General aviation news archive for April 2020

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The LAA have released a statement regarding their position on the recent announcement that pilots will be able to carry out maintenance flights despite the coronavirus restrictions

Pilots belonging to the patrol are using aircraft such as the Vans RV-7 to get supplies, spare parts and medical equipment out to where they’re needed most

In some rare good news, just as Pilot was going to press the CAA announced that despite the current COVID-19 restrictions, owners and operators of GA aircraft will be permitted to conduct aircraft maintenance flights, including engine health flights

Tecnam have announced that it has started production of protective face shields to help prevent the spread of COVID-19

Airlines will be able to temporarily defer the payment of air navigation charges, saving them tens of millions of pounds, following action from the UK government

Pilots belonging to the patrol are using aircraft such as the Vans RV-7 to get supplies, spare parts and medical equipment out to where they’re needed most

The Air League has issued a statement looking at future skills development, support for GA and more efficient methods of flying, points of discussion they believe will be vital to the future of flying in this country

The scholarship, appropriately for its title, offers training to Private Pilot’s Licence standard on the classic and vintage de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moths of the Cambridge Flying Group at Cambridge Airport

In these unprecedented times, it’s important to keep your mind busy

On March 31 the Government released further information on coronavirus guidance that ‘precludes recreational GA flying’

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that the current exemption that allows General Aviation (GA) pilots to self-declare their medical fitness, that was due to expire on Wednesday 8 April 2020, has been extended to remain in place until 8 November 2020

Ultimate Aerobatics, in partnership with Total UK Aviation Fuels, is offering scholarships for two pilots

FAI rent-a-jet AG, Germany’s leading Air Ambulance Specialist and Special Mission Operator has been working around the clock to help evacuate those in need following unprecedented demand from the spread of coronavirus

The club will be able to stay on the site but will be unable to fly, effectively forcing the club’s closure

The aviation community is our extended ‘family’ and the team at VA Airline Training would like to support any pilots affected by redundancy where they can

Skyborne Airline Academy is setting out a series of measures to support pilots affected by the collapse of the airline Flybe