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21 Feb, 2012 - 6:19 PM - by AVweb
Wei Chen, a Chinese citizen and Memphis resident who flew around the world in his TBM700 and became the first Chinese "earthrounder," says he wants to start the first civilian aerobatic team in his home country. Thanks to the growing number of airshows in China in recent years, aerobatic performance is in booming demand. Several western and Chinese military teams flew during different events last year and wowed crowds of spectators. Last month Wei inked a letter of intent with the Xi'An provincial government's aviation arm to jointly form an aerobatic team. The aircraft of choice are Nanchang CJ-6s and Extra 300s. Wei told...[Read more]
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Grants of as much as $500,000 for use of commercial suborbital human-rated spacecraft will be available.
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Companies like Boeing that create jobs in the U.S. instead of shipping them overseas should be rewarded with tax breaks, President Obama said during a visit to the manufacturer in Everett, Wash., on...[Read more]
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Companies from China and Russia have teamed up to build their own line of general aviation aircraft ranging from four to 12 seats, Xinhua reported this week. China Oriental Sciences Group,...[Read more]
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Wei Chen, a Chinese citizen and Memphis resident who flew around the world in his TBM700 and became the first Chinese "earthrounder," says he wants to start the first civilian aerobatic team in his...[Read more]
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Both pilots walked away after a Beech Bonanza and Robinson R22 touched in midair near Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday. The R22 lost its tail rotor in the collision but the pilot was apparently...[Read more]
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South Korea's LIG Nex1 has appointed Sweden's Applied Composites AB (ACAB) to develop a prototype radome for Seoul's KF-X indigenous fighter programme. "We...
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Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has inked operating leases with CIT Aerospace for four new Airbus A330-300 aircraft for its long-haul operations.
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A fatal crash involving an Airnorth Embraer EMB-120 turboprop at Australia's Darwin Airport in 2010 has resulted in the airline moving the majority of its...
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