All General aviation articles – Page 597
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Simcom inaugurates first simulator for PC-12
Simcom International has begun operating the first simulator to be available for the Pilatus PC-12. The Orlando, Florida-based company is the exclusive provider of simulator training for the single-turboprop aircraft and built the training device in house. The simulator is qualified initially as a Level 5 flight training device, ...
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Live TV
Cessna is installing an Airshow live television system in a Citation X business jet for delivery in October. Airshow TV receives the DirectTV service in flight via direct broadcast satellite. Two business jets have been retrofitted with Airshow TV, but Cessna is the first manufacturer to install the system. ...
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Cirrus expands
Cirrus Design has completed a manufacturing expansion to support production of the SR20 all-composite light aircraft. Wings and horizontal stabilisers will be produced at Grand Forks, North Dakota, and shipped to Duluth, Minnesota, for final assembly. Source: Flight International
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Thomson protest holds up Philippine radar plans
The Philippine air force has been forced again to delay issuing a tender for new air defence radars after Thomson-CSF protested about being dropped from the shortlist. The new fighter programme has now taken a step forward with the issue of the long awaited invitation to bid (ITB). Manila ...
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NASA and FAA get going on post-AGATE goals
Dave Higdon/HOUSTON NASA and the US Federal Aviation Administration have begun studying the next step in general aviation revitalisation, even before programmes to develop new aircraft and engine technologies have reached fruition. It already appears that infrastructure will be the focus of the next NASA/FAA effort after the ...
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Maintenance Directory
Ian Sheppard/London Despite its current economic troubles, Asia looks set to continue to attract the attention of airframe and engine maintenance providers anxious to cash in on a region that will continue to be a pace setter in the dash for global air transport growth over the next few ...
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Hong Kong starts on move to Chek Lap Kok
The Airport Authority of Hong Kong is beginning the relocation from Kai Tak to the territory's new international gateway at Chek Lap Kok two months ahead of its scheduled opening on 6 July. The formal move to the new HK$70.7 billion ($9.1 billion) Hong Kong International Airport starts on ...
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More trouble hits Europe's singles in certification bid
Julian Moxon/PARIS Fresh attempts by the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) to settle the long-running controversy in Europe over the approval for commercial operations of single-engined aircraft in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and at night have run into difficulties. The JAA is on the verge of taking the unusual ...
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Eurocontrol alters B-RNAV date following poor compliance level
Emma Kelly/LONDON Eurocontrol has set a final deadline of 1 August, 1998, for operators in European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) airspace to meet basic area navigation (B-RNAV) requirements following a "very disappointing" level of compliance achieved for the 23 April deadline. Under the April schedule, the carriage of ...
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Czech Government allows Ayres to have Let
US agricultural and cargo aircraft builder Ayres is set to purchase Czech manufacturer Let Kunovice after agreeing terms with the Government in Prague. A deal is due to be signed by the end of May. Ayres is expected to take a 93% stake in the Aero Holdings-owned company. Fred Ayres, ...
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Hartzell urges early compliance with AD
Hartzell is urging operators to comply quickly with a US Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive (AD) affecting older light aircraft types, by upgrading or replacing the propellers. The appeal follows discovery of more cracked components during inspections of so-called "V shank" propellers affected by the AD. Hartzell says that ...
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Across the spectrum
Dave Higdon/LAKELAND, FLORIDA Sport aviation's annual spring fling, the US Experimental Aircraft Association's Sun 'n' Fun Fly-In, attracted more than half a million aficionados who witnessed, among other things, the relaunch of the Wing Derringer and unveiling of a "flying motor home", the Private Explorer. Rain and humidity did little ...
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SabreTech fined over ValuJet DC-9 crash
The US Federal Aviation Administration is to fine SabreTech $2.3 million for its role in the ValuJet McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crash in May 1996, which killed 110 people. The fine is the largest ever proposed by the FAA for violation of hazardous materials shipping regulations. The agency says that ...
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Regional Airlines Survey
Rank Airline Pass 000 Emp Revenue US$ 000 Net Result US$ 000 Year end Regional fleet details (In service + On order + On option) Significant shareholders Alliances Rank 1 American Eagle ...
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Crossing into the EU
The launch of its French subsidiary will give Crossair greater access to southern European markets and boost its Basle hub. Tom Gill reports. 'Some guys talk about the Star Alliance; well, we have our own new born star.' The star Crossair's president and CEO Moritz Suter is hailing is a ...
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Two Bobs stir the immunity debate
Could the two Bobs - Ayling and Crandall - have had an inkling of the amount of controversy they would raise when they first aired their plan to forge an alliance between their airlines? That controversy took yet another turn in March when Robert Ayling, chief executive of British ...
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Bombardier orders
Bombardier has received a firm order for nine Canadair 415 firefighting amphibious aircraft from the Government of Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources. The contract, which includes training, spares and support, is valued at about $225 million. Deliveries will continue through to the end of the year. Source: Flight International
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Executive school
Executive Jet, the business aircraft fractional aircraft firm, has started its own flight school for employees. The company's Columbus, Ohio, centre will house the school, which has obtained two new Cessna 172R Skyhawks. The single-engined aircraft will join 75 Cessna Citations operated by Executive Jet. The company has more than ...
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China demands CAAC shake-up
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has been instructed to submit proposals by the end of April on drastic reductions to the size of its organisation, in line with a wider Chinese Government push to cut the country's bloated bureaucracy. China's newly installed premier Zhu ...