All General aviation articles – Page 57

  • D-Jet
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    Wanfeng acquires majority shareholding in Diamond Canada

    2016-12-22T14:28:59Z

    Wanfeng Aviation Canada – a subsidiary of Chinese company Wanfeng Auto Holding – has acquired a 60% stake in Diamond Aircraft Industries Canada. The purchase is intended to inject much-needed investment into the London, Ontario-based company, allowing it to pursue new product development and evaluate a possible revival of the ...

  • G600 FF
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    Gulfstream G600 takes to the skies

    2016-12-19T13:38:08Z

    Gulfstream has kicked-off the certification campaign for its new G600 business jet, following first flight of the large-cabin, long-range twin on 17 December. Two more test aircraft have been inducted into the airframer’s flight-test centre in Savannah, Georgia, in preparation for their maiden sorties early next year.

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    US approves long-awaited rewrite of Part 23 regulations

    2016-12-16T20:51:39Z

    ​US airworthiness regulations for new aircraft under 19 seats will transition by next August to a new set of rules that give manufacturers more flexibility in showing compliance for emerging technology that improves safety or performance, Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta announces on 16 December.

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    Phenom 300 was travelling too fast for Blackbushe landing – UK AAIB

    2016-12-16T16:36:39Z

    The Embraer Phenom 300 that crashed at Blackbushe airport on 31 July 2015, killing the passengers and crew, was travelling too fast when it came in to land, the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has determined.

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    Embraer delivers first US-assembled Legacy 450

    2016-12-14T21:56:09Z

    ​Embraer has announced the delivery of a Legacy 450 business jet from a US final assembly line for the first time.

  • Interview

    INTERVIEW: Ian Austin, growing Jet Exchange's footprint

    2016-12-13T12:30:38Z

    Ian Austin is the director of UK business aircraft sales, charter and management company Jet Exchange

  • Solar Ship
    News

    Solar Ship challenges Lockheed to airship race

    2016-12-07T17:15:28Z

    Solar Ship has challenged Lockheed Martin to an intercontinental race, to pitch the two companies’ airship designs against each other and promote the benefits of using lighter-than-air technology for cargo transport.

  • News

    MEBAA: Dornier Seawings makes a splash in the UAE

    2016-12-07T17:08:32Z

    ​Dornier Seawings is making a splash at MEBAA as it seeks to awareness within the UAE of its new-generation Seastar CD2 amphibian.

  • News

    Trump plans to renegotiate new Air Force One pricing

    2016-12-07T16:12:17Z

    ​US President-elect Donald Trump says he will lead pricing negotiations with Boeing on a programme to replace two 747-200-derived VC-25As serving as executive transports also known as Air Force One.

  • News

    MEBAA: Empire swells Gulfstream fleet

    2016-12-07T15:00:46Z

    ​Business aviation charter and management company Empire Aviation (EAG) has added a third Gulfstream G650 to its managed fleet. The ultra-long-range business jet was acquired by EAG for an existing owner who was upgrading from an undisclosed model.

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    MEBAA: PICTURE - Royal Jet shows off new BBJ

    2016-12-07T14:54:39Z

    ​VVIP operator Royal Jet is showcasing on the MEBAA static one of its recently delivered Boeing Business Jets. The show regular is the largest operator of the VIP airliner with a fleet of eight aircraft.

  • News

    MEBAA: Embraer sells second Legacy 500 to Cedar Executive

    2016-12-07T14:50:42Z

    ​Lebanese operator and Middle East Airlines subsidiary Cedar Executive ordered a second Embraer Legacy 500 at MEBAA yesterday, to feed the growing appetite for business jet travel from companies and individuals within Lebanon.

  • News

    MEBAA: Piaggio and Al Saif join for Evo Middle East sales push

    2016-12-07T13:11:12Z

    ​Piaggio Aerospace and its local sales agent Al Saif Aviation are out in force at MEBAA to promote the P180 Avanti Evo single-engined turboprop to the region’s VIP and special missions communities.

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    MEBAA: AMAC bullish on PC-12's Middle East prospects

    2016-12-07T10:00:16Z

    ​AMAC Aerospace is returning to MEBAA in bullish mood as acceptance of the Pilatus PC-12NG, for which it is exclusive sales agent for the Middle East, along with its in development stablemate, the PC-24 – is gaining momentum across the region.

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    MEBAA: Satcom Direct completes acquisition of True North

    2016-12-06T15:26:34Z

    ​Aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct (SD) has completed its purchase of cabin communications developer TrueNorth Avionics.

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    ​MEBAA: Farnborough sees Middle East traffic rise

    2016-12-06T14:40:34Z

    The Middle East is a key market for TAG Farnborough Airport as it enjoys a growth spurt partly due to a rise in large-cabin business jets which are popular in the region.

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    Lilium Jet plans flight tests for electric VTOL prototype

    2016-12-06T13:51:54Z

    ​German start-up Lilium Jet will begin flight testing in early 2017 of a prototype for an electric-powered two-seat aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capability, the company announces on 5 December.

  • Interview

    INTERVIEW: Kiah Erlich, creating safe and efficient technology for pilots

    2016-12-06T09:15:00Z

    Kiah Erlich, is director, flight support services, at Honeywell Aerospace where she is passionate about promoting aerospace to the next generation of aviators

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    MEBAA: Latitude makes MEBAA debut

    2016-12-05T14:22:19Z

    ​Textron Aviation is returning to MEBAA, two years after the US company – which merges the iconic Cessna and Beechcraft brands – made its show debut.

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    MEBAA: Falcon 8X has its first Middle East outing

    2016-12-05T14:21:59Z

    ​Dassault’s Falcon 8X is making its Middle East debut, less than a month after the first example of the ultra-long-range business jet was handed over to a Middle East customer.