All General aviation articles – Page 11

  • Ampaire experimental Cessna 337
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    California's Ampaire demonstrates parallel hybrid Cessna 337

    2019-06-10T12:33:00Z

    A Cessna 337 Skymaster powered partly by an electric motor flew on 6 June from a California airport, demonstrating a prototype propulsion system that manufacturer Ampaire hopes to deploy commercially by 2021.

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    Tamarack files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

    2019-06-07T15:59:18Z

    Emergency airworthiness directives in Europe and the USA related to Tamarack Aerospace's Atlas active winglet system equipping certain Cessna Citation jets have pushed the Idaho-based supplier into seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

  • Vertical Aerospace
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    Honeywell and Vertical Aerospace team up on eVTOL design

    2019-06-05T13:36:12Z

    Honeywell has joined forces with UK electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace to address what it calls "the technical, regulatory and business challenges of the emerging urban air mobility (UAM) segment".

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    Alaka'i unveils concept for hydrogen-powered electric aircraft

    2019-06-04T20:26:23Z

    ​Massachusetts aerospace company Alaka'i Technologies has thrown its hat into the urban air mobility ring, announcing development of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

  • Wheels Up
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    Wheels Up acquires US charter company TMC

    2019-06-04T15:25:26Z

    ​US membership-based private aircraft firm Wheels Up has acquired charter operator Travel Management Company (TMC) in a move designed to broaden its fleet of “high quality” light business jets and enhance the service offering for its 5,000+ members.

  • Fexjet G650
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    Flexjet launches by-the-day-based fractional programme

    2019-06-04T11:16:56Z

    Flexjet, the world's second-largest fractional ownership operator, has introduced a by-the-day-based programme for the Gulfstream G650. The move is designed to give greater flexibility to shareholders of the ultra-long-range business jet and help boost the company's share of the high-end private jet travel market.

  • Interview

    INTERVIEW: Management with a personal touch

    2019-06-03T10:17:44Z

    Robert Coleman is general manager for Vertis Aviation's US office. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, he is spreading the word about the aircraft charter broker and building its business throughout the Americas

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    EmbraerX proposes air traffic control framework for air taxis

    2019-05-28T15:12:06Z

    ​Embraer has laid out details of an air traffic control infrastructure it says must be in place before the urban air taxi concept can evolve to reality.

  • Gama Bournemouth
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    Gama plots MRO expansion with new flagship facility

    2019-05-28T11:45:19Z

    Gama Aviation – one of the largest business aviation services providers in the world – has its eyes set on rapid expansion in the maintenance sector, and sees the recent opening of a new flagship facility in Bournemouth, UK as crucial to achieving that ambition.

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    Inmarsat increases Jet ConneX speeds by a third

    2019-05-22T16:55:00Z

    Satellite company Inmarsat has upgraded its Jet ConneX Ka-band business aviation in-flight broadband solution to make it one-third faster and provide customers with unlimited data.

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    VIDEO: Everything you need to know from day 3 of EBACE 2019

    2019-05-22T16:45:47Z

    Are hybrid electric vehicles the future of business aviation? That's one question on everyone's mind on the last day of EBACE 2019 as the industry looks to a more sustainable future.

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    HK Bellawings firms two more Global 7500 orders

    2019-05-22T15:02:33Z

    HK Bellawings has exercised two more options for the Bombardier Global 7500 and signed a letter of intent for an additional five of the type.

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    Honeywell Aspire 200 gains STC for Embraer Phenom 300

    2019-05-22T13:14:30Z

    Honeywell Aerospace has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency supplemental type certificate approval for its Aspire 200 satellite communications system and GoDirect Router to be installed on the Embraer Phenom 300.

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    EBAA stresses importance of empathy in crisis management plans

    2019-05-22T11:28:40Z

    Criticism levelled at Boeing for its slow public response and apparent lack of empathy in the wake of the two fatal 737 Max crashes highlights the importance of reacting quickly and sensitively in the event of a crisis, European Business Aviation Association senior manager of communications Frederique Luca said today ...

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    SEA Prime set to open second FBO in Milan

    2019-05-22T11:25:01Z

    Italian FBO operator SEA Prime is counting down to the opening of its new business and general aviation terminal at Milan Malpensa airport in July, which will coincide with the three-month closure of nearby Milan Linate for refurbishment works.

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    Luxaviation to expand in Zurich

    2019-05-22T11:23:01Z

    Luxaviation Group – one of the most notable non-exhibitors at EBACE – has chosen the show to announce a new hangar at its Zurich facility that will more than triple its capacity in the Swiss city.

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    Jet Aviation partners with Collins Aerospace on ADS-B upgrades

    2019-05-22T11:21:33Z

    Jet Aviation has signed an agreement with Collins Aerospace to buy 150 units of the GLU-2100 multi-mode receiver in preparation for performing avionics upgrades on Boeing BBJ 737 and 747 aircraft before the upcoming deadline for the ADS-B out mandate.

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    Electric aircraft dominate discussion again

    2019-05-22T11:16:01Z

    Some people say the electric aircraft revolution has arrived. Others say: "Hogwash!"

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    European business aviation capacity faces multiple challenges

    2019-05-22T11:08:38Z

    ​Business aviation across European airspace will face a series of squeezes if the rapid growth of commercial air traffic continues and there is no major investment in infrastructure and procedures, warns the head of Eurocontrol.

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    TAG Farnborough set for another record year

    2019-05-22T11:00:05Z

    TAG Farnborough is expecting another record year for movements in 2019, on the back of rising demand for the UK's only dedicated business aviation airport, situated about 35 miles (56km) southwest of London.