All General aviation articles – Page 136
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NewsNBAA: VIDEO - Future Beechcraft seeks buyer for Hawker production
Hawker Beechcraft chief executive Bill Boisture says a restructured, leaner company will emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the first quarter of 2013 and seek a buyer to continue production of Hawker-series business jets.
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NBAA: Honeywell predicts boost for deliveries
Nearly 10,000 new business jets worth about $250 billion will be delivered over the next ten years according to Honeywell's latest market forecast as the pipeline of new aircraft models triggers the industry's long-term growth.
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NewsNBAA: VIDEO - Kestrel Aircraft adds ice protection to under-development single turboprop
Alan Klapmeier's Kestrel Aircraft project is making headway to first flight next year, despite a knockback that forced it to cancel plans to build the single-turboprop in Maine.
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NewsNBAA: VIDEO - Gulfstream boosts G650 range at high-speed cruise by 20%
Gulfstream has increased maximum range of the ultra-large-cabin G650 by 20% to 6,000nm (11,112km) at the Mach 0.9 high-speed cruise setting.
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Irish Air Corps seeks EC135 simulator access
The Irish Air Corps is seeking to place a two-year contract covering the provision of simulator-based training services in support of its Eurocopter EC135s ...
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Operators return some Super Pumas to work as EASA widens safety ruling
North Sea operators have begun returning some Super Puma helicopters to work following the extension of EASA's emergency airworthiness directive for the type.
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European UAV sense-and-avoid system to begin trial flights by year-end
First test flights are imminent for a European effort to develop an automated sense-and-avoid mid-air collision avoidance system that would help overcome...
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NewsGearbox component failure to blame for latest EC225 ditching
Initial investigations into the 22 October ditching in the North Sea of a Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma show strong similarities to an earlier controlled ditching...
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NewsGulfstream lines up for G650 entry-into-service
Gulfstream will deliver the first completed G650s to customers "within the next few weeks" as it moves to address a five-year backlog for the ultra-long-range type.
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NewsSoutheast counties first to experience new police air service
Operation of the new National Police Air Service for England and Wales began earlier this month with 11 counties in southeast England the first to be covered by the revamped system.
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UK National Police Air Service goes live
The UK's National Police Air Service (NPAS) went live at the start of October, replacing localised police operations in England and Wales by using 25 helicopters...
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Virgin Atlantic chief executive Steve Ridgway
Steve Ridgway has faithfully ridden shotgun for his flamboyant boss Sir Richard Branson during much of the three decades that Virgin Atlantic has waged...
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NewsIndian DGCA suspends Kingfisher's license
Kingfisher Airlines' air operator's certificate has been suspended by the Indian regulators after the carrier failed to convince them of its ability to resume...
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AOPA launches programme to reverse decline in US pilot population
The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has unveiled details of its long-term programme to facilitate the growth of flying clubs in the USA.
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NewsHawker Beechcraft breaks off talks with Chinese buyer, dumps Hawker product line
Hawker Beechcraft announced on Thursday that it has broken off talks with a possible Chinese buyer and will seek to dispose of the Hawker jet line as it...
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Evektor secures MOU for 29 EV-55 Outbacks
Czech general aviation aircraft manufacturer Evektor has signed a memorandum of understanding with Russian company...
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Both pilots of crashed An-28 intoxicated: inquiry
Russian investigators have determined that both pilots of an Antonov An-28 were intoxicated by alcohol before the aircraft crashed on a domestic service...
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NewsPICTURES: Qinetiq introduces modified RJ100
Qinetiq has formally commissioned a modified Avro RJ100 into its fleet, with a smaller RJ70 to follow in 2014 ...
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NewsVictor launches global push
Business jet aggregation and seat-trading website Victor has expanded its business worldwide, increasing the number of routes covered from 440,000 to 400...
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NewsEASA plans training overhaul in the light of AF447 findings
Recommendations arising from the investigation into the fatal June 2009 Air France flight 447 loss-of-control accident have prompted the European Aviation Safety Agency to prepare a radical rulemaking programme.