All General aviation articles – Page 217
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Leasing firm Hong Kong Aviation appoints CEO
Aircraft leasing and financing company Hong Kong Aviation has appointed Mathis Shinnick as its CEO with effect from 1 May.
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European business aviation fears airline flight time limitation rules
European business aviation sees the application of scientifically designed crew fatigue risk management systems by operators as preferable to being forced...
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India needs 400 airports: aviation minister
India's aerospace industry is likely to require 400 airports and 3,000 passenger aircraft over the next 10 years as the country continues to register strong...
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General aviation in brief
Aviation Industry Corporation of China's General Aircraft says it plans to roll out one of its four-seat, piston-engined Seagull 300s...
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Opinion
Comment: Business aviation needs a good fatigue risk management system
Airlines are proving crew fatigue risk management to be a safety concept whose time has come. Business aviation operators should embrace - rather than resist - a huge improvement
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NewsFokker resurrection scheme secures loan for prototype
Entrepreneurs behind the long-running effort to develop a Fokker 100 successor intend to modify an existing airframe this year, after securing financing...
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New terminal at Perth Airport for charter and regional flights
Australia's Perth Airport will have a new terminal catered to charter and regional flights in 2012.
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Shanghai Hongqiao's second terminal to open on 16 March
A second passenger terminal and runway will open at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport on 16 March.
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Thai army buys 16 Enstrom helicopters
Enstrom Helicopter has sold 16 480B training and utility helicopters to the Royal Thai Army ...
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Myanmar buys An-148 regional jet for VIP transport
Ilyushin Finance has secured an order from the Myanmar government for two Antonov An-148 regional jets that will be used for passenger and VIP transport.
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Europe aims for an end to tooling
Shaped metal deposition promises to slash costs and speed production compared with traditional machining techniques
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ClearFuels executes MOU for synthetic jet refinery
Biorefineries developer ClearFuels Technology has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with manufacturer Hughes Hardwood International for the development...
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FAA: Not dawdling on icing rule
US FAA officials say criticism from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that the agency has not acted fast enough to revise aircraft certification...
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Bell 429 off and running – officially
Bell has handed over its first 429 twin, to Des Moines helicopter emergency medical services operator Mercy One, after a four-month kitting out by Air Methods, which will operate the aircraft.
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USAF abandons large helicopter for rescue mission, proposes buying 112 UH-60Ms
The US Air Force has decided to buy 112 Sikorsky UH-60Ms to recapitalise its ageing combat search and rescue fleet, despite a standing requirement for a larger helicopter.
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Emissions trading chaos predicted unless small operator system is simplified
The European greenhouse gas emissions trading system could collapse in its first year of operation, says the European Business Aviation Association.
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Business aviation in brief
UK helicopter charter and management company PremiAir is preparing to open in the second quarter a new terminal building at London's...
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Eighty 7X pilots qualify for London City operations
More than 80 Dassault Falcon 7X pilots have completed the dedicated flight training required to operate at London City airport.
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Russian helicopter industry continues to chalk up rapid growth
Russian helicopter manufacturers continue to increase production despite the global economic downturn, which has forced nearly every Western manufacturer...
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ICAO to examine timeline for aircraft carbon dioxide standard
The International Civil Aviation Organisation will soon review a newly drafted timetable for developing a global carbon dioxide standard for new aircraft...