All General aviation articles – Page 555
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Reims analyses demand for Western version of An-140
Francois Legros/PARIS French light aircraft manufacturer Reims Aviation is evaluating the market for a possible Westernised version of the Antonov An-140 turboprop. Reims Aviation sales manager François Billet says the company's relationship with the Ukrainian design bureau Antonov is "very close" and that it is "undertaking a market ...
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Lynton receives EC155
Lynton Aviation has taken delivery of the first corporate-configured Eurocopter EC155 twin-engined helicopter for a private customer. The aircraft, an enhanced version of the AS365 Dauphin, will be completed at Lynton's base at Blackbushe Airport, UK. Orders for the EC155 stand at more than 20. Source: Flight International
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Fractional ownership committee agrees draft regulations
A US Federal Aviation Administration committee has completed an initial draft recommending the future regulatory status of fractional ownership programmes. The proposals will be laid out in a notice of proposed rule-making (NPRM) and submitted to the FAA in February. The Fractional Ownership Aviation Rule-Making Advisory Committee comprises representatives ...
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Biggin development
London's Biggin Hill Airport plans to develop its passenger terminal into a dedicated business and private aviation centre if it gets approval to develop a new £15 million ($24 million) terminal. The airport has a VIP terminal for executive aircraft, with a pilots' lounge, VIP lounge and conference and meeting ...
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Call for GA statistics
General aviation (GA) has lost a useful tool for measuring safety performance and industry activity since the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) stopped publishing GA statistics in 1998, says the International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (IAOPA). ICAO says most of its 185 member states do not file reliable GA ...
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Wolfsberg-Evektor sets date for prototype Raven first flight
Andrew Doyle/PRAGUE Czech/Belgian joint venture Wolfsberg-Evektor Aircraft aims to fly its prototype eight-passenger Raven in May, in time for the utility aircraft to be exhibited at the Farnborough air show in July. The Raven, powered by two 223kW (300hp) Teledyne Continental IO-550-Ns, is built at Evektor-Aerotechnik's factory in ...
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John Taylor dies
Eminent aviation journalist John Taylor has died at the age of 77. He will be best remembered for his editorship of Jane's All the World's Aircraft between 1959 and 1989, when he elevated the yearbook to the status of an industry bible - particularly through his insight into Soviet industry ...
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Single-engine IFR push hots up in Europe as UK reviews policy
The commercial operation of single-engine instrument flight rules (IFR) in Europe, so far stalled by UK opposition, is back on the agenda again, according to the Single Engine Turbine Alliance (SETA). The Joint Aviation Authorities is about to set up a working group to prepare a notice of proposed ...
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SMA to increase take-off power of MR200 engine
Societe de Motorisations Aeronautiques (SMA) has pushed back certification of its MR200 diesel powerplant by about five months to enhance the engine's take-off power from 110kW (150hp) to 170kW. "We want to give the engine extra power for take-off to increase the aircraft's performance," says Luc Pelon, SMA's vice-president, ...
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IFALPA urges curbs on high-risk aircraft from CIS
Aviation authorities should be wary of allowing into their airspace aircraft manufactured in the CIS countries but not registered in them, warns the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations (IFALPA). The Federation has written to the directors-general of all civil aviation authorities to alert them to what it sees ...
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Europe may go it alone on environment
David Learmount/LONDON The European Commission (EC) has threatened to enforce its own environmental standards for the aviation industry if the international community fails to agree action. The new EC document Air Transport and the Environment was released almost unnoticed on 1 December by Transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio and ...
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USA reveals plan to beat congestion
NASA administrator Daniel Goldin has revealed a new joint programme with the US Federal Aviation Administration, the US Department of Defense and industry to establish a top-level technology roadmap for the US and global air transport system. The national research and development plan is co-ordinated by the US National ...
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Libyan carriers to discuss division of domestic market
Andrew Chuter/TRIPOLI Libyan Arab Airlines will hold talks with Air Jamahiriya next year over a possible division of Libya's domestic market between the two carriers. The Libyan Government lifted operating restrictions on Air Jamahiriya, formerly the Light Air Company, earlier this year, giving it permission to operate domestic ...
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Cessna landmark
Cessna has delivered its 2,000th piston single aircraft since production was resumed in 1996. The Wichita, Kansas-based company handed over a T206 Turbo Stationair to a private customer last month. Source: Flight International
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Cirrus orders
Cirrus Design has recorded a 300% increase in sales of its single-engined SR20 since receiving US certification less than a year ago. "Since January, we have sold an average of 20 aircraft a month," says the Duluth, Minnesota-based company, which has chalked up more than 420 orders for the all-composite ...
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Uzbekistan to purchase Ilyushin Il-103 crop sprayer variant
The Uzbekistan Government has reached an agreement with Ilyushin and MAPO to buy 100 Il-103s in a new agricultural crop sprayer version under development. Russia's Federal Service of Air Transport has ordered 30 piston-powered, two-seat singles, which it proposes to use at approved flying schools as basic trainers. Last year, ...
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Ibis plans Ae270 sales offensive
Ibis Aerospace, the joint venture between Czech company Aero Vodochody and Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC), plans to launch a sales and marketing campaign for the single-turboprop Ae270 utility aircraft following its first flight in February. "We want to establish a certification and delivery timetable before we start ...
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Eagle Aircraft picks Kansas distributor
Eagle Aircraft has delivered six Eagle 150B trainers to its recently appointed US partner, GLH Aviation of Augusta, Kansas. GLH is responsible for final assembly, quality-assurance flights, and sales and marketing for the US market. GLH is negotiating with Eagle to expand the deal to include installing key components ...
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Libyan company looks to charter market
The aviation company that helped keep Libya's vital oil industry functioning during the United Nations sanctions is turning to the corporate aviation charter market to boost its activities. Air Jamahiriya, until recently known as the Light Air Company, is refurbishing a Gulfstream II, which it hopes to have in ...
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Russia reaches co-operation deals at LIMA
Russian industry's strong presence at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 99) was marked by industrial co-operation agreements and the expectation of aircraft orders. The Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant has partnered the Malaysian industry as expected (Flight International, 24-30 November), but the Malaysian partner is SME Aviation rather ...