China is increasing private pilots' licence (PPL) training in response to growing demand. During January, 200 trainee pilots signed for a $9,600 two-month course, operating two Cessna 172 piston singles. Only 41 PPLs have been issued in China since 1996.
Source: Flight International
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
Investigators probing the fatal Bombardier CRJ200 crash at Kathmandu will inevitably focus on the extraordinary attitude the aircraft developed as it lifted off from runway 02. Nepal’s civil aviation regulator states that the captain survived the 24 July accident but the first officer, and the 17 other occupants, did not. ...
A Bombardier CRJ200 operated by Nepalese carrier Saurya Airlines has crashed during take-off from Kathmandu airport, with fatalities among those on board.
