All General aviation articles – Page 251
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Brussels poised to push for controversial halon replacement
Brussels in bid to ban halon use on airliners
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Investigators review icing, weight and balance implication in PC-12 crash
Pilatus Aircraft has confirmed that the PC-12 that crashed on approach to Butte, Montana on 22 March was carrying seven children and seven adults despite...
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Cessna stands by its light sport aircraft
Cessna chief executive Jack Pelton says the company will stand by its light sport single-engine entry level SkyCatcher aircraft despite having the second...
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Lufthansa receives Citations for Private Jet business
Lufthansa has taken delivery of the first two commercially operated Cessna...
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Williams completes coal-based fuel testing
Williams International has completed testing of a coal-based "hydrotreated" fuel in its FJ44-3 gas turbine engine....
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The sound and the fury: measuring perception of noise
The absence of a common language of reporting, communication and negotiation in relation to aircraft noise is a key obstacle to effective noise management that will become critical as aviation growth outstrips technical and operational gains.
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Co-ownership programme launched for TBM 850 turboprop
Daher Socata has launched a co-ownership programme for new TBM 850 customers...
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AeroSvit to start commercial flights with early An-148
Ukrainian carrier AeroSvit has acquired one of the two Antonov An-148s built four years ago for the twinjet's flight-test programme and will be the first...
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Partner’s airport noise triple play
Two universities involved in the partnership for air transport noise...
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NewsPilatus joins US safety board to investigate PC-12 Montana accident
Pilatus Aircraft has joined the US National Transportation Safety Board-led investigation into the cause of...
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Open to persuasion: how researchers aim to quieten tomorrow's aircraft engines
Is it too early to write off open rotor engines as too noisy when they could offer cleaner power than the next generation of turbofans? Researchers are investigating with the help of new acoustic tools
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FAA bill could jeopardize EU-US bilateral aviation cooperation
The European Union (EU) has warned the White House that it risks jeopardizing bilateral cooperation on aviation safety and transatlantic alliances, as well...
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NewsSkyCatcher future in doubt after second flight test crash
A Cessna spokesman confirms the future of the Model 162 light sport aircraft programme is under review after a second flight test aircraft crashed on Thursday.
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ICAO reveals 25% dip in air accident fatalities in 2008
United Nations agency the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has detailed its preliminary safety and security figures for 2008, revealing a...
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China's ARJ21 completes second test flight
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China's (Comac) ARJ21 regional jet has had its second test flight, about four months after the first flight.
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NewsAeroSvit to start commercial flights with An-148 demonstrator
Ukrainian carrier AeroSvit has acquired an Antonov An-148 regional twin-jet, one of the two initial examples built four years ago
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FAA to block public access to raw bird strike data
FAA tomorrow will issue a "proposed order" to block the public from gaining access to voluntarily reported wildlife strike reports, including bird...
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Australia sets compliance date for ADS-B upper airspace introduction
Australia has set a compliance date of 12 December 2013 for the introduction of automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast in its upper airspace after...
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NewsPICTURES: Terrafugia reveals flying car first flight
Startup airframer Terrafugia has revealed that its roadable aircraft, the Transition, flew for the first time on 5 March