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European JAA agrees to assist with certification of N250 turboprop
The European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) has reached an agreement on working with the Indonesian Directorate General of Air Communications (DGAC) to validate airworthiness certification of the IPTN N250. Following a 12-month audit of DGAC procedures and regulations, the JAA has endorsed the Indonesian system and has agreed ...
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Weight increase puts off SJ30-2 certification plans
SINO-SWEARINGEN Aircraft is delaying certification of the SJ30-2 business jet by nine months because of recent changes to the aircraft's specification. Approval by the US Federal Aviation Administration has been deferred until at least the third quarter of 1999 following a gross-weight increase which has led to a ...
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Pilatus boosts PC-12 output after IFR approval
Pilatus is stepping up production of its single-turboprop PC-12 in anticipation of increased sales following recent US approval of commercial single-engined operations in instrument-flight-rules (IFR) conditions. Production was increased from three to four a month in August and will reach five aircraft a month by early 1998. ...
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Falcon Jet
Falcon Jet of Teterboro, New Jersey, has named Marc Valle, formerly programme manager for the Falcon 900 and 900EX at Dassault Aviation in Velizy, France, vice-president of programmes. Carlos Mejia becomes field service representative to support Falcon operations in Mexico and Central America. He was formerly a Falcon maintenance instructor ...
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Lufthansa fights fires
German national carrier Lufthansa will begin training in mid-October on a Finnish-developed environmentally friendly firefighting trainer, with a propane-gas fire simulator and water extinguisher, which replace carbon-dioxide practice extinguishers. Source: Flight International
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Cessna expands
Cessna has appointed 19 service stations throughout North America to sell and support its 172 Skyhawk, 182 Skylane and 206 Stationair piston-singles in Canada and the USA. Source: Flight International
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Cirrus breaks ground
Cirrus Design has begun construction of a manufacturing plant in Duluth, Minnesota, for the SR20 light aircraft. Cirrus has orders for 115 SR50s, with certification scheduled for early 1998. Source: Flight International
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Maintaining UK safety record
Sir - The current dispute between commercial single-engined-aircraft suppliers and the UK Civil Aviation Authority would appear to be driven by profit and safety, respectively. Before offering support in either direction, the industry should have at its disposal information on the number of in-flight shutdowns of the Pratt ...
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Embry-Riddle establishes regional-pilot programme
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has established the first direct-hire programme for its student pilots under an agreement with US regional carrier Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA). Candidates selected in joint screening by the airline and university will be given a conditional offer of employment and provided training ...
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Raytheon steps up Horizon drive
Raytheon Aircraft is to step up marketing of the Hawker Horizon "super mid-size" business jet with the unveiling of a full-scale mock-up at the NBAA. The company has booked "about a dozen" orders for the $14.6 million aircraft since its 1996 launch. In contrast, Raytheon expects to book ...
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AOPA demands free databases for GPS
Free or low-cost updates of navigation databases may be provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration in a bid to promote general-aviation use of the global-positioning system (GPS). The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) says that update costs of up to $700 a year associated with ...
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Fairchild Dornier reveals plans for corporate 328JET model
Fairchild Dornier has unveiled plans to offer a corporate version of the 328JET regional airliner now under development, but declines to comment officially in the lead-up to the US National Business Aviation Association show, on 23-25 September. The company is already believed to have reserved "several" early-delivery slots ...
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Uprated SJ-30-2 flies
Sino Swearingen Aircraft has begun flight testing its prototype SJ30-2 light business jet re-engined with uprated Williams-Rolls FJ44-2A turbofans. The first flight with the 10kN (2,300lb)-thrust engines was completed on 4 September. The prototype SJ30-2 will be at the US National Business Aviation Association show at Dallas, Texas, on 22-25 ...
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FAA gets tough with freight operators
All US cargo carriers face tougher US Federal Aviation Administration surveillance in the wake of the 7 August fatal crash of a Fine Air McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 freighter during its take-off from Miami International Airport, Florida. The FAA has started by suspending Fine Air's operating certificate and revising ...
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Low fares or bust?
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Air South's recent bankruptcy has struck a chill note for US start-up airlines. Although the carrier may have been a relatively small player, its demise is dangerously close to home for a low-cost airline sector in which nobody is looking secure. The financial performance ...
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Hong Kong caters for business aviation
Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre has been appointed by the Airport Authority of Hong Kong to design and build a fixed-based operation for business aircraft at the new Chek Lap Kok Airport. The company, a joint venture between US-based executive-aviation service provider AMR Combs and Chinese shareholders, will also operate ...
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British World takes delivery of ATP QC
British World Airlines took delivery of its first British Aerospace ATP QC (Quick-Change) on 15 September. A second will arrive in December and "at least another two" in 1998, says sales director Mike Sessions, who adds that the aircraft "-have only been flown for about 20h each". ...
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PZL-Mielec aims to generate Brazilian sales with local plant
AndrzejJeziorski/MUNICH Polish aircraft manufacturer PZL-Mielec is preparing to start final assembly of M-18B Dromader agricultural and firefighting aircraft at a new plant in Anapolis, Brazil. According to Mielec, the first Polish-manufactured aircraft parts are to be delivered this month, with the first completed aircraft to be ...
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Innotech
Canadian full-service business-aircraft company Innotech Aviation of Dorval, Quebec, has named Nigel Argent director of sales and marketing for its Vancouver operations. He was formerly with Odessey Aviation, a Mississauga-based management and charter firm. Source: Flight International