The Australian Transportation Safety Board (ATSB) has found “several areas of interest” in the engine turbocharger and the fuel used on the Brisbane Skydiving Centre’s Cessna 206 that crashed in early January shortly after take-off, killing four passengers and the pilot. The aircraft featured a 350hp (260kW) Lycoming TIO-540 turbocharged engine. The ATSB says it has found no defect with the engine, but is conducting further examination of the turbocharger and fuel.
Source: Flight International
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 ...
Norwegian investigators believe aviation regulators and the government should assess whether sufficient consideration is given to flight safety when granting aerodrome licences, following a series of flight-school incidents at Gullknapp Arendal airport.
Latvian carrier Air Baltic’s training arm is to acquire a number of all-electric Diamond Aircraft models, as part of a modernisation of its fleet. The company has reached a tentative agreement for three Diamond eDA40s, a derivative of the single-engined DA40. It will also take a pair of twin-engined DA42-VIs. ...
