All General aviation articles – Page 244
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Dassault reopens engine competition for Falcon SMS
Dassault has gone back to the drawing board with plans for its super mid-size Falcon business jet, codenamed the SMS. The French airframer has had...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: 'Difficult year' ahead for Eurocopter, admits Bertling
The downturn that followed the banking system meltdown of September 2008 has had a "brutal impact" on the civil helicopter market, and 2009 has seen the...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Volvo Aero unveils 20% lighter fan frame
Volvo Aero (hall 2A, stand B114) has manufactured two 180kg (396lb) 2m (6.5ft) diameter commercial aircraft turbofan engine frame demonstrators that use...
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PARIS AIR SOW: Tiny trainer may make a big noise
The roar of jet engines or the sheer size of a super jumbo is enough to draw an eye to the sky, but the makers of the AT-3 trainer hope their tiny trainer...
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Sales spring boosts Cirrus
Cutting deep and early gave piston-single maker scope to expand with rising demand
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NewsUK trade group slams Plane Stupid 'stunt'
The British Business and General Aviation Association has hit back at the actions of environmental activists at London...
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NewsLittle Rock jobs go as Dassault wields axe
Dassault makes more job cuts at its US completions centre as the economic downturn tightens its grip
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Flying car completes first round of flight testing
Light aircraft developer Terrafugia has completed flight-testing of its proof-of-concept aircraft,...
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PICTURE: Russian special aviation squad adds Tu-214SRs
Two new Tupolev Tu-214SR relay aircraft will be added to the special aviation squad Rossiya of the Russian presidential property department following their...
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Inmarsat sees continued growth in aeronautical services
Inmarsat's aeronautical services business continues to enjoy robust growth despite the global economic slump.
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NewsCirrus recalls employees, increases production
Providing the first sign of a possible recovery in the general aviation sector, Cirrus Design has begun recalling workers to support an increase in production.
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TAG Aviation Asia receives Hong Kong certificate
TAG Aviation Asia has received a Hong Kong air operator's certificate,...
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ICAO continues work towards establishing emissions targets
While Europe presses ahead with implementing aviation's inclusion in its emissions trading scheme, the International Civil Aviation Organisation group tackling...
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Business aviation in brief
ExecuJet South Africa has launched business aircraft membership programme...
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SimCom installs TBM 850 flight trainer in Orlando
Simulator training provider SimCom has installed a Daher Socata TBM 850 flight...
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China implements Cape Town Treaty
China has adopted the Cape Town Treaty, a major boon for aircraft leasing companies needing to repossess aircraft. The Civil Aviation Administration...
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Spreading the word at the ATSB
Alan Stray is director international of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. He was awarded the Public Service Medal for his work supporting development of the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee
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Boeing hits cargo operators with new support bill
Struggling air freight operators fighting to survive in a global recession that has hammered their traffic volumes are being hit with a new bill from Boeing....
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FAA bill passed by Congress despite EU objections
Uncertainty surrounds the future of bilateral aviation agreements between the European Union and the USA, after Congress passed a bill that Europe had warned...
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FAA searches for specialised fire and rescue vehicles for large aircraft
Researchers at the US Federal Aviation Administration are canvassing industry for makers of vehicles, equipment and technologies that firefighters could...