All General aviation articles – Page 183
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AgustaWestland signs Japan contracts for 8 AW139s
AgustaWestland has signed contracts for eight AW139 medium twin helicopters for Japanese customers, seven for the Japan Coast Guard and one for Saitama...
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AA11: Hawker Beechcraft shows trio of aircraft as its prospects improve
Hawker Beechcraft has three aircraft on display at the business aviation park - a Hawker 4000 and 900XP and a Beechcraft King Air 350I - each of them dedicated demonstrators in Asia Pacific.
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IATA calls for intelligent approach to air cargo security
Improving the security of air cargo consignments must not be achieved at the cost of crippling the industry, says IATA.
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AA11: Cessna appoints Thailand’s MJETS for MRO work
Cessna has appointed Thailand aerospace firm MJETs as an authorized service facility for its Citation aircraft.
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Mechtronix wins Caravan simulator contract from Susi Air
Flight simulation training device manufacturer Mechtronix Systems has been contracted to supply an FFT X simulator for the world's second-largest operator of Cessna Caravans, Susi Air of Indonesia.
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Hawker Pacific looks to China for more FBO offerings
Hawker Pacific is looking at new fixed-base operations opportunities in China following the success of its joint venture FBO with the Shanghai Airport Authority at the Chinese airport, which was opened last year
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General Aviation - In Brief
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has appointed Cessna as the school's exclusive supplier of single-engined non-complex aircraft for the next six years
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Working Week - Celine Shabbas
Celine Shabbas is head of UK trading and sits on the operating board of Air Partner, the air charter provider that boasts 20 offices in 17 countries around the world
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Industry ministry to chair An-148 crash probe
Russia's industry ministry is to chair the inquiry into the crash of an Antonov An-148 regional twinjet during a test flight.
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NewsAn-148 crashes in Russia on test flight: ministry
Preliminary information from Russia's emergencies ministry states that an Antonov An-148 has crashed in Russia, killing six occupants. While the details...
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FAA gives blessing to iPad as electronic flight bag
NetJets subsidiary Executive Jet Management has received Federal Aviation Administration approval to use an Apple iPad App from Jeppesen as an alternative to paper aeronautical maps, in a precedent-setting move that will set the stage for this Class I portable, kneeboard electronic flight bag to be rolled out by other ...
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Origins of Goose crash aircraft revealed
The origin of the Grumman Goose that crashed at Al Ain airport in Abu Dhabi on 27 February, killing all four occupants, has been revealed.
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AVALON: Piaggio Aero eyes imminent Australian P180 orders
Italian business aviation manufacturer Piaggio Aero is optimistic of securing an Australian order for the P180 Avanti in "a short time", says John Bingham, chief executive of Piaggio America and chief marketing officer of Piaggio Aero.
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NewsQantas in talks with two other biofuel producers
Qantas is in discussions with two additional alternative fuel producers with a view to entering arrangements similar to the pacts it recently signed with US renewable energy companies Solazyme and Solena.
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FAA approval of iPad EFB for Executive Jet paves way for industry
NetJets subsidiary Executive Jet Management has received US FAA approval to use an Apple iPad App from Jeppesen as an alternative to paper aeronautical maps,...
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Solar peak to expose satellite navigation weaknesses
Civil aviation representatives are to assess space-based navigation systems during the forthcoming 2013 peak of solar activity cycles, which reach a maximum every 11 years or so, and to examine potential future vulnerabilities.
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NewsDiamond offshoot Austro teams with Steyr to develop larger powerplant for two new Diamond aircraft
Diamond Aircraft's sister propulsion business Austro Engine is teaming with fellow Austrian firm Steyr Motors to develop a larger powerplant for Diamond's...
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German Airports clamour for business aviation traffic
Cologne Bonn airport has broken ground for a new general aviation terminal, which is to simplify passenger check-in procedures and open before the end of this year.
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NewsRussian authorities certificate An-158
Russian airworthiness authorities have granted type certification to the Antonov An-158, a stretched version of the An-148 regional twinjet.
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Manila airport to drop general aviation
The Philippine authorities are looking at moving general aviation out of Manila's Ninoy Aquino International airport in two years' time, in an effort to create space on the airport's congested runways.