All General aviation articles – Page 548
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Columbias discover US customers after delays
Lancair has begun production deliveries of the Columbia 300, its first certificated light aircraft, about 18 months later than planned. The Bend, Oregon-based manufacturer says the delays were caused by certification issues and negotiations with the company's Malaysian financial backers. Final funding for full production is expected to ...
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Enaer targets South America for Eaglet
Enaer is trying to interest South American government agencies in Argentina, Chile and Columbia in its new two-seat side-by-side Eaglet light utility aircraft. The Mexican police had shown interest in the composite aircraft for observation work. The company delivered the first new prototype airframe to its Dutch joint venture ...
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FAA buoyant on industry future
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Federal Aviation Administration predicts a rosy future for US airlines and commercial airframers, reporting that carriers will ride out the crisis of spiralling fuel prices and generate sustained growth. The latest FAA forecast says a strong world economy will produce an environment conducive to ...
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Business jet seats to go public
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC A new concept in business aviation is getting off the ground in the USA and is to arrive in Europe by the end of next year. Beginning later this month, new company Indigo plans to sell individual seats on business jet flights between Chicago and New York, ...
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First production Encore rolls out at Wichita
The first production Cessna Citation Encore light business jet, Model 560, serial number 539, was rolled out of the manufacturer's Wichita, Kansas, assembly facility at the beginning of this month. Certification of the Encore is planned for this quarter, with customer deliveries to follow in the fourth quarter, both later ...
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FAA to push TCAS II for US freighters
The US Federal Aviation Administration plans to release later this year a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that calls for the latest traffic-alert and collision-avoidance systems (TCAS II) to be installed in US-registered freighters. The mandate for TCAS II equipment is expected to draw fire from the US ...
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Missouri Skyhawks
Cessna has completed delivery of 16 Cessna172R Skyhawks to Central Missouri State University for aviation technology courses. The aircraft replace ageing Cessna 150s and 152s. Source: Flight International
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...