All General aviation articles – Page 157
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NewsIdling approaches on tap for Capital region in 2012
A slate of new "green" optimised arrival and departure procedures for three major "metroplex" airports near Washington DC will go live in stages starting...
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NewsSatellite images reveal secret Nevada UAV site
A new satellite image of an isolated airstrip in Nevada shows a secret but operational unmanned air vehicle (UAV) test facility. The Yucca Lake airfield,...
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MAS unveils plan to bring airline back to profit by 2013
Loss-making Malaysia Airlines (MAS) unveiled a business plan on 7 December to bring the group back to the black by 2013.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Piaggio looks to special missions market with P180 Avanti and new jet
Piaggio's sleek new canard is attracting admiring glances as the manufacturer eyes emerging markets such as Russia
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NewsPICTURE: France receives first of eight new CN-235 transports
Airbus Military has delivered the first of eight aircraft from a follow-on CN-235 sale to the French air force ...
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NewsAviation Web Awards back to recognise digital excellence in the aerospace industry
Flightglobal's WEBBIES Awards are back once again to celebrate and acknowledge the best and brightest aviation websites and online activities during the...
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NewsEasyJet founder looks at feasibility of African LCC
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is to examine the feasibility of launching a new low cost carrier in Africa after agreeing a deal between his EasyGroup...
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NewsElta, Bombardier team up on Q400 maritime patrol aircraft
Elta Systems, Bombardier and Field Aviation are to offer a maritime patrol aircraft based on the Q400 twin-turboprop ...
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Indonesia orders five Bell 412s
Indonesia has ordered five Bell 412 helicopters and has the option to buy two more.
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NewsCirrus to reveal jet future in January
Capitalised by its new China-based owner - China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (CAIGA) - Cirrus plans to reveal certification and production plans for...
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NewsPICTURES: RAAF Orion deployed for fisheries patrol exercise
In early November, Canberra sent a Lockheed Martin AP-3C Orion to support a large-scale exercise against illegal fishing in the territorial waters of its...
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CHINA CAREERS: Dragonair's cadet scheme to find local pilots
Dragonair may have been under the wings of Cathay Pacific for the past five of its 26 years, but when it comes to recruiting and training pilots its approach...
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China Careers: Hong Kong - the gateway to a new career
Arrive at Hong Kong's impressive modern airport and you get a sense not only of the city-territory's status as one of the world's great crossing points,...
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China Careers: how to choose a school in Hong Kong
REBECCA SPRINGATE LONDON One of the biggest decisions facing any newly arrived expatriate with a young family is where to send your children to school....
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NewsEU-wide pilot licences next year
Licences for general aviation pilots will be valid across the European Union from April. At the same time, qualifications for instructors, examiners and...
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UK CAA workshop aims to boost GA safety
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has completed a workshop with a number of general aviation associations aimed at developing a partnership to advance...
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Eurocopter inaugurates logistics platform
Eurocopter has inaugurated its new logistics platform at its industrial site in Marignane, France, marking the end of a two-year programme to re-engineer...
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NewsNBAA: The old BARR is back
Business aviation operators and advocates are touting victory over unnecessary government intrusion after President Barack Obama signed the Consolidated...
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NewsAustralia saves six F-111s, offers seven, buries 23
Australia is offering to loan seven retired General Dynamics F-111 aircraft to Australian museums and other organisations, while it has buried another 23 aircraft in a landfill.
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NewsIN FOCUS: A flight test of Antonov's An-158 regional jet
Antonov moved on from its Soviet origins and embraced 21st-century aircraft design with the highly modern An-148 regional jet - a stretched version of which, the An-158, was certified earlier this year. In this exclusive flight-test report, we put the longer variant through its paces