All General aviation articles – Page 52
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AERO: Diamond enters helicopter market with DART 280 unveiling
Austrian manufacturer Diamond Aircraft is making its first foray into the helicopter market, with the unveiling at Aero of the DART 280 light-single piston-engined rotorcraft concept.
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AERO: Daher unveils TBM 910
Daher has unveiled the next iteration of the TBM 900, some 26 years since the first generation of the high-speed aircraft series, the TBM 700, entered production.
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AERO: Tecnam P2012 Traveller makes its international debut
Tecnam’s flagship P2012 Traveller has taken a break from flight testing to make its international debut at Aero Friedrichshafen.
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AERO: Elixir prototype set for mid-year first flight
French start-up manufacturer Elixir Aircraft displayed at the show the fully-conforming prototype of its Elixir light-sport aircraft (LSA), which is scheduled to make its first flight in mid-2017.
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AERO: European certification for Piper M600 "imminent"
Piper Aircraft debuted its M600 at Aero and declared that long-awaited European certification for its flagship single-engined turboprop was "imminent".
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IAI targets general aviation market for new products
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has made a strategic decision to enter the general aviation market.
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INTERVIEW: Cebu Pacific first officer, Jo Anne Toral
Jo Anne Toral, Alpha Aviation graduate and Cebu Pacific First Officer
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Aero 2017 is a focus for Europe's struggling GA sector
Aero Friedrichshafen – to be held on 5-8 April – has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 1978 as a small parochial event showcasing cars, motorbikes and gliders.
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Global 7000 hits M0.995 in high-speed tests
Bombardier has flown the Global 7000 prototype at speeds up to Mach 0.995 five months after launching the flight test programme, the company says on 29 March.
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NewsDassault secures FalconEye certification on 8X
Dassault has secured European and US certification for its FalconEye combined enhanced and synthetic vision system on board the Falcon 8X business jet. The validations follow a two-year development effort involving both flight and simulator testing.
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RAF Northolt to close in 2018 for runway renovation
RAF Northolt, the fourth-largest airport in the London area for business aviation traffic, is to close temporarily in early 2018 for runway renovation.
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NewsLinear Air expands in air taxi marketplace
US air taxi operator Linear Air is planning to expand its online charter offering, in an effort to exploit the growing popularity of small propeller-driven aircraft among US regional travellers.
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NewsGulfstream G500 certification effort making 'significant progress'
Gulfstream says its new large-cabin, long-range G500 is making “significant progress” towards its anticipated entry-into-service target of late 2017, with the five aircraft in the flight-test campaign having logged more than 2,600h to date in 600 sorties.
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FAA predicts mixed fortunes for US business and GA fleets
Business jets are set to outperform all other general aviation aircraft types in the USA over the next 20 years, according to a new forecast published by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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EBAA appoints Brandon Mitchener as its chief executive
The European Business Aviation Association has appointed Brandon Mitchener as its chief executive.
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LIMA: Ruag eyes Do228NG sales, builds local MRO capabilities
Swiss aerospace firm Ruag is working on opportunities to sell its Do228NG aircraft in Malaysia, as it also increases its MRO presence in the country.
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NewsTecnam delivers 200th P2006T to Poland's Bartolini Air
Tecnam’s P2006T piston-twin reached a programme milestone on 10 March, with the handover of the 200th unit to Polish flight training academy and long-time customer Bartolini Air.
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NewsLisa prepares second Akoya prototype for flight testing
Lisa Airplanes is readying its second and final Akoya prototype for flight testing in April, and plans to launch production of the light, amphibious piston-single in the fourth quarter of this year.
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NewsThird Cessna Citation Longitude enters flight-test
Cessna's Citation Longitude programme has taken another step forward, with the debut flight on 17 March of its third prototype.
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NewsTecnam founder and president Luigi Pascale passes away
Professor Luigi Pascale, co-founder, president, and chief preliminary design officer of Europe's largest general aviation aircraft manufacturer, Tecnam, died unexpectedly on 14 March after a brief illness, aged 93.