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Evektor deals SMC a SmartDeck win

15:10 09 March 2012

Two years after licensing the SmartDeck synthetic vision-based integrated flightdeck from L-3, CMC Electronics has won...

EBACE: The need for speed - Formula 1's love affair with business aviation

15:00 03 May 2010

Comlux's latest Bombardier Global Express XRS is on display at the show, having just flown returning Formula 1 champion...

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Evektor deals SMC a SmartDeck win

News | 09 Mar 2012 15:10 | Colin Miller

Two years after licensing the SmartDeck synthetic vision-based integrated flightdeck from L-3, CMC Electronics has won its first forward-fit application for the Part 23 avionics suite.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Evektor-deals-SMC-a-SmartDeck-win-369320/

Kenmore Air Beaver: just add water

News | 05 Jul 2011 09:00 | Mike Gerzanics

We paid a visit to the Kenmore Air facility on Seattle's Lake Washington and put a Beaver on floats through its paceshttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Kenmore-Air-Beaver-just-add-water-359122/

EBACE: The need for speed - Formula 1's love affair with business aviation

News | 03 May 2010 15:00 | Max Kingsley-Jones

Comlux's latest Bombardier Global Express XRS is on display at the show, having just flown returning Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher to 2010's first four Grand Prixhttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/EBACE-The-need-for-speed-Formula-1s-love-affair-with-business-aviation-341136/

FARNBOROUGH 2008: Sturdy starters from Sky-Tec

News | 16 Jul 2008 13:29

Sturdy starters from Sky-Techttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/FARNBOROUGH-2008-Sturdy-starters-from-Sky-Tec-225702/

Australian national strategy urged

News | 23 Apr 2007 23:00 | Emma Kelly

<A href="http://www.asfa.org.au/" target=_blank>The Aviation Safety Foundation Australasia </A>is calling for the development of a national air safety strategy in Australia following the release of the<A href="http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2006/12/05/210948/transair-grounded-as-likely-air-safety-risk.html" target=_blank> final report into the May 2005 Lockhart River crash</A>. It believes the accident highlights that lessons have still to be learned from a similar Monarch Airlines incident in 1993. The Transair Fairchild Metro 23 crashed into terrain on approach to Lockhart River aerodrome, Queensland, killing all 13 passengers and two crew on board. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau identified 19 factors that contributed to the crash, including pilot error, deficiencies with the operator and oversight failures by the regulator, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. The Monarch Airlines' Piper Navajo Chieftain crashed into terrain on approach tohttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Australian-national-strategy-urged-213394/

Embattled top NZ CAA officials resign

News | 07 Sep 2006 02:03 | Nicholas Ionides

<body lang=EN-GB style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=Section1> A top-level shakeup has been confirmed at New Zealand’s CAA in the wake of a critical coroner’s report into a fatal general aviation aircraft crash. The Government says in a statement that it has accepted the resignation of CAA chairman Ron Tannock. Earlier this week director general of civil aviation John Jones announced his resignation. Transport minister Annette King says that in his resignation letter Tannock, who has been CAA chairman since 2004, said “he felt it was essential that a new chairperson be in place to launch and manage the recruitment of a new director of civil aviation”. King adds: “The last few years have been difficult with the Civil Aviation Authority having to deal with a number of contentious and high profile issues. He [Tannock] has worked well with industry to ensure safety improvehttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Embattled-top-NZ-CAA-officials-resign-295229/