All General aviation articles – Page 591
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1900D collides with Cessna in mid-air
A Proteus Airlines Beech 1900D, with 12 passengers and two crew on board, collided in mid-air with a privately owned Cessna 177 Cardinal 10km (5nm) over the sea east of Quiberon, in Brittany, France, on 30 July . There were no survivors. The Proteus aircraft was on a scheduled ...
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Narita slots scramble
Where there's a will, there's a way. Despite a nine year freeze on more takeoffs and landings at Tokyo/Narita airport, Japan's Ministry of Transport (MOT) seems to have found a way to accommodate more prime time flights by US carriers. But then, faced with the obligation to make the new ...
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Policy stirs Tata's hopes
With the announcement of a new aviation policy by the right-wing Indian government, the civil aviation ministry has reopened the Tata Airlines file. Tata proposes that foreign institutional investors pay Rs 2.78 billion (US$65.5 million) for a 40 per cent equity stake in the airline, leaving Tata Industries with ...
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Nigeria hits rock bottom
Efforts to revitalise Nigeria's national carrier, Nigeria Airways, seem to have hit the rocks, due to its heavy debt burden, government apathy in providing financial help, and a lack of serviceable aircraft. The government is saddled with fashioning a credible political transition and creating a conducive economic environment. There ...
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Asians clean up house
In hard times, heads roll. Sometimes leaders step aside voluntarily, as in the case of Japan Airlines' president Akira Kondo and chairman Susumu Yamaji. But purges at China Airlines (CAL) and Garuda Indonesia are part of major housecleaning efforts. In a dramatic move to distance China Airlines from its ...
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Oz raises the alliance ante
Australia's antitrust agency has approved the alliance between Ansett, Air New Zealand, and Singapore Airlines, paving the way for the three carriers to turn up the heat on the Qantas-British Airways strategic alliance. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) tentatively approved the tripartite agreement despite its concern that ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: CASA
CASA Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max Pay. Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Bombardier
BOMBARDIER Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach Max OC Max Pay. E Dash 8M (Series 200) Special Mission Maritime Patrol ...
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New owners pledge PBN expansion
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Pilatus Britten-Norman (PBN) has been sold to a private investment company for an undisclosed sum, ending months of speculation over the utility aircraft manufacturer's future. London, UK-based Litchfield Continental has acquired PBN from Switzerland's Pilatus Aircraft, which has owned the Bembridge, Isle of Wight-based aircraft manufacturer ...
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GAMA figures reveal sales boom in USA
US general aviation manufacturers have reported a 62% increase in sales for the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year, according to figures from the US General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). A total of 956 aircraft were shipped in the first half, to ...
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BAe training will move to Spain
British Aerospace is to move its entire UK pilot training operation to south-west Spain. The relocation is expected to be announced by the company around the end of this month. The Prestwick International Airport-based British Aerospace Flight Training (UK) operation is to be relocated to Jerez. Industry sources are ...
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Ayres set to complete Let deal
Ayres, the US cargo and agricultural aircraft manufacturer, expects to complete its acquisition of a 93% controlling stake in Czech aircraft builder Let Kunovice from Aero Holdings by the end of July. "We have signed everything and are only waiting on US Government technicalities," says company president Fred Ayres. The ...
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FAA prepares to clear MD 600N improvements
The US Federal Aviation Administration is expected to "sign off" on a performance improvement programme for the Boeing MD 600N helicopter by the end of July. The year-long effort will result in clearance for take-off and landing at 7,000ft (2,130m) density altitude at all-up weights of up to 1,750kg ...
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Textron certification
Textron Lycoming has been granted US Federal Aviation Administration type certification for its TIO-540-AJ1A powerplant. The new engine, which provides 230kW (310hp) at 2,500RPM, will be used in Cessna's T206 Turbo Stationair. Lycoming put the engine through a 500h endurance test during the certification process "-to ensure maximum reliability". ...
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CL-415 order
Italy's Department of Civil Protection has ordered two further Bombardier CL-415 firefighting amphibians, taking its fleet to 10, and extended an option on two more. Bombardier has now sold 40 of the initial production run of 50 CL-415s. Source: Flight International
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Performance Skyhawk
Cessna adds muscle to a proven performer and brings some unexpected benefits to the 172Dave Higdon/Wichita Preconceptions can be risky when you are experiencing something new and different. You may think you have "been there, done that" - but then you realise you have never been there at all. Such ...
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GPS takes over US non-precision flying
Operators at US provincial airports and airfields will soon be able to use satellite navigation equipment to carry out non-precision approaches for which distance measuring equipment (DME) and automatic direction finders (ADF) are now used. The Federal Aviation Administration has given notice that it will approve the new procedure ...
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FAA finalises parachute testing
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES The US Federal Aviation Administration is close to completing tests on a parachute system that will allow Cirrus Design's SR20 aircraft to decelerate and drift down to the ground in the event of a mechanical failure or other emergency. Tests on the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) ...
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Raytheon nears Premier I decision
Raytheon Aircraft is close to announcing a date for the delayed roll-out of its Premier I light business jet. Three flight test aircraft are in the final stages of assembly at Wichita, Kansas, and the manufacturer has added a fourth aircraft to the flight test programme in an effort ...
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Huey converted for firefighting role
Simplex has modified its Model 304 fire attack system to work on board the Bell UH-1H helicopter. The Oregon-based company received US certification in May after using an Idaho Helicopters-owned UH-1H for the test work. According to Simplex, no airframe modifications are required to fit the 304 and after ...