- Air Show Spotlights Brazil's Booming Aviation Sector[Aug. 18, 2012]
A major air show in Sao Paulo this week turned the spotlight on the robust health of Brazil's general aviation market, which is thriving despite the global economic slowdown.
- Cheshire Plane Crash: Men from North Wales and Surrey Killed[Aug. 17, 2012]
Two men were killed when a light aircraft crashed near Chester, police have confirmed.
- Private Capital Amounts to 72.4 Billion Yuan in China's Civil Aviation Industry[Aug. 13, 2012]
China's civil aviation industry is said to have introduced up to 72.4 billion yuan worth of private capital continuously so far, among which newly-established private airlines have drawn 1.5 billion yuan private capital following the "New 36 Items" issued by the State Council in 2010 to encourage the healthy development of private investment.
- China's 1st Village-Run Airline Open for Business[Aug. 06, 2012]
Jiangsu Huaxi General Aviation Co Ltd, China's first village-run airline, got its operation certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China on July 26, meaning the carrier has been open for business since then, the local government said.
- 2012 Olympics Plane Forced to Land at Cambridge[Jul. 29, 2012]
An aircraft being used for aerial shots of the 2012 Olympic Games had to make a forced landing at Cambridge Airport.
- Alison Price On Air Reports a Rise in Demand from Russian Market[Jul. 25, 2012]
Executive jet in-flight dining provider Alison Price On Air, part of the Alison Price Group, has experienced a significant growth in demand from clients travelling to Russia over the past 12 months, with an intense concentration of orders heading to the Moscow region. Between 10 and 20% of total orders, as compared with 3% two years ago, are now going to the Russian capital with most demand focused on the business market. Clients include wealthy Russian individuals, Oligarchs and Russian corporations expanding their business in the region.
- Cessna Bringing Jet A Fuel Engine to Piston Market[Jul. 23, 2012]
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, is introducing an innovative technology for single-engine airplanes that will usher in new capabilities and increase the flexibility of general aviation. Cessna's Model 182, Skylane will now be available as the Turbo 182 NXT equipped with the first engine of its kind in the single-engine industry designed to run on Jet A aviation fuel.
- Chinese Firm Buys Glasair Aircraft Builder[Jul. 23, 2012]
China's aerospace buying spree just got a little closer to Boeing with the July 20 purchase of Arlington-based Glasair Aviation by Fang Tieji, chairman of Jilin Hanxing Group Co. Ltd.
- China Edges Open Its Low-Altitude Airspace[Jul. 23, 2012]
China will further relax its ban on low-altitude airspace for private use, China's top economic planning body announced Friday.
- One Missing, Two Injured in Helicopter Crash in SW China[Jul. 22, 2012]
One person was missing and two others injured after a helicopter crashed into a reservoir in the city of Chuxiong in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said Sunday.