirVenture in Oshkosh ...
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Atlant-Soyuz claims Tu-154 is first airliner to be fitted with Glonass avionics
Engineers in Russia have equipped an Atlant-Soyuz Tupolev Tu-154M airliner with navigation avionics designed to use the Glonass satellite positioning system,...
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Diamond nears first flight of first production conforming D-Jet
London Ontario-based Diamond Aircraft says the first flight of its second D-Jet, this one built using production...
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UK set to hit aviation with more taxes in global warming fight
The UK's efforts to gauge whether aviation meets the true cost of its effect on global warming could lead not only to a political move to keep the controversial...
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Dassault sharpens Brazilian point
Dassault plans to deliver 20 additional large-cabin business jets to its largest Latin American customer -- Brazil -- by 2013, increasing its 70% market...
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Safety advance depends on reporting
Slowly but surely Eurocontrol and the air navigation service providers in its member states are working on controlling different categories of risk-bearing...
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US Customs to buy Predator B for maritime surveillance
The US Customs and Border Patrol intends to optimise one of two additional General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator...
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Airliners face higher risk of collision as airspace incursions increase
Aircraft in controlled airspace, particularly those operating to airports with terminal control areas or zones, appear to be at greater risk than ever of...