All General aviation articles – Page 609
-
News
Taiwan Airlines signs first order for shortfield Dornier 328
Fairchild Dornier claims to have secured an Asian launch customer for two improved short-field performance 328-130 turboprops, scheduled for delivery in early 1998. Although neither the manufacturer nor the airline will officially confirm it, the launch customer for the new variant is believed to be Taiwan Airlines. Sources ...
-
News
Micco prepares SP20
Florida-based Micco Aircraft, formerly New Meyers Aircraft, is awaiting US Federal Aviation Administration approval to begin certification flight-testing of its SP20 two-seat light aircraft. Micco says that it has 17 orders for the aircraft, an upgrade of the Meyers 145. Source: Flight International
-
News
US targets predators
It has been a long time coming - some think too long - but the US Department of Transportation is promising to open up some of the key US hub airports and to get tough on carriers that behave anticompetitively. Predictably, the low-cost airlines applaud the move while the majors ...
-
News
China list gets longer
China's two internationally quoted airlines are looking closer to home for further equity and consolidation, as the China National Aviation Corporation's initial public offering moves a step closer to reality. China Eastern and China Southern Airlines both plan to tap the emerging domestic capital markets following their successful ...
-
News
The Asian miracle turns to a malaise
For many years, the traditional lore in the airline business has been that Asia-Pacific represents the most vibrant, fastest growing, most profitable element of the industry, with the brightest prospects and the greatest resilience to factors like wars and recession to which most other carriers are vulnerable. As ...
-
News
Stakes rise in Aces bid
Continental Airlines is seeking to sooth its disappointment over losing Aerolineas Argentinas to American with a bid for a stake in Colombia's Aces Airlines. If successful, its purchase would underscore the recently forged links between the two carriers and Continental's commitment to developing its Latin American strategy. Aces' ...
-
News
Raytheon joins first Premier I
Raytheon is moving ahead with assembly of its first Premier I light business-jet, which has hit delays caused by significant design changes, such as an increased wing chord. Major structural assemblies are being fitted into the first forward and aft fuselage sections, which have been produced with a novel fibre-placement ...
-
News
France requires diesel testing
Julian Moxon/PARIS The first flight of the four-cylinder MR250 diesel engine, under development by Socata and Renault Sport, has been delayed until the beginning of December to allow time for an endurance test demanded by the French certification authorities. Trials of the engine in various configurations ...
-
News
Rolls-Royce wins Gulfstream service contracts
Rolls-Royce's Canadian maintenance arm has clinched four service contracts with US Gulfstream operators, including a deal to support engines for the aircraft manufacturer itself. Gulfstream has signed a deal for R-R to repair and overhaul Spey, Tay and BMW R-R BR710 engines under a contract believed to total ...
-
News
AZZURRA/Debonair want pan-European alliances
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Start-up carriers AZZURRA Air and Debonair have formed a regional alliance on services between the UK and Italy, which they hope to expand into a pan-European link-up. AZZURRA will begin a new service under a codeshare arrangement between its base in Bergamo, near Milan, ...
-
News
Beacon team
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are to pursue the US Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Control Beacon Interrogator programme. The FAA will procure 127 monopulse secondary surveillance radars. Source: Flight International
-
News
US military starts Huey re-engine project
The US Army National Guard has initiated the long-awaited programme to re-engine 131 ageing Bell Helicopter UH-1 light utility helicopters with Light Helicopter Turbine Engine (LHTEC) T800 turboshafts. The initial engine certification work, which covers the installation of LHTEC CTS800-54 engines in two UH-1s, will be paid for ...
-
News
Free flight-who pays?
Billed as the "Path to Free Flight", the US Federal Aviation Administration's Flight 2000 programme could prove a rocky road for planners of this ambitious demonstration of the future US air-traffic-management system. While agreeing that a large-scale rehearsal of the Free Flight concept is a good idea, lawmakers, operators and ...
-
News
TAG wins Farnborough lease
Techniques d'Avant-Garde (TAG) Group to is to convert the UK's Farnborough Aerodrome into a dedicated business-aviation airport following the decision by the UK Ministry of Defence to award the Luxembourg-based holding company a 99-year lease. The aerodrome, which will continue to be the venue for the biennial Farnborough ...
-
News
Night single-engined operations ban gets closer
Night commercial operations by single-engined aircraft will be banned in all European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) member nations if the Joint Aviation Requirements (JARs) go into force as they are drafted, according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The relevant JARs are not finalised, however, but are due ...
-
News
Storm may be to blame for Austral DC-9 crash
Stormy weather appears to have been a factor in an Argentinian McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 accident in which all 74 people on board were killed. The 28-year-old Austral Lineas Aereas aircraft (LV-WEG) hit the ground in a 70¹ nose-down attitude in a marshy area near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, according ...
-
News
Primac clearance
Primac Air, a small US carrier, has been cleared by the Canadian Transport Agency to fly non-stop cargo and charter flights between Canada and the USA. The flights were made possible by liberalisation of the US/Canada bilateral. Primac Air Courier and Primac Air Charter Service serves New York companies with ...
-
News
VisionAire selects SimCom to provide training on Vantage
VisionAire has selected SimCom International to provide pilot and maintenance training for the Vantage single-turbofan business jet. St Louis, Missouri-based VisionAire will provide training for one pilot and one maintenance technician within the Vantage's $1.75 million purchase price, and plans to require pilots to gain a type rating ...
-
News
Political Noises
As many in the European aviation industry are learning to their cost, the environmental debate can have a lot more to do with politics and public sympathy than it does with technology. The new emissions surcharge scheme at Zürich Airport, now being challenged by the International Air Transport ...
-
News
CNAC is cleared for flotation as airlines face consolidation
China National Aviation (CNAC) has been been given the go-ahead to become the latest Chinese carrier to float on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The move comes as China prepares for a round of consolidation within its crowded airline market. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), which ...