Ilyushin has signed Aero Santa Maria of Santiago to help push a sales campaign in Chile for the four-seat Il-103 utility aircraft. The company kicked off a 30-day demonstration tour at the FIDAE show, having recently secured the sale of six to neighbouring Peru. Ilyushin has produced 25 for customers in the CIS. The aircraft is priced at between $150,000 and $190,000 depending upon the selection of navigation equipment and other avionics.
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. ...
