CASA has announced that it will lift the cap on the number of aircraft allowed in the circuit from six to eight per active runway at the six General Aviation Aerodrome Procedure (GAAP) airports, while it has also confirmed that FAA Class D procedures will replace GAAP from June 3 2010. From January 18, the
Indian car company Mahindra & Mahindra has announced that it has purchased controlling stakes in Gippsland Aeronautics and Aerostaff Australia to better position itself for the defence offsets market in Australia. According to media reports, the Indian company has paid nearly $38 million to take majority holdings in the two companies in association with Kotak
A biomass derived fuel intended for the GA market has been approved as a drop-in replacement for 100 octane low-lead fuel by ASTM International, according to US based manufacturer Swift Enterprises. Swift’s president and co-owner Mary Rusek said that the fuel, labelled 100SF, will now undergo full scale testing in association with the FAA and
Infrastructure & Transport Minister Anthony Albanese publicly released the long awaited National Aviation Policy White Paper, entitled Flight Path to the Future on December 16, revealing few surprises. “The government’s aim is to give industry the certainty and incentive to plan and invest for the long term, to maintain and improve aviation safety and security
Embraer announced on December 14 that the Phenom 300 light business jet has been awarded FAA certification, with deliveries of the jet to start shortly. The company said that it welcomes the certification of the aircraft, and noted that it has exceeded some performance measures, with range extended to 1971nm with six passengers, and takeoff
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that its large cabin, mid range G250 made its first flight from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport on December 11. The aircraft, which is being designed and built in collaboration with Israeli Aircraft Industries, made a 3 hour 21 minute flight from Ben Gurion which saw the aircraft reach an