All General aviation articles – Page 262
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Pawan Hans aims for charter flights to Andaman and Nicobar
Pawan Hans, India's largest operator of civil helicopters, hopes around 2010 to begin fixed-wing charter operations with services to the country's outlying...
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FAA issues final rule to increase airliner explosives survivability
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule that will require manufacturers of newly certificated commercial aircraft after 28 November...
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Gulfstream fly-by-wireless trials to continue
Gulfstream says it will continue testing a fly-by-wireless system on its G550 advanced flight controls aircraft until...
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Business jet sales start to soften
Third quarter reviews from Cessna and Gulfstream point to a slowdown in orders, but both companies are confident backlogs will hold up enough for them to...
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Leaded fuel may rein in piston flights from US airports
A major new rule released by the US Environmental Protection Agency may force a number of airports to limit piston aircraft operations to restrict lead emissions...
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In Brief: International
Calls increase for open Arab skies Arab carriers are urging their governments to optimise air routes in order to make more efficient use of airspace...
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Cirrus tailors production to suit slowing demand
Cirrus Design has decided to reduce production from four days a week to as few as three during some weeks until the end of the year to account for weaker...
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Little progress means no change for US space tourism rules
A lack of progress in space tourism's development is expected to mean there will be no change in US rules for the industry. The country's informed waiver...
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No region spared from the downturn
No region is immune from the global slowdown, writes Chris Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello of Flight Insight
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Opinion
Comment: Will downturn cloud Clean Sky initiatives?
If necessity is the mother of invention, European research funding may well be its rich and benevolent grandfather. The public has a right to police its...
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EASA's space tourism approach requires certification
The European Aviation Safety Agency has unveiled its proposed regulatory approach for suborbital aircraft at a space...
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NewsPictures: NASA reveals external vision project details with Gulfstream
NASA’s Dryden Research Centre has revealed pictures of the hardware setup installed in its F-18B to test artificial means of forward vision for supersonic business jets with limited forward vision.
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ATR looking for revenge
Airframer aims to take advantage of high fuel price to forge new image on the continent
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Working week: He'll be coming round the mountain
As winter approaches, Canada prepares itself for the most adventurous athletes - and that means work for daring pilots like Duncan McNabb who fly them around the mountains of British Columbia
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NewsAll survive hair-raising Colorado GA mid-air
Two single-engine Cessnas collided in a mountain pass 14mi southeast of Grand Junction, Colorado in clear weather the morning of 22 October, leaving two badly damage high-wing aircraft but no physical injuries to the six occupants involved.
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Eclipse reclaims lead in DayJet fleet sale
Eclipse Aviation has established itself as the exclusive sales agent for the 28 Eclipse 500 very light jets...
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Piper ponders back-to-the-future thrust augmentation for PiperJet
Piper Aircraft is working with jet engine manufacturer Williams International ...
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First Diamond DA42 Twin Star enters UK business aviation market
Polish low-cost air taxi operator Direct Fly and UK aircraft broker One...
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Taj Air to distribute P180 Avanti IIs in Asia
Indian charter and management company Taj Air has become the exclusive distributor of the Piaggio...
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US GA accidents down, accident rates up
In calendar year 2007. US general aviation has seen its lowest-ever number of fatal accidents, but there was a slight...