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General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights. The sector operates business jets, rotorcraft, piston and jet-engined fixed-wing aircraft, gliders of all descriptions, and lighter than air craft.
General aviation aircraft at Cheb Airfield in Czech Republic. General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services for other purposes. [1]
For light general aviation, i.e. involving aircraft under 2250 kg MTOM, 159 persons lost their lives in accidents with EU-registered aircraft within the EU-28 territory in 2018. This category includes, in addition to smaller aeroplanes, balloons, dirigibles, para- and motorgliders, microlights and small helicopters.
The nearest airport is La Seu d'Urgell Airport in Spain, 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) south of the Andorran border, currently used for general aviation, but intended to be developed as a commercial airport, although the short runway limits it to small aircraft. [2]
In Europe, like in other regions of the world, General Aviation is a dispersed community. Air sports and recreational aviation embrace a wide spectrum of airborne activities, ranging from powered flying, ballooning and gliding to newly invented activities such as sky-surfing, micro light flying and paragliding.
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is the industry trade association representing general aviation (non-military & non-airliner) aircraft manufacturers and related enterprises, chiefly in the United States. [1] It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with an office in Brussels, Belgium.
Aviation accidents and incidents in Georgia (country) (9 P) Aviation accidents and incidents in Germany (3 C, 35 P) Aviation accidents and incidents in Greece (1 C, 19 P)
Pages in category "Aviation in Europe" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... General aviation in Europe; H. Brian Humphries (British ...