All General aviation articles – Page 166
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Dalian police to receive two EC155 helicopters
Eurocopter will deliver the first of two EC155 helicopters to the police force of China's Dalian province this month ...
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Crashed Yak-42 had flaps deployed and functioning engines
Preliminary flight-recorder data from the crashed Yakovlev Yak-42 at Yaroslavl indicates the aircraft's flaps were deployed to their 20° take-off setting...
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NewsMedvedev demands 'radical' aviation reform after Yak crash
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev underlined a need to cut the number of carriers operating in the country in the wake of another fatal accident, after a chartered Yakovlev Yak-42 crashed on departure from Yaroslavl.
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NewsBlue Origin booster crashes during test
Secretive commercial spaceflight company comes under media scrutiny after suborbital booster New Shepard crashes
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Yak-42 failed to gain height and hit beacon: ministry
Regional governmental authorities in Yaroslavl state that the Yakovlev Yak-42 which crashed on take-off from the city's airport failed to gain height, and...
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Yak Service had come under EU safety scrutiny
Russian operator Yak Service, the operator of the Yakovlev Yak-42 which crashed at Yaroslavl today, had previously come under safety scrutiny from European...
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Charter carrier Yak Service operated crashed Yak-42: MAK
Russian investigators believe the Yakovlev Yak-42 aircraft involved in an accident at Yaroslavl was an airframe operated by charter specialist Yak Service.
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NewsCreating a light sport Icon
Californian start-up has big-name backers and commitments aplenty for radically chic LSA
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9/11 10 years on: Airport security still not as good as it could be
Airport security procedures were shaken awake, slapped round the face and forced to undergo a rigorous transformation in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.
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TSA committed to air marshals and armed pilots
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) believes both arming some pilots who volunteer through the federal flight deck officer (FFDO) programme and the federal air marshals assigned onboard select flights have proven effective, and remains committed to both schemes.
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US flight schools weathered post-9/11 storm
There seemed nothing unusual when five young, ambitious men whose passports showed them to be citizens of various Middle Eastern countries started their pilot training at different flight schools in Florida and California in the first half of 2000.
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NewsPilot error likely in first in-service Skycatcher crash
What appears to be the first in-service crash of a Cessna C162 Skycatcher - the company's new light sport entrant - will likely be ruled as pilot error.
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NewsD-Jet takes to skies as Diamond picks up programme
Diamond Aircraft has resumed flight testing on its single-engine D-Jet programme after a six-month finance-related grounding.
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Germany decides against use of full body scanners
Germany has decided not to employ body scanners for passenger security checks after a 10-month trial at Hamburg Airport.
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NewsVIDEO: Stratos 714 very light personal jet completes wind tunnel testing
US start-up manufacturer Stratos Aircraft has completed wind-tunnel testing of a 1/5th scale model of its 714 "very light personal jet".
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LHT signs cabin lighting deal with Schott
Lufthansa Technic (LHT) and Schott have joined forces to provide cabin lighting for passenger aircraft. Under the contract, LHT will focus on the area...
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NewsCordner Aviation offers BAe 146 conversion for mining sector
German Aircraft remarketing and conversions specialist Cordner Aviation Group has unveiled a new variant of the BAe 146/Avro RJ aimed at the mining and energy sector.
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NewsEASA issues guidance for carriers testing Koito seats
Airlines operating aircraft with seats made by Koito Industries can test designated clusters of seats when seeking to meet the conditions of an airworthiness...
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Mahindra-NAL NM5-100 to begin certification flights in Q4
Mahindra Aerospace and National Aerospace Laboratories' NM5-100 five-seat turboprop could commence certification flights in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2011.
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NewsHawker gets FAA nod for revamped Hawker 4000
Hawker Beechcraft has received US Federal Aviation Administration approval for the Load 20 software for the revamped Hawker 4000's Honeywell Primus Epic...