General aviation news archive for February 2019
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Pilot found guilty of several offences following Manchester aircraft accident

28 Feb 19
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has welcomed the conviction of a pilot, following an aircraft crash in 2017 in which the pilot and passengers were injured
Team GB announces squad for Women’s World Gliding Championships

28 Feb 19
Britain’s top women pilots are planning to soar to success after being selected to represent Team GB in the Women’s World Gliding Championships (WWGC) in Australia next year
APPG wants airfields to have same protection as other places of business

28 Feb 19
Planning rules must further change if airfields are to survive and thrive. That is the view of the Cross-Party group on aviation
APPG want CAA to be more ambitious in new General Aviation Strategy

21 Feb 19
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation (APPG-GA), welcomes the release of the General Aviation’s strategy, but calls on the CAA to be more ambitious
CAA publishes 2018 – 2023 General Aviation Strategy

21 Feb 19
On 29 January the Civil Aviation Authority published CAP1754 – General Aviation Strategy 2018-23 on its Skywise web page
Snowdonia Aerospace Centre future secured following allocation in local plans

21 Feb 19
The future of Snowdonia Aerospace Centre at Llanbedr Airfield has been safeguarded following its allocation by the Snowdonia National Park Authority (SNPA) in the recently adopted Eryri Local Development Plan covering the period to 2031
CAA puts LAPL licence requirement on the long finger

14 Feb 19
On 12 February the CAA published without fanfare General Exemption E 4843, which allows holders of ‘legacy’ national licences to continue to fly UK registered TMGs (touring motor gliders), helicopters and aeroplanes certified by EASA or operating on an EASA Permit to Fly
Lynx Avionics purchased by DAC and moves to new production facility

14 Feb 19
Lynx Avionics have announced that the business has been acquired by DAC and has moved to a new larger production facility. With the restructuring and relocation, the business intends to enter a new phase of development and expansion
APPG seeks extra Government funding for Daks Over Normandy D-Day flypast

14 Feb 19
A formation of World War Two aircraft will return to Normandy this year - for what may be the final time. An emotional flypast will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings
Pilatus PC-24 partners with Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor Service

7 Feb 19
Pilatus has delivered the first PC-24 Super Versatile Jet equipped with a medevac interior to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
FTA Global offer new jet orientation course as part of MCC

7 Feb 19
Commercial flight school, FTA Global, is upgrading its Multi-Crew Cooperation Course (MCC) to include Jet Orientation (JOC) and Airline Readiness Training
Boeing deliver their 787th 787 Dreamliner

7 Feb 19
On 13 December Boeing delivered the 787th 787 Dreamliner to come off the production line, marking a special milestone for the fastest-selling twin-aisle jet in history
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