General aviation news archive for June 2019

The rules will amongst others help to protect the safety and the privacy of EU citizens while enabling the free circulation of drones and a level playing field within the European Union

Members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation (APPG-GA) have called the Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) approach to electronic conspicuity 'flawed' and 'too limited in scope to be of practical use'

Daher announced that its new TBM 940 has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), enabling deliveries to begin with this latest very fast turboprop aircraft version

Old Buckenham Airfield is delighted to confirm the completion of works that have seen the airfield's main runway extended by 25%

Squadron Leader Mike Ling MBE FRAeS has accepted an invitation from the Trustees of the Nick Davidson Memorial Flying Scholarship scheme (NDMFS) to take the new role as patron of the charity

Zaltman hopes fans of Red Bull Air Race will continue to support Air Race 1 and the upcoming Air Race E

Cotswold Airport are pleased to announce that AV8's completion is 'now on finals' and is scheduled to reopen to the public on Friday the 28th June 2019

Textron Aviation Inc have announced new milestones in its Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop development program, with assembly underway for the prototype aircraft and the additional five flight and ground test articles. Component testing also continues for the new propeller, nose landing gear and fuel system

60 years ago in May 1959, Wing Commander Ken Wallis RAF (ret) MBE flew his first autogyro in the UK. G-APUD. On this poignant anniversary, Vicky Wallis, daughter of the famed pilot/designer who died in 2013 has announced that Wallis Heritage Limited has been awarded Charitable Status

Garmin recently received EASA approval of the retrofit GFC 500 autopilot for fixed-wing general aviation aircraft in Europe

Cities around the globe have the chance to become a part of aviation history with today's announcement from Air Race E that it has opened applications to host to the world's first ever electric airplane race next year

'Ever fantasized about how you would paint your dream plane?' asks Diamond Aircraft. 'Now you'll have the chance to turn this dream into reality!'