Alpha Aircraft has clinched 12 orders and 14 options for its Alpha 160A piston single from international training school CTC Aviation. The first aircraft are scheduled for delivery in September and will be used to supplement and upgrade CTC’s New Zealand-based training fleet at the crew training centre in Hamilton.
Source: Flight International
UK regulators are mandating installation of active carbon monoxide detectors in certain piston-engined light aircraft from the beginning of next year. The Civil Aviation Authority had formally sought opinions from the general aviation community last year in order to shape its policy on the issue. Its directive requires carriage of ...
We put Pipistrel’s unique Velis Electro through its paces, to assess its potential as a training aircraft and learn whether range anxiety driven by its limited battery life could hinder operations.
UK investigators have disclosed that a vintage glider was damaged in collision with a small drone being flown by a young operator. The Slingsby T21B – built in 1947 – has a high-wing configuration and an open cockpit, with two seats arranged side-by-side. It had been carrying a pilot and ...
