All General aviation articles – Page 606
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Bombardier takes over FlexJet
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Bombardier is to take control of the FlexJet business-jet fractional-ownership programme, which began as a joint venture with US fixed-base operator AMR Combs. The Canadian manufacturer says that fractional ownership has become a key part of its business-aviation strategy. It wants to "-take over the whole ...
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Eurocopter wins big German helicopter order
The German interior ministry has placed a DM220 million ($124 million) order for 22 new Eurocopter helicopters to modernise the border-guard fleet. The order includes 13 AS365 Dauphin N4s to satisfy a light transport helicopter (LTH) requirement, and nine more EC135s, with two options, to meet a requirement for ...
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APS seeks Level D standard for Runway Performance software
Aviation Performance Systems is seeking Level D status under the Do178B software standard for its Runway Performance computer software. The system can be run on desktop personal computers, or hand-held devices - such as the Psion 3 or 5 series - or new hand-held devices running Microsoft Windows CE. ...
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India's Taneja takes over management of P.68 spares distribution
India's Taneja Aerospace and Aviation (TAAL) has become the sole distributor for P68C spares following the collapse of the light twin's former manufacturer and designer, Partenavia, earlier in the year. The company is looking at setting up a worldwide parts distribution network from its Hosur, Ban- galore base, and ...
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Diamonds forever
Thorn Microwave Devices of the UK has developed a new electrical insulation material for microwave tubes in devices such as radars. Chemical-vapour deposited diamond has up to ten times the thermal conductivity of traditional materials and is safer, claims Thorn. Source: Flight International
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Closure threatens to isolate Munich
Munich could become the only major city in Europe inaccessible to light aircraft if local politicians carry through plans to close Neubiberg airfield by the end of this year, says the Munich Flying Club (FCM). Although the regional government has promised to provide an alternative site for the FCM, ...
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Pathfinder 21 flight tests to begin
Soloy's Pathfinder 21 modification to the Cessna Caravan 208B is set to begin flight- testing in January following US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification of the 1,000kW (1,330shp) Soloy Dual Pac, which combines two Pratt & Whitney PT6-114As driving a single-propeller shaft (Flight International, 3-9 December). Flight-testing will ...
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Reims nears decision on single-engine Cessna assembly
Reims Aviation has still not decided whether it will restart licence-manufacture of Cessna singles for the French market. The company, which has exclusive rights to sell Cessna turboprops in France, says that it is now close to making a final decision, but it "-depends on whether it is better for ...
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Floats certificated
An inflatable emergency flotation system made by California-based Apical Industries has received US Federal Aviation Administration certification for use on the Boeing MD 600N helicopter. Boeing has received one firm order for a float-equipped version of the MD 600N which was certificated in May 1997. Source: Flight International
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Bombardier acquires
Bombardier Services has acquired the UK's Specialist Aviation Services, which incorporates Police Aviation Services and Medical Aviation Services, for an undisclosed sum. The company, which was established in 1984, claims to be the first commercial organisation in the UK which is dedicated to the provision of emergency support services. ...
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Global warning
As the world's environment experts began to assemble in Kyoto, Japan, for the United Nations (UN)summit on global warming, amid the general pronouncements on climate change come some timely reminders that aviation remains firmly among the industries on the target list for environmental activists. Among its other positioning papers ...
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Coast Guard looks at civil tilt-rotor option
Bell Boeing's Model 609 civil tilt-rotor is among options being considered by the US Coast Guard as it begins planning its long-term search-and-rescue requirements. The Coast Guard is examining its aviation needs and is expected to award study contracts in 1998. Bell Boeing has briefed the Coast Guard on ...
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Netherlands begins search for new airport site
Studies into a new location for Amersterdam's noise-limited Schiphol Airport are being stepped up as the Netherlands Government attempts to placate growing pressure from environmental groups. In a policy decision on 28 November, the Government rejected calls to put an absolute cap on the volume of aviation growth within ...
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White House report warns against total GPS reliance
The US government must conduct an in-depth risk assessment of the planned satellite-based air-navigation system before it dismantles the current ground-based radio- navigation system, a White House report has warned. The President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection says that the use of the global-positioning system (GPS) as the sole ...
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IPTN outlines programme for N250 approval
Indonesia's IPTN has laid out an ambitious 1,300h flight-certification programme for the N250-100 turboprop over the next 18 months, in an effort to secure European Joint Aviation Authorities type validation. The JAA has held its first technical meeting with IPTN, after the completion of an audit of the manufacturer's ...
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Safe and sound
Once in a while, a proposal emerges that has so many clear benefits and so few potential dangers, that the only question is why it is still just a proposal. Within a few weeks, Europe's transport ministers will be faced with just such a compelling idea when they are asked ...
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Jet Support in maintenance link
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Jet Support Services has teamed with two business-jet manufacturers to provide hourly-cost maintenance programmes for their aircraft. The Chicago-based company will administer Dassault's Falcon First programme, initially available for the Falcon 2000, and the ServiceCare programme for the Gulfstream IV-SP. Both will cover scheduled and ...
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Jet increases support
Raytheon Aircraft has expanded Jet Aviation's service-centre authorisation to include support of the Beech King Air and Beechjet at Geneva and the King Air at Zurich, in Switzerland, and the King Air, Baron and Bonanza at Düsseldorf, Germany. Source: Flight International
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Soloy Dual Pac receives FAA STC
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Soloy a supplementary type certificate (STC) for its 1,330shp (1,000kW) Dual Pac, which uses two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engines to drive a single propeller. A special condition specifies that the powerplant should continue to run if one side loses power, which ...
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Unleaded avgas 'more expensive'
Fuel supplier Phillips 66 has warned that environmental pressure to switch to unleaded aviation gasoline could increase US avgas prices by up to 50%. The Oklahoma-based firm expects today's 100-octane low-lead (100LL) avgas to be available for the next five years, but admits that pressure to eliminate this last ...