Cessna has increased planned production of Citation business jets to 170-175 aircraft this year and more than 200 next year after booking net orders for 70 aircraft in the first quarter. Previously the company had reduced planned production to 165-170 this year and it delivered only 34 jets in the first quarter, down from 50 a year earlier. Both Cessna and Gulfstream say pricing for new and used business jets has firmed up.
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 ...
US firm Sierra Nevada (SNC) has been awarded a $170 million contract to deliver two Rapcon-X surveillance aircraft to the Finnish Border Guard.
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.
