Latest general aviation news

Breakspear died suddenly while on holiday at the end of August

In collaboration with OXIS Energy and British Lithium-Sulfur, a battery technology company, Texas Aircraft is developing a new all metal, high-wing, electric aeroplane

The first delivery of a Pilatus PC-12 NGX to a UK customer took place in late July, the aircraft flying from Switzerland to a private buyer based in the North-West of England

Although the Windrushers Gliding Club has moved out of Bicester airfield, the company that now runs the aerodrome ‘will maintain glider and powered flight’ at the site, according to its managing director, Dan Geoghegan

Once the UK has withdrawn completely from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on 1 January 2021, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will need to fulfil all regulatory functions for the aviation sector

With road transport out of the question due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was agreed that seven sea eagle chicks should be transported by air from Inverness Airport in the Highlands of Scotland to the airfield at Bembridge on the Isle of Wight

You’ve seen pictures of concept helicopters before, and most of them never rose from the paper… but this one has a better chance than most of flying in the real world | Words: Pat Malone

Daher has secured certification of its ‘HomeSafe’ autoland system for the TBM 940 from both EASA and the FAA

The operators of Chiltern Park Aerodrome, Dennis and Julie Pearson, have applied for?Asset of Community Value?(ACV) status in an attempt to keep the airfield open

Green Motion, a Swiss company which specialises in electric vehicle charging, is joining forces with Pipistrel Aircraft to create a charging network for airfields