General aviation news archive for March 2020

Light Aircraft Association CEO Steve Slater has released the below advice to all pilots in light of the ongoing Covid-19 situation

Farnborough Airport’s giant airspace grab has come into effect, with the establishment of two class D Control Zones (CTRs) around the airport, along with seven Class D Control Areas (CTAs) and two Class E Control Areas (CTAs)

On 12 February the Aviation Minister, Paul Maynard, launched the Airfield Development Fund

A number of members have contacted the LAA with concerns regarding the continuation of GA flying as COVID precautions are increasing

The Light Aircraft Association (LAA) started the new year with a record fleet size of 2,827 aircraft on valid Permits to Fly

Toyota, the world’s largest car maker, recently invested £301m in California-based Joby Aviation, which is working on an electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) air taxi

Hyundai and Uber unveiled in January the Hyundai S-A1 Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) electric VTOL aircraft concept

The first ever A380 to enter scheduled service, and also the first ever to be retired, has been turned into a new edition of rare Aviationtags

The aviation show will not be held in the planned period of April 1 to 4 this year but will be postponed to a date that has not yet been determined

British Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that the UK will no longer be a member state of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) after December 31 when EU law will cease to apply to the UK

The appropriately named Canadian company Hempearth Group is building a 'world first' in the form of an aeroplane that would be made almost entirely from hemp

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