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Falcon 900C approval
Dassault received French certification for its Falcon 900C business jet on 15 June. The trijet "combines the performance value and comfort of the Falcon 900B [which it replaces] with the advanced Honeywell Primus 2000 Avionics System of the Falcon 900EX", according to Dassault. Source: Flight International
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Croatian amphibian
Bombardier has sold a Canadair 415 amphibian to the Croatian Government. The order brings to five the amphibious fleet operated by the Ministry of the Interior. The aircraft will be deployed for firefighting missions. Source: Flight International
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Turkey distributor
Izmir-based Soytay Aviation has signed up as distributor and service centre for the Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 business jet in Turkey. Its order for two aircraft takes the manufacturer's backlog to 142. Source: Flight International
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Japan distributor
Osaka Aviation has been named the authorised New Piper Aircraft distributor in Japan. The company has charter, training and maintenance operations. Source: Flight International
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FAA scrutinises repair stations
Rules governing maintenance of US-registered transport aircraft at foreign repair shops are to be tightened, the US Federal Aviation Administration says. The move will affect 525 foreign repair stations. The action follows criticism of the FAA's oversight of repair shops following the May 1996 crash of a ValuJet McDonnell ...
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VulcanAir 'moves forward' with Partenavia line
VulcanAir has begun revamping the former Partenavia aircraft line, which it acquired last year, in an effort to drive up sales and stamp its identity on the twin-engined models. "This is a natural evolution of the product. Partenavia had done nothing with the aircraft for some time and then ...
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Lufthansa Technik nears Manila goal
Lufthansa Technik (LHT)has taken a step closer to its goal of establishing a maintenance joint venture in Manila following the signing of letters of intent with Philippine Airlines (PAL)and logistics company MacroAsia. Formal approval of the plan by the boards of all three companies is expected "within a couple ...
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SMA targets next year to gain MR200 engine certification
Kate Sarsfield/LONDONSociete de Motorisations Aeronautiques (SMA) is aiming for European certification of its 150kW (200hp) MR200 diesel engine in the second quarter of next year, followed closely by US certification. SMA is also negotiating with manufacturers to re-engine their aircraft. The four-cylinder engine, a joint venture between French light aircraft ...
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Gulfstream aims for international growth with London base
Gulfstream is basing its international sales team in London in an attempt to increase sales outside North America. "The London office will be a vital first step in expanding the strength of our international sales team," says Gulfstream president and chief executive Bill Boisture. The move comes in ...
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ATR previews customs aircraft
ATR displayed the first of five ATR42MPs destined for the Italian customs service. Heavily modified for maritime surveillance by Alenia Difesa, the defence arm of ATR's Italian partner, the aircraft has an underfuselage radar, a television and infrared sensor in a turret within the starboard undercarriage fairing and two mission ...
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GAO calls for improved airfield safety
Safety supervision is "inadequate" at general aviation airfields in the USA, says the US General Accounting Office (GAO), adding that its concern is shared by the country's general aviation (GA) community. Breaches of regulations include the use of airfields for hunting and landfill. Only four of the US Federal ...
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FAA to tighten crew duty rules
The US Federal Aviation Administration is to enforce more rigorously the rules on pilot flight time, duty and rest requirements, and is increasing pressure on an industry working group to update its rules. The FAA's move follows pressure from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and from pilot ...
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Dassault discusses Falcon re-engining
Dassault aviation has confirmed that it is talking to engine manufacturers on possible re-engining of the twin-engined Falcon 2000 business jet to give the aircraft more range. A company source says the studies are at a "preliminary level" and would not result in the aircraft being offered with a ...
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Enaer link
Chilean aerospace company Enaer is to build parts for the Dassault 2000 and 900 business jets. Chile is shortly to decide the winner of a fighter competition in which Dassault Aviation is offering its Mirage 2000. Source: Flight International
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VisionAire unveils Vantage improvements
VisionAire has published the design review of its VA-10 Vantage single-engined business jet. It commissioned the review early this year to address concerns over the aircraft's handling and weight which arose during the 300h flight test programme on its proof of concept airframe. "As a result of our efforts ...
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Joining up
Modern technology has widened the potential of business aircraft and increased their attractions to the military Paul Seidenman/SAN FRANCISCO As their capabilities increase, and as sophisticated military electronics shrink in volume and weight, business aircraft will play an increasingly important role in government-related special missions. At the same time, such ...
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Turkish venture
Sikorsky Aircraft and the Turkish Alpata Group have formed a joint venture company to produce precision machined components for the aerospace and defence industries. The company, called Alp Aviation, will operate from Eskisehir. Source: Flight International
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Full radio spectrum covered
Thomson-CSF is demonstrating its spectrum airborne surveillance (SAS) system alongside a twin-turboprop F406 Vigilant aircraft. The SAS system can intercept and localise radio transmissions throughout the civil and defence radio spectrum. The system's radio direction finders cover from 20kHz at the VLF end of the spectrum to 3,000MHz in ...
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Looking for approval signals
Steve Nichols AlliedSignal is looking for both US and world-wide approval for its new Enhanced TRA 67A Mode S transponder. It has already received Technical Standard Order approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), but it has also been designed to meet the new Change 7 and ...
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Breitling flight team brings together a big slice of history
Mark Hannant Long associated with the aviation world as a supplier of time-pieces, both in cockpits and on the wrists of the pilots who sit in them, Breitling has gone one step further with the formation of the Breitling Fighters flight team. The Swiss watch manufacturer has put ...