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NetJets orders twenty supersonic jets

Thu 6 May

NetJets reveals purchase order for 20 Aerion AS2 supersonic jets, in vote of confidence for future of supersonic business jets

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Piper’s CEO stepping down

Thu 6 May

British-born Simon Caldecott had taken up the CEO’s post at a difficult time for Piper, in the wake of the 2008 Great Recession

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General Aviation Roadmap online

Thu 29 Apr

The government wants ‘the UK to be seen as the best place in the world for aviation’ and the Department for Transport has just published its ‘roadmap’ for achieving this goal

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UK CAA announces integration of GAU and RPAS to form one combined unit

Thu 29 Apr

The CAA today announced that the General Aviation & Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Units will be integrated into one

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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, passes away aged 99

Thu 15 Apr

Prince Philip, who passed away on 9 April at the age of 99, was an avid aviator, logging more than 6k hours in his lifetime

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Major makeover at Fife Airport

Thu 15 Apr, Fife

Tayside Aviation Ltd has taken over the leasehold of Fife Airport (Glenrothes); Tayside will complete a major refurb

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Blue Line Aviation Orders 100 Diamond Aircraft

Thu 15 Apr

Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. and Blue Line Aviation have signed a firm order for fifty Diamond Aircraft

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‘Gigafactory’ for Coventry Airport?

Thu 25 Mar, Coventry

By 2025 Coventry airport may become a facility for electric car batteries.

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CAA clarifies two-week rule to resume flying

Thu 25 Mar

GA pilots are encouraged to resume flying only with an instructor, though current rules allow solo flying from the end of March.

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CAA publishes Version 3 of the Skyway Code (March 2021)

Thu 18 Mar

The CAA has published version 3 of the Skyway Code, a document GA pilots can use to quickly access info relevant to their flying

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