Cirrus Design has delivered its 100th SR20 piston single, and is scheduled to hand over the first uprated SR22 later this month. The company began deliveries in 1999 and plans to build 300 aircraft this year, with production to be split evenly between the SR20 and SR22 by the end of the year. Cirrus has a backlog of 450 SR20s and 192 SR22s.
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. ...
