All General aviation articles – Page 547
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Safire identifies mystery engine supplier for S-26
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Safire Aircraft, a Florida-based manufacturer developing a new-generation, six-seat personal jet, has named Agilis Engines as its powerplant supplier, replacing Williams, which instead has tied up an exclusive deal with Eclipse Aviation to develop a rival aircraft. Agilis, also based in Florida, is a relatively ...
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Cirrus updates SR20 and increases price
Cirrus Design has upgraded the standard configuration and increased the basic price of its new SR20 light aircraft. The 5% price increase, to $188,300, reflects improvements to the avionics suite. The standard S-TEC autopilot will be upgraded with a global positioning system (GPS) steering function. This allows the standard ...
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Aerostar seals funding for FJ-100 turbofan derivative
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Aerostar Aircraft is finalising funding for development of the FJ-100 turbofan-powered derivative of the classic Aerostar piston twin. Idaho-based Aerostar estimates that it needs only $40 million to certificate the six-seat twinjet, says president Steve Speer, because the US Federal Aviation Administration has allowed the ...
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Singapore Singles
Cessna has received an order for six 172R Skyhawks from Singapore Airlines for its Perth, Australia-based flying college. The piston singles will join five Skyhawks already in service. Source: Flight International
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Loadmaster slips
Ayres' Loadmaster utility aircraft is expected to fly in the third quarter of this year, leading to certification at the end of next year - a slip of about 12 months from the original schedule. The fuselage and the wing of the first Loadmaster have been mated following delivery ...
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The good life
If there is one thing which citydwellers in the USA are thanking e-commerce for, it's the opportunity to take their businesses with them back to the countryside. The Internet, after all, will allow individuals to operate a business and create wealth wherever they choose. Aviation will, however, be the ultimate ...
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USA extends life of Loran-C
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Administration has decided to continue operating the Loran-C navigation network "in the short term" while the US Department of Transportation (DoT) evaluates the long-term need for the system. Meanwhile, the US Coast Guard (USCG) has initiated development of a dual-mode Loran-C/global positioning system ...
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Eclipse poised for market entry
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC US Engine manufacturer Williams International is developing a personal jet for new company Eclipse Aviation. Williams is under contract to develop and certificate the Eclipse 500 twinjet and its EJ22 engine, and to turn over to Eclipse a certificated factory ready to produce the aircraft. A team ...
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On-time software keeps FAA datalink on track
Key software for the US Federal Aviation Administration's controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) programme has been delivered to prime contractor Computer Sciences (CSC). The on-time delivery of router software for the aeronautical telecommunications network (ATN) keeps the CPDLC programme on track as the FAA struggles with budget and schedule problems ...
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Data overload
Current flightdecks can reduce pilot situational awareness David Learmount/LONDON Flightdeck avionics are supposed to give pilots "situational awareness", but there is evidence that modern systems can reduce it. Situational awareness is the pilot's mental picture of the aircraft relative to its three-dimensional operational environment, including navigation and terrain, the ...
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Warrior gears up for Centaur challenge
Warrior (Aero-Marine) has secured half of the required investment from North American and UK-based sources to fund development and certification of its single-engined Centaur light seaplane. The £15 million ($22 million) cash injection, derived from a mixture of private and public investment, is conditional on the UK company providing ...
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Air transport 'contributes' to warming
Commercial aviation contributes significantly to global warming, and the problem will worsen with industry growth despite technical improvements, a US General Accounting Office (GAO) report has concluded. The Congressional watchdog agency found that, in the USA, aviation emissions in 1997 accounted for only about 3% of greenhouse gases and ...
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India acts to attract more private sector investment
Julian Moxon/PARIS Mehar Singh/DELHI The Indian Government has released a draft civil aviation policy that promises to increase private sector involvement in the country's air transport industry, if the plan is approved. Among the more important recommendations of the report are the creation of an autonomous civil aviation ...
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Tupolev revives Tu-234 work and aims for mid-year flight
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW Development of Tupolev's short-fuselage version of the Tu-204 has been resurrected, with the much-delayed first flight expected to take place by the middle of this year. The 160-seat twinjet - designated the Tu-234 (or Tu-204-300) - has been under development since the early 1990s and is ...
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Freedom's paths
CHRIS LYLE AT ICAO MONTREAL The debate on liberalisation no longer centres on whether it will happen, but on how. Should the air transport industry continue to steer its own path or hand over the process to the World Trade Organisation? When the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) hosted its ...
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...and plans to end commissions
ANNIE REDMILE LONDON Plans by British Airways to axe a new travel agency bonus scheme and pay transaction fees instead of commission from next January has damaged a fragile relationship with the UK travel trade and may have repercussions across Europe. According to Sandy McPherson, chairman of the Association ...
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Indian Airlines stake attracts interest
RAVI PRASAD NEW DELHI The Indian Government's latest plans to sell an equity stake in Indian Airlines this year has drawn interest from major Indian corporations. These include Sahara Group of Industries, parent company of Sahara Airlines; the Tata Group, which had planned to launch an airline in a joint ...
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Air Canada tightens grip on Canadian
David Knibb Seattle Canadian Airlines is disappearing as an independent company as Air Canada proceeds to convert it into a wholly owned subsidiary under a new management team and brand. Air Canada has appointed Paul Farrar, a restructuring specialist, as Canadian's new chairman. Paul Brotto becomes chief operating officer. ...
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Diamond plans for triple expansion
Diamond Aircraft plans a family of general aviation aircraft to add to its line-up, which includes the DA20-C1 Katana trainer and the new DA40 Diamond Star piston single. "We have come up with three aircraft types, which we feel will be welcomed by the marketplace. Our decision is based ...
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Fractionals could escape change
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Fractional ownership programmes should continue to operate under the regulations which govern general aviation, but with the increased safety oversight applied to commercial operators, says an industry committee formed by the US Federal Aviation Administration to provide guidance on the contentious issue. The Fractional Ownership Aviation Rulemaking ...