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Australian Flies Socata TBM 700C2 Home

EADS Socata has delivered a new TBM 700C2 to Donald “Zanda” McDonald, director of Australian beef producer MDH Holdings.

December 4, 2006

Leitner EDV tracks engine SBs and ADs

Leitner EDV (Booth No.

Engines

November 29, 2006

Landover aids Africa clearances

Africa is not the easiest part of the world in which to conduct executive aviation services, which is why Landover Aviation Services was established 14 yea

November 29, 2006

Got a lot of stuff to haul? Call your (Pilatus) Porter

A “go anywhere” aircraft” is a rare exhibit in the EBACE static park, and, although beauty is not a claim that many would make of the Pilatus PC-6 Porter,

November 29, 2006

Spectro offers engine health classes

Spectro in the UK and its Jet-Care sister operation in the U.S.

November 28, 2006

Czech sport plane builder moves into utility t-props

Evektor-Aerotechnik (Booth No.

November 28, 2006

GA Deliveries Breaking Records

On Friday, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) reported record-breaking shipment and billing figures.

Aircraft

November 14, 2006

GlobalFlyer Basing at Kansas Airport

Virgin Atlantic selected Salina, Kan., as its base and control center for a solo, nonstop, unrefueled around-the-world record attempt in a single-engine je

Aircraft

November 3, 2006

A guide to navigational terminology

Eurocontrol provided a short guide to RNP and Rnav concepts and terminology as a primer for delegates. Area navigation (Rnav) performance le

October 18, 2006

Britten-Norman Islander celebrates 40th anniversary

Forty years after its June 1965 first flight, the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander remains in production, and more than 800 of the 1,250-plus airplanes deliver

Aircraft

October 16, 2006

Mineta Is Wright Brothers Award Winner

Former Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta is the recipient of the 2006 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy.

Regulations and Government

October 9, 2006

New Prop-plane Noise Standards Eased

New amendments to Part 36 require a minimum 3 dB–noise reduction for small single-engine propeller aircraft– including turboprops–weighing more than 3,307

Aircraft

September 25, 2006

King Air C90GT Replaces C90B

Raytheon Aircraft received FAA certification for its King Air C90GT and deliveries started last month.

Aircraft

September 25, 2006

In The Works: Quest Kodiak

Quest Aircraft’s Kodiak prototype (S/N 001) has logged more than 330 flight hours and is currently on schedule to receive FAA certification in the second q

Aircraft

September 25, 2006

In solo global odyssey, Fossett's 26,389 miles is longest nonstop flight

Steve Fossett saddled up the single-Williams-turbofan Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer once more and, after takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center’s 15,000-foot

Aircraft

September 21, 2006

Airplane manufacturers report a record year in ’05

General aviation manufacturers last year posted an all-time record for billings and a four-year high in new turbine airplane deliveries.

Aircraft

September 20, 2006