All General aviation articles – Page 565
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Airsat deliveries
AlliedSignal has begun initial shipments of the new Airsat 1 satellite communication avionics for use with the Iridium satellite system. The single-channel Airsat 1 will provide voice communication services on corporate and general aviation aircraft. The system costs $29,500, with telephone calls priced from $3.50/min within the same country to ...
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Diesel Air sets sights on general aviation piston engine market
As the potentially lucrative piston engine replacement market emerges, UK manufacturer Diesel Air has entered the fray, with plans to produce a diesel engine family aimed at the general aviation market. The 75kW (100hp) DAIR 100 is the first in a 75-450kW engine range. It has completed more than ...
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Re-engining plan will speed up King Air 90
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Re-engining of the Beech King Air 90, providing improved performance and lower cabin noise, is expected to be available by the end of the year. The project, the Kilo Alpha 290, is being developed by Detroit-based Murray Aviation for the five- to eight-seat twin turboprop and is ...
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Jamaican force ready for two more AS355Ns
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is due to take delivery of two Eurocopter AS355Ns in August, to add to the two it acquired earlier in the year. The aircraft, which were completed by Eurocopter UK distributor McAlpine Helicopters, will be deployed on law enforcement and anti-drug trafficking missions. In preparation ...
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Fairchild 328JET receives European certification
The Fairchild Aerospace 328JET has gained European Joint Aviation Authorities certification, with US approval set to follow before the end of the month. The certification comes as the company moves closer to finalising a 110-aircraft contract from a US carrier, believed to be Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA). The approval, ...
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Gulfstream deliveries launch NetJets Middle East
National Air Services (NAS) has taken delivery of its first Gulfstream IVSP core aircraft, launching the NetJets Middle East programme. "The first customer-owned aircraft will arrive at the end of July but, having just received Part 135 approval, which allows us to operate commercially, we are essentially ready to begin ...
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Counter-suit filed in dispute over two-seat sport design
A second law suit has been filed in the continuing clash between US manufacturers Aviat Aircraft and Roy LoPresti over a new two-seat sport aircraft based on a 1946 Globe Aircraft design. The legal dispute began in April, when Aviat filed an infringement suit against LoPresti claiming that LoPresti's ...
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US firm develops Jetstream cargo conversion
US cargo specialist Murray Aviation is carrying out the first cargo conversion of a British Aerospace Jetstream 31 (J31), and is aiming to secure a supplemental type certificate early next year. The Detroit-based company has bought a 13-year-old ex-US Airways Express J31, which is undergoing conversion at its base. ...
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FLSA plans strategic US buy
Chris Jasper/DUBLIN Maintenance specialist FLS Aerospace (FLSA) plans a US purchase by the end of this year as part of a strategy that could see it rival Aviation Sales as the world's largest third-party-only aircraft overhaul provider. The Copenhagen-based company, a division of diversified Danish conglomerate FLS Industries, says ...
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Israelis take stake in Balkan Bulgarian
Knafaim-Arkia, holding company of privately owned Arkia Israeli Airlines, and the Zeevi investment group have together taken a 75% stake in Balkan Bulgarian Airlines for a bargain price of $150,000 - but have also agreed to invest $100 million in restructuring the airline over the next 10 years. Knafaim-Arkia ...
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Atmospheric pollution set to worsen, study predicts
Julian Moxon/PARIS The effect of aircraft on global atmospheric pollution in the next century has been assessed in detail for the first time in a report by an international group of scientists. The main finding of "Aviation and the Global Atmosphere", prepared by the Zurich, Switzerland-based Intergovernmental Panel ...
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US cargo carriers ready to launch ADS-B tests
UPS Aviation Technologies and the US Cargo Airlines Association will start flight trials of their automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technology on cargo aircraft this month. A dozen freighters, operated by FedEx, UPS and Airborne Express, have UPS Aviation Technologies' datalink technology to allow them to broadcast real-time position information, ...
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Bell considers 206 upgrade and ponders plans to modify 412Plus
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Bell is considering improving its 206 helicopter, rather than developing an all-new replacement to compete with the Eurocopter EC120. In the meantime, the company expects to decide before the end of the year on a 412Plus upgrade. "We're looking at enhancements to the 206. We're ...
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Cirrus alters SR20 design after NTSB crash report
Cirrus has altered the design of its single-engined SR20, following the release of findings by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into the fatal crash on 23 March of the first production aircraft. Safety investigators found signs of interference between the right aileron and the right wing which, they ...
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A touch of Swiss prudence
Jackie Gallacher/BRUSSELS Sabena is back in profit and experiencing one of the fastest growth rates in the industry. But under Swiss chief executive, Paul Reutlinger, there has been little fanfare surrounding the transformation. For a man who has just steered a foundering european flag carrier back to profits, Sabena's Paul ...
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Lufthansa Technik nears Manila goal
Lufthansa Technik (LHT)has taken a step closer to its goal of establishing a maintenance joint venture in Manila following the signing of letters of intent with Philippine Airlines (PAL)and logistics company MacroAsia. Formal approval of the plan by the boards of all three companies is expected "within a couple ...
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VulcanAir 'moves forward' with Partenavia line
VulcanAir has begun revamping the former Partenavia aircraft line, which it acquired last year, in an effort to drive up sales and stamp its identity on the twin-engined models. "This is a natural evolution of the product. Partenavia had done nothing with the aircraft for some time and then ...
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FAA scrutinises repair stations
Rules governing maintenance of US-registered transport aircraft at foreign repair shops are to be tightened, the US Federal Aviation Administration says. The move will affect 525 foreign repair stations. The action follows criticism of the FAA's oversight of repair shops following the May 1996 crash of a ValuJet McDonnell ...
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Turkey distributor
Izmir-based Soytay Aviation has signed up as distributor and service centre for the Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 business jet in Turkey. Its order for two aircraft takes the manufacturer's backlog to 142. Source: Flight International
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Japan distributor
Osaka Aviation has been named the authorised New Piper Aircraft distributor in Japan. The company has charter, training and maintenance operations. Source: Flight International