All General aviation articles – Page 94
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Has the light sport aircraft market lived up to expectations?
Sun-n-Fun in April 2015 will mark the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the light-sport aircraft sector in the USA. Both Evektor and Flight Design obtained their S-LSA certificates on the opening day of that 2005 show. Conceived by the FAA as a way to bring ultralights under FAA ...
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NewsSEC accuses MD Helicopters owner of fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has accused the owner of MD Helicopters of committing fraud by hiding information from investors.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Germanwings crash accident investigation
Airline pilot organisations have expressed their shock at the Germanwings Airbus A320 crash on 24 March – but also their distress that international standards for investigation and the release of information are not being followed.
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Biggin Hill airport's extended opening hours cleared for take-off
Biggin Hill Airport – one of Europe's busiest business aviation hubs – has received provisional local government approval to extend its operating hours. This is a welcome development for the facility, situated around 20km from central London, which has been arguing for some time that its shorter opening hours place ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Well-rounded Robin DR401 shows its strengths
The Robin 400 design dates back to 1972, and well over 1,300 variants of the aircraft have been produced by the manufacturer at its factory in Darois, just northwest of Dijon in France.
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Epic readies E1000 turboprop single for June first flight
Epic Aircraft is preparing the first E1000 single-engined turboprop for its first flight in June and plans to deliver the first of the six-seat, high-speed types early next year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Is Europe's General Aviation industry turning a corner?
Things are looking up for Europe’s embattled general aviation community.
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OpinionOPINION: Time to reverse declining private pilot numbers
It is a curious anomaly. At a time when more people than ever are flying as airline passengers, the number flying as private pilots is plummeting. UK Civil Aviation Authority figures show that flying activity at schools and aerodromes has fallen 40% since 2005. The pattern in other mature markets ...
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NewsHondaJet gains provisional type certificate, deliveries near
A newly-awarded provisional type certificate for the HA-420 HondaJet moves the North Carolina-based manufacturer a major stiep closer in its 12-year-long quest of entering the light business jet market.
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GE Honda Aero engines receives US approval for HF120 production
GE Honda Aero Engines has cleared a key milestone for its HF120 turbofan, which powers the HondaJet light twin-engined business jet, with the US Federal Aviation Administration granting production approval for its new manufacturing plant in Burlington, Massachusetts.
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Royal Jet sets sights on FBO expansion
VVIP charter operator Royal Jet is planning to add its third fixed-base operation to its portfolio this year and is also eyeing three other possible destinations, which currently have little or no aircraft and passenger handling provision.
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Daher opens new North American TBM headquarters
Daher has moved the North American headquarters for its TBM aircraft business to a much larger facility nearby, in response to the growing demand for new aircraft after-sales support for its high-speed single-engined turboprop from within its largest market.
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Evektor nets MOUs for four EV-55 Outbacks
Czech Aircraft manufacturer Evektor has secured memorandums of understanding from two Malaysian companies for the purchase of four EV-55 Outbacks.
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NewsGoogle targets low-cost ADS-B Out avionics market
Google’s quest to introduce small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into low altitude airspace within a “few years” has driven the company to launch an unexpected foray into the avionics market, says Dave Vos, head of the Internet company’s Project Wing.
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Europe launches latest SESAR plans
Launching the latest phase of the Single European Sky air traffic management (ATM) operational concept, Eurocontrol says the plan is, by 2019, to deliver an intelligent, networked system capable of optimising individual flight efficiency while maximising traffic flow through finite airspace and airports. Known as Reference Period 2 (RP2) of ...
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NewsPICTURE: AVIC builds forward fuselage of first AG600 amphibian
AVIC has completed the forward fuselage for the first prototype of the AG600 amphibian aircraft at its (X factory), and expects the type’s maiden flight in early 2016.
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NewsLIMA: Weststar General Aviation to acquire four helicopters
Malaysia’s Weststar General Aviation (WGA) has signed two agreements to acquire four helicopters from AgustaWestland and Sikorsky, in a deal valued at MYR150 million ($40.8 million).
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EASA awards contract for cabin air contamination research
EASA has commissioned a pair of German organisations – one a medical school and the other an applied research establishment – to research cabin air quality. The agency says the research will start with in-flight work to identify suitable instrumentation to measure cabin and cockpit air contamination.
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EASA proposes new safety oversight management
Following broad consultation with national aviation authorities, the European Aviation Safety Agency has published proposals for a more flexible and responsive way of managing safety oversight in Europe.
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PlaneSense acquires Nextant 400XTis
US fractional ownership provider PlaneSense has acquired up to five Nextant 400XTis which will mark its foray in to the business jet and multi-engine market when the first two aircraft are handed over in the second and fourth quarter.