All General aviation articles – Page 318
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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...
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Both right-hand engines on crashed Antonov An-12 failed simultaneously
Russian investigators have discovered that both right-hand engines on an Atran Antonov An-12 simultaneously failed just after take-off from Moscow, before...
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US authority set to release draft unmanned air vehicle airspace plan
The US Federal Aviation Administration's unmanned aircraft programme office (UAPO) is hoping to secure approvals for the release of its draft programme plan...
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UK claims general aviation engine first with 2,000h time between overhaul
UK joint venture Powerplant Developments is promising savings of more than $100,000 over 2,000h of operations with its new liquid cooled, two-stroke, three-cylinder,...
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French alternate aviation fuels research to begin in December
A French alternative-fuels project involving laboratory-scale testing of blended fuels, second-generation biofuels and other candidates is to get under way...
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PICTURE: Epic raises stakes in very light jet race
Epic Aircraft is taking steps to put its new very light jets in the lead of the race for certification,...
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Russian authority grounds Atran after An-12 crash
Russian authorities have suspended the operations of Moscow-based freight airline Atran following the fatal accident involving one of its Antonov An-12s...
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Business aviation in brief
OCEAN EXPANDS Ocean Sky Aviation has snapped-up Manchester, UK-based business aircraft charter...
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PICTURES: Loch Lomond set to launch seaplane services from Glasgow river front
Scotland's Loch Lomond Seaplanes is set to become the first commercial operator in the UK to take off and land from a city centre waterfront, following...
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PrivatAir poised for SelectCard launch
Swiss business aviation services provider PrivatAir is poised to launch its block charter card by the end of the quarter as the demand for VIP transport soars throughout Europe
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PICTURE: Diamond DA50 makes show debut
Diamond Aircraft 's product line grew at AirVenture in Oshkosh with the unveiling of the DA50 SuperStar....
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Brazil's structural failings
A country with such a proud aviation tradition as Brazil can cure the problems that have recently afflicted its air transport systems. Whether it recovers...
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Helping China learn to fly
Rod Bruce's 40-year journey from crop duster ground crew to senior pilot instructor has taken him to one of Asia's foremost training colleges, where he is one of many overseas flyers employed