Cessna delivered 180 Citation business jets in 1997, up from 122 in 1996. Including 78 single-turboprop Caravan Is and 360 piston singles, the company shipped 618 aircraft in 199. Business-jet deliveries during 1997 consisted of 63 CitationJets; 28 Citation Bravos; 53 Citation V Ultras; eight mid-size Citation VIIs; and 28 Mach 0.92 Citation Xs.
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.
