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General Aviation News May 18, 2010

BA wins court order to block staff strike

LONDON – British Airways Plc won a legal bid on Monday to block a threatened five-day strike by cabin crew members, though unions said they…

General Aviation News May 17, 2010

Singapore Youth Flying Club selects Diamond DA40 for Fleet Replacement

The Singapore Youth Flying Club (SYFC) is modernizing its training fleet with the selection of state-of-the-art Garmin G1000 glass cockpit equipped Diamond DA40 CS aircraft…

General Aviation News May 16, 2010

Ash-cloud closes parts of european airspace again

The airspaces in the north of England, northern Ireland and parts of Ireland closed. Irish airports Sligo, Donegal and Knock are closed, Belfast international remains…

General Aviation News, Spotters News May 14, 2010

Royal Air Force Museum Launches National Photography Competition

Today the Royal Air Force Museum launches a national photography competition as part of its calendar of activities to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News May 13, 2010

Airbus A330-200 of Libya's Afriqiyah Airways crashes at Tripoli airport: Update 13-05-2010

Â Â This morning an Airbus A330-200 of Libya’s Afriqiyah Airways (flight 8U771) crashed at the airport of Tripoli Libya. According to the airline 104…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News May 12, 2010

Boeing Completes First 787 GEnx Engine Runs

EVERETT, Wash., May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The first General Electric GEnx engines on a Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner came to life Monday with initial…

General Aviation News May 11, 2010

Airbus spreads The Green Wave of awareness

In the countdown to the United Nations International Day for Biodiversity on 22 May, leading aircraft manufacturer, Airbus is mobilising its global network of more…

General Aviation News May 8, 2010

Ash cloud closes 19 Spanish airports

MADRID/BRUSSELS – Spain shut 19 northern airports including Barcelona on Saturday because of the cloud of abrasive ash blowing south from a volcano in Iceland….

General Aviation News May 5, 2010

Hawker 4000 Continues to Collect World Speed Records in Super-Midsize Category

GENEVA, Switzerland (May 5, 2010) â€“ Hawker Beechcraft Corporationâ€™s (HBC) flagship, the Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jet, has established five world records since it recorded…

General Aviation News May 5, 2010

AW139 Full Ice Protection System Receives FAA Certification

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Full Ice Protection System (FIPS) for the AW139 medium twin helicopter has received FAA certification….

General Aviation News May 5, 2010

Volcanic Ash closes some airspace in the UK

Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority announced that some airspace over Northern Ireland and Scotland would be closed Wednesday because ash emissions from Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull grew…

General Aviation News May 4, 2010

Bombardier Aerospace First OEM to Win Installation Approval for Honeywell Primus Elite LCD Cockpit Upgrade on Global 5000, Global Express and Global Express XRS Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it is the first OEM to receive a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), in conjunction with Honeywell, to install Primus Elite…

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