All General aviation articles – Page 549
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NAS offers Middle East medevac
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON National Air Service (NAS) plans to kick-start the first Middle East-based commercial medical-evacuation (medevac) service by the end of the year, in conjunction with Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based King Faisal Specialised Hospital (KFSH). NAS is also considering offering the service to customers of its NetJets Middle East fractional ownership ...
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WAAS users' summit to debate problems
A "users summit" has been called for mid-March to determine the best solution to integrity issues uncovered during testing of the US Federal Aviation Administration's Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). The summit, organised by the US Air Transport Association (ATA) and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), will involve ...
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Supply may frustrate freighter conversions
The market for freighter conversions is estimated at some 2,300 aircraft in the next 20 years, but availability of appropriate aircraft for conversion may be an issue. Speaking at Air Freight Asia, Bharat Bhise, president and chief executive officer of C-S Aviation Services, sees continued strong growth in the ...
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Fit cockpit video, says NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended the compulsory installation of cockpit video recorders in turbine-powered aircraft which at present are not required to carry flight data recorders (FDRs). The NTSB recommendation springs from its investigation of a 1997 Scenic Airlines Cessna 208B Caravan crash in Montrose, ...
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Cirrus orders
Cirrus has received over 500 orders for its SR20 piston single. It plans to ramp up production from five aircraft a month to "one aircraft every working day late this year " from its three facilities to keep pace with the demand. To date, 16 SR20s have rolled off the ...
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Reality check
Problems with the FAA's cornerstone satnav programme have users worried Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC B beset with funding and other issues surrounding its transition to satellite navigation, the last thing the US Federal Aviation Administration needs is a problem with its keystone Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) programme. But a problem ...
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Cessna singles on a roll with SIA sales
Mark Hannant Cessna has arrived at Asian Aerospace 2000 full of optimism about growth potential in the region. And to prove the point announced on the eve of the show that it has sold six new Cessna 172R Skyhawks to Singapore Airlines. The order more than doubles the ...
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UPS AT 'stack' wins US certification
Reshaping of the general aviation (GA) avionics market continues, with UPS Aviation Technologies (UPSAT) receiving US certification for its full "stack" of panel-mounted equipment for light aircraft. UPS AT is a newcomer to the GA market, and its avionics are fitted as standard on the new Lancair Columbia 300 ...
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Falcons fitted with new carbon fibre tailplane
Following a successful test programme, a new carbon fibre horizontal stabiliser for Falcon 2000 and 900 series business jets is being manufactured at Dassault Aviation's plant in Biarritz and will soon be fitted to new Falcons at Dassault's main assembly plant at Bordeaux-Mérignac. Dassault expects the advanced tailplane will ...
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Fosset and Citation break recordaround the world in eight relays
Mark Hannant Long-haul legend Steve Fosset landed another world record last week. It took Fosset and his two co-pilots, fellow American Darrin Adkins and Britain's Alex Tai, just 41h 13min 11sec to circle the globe. In doing so, Fosset's Cessna Citation X twin-engined business jet knocked more than ...
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China boosts training
China is increasing private pilots' licence (PPL) training in response to growing demand. During January, 200 trainee pilots signed for a $9,600 two-month course, operating two Cessna 172 piston singles. Only 41 PPLs have been issued in China since 1996. Source: Flight International
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Bidders swoop on Pave Hawk RFI
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC A US Air Force request for information (RFI) to replace or upgrade its fleet of ageing Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopters has drawn a strong response from domestic and international suppliers. The RFI is part of a USAF analysis of alternatives for ...
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Northwest move for CAL set to fill Wings' Asian vacuum
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI Northwest Airlines has confirmed that it is talking to China Airlines (CAL) about a possible commercial agreement, a move that could secure an Asian partner for the fledgling "Wings" alliance. Some sources say Northwest could also take a stake in the Taiwanese flag carrier, although the US ...
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Asian market warming to business aviation
Gulfstream comes to Asian Aerospace 2000 buoyed with optimism over the future prospects in Asia for its ultra-long-range Gulfstream V and the long-range large cabin Gulfstream IV-SP. Vice-chairman Bryan Moss says that there has been a change in attitude toward business aviation. "The slow but steady improvement we are ...
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CargoLifter: Zeppelin's rival in airships
David Learmount/BRAND, GERMANY While Zeppelin is injecting new life into the traditional airship market sector from Friedrichshafen, CargoLifter is developing a massive lighter- than-air machine to perform work which has never been done by any aircraft - let alone an airship. The early CargoLifter CL160 airships will be ...
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Soloy proposes utility aircraft for Internet distribution work
Soloy, the Washington-based design and turbine conversion specialist, is negotiating with an unidentified airframe manufacturer to develop a Dual Pac powered utility aircraft to distribute goods for the booming Internet-spawned on-line shopping market. The proposed aircraft will build on concepts developed for the stalled Pathfinder 21 Cessna 208B Grand ...
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Scout helmet to aid police
Police forces may soon have a new weapon in their airborne fight against crime thanks to a state-of-the-art aircrew helmet being developed for the civil market. The Scout helmet will give helicopter pilots the ability to locate fugitives or find survivors in day or at night and is undergoing ...
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P&W addresses 'green' concerns with PW6000
As the search to improve the impact of aviation on the Earth's environment goes on, Pratt & Whitney is talking up the advantages of its PW6000 engine, the only engine designed specifically for 100-passenger aircraft. The PW6000's balanced approach to low emissions produces the lowest overall emissions while satisfying ...
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Piaggio delivers first new-build P.180
Piaggio Aero Industries delivered a P.180 business aircraft to an unnamed US customer on 2 February. The event marks the first handover of the twin turboprop by the Italian manufacturer since 1998, when the former Rinaldo Piaggio was sold to an Italian/Turkish consortium. The new P.180,which has undergone a series ...
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Mergers
The board of American Airlines' parent AMR has approved the spin-off of its 83% stake in Sabre Holdings to AMR shareholders on 1 March, making the computer reservations system specialist fully independent. The European Commission has approved Saab's acquisition of fellow Swedish company Celsius, while Saab has sold its Combitech ...