All General aviation articles – Page 321
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More training for glass cockpits needed, says ASF
A new study by the AOPA Air Safety Foundation to be released later this month highlights benefits as well as continuing...
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Poorest performers can improve
countries Poorest performers can improve Recent history shows that states which, like Indonesia, have had a consistently bad safety record compared...
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Europe agrees draft proposals for ADS-B surveillance programme
Europe has agreed on the objectives of a programme to introduce automatic...
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American chief executive calls for changes to US ATC system
American Airlines has fired a broadside at the USA's business aviation community for holding up the urgently needed upgrade to the country's overburdened...
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General aviation in brief
PROP APPROVAL Hartzell Propeller has received European approval for its three-bladed ASC-II propeller,...
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Raytheon and Rafael protection system for Ben Gurion
Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion international airport looks set to be the first to be equipped with an area protection system against shoulder-launched missiles. The...
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GA airspace infringements continue to rise
Infringements of UK controlled or restricted airspace, mainly by general aviation aircraft, have increased by about 20% during the last year, according to...
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Australian Transport Safety Bureau reports on private aircraft accident rates
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found that the accident rate for private aircraft operations in the country over a five-year period between 2001 and 2005 generally declined and fatal accidents have remained low, but the fatal accident rate for rotary-wing aircraft is climbing gradually.
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Controllers balk at new US plan for Washington air security
Air traffic controllers tasked with handling safety and security of air traffic in the Washington DC region say new general...
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FAA seat study could increase bizjet capacity
A government study using a new type of anthropomorphic dummy and inflatable shoulder restraints could pave the way for business jet makers and completion...
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New operations room enables Eurocontrol flow management to be collaborative
A new integrated operations room at Eurocontrol's central flow management...
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Law enforcement UAV requirements under study by Thales UK
Thales UK is investigating the technical requirements of future UAVs optimised for civil policing and homeland security missions under a in-house enabling...
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No system for coordinating different rescue and aeromedical resources
At the base of the RAeS's concern is the fact that available UK helicopter assets are owned and controlled by different agencies, and the scene of any given...
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Air-taxi providers form trade body
AIR TAXI European and American air-taxi providers have formed a dedicated trade body designed to establish benchmark operating standards across the...
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BA sets 2011 for BA609 civil tiltrotor deliveries
Bell Helicopter and Agusta Aerospace have set 2010 as the target date for US and European certification of their...
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UK unprepared to co-ordinate helicopter resources in large scale emergency
Widespread concern about the lack of a UK system for enabling inter-agency co-ordination in a major national emergency was voiced at a Royal...