All General aviation articles – Page 620
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Foreign aircraft safety checks get green light in EU
European transport ministers have given the political go-ahead for the safety assessment of foreign aircraft (SAFA) programme, under which airlines suspected of operating unsafely will be submitted to ramp inspections at European Union (EU) airports from 1999 or possibly sooner. Final clearance for the SAFA programme, which embraces ...
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Apprentices have earned licences
Sir - I was pleased that Jim McKenna, UK Civil Aviation Authority head of engineer licensing, responded to my letter on European Joint Aviation Requirement (JAR)-66 aircraft maintenance basic licences (AMBL) (Flight International, 11-17 June, P144)) -although the point of my letter was missed. I was not highlighting ...
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Reims will restart Cessna assembly
Reims Aviation is to restart its Cessna single assembly line in a deal which could see the French general-aviation company start work as early as July. Three sets of knocked-down 172R Skyhawks sold to European customers by Cessna are already being shipped to Reims from the new Cessna ...
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Europe may offer solution to UK cargo singles ban
The UK Civil Aviation Authority concedes that night operations of single-engined commercial cargo aircraft could be accepted under new European regulations, provided that they avoid built-up areas. This comes despite the Authority's own recent legal victory upholding the ban on such flights in UK airspace (Flight International, 18-24 June, P5). ...
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Canada considers sanctions over US overflight charges
Graham Warwick/WASHington DC CANADA IS considering sanctions that could be imposed on the USA if it fails in legal efforts to ban overflight fees introduced by the US Federal Aviation Administration in May. Options range from levying similar fees on US airlines overflying Canadian airspace to asking the ...
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Century revises its single jet
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTONDC CENTURYAEROSPACE is preparing for windtunnel testing of a revised design for its Century Jet single-engined business jet. Changes include a 150mm-longer fuselage with a circular cross-section, compared with the original "nearly square" design, says the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based company. The fuselage was stretched to ...
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Zenair moves into Czech joint venture
Canadian light-aircraft manufacturer Zenair has set up a joint venture with Czech Aircraft Works to manufacture its STOL CH701 and Zodiac CH601 aircraft in the Czech Republic. The aircraft are to be offered in a choice of three stages of completion: a "fast-build" kit form; as a factory-assembled ...
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Stage III refines Gulfstream II/III hushkit
STAGE III Technologies is completing a redesign of its planned hushkit for the Gulfstream II and III business jets, and hopes to begin flight tests in October-November. Design refinements resulted from proof-of-concept ground tests completed earlier this year at Dallas Airmotive and Rohr. Dallas Airmotive has agreed to ...
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Helicopter operator starts information link
A MICHIGAN-based air-medical helicopter operator has introduced a vehicle-location and patient-information datalink produced by Canadian company AVL Information Systems. The equipment is used to relay aircraft position and patient condition back to the dispatch centre, where it is displayed on a workstation. A helicopter operated by Omni-flight for ...
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Explorer finds trio of new buyers
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems has reported brisk business, with a trio of orders worth around $20 million for the MD Explorer. Communications manager Kenneth Jensen delivered news of orders for two aircraft to Tomen Corporation in Japan and one to Heli-Fly for delivery to Luxembourg Air Rescue. While ...
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All-composite G222 is a tough customer
The world's first all-composite, unlimited class, aerobatic aircraft - the AkroTech G222 - is pulling the crowds at Le Bourget, thanks to its super-smooth finish and impressive lines. AkroTech is a part of French company Aeronautical Services which also owns Avions Robin, producer of the popular range of ...
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Customers discover Explorer
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems have reported brisk business with a trio of orders for the MD Explorer worth around $20million. Communications manager Kenneth Jensen reported two aircraft were sold to Tomen Corporation in Japan and one to Heli-Fly for delivery to Luxembourg Air Rescue. While confirming ...
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Loadmaster deals
Ayres Corporation has sealed two deals worth up to $160million for LM200 Loadmaster freighters. Montana-based Corporate Air has signed for 10 of the $4million aircraft, with options on a further 20. Dutch cargo carrier Duijvestijn Aviation is taking five, with options on another five. ...
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Palomer make light of Microdata's jam
Palomer Products rescued Swedish firm Microdata Innovation which was making its Paris air show debut. Microdata Innovation set up its training radar jammer outside Hall 3 only to find that its computer screen was not readable in the bright sunshine. Software manager Bo Hesselstrom says: "Our ...
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Face the facts with...Robin Beard
As Paris is swept by talk of the prospect of the European defence and aerospace industry consolidation, Tim Ripley spoke to Hughes Europe chairman Robin Beard about the pending merger of Hughes Aircraft into Raytheon and future prospects for transatlantic partnerships. Founded by the reclusive millionaire and aviation pioneer Howard ...
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Computer supply
Russell Adams Ltd has won a contract to supply its AMPS aviation computer software system to Heavylift Aircraft Engineering. The package allows the company to link its engineering and inventory areas to financial control. "This contract consolidates Russell Adam's position as a major supplier of aviation ...
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Lufthansa pilots to train on Pipers
Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT) is to buy a fleet of seven Piper Seneca V aircraft, with options on a further four. The first deliveries begin in January 1998. The deal, announced by New Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Florida, at Le Bourget yesterday, will involve the aircraft being ...
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Fire supression
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a long-anticipated notice of proposed rule-making requiring fire-suppression systems in aircraft cargo holds by 2001. This would directly affect about 2,800 passenger aircraft, and some 300 all-cargo aircraft would also be required to have hold fire-detection systems and a means to shut off ...
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New products
British software manufacturer Russell Adams (Hall 5 G10) makes its first appearance in Paris with new products aimed at small and medium sized airlines as well as maintenance companies. With a sizeable client base that includes Short Brothers and Lockheed Martin Space ASIC the company has been supplying ...
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Navigator deal
The Interstate Aviation Committee/Aviation Register (IAC/CR) in Moscow has approved Canadian Marconi's M3-GPS Navigator for use on the Antonov AN-38-100 and AN-38-110. The AN-38 is a twin-turboprop light multipurpose regional airliner with a 27-passengers capacity. The aircraft is now in production and the first customer, Vostok ...