All General aviation articles – Page 687
-
News
MDC plans to test new aft- nozzle design on Harrier II
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) plans to begin flight-testing a new aft-nozzle design on its AV-8B Harrier II technology demonstrator, beginning in February. The aircraft has been used to evaluate wingtip-mounted AIM-9 Sidewinders since its first flight on 30 November 1994. The "zero-scarf" aft nozzles have been developed by Rolls ...
-
News
GE
Herbert Depp has been named vice-president for marketing and sales at GE Aircraft Engines, of Evendale, Ohio. He was previously president of GE Capital Aviation Services, at Stamford, Connecticut, where he is replaced by James Johnson, formerly president of Pratt & Whitney's large commercial-engine business. Source: Flight International
-
News
Helicopter GPS Evaluation
Systems Management of Maryland has installed an AWOS 3500 automated surface-observing system at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, in support of the Federal Aviation Administration's global-positioning-system helicopter non-precision approach programme. The Madison-based University's heliport is the third to evaluate GPS approaches under the FAA rotorcraft programme. ...
-
News
FAA will clarify kitplane rules
The US Federal Aviation Administration is drawing up guidelines, which will clarify the rules governing the assembly and approval of kit-built aircraft. The move follows concern that amateur-built rules were being circumvented by some "builder-assist" shops set up to help kit buyers complete their aircraft. The FAA emphasises ...
-
News
Cessna Decision
Cessna has selected Independence, Kansas, as its new site to restart piston-single production in the wake of the US Government decision to ease product-liability legislation. The company expects to build some 2,000 aircraft in the first year of full production, mainly 172s and 182s. Source: Flight International
-
News
Pena calls for safety summit
US TRANSPORTATION Secretary Federico Pena is promising an industry/Government safety summit and an airline-industry safety audit. The yet-unscheduled meeting will be chaired by Federal Aviation Administrator David Hinson and will include senior airline management, chief pilots, aircraft manufacturers and FAA/DoT officials. Source: Flight International
-
News
London firefighters assess helicopters
THE LONDON Fire Brigade (LFB) in the UK is considering whether to use helicopters in emergency operations. Tenders are being invited for a study contract to evaluate whether a helicopter could be useful. Depending on the results, an operational trial may follow. The Brigade says that ...
-
News
Bede hands over BD-10 manufacture to Peregrine
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA BEDE JET has licensed the rights to certificate, manufacture and market its BD-10 single-turbojet general-aviation aircraft to Peregrine Flight International, the Nevada-based company formed to help buyers of the BD-10 kitplane build their aircraft. Kit shipments have been halted while Peregrine studies the ...
-
News
US regionals pay the price
US regionals face sharp cost rises if new safety rules come into effect. The Federal Aviation Administration is overhauling the rules governing US commuter operators in response to recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board. The recommendations made in mid-November mean that aircraft with 20 or more passenger ...
-
News
Coded warnings
Aeropolitics The industry should be sending clear signals to the US government to leave codesharing alone. Michael F Goldman argues the case for its deregulation. Codesharing policy is taking centre stage again. In early December both the US Department of Transport ation's outside consultants and the General Accounting Office ...
-
News
China signs off on MDC
President Clinton's attempt to capitalise on China's decision to shift part of the production of its Trunkliner aircraft order from Shanghai to California ignores fundamental changes in China's position that do not bode well for McDonnell Douglas. Three days before US Congressional elections, Clinton said that the revised ...
-
News
A new Latin breed
The major carriers in Latin America and the Caribbean are still plagued by heavy losses, but private enterprise is beginning to make its mark. Richard Whitaker reports from the Airline Business/SH&E conference held in Miami. Innovation, attracting private sector funds, and coping with growth were the main themes of the ...
-
News
Room to boom
Airports Asia-Pacific governments have clearly signalled their intention to take coordinated action to solve the region's serious infrastructure problems. John Meredith of ATAG reports. It's a known fact: demand for air transport is growing faster in Asia-Pacific than in any other world region. And until recently it was assumed by ...