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General Aviation News, Spotters News February 28, 2012

Cosford Air Show To Go Ahead On Fathers Day

The organisers of the annual RAF Cosford Air Show have confirmed that the show will go ahead on Sunday 17June 2012. In previous years the…

General Aviation News February 27, 2012

Falcon 7X – 100 000 flight hours

The fleet of Falcon 7X accumulated more than 100 000 flight hours. This event marks an important milestone for the planes of Dassault. The first…

General Aviation News February 22, 2012

Rockwell Collins Venue™ selected by Jet Aviation Basel for BBJ

Rockwell Collins, the first company to bring high-definition (HD) entertainment solutions to business jets, has been selected by Jet Aviation Basel to retrofit its Venue™…

General Aviation News February 20, 2012

Simulated Flight: Three Days and Nights in Solar Impulse Cockpit

Solar Impulse will simulate a 72-hour flight in a full-size mock-up cockpit of the second airplane, currently under construction. André Borschberg will put the design…

General Aviation News February 20, 2012

F-35B Marine Corps major selected as test pilot of the year

The test pilot responsible for leading the planning effort for the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter’s initial sea trials in October received accolades for his leadership…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 20, 2012

Aircraft financing costs seen close to peak

The cost of financing new planes may come off current highs for some carriers as lenders step up competition for creditworthy debtors, a top supplier…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 20, 2012

A350’s Trent XWB engine makes successful first flight on Airbus’ A380 test aircraft

Promising start to engine flight-test campaign one year ahead of A350 first flight Flight tests to ensure high level of maturity from day one The…

General Aviation News February 16, 2012

EMBRAER ACHIEVES 300TH PHENOM JETS DELIVERY

Embraer recently delivered the 300th Phenom jet, capping off the latest series of milestones which includes the assembly and first flight of the initial aircraft…

General Aviation News February 16, 2012

Eurocopter completes another successful Heli-Expo 2012, launching the latest helicopter evolution and logging 191 bookings

Eurocopter has wrapped up a highly successful 2012 Heli-Expo exposition, marking 20 years of helicopter excellence announcing orders and commitments for 191 rotary-wing aircraft, as…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 15, 2012

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