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No barriers to foreign training, says CAA
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that additional foreign flying schools will be able to apply for approval to offer UK private and commercial pilot-licence training until 1 July, 1999. After that, however, European Joint Aviation Regulation for flightcrew licensing (JAR FCL) will be in place, stating that approved ...
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Sabreliner moves cargo conversions to boost capacity
Dimension Aviation, the new modification centre set up recently by Sabreliner, has taken over all McDonnell Douglas (MDC) US widebody cargo-conversion work from sister company SabreTech, and could eventually have the capability to convert up to 12 aircraft simultaneously. Sabreliner established Dimension in February as part of a ...
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Cathay maintains steady course
Cathay Pacific Airways has turned in a steady set of 1996 financial results, despite struggling with a falling Japanese yen and soaring fuel costs, while the airline's net profits also received a hefty boost from the sale of part of its share in sister carrier Dragonair. Overall, the ...
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Single Euro-safetyagency finds favour
Implementation of the third and final part of the European Union's (EU) single-aviation market, or "open-skies" policy, due on 1 April, has brought into focus the need to establish a European-wide safety authority, with many GAMTA members supporting such a move. Now, each member country of the European ...
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Oriental Falcon Jet service
Oriental Falcon Jet Service (OFJS), a joint venture of Dassault Falcon Jet, China Xinhua Airlines and Avion Pacific, will begin Falcon 50 charter operations in China during the second quarter of this year (Flight International, 12-18 March, P19). Seen here are members of the Dassault Falcon Jet team responsible for ...
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General growth
The US Federal Aviation Administration is predicting that between now and 2008, the active general-aviation (GA) fleet will increase by over 15,000 aircraft (0.7%) annually, while the number of hours flown is projected to increase by 1% annually. Business-aircraft sales will surpass those of piston-engined recreational aircraft. There were an ...
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Maintenance put underthe spotlight
GAMTA has launched a benchmarking study to determine the standards of service and prices offered by maintenance organisations in other parts of the world. The study, to be run on lines similar to a 1996 report on the competition UK flying training organisations faced from foreign schools, will attempt to ...
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Can anybody find a Sunderland?
Sir - Can anyone enlighten me as to the whereabouts of a Shorts Sunderland flying boat, in flying condition, or otherwise? Alternatively, I would appreciate some further technical or operational information about the Sunderland, or a similar type of aircraft. BRENTON de la HARPE 10A Coral ...
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West Star
Greg Laabs has been appointed director of aircraft maintenance at maintenance company West Star Aviation, of Grand Junction, Colorado. He was previously with Duncan Aviation, of Lincoln, Nebraska. Joe Kendrick has been promoted to director of customer service. He has been with the company for 20 years. Source: Flight ...
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NATA
Fred Workley, manager of maintenance operations at the US National Air Transportation Association (NATA) of Alexandria, Virginia, is to become a contract technical advisor on aviation matters for the Association. He wishes to focus on his own business, Workley Aircraft & Maintenance, at Dulles International Airport. ...
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MDC reveals FedEx MD-10 freighter-conversion sites
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has chosen US and European sites to convert up to 60 ex-United Airlines and American Airlines DC-10-10s to phase 1 of the MD-10 freighter specification. The aircraft are destined for FedEx. Phoenix, Arizona-based Dimension Aviation, a division of Sabreliner (previously SabreTech/ DynAir Tech), has been ...
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Smith refines proximity warning system for light aircraft
Smith System Engineering says that it has reduced the number of false alarms produced by its low-cost aircraft-proximity warning system for light aircraft, after completing an initial 50h of flight testing. The system is being designed and tested by Smith under contract to the UK Civil Aviation Authority ...
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IFALPA sparks row over use of TCAS in RVSM airspace
T he International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA) has sharply criticised the UK Civil Aviation Authority for issuing guidelines which IFALPA claims effectively "-advise or encourage" pilots to disregard traffic-alert and collision-avoidance-system II(TCAS II)resolution advisories (RAs). The CAA guide lines, issued on 25 February, cover operation ...
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Cessna names piston-singles dealers
CESSNA HAS NAMED the first overseas distributors for its new piston singles. Three sales representatives have been appointed in Australia, one in New Zealand and one in Mexico. All five are Cessna service stations. Perth-based Airflite has been made the distributor for Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia; Australian ...
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GAMA
Washington DC-based US national trade organisation, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), has named Darby Becker director of government and international affairs. Becker was formerly legislative director in the office of US Representative Jerry Costello. Source: Flight International
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Cessna 172 exported
Cessna has exported its first piston single since 1986, ferrying a Model 172R Skyhawk to its Australian dealer Airflite for a customer in Perth. Australian certification has been granted to the new-production 172. Source: Flight International
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US 1996 GA safety is 'best for 40 years'
USGENERAL-AVIATION(GA) safety improved in 1996, with fewer fatal accidents than in any year since 1956, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Based on preliminary flight-hour estimates from the US Federal Aviation Administration, the fatal-accident rate last year was the lowest ever recorded. There were 358 ...
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IPTN focuses on higher capacity for N2130 regional family
IPTN has dropped plans to develop a shortened, 80-seat, version of the planned N2130 short-haul jet-airliner and instead opted for a larger-aircraft family with six-abreast seating for between 104 and 132 passengers. The Indonesian manufacturer had intended building three different sizes of N2130, seating 80, 100 and 130 ...
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Cyprus Police acquires another Bell 412
The National Police Force of Cyprus has ordered a second Bell 412EP for delivery in May. The first 412 has been in service in Cyprus for eight years, and the police force will use the new machine for search-and-rescue and other law-enforcement activities. The helicopter will be customised with a ...