SMR Technologies has received US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification (STC) for the use of its Ice Shield pneumatic de-icers on the Raytheon Beech Baron 58 and Duke 60. The latest STCs extend the system's coverage to more than 10 general aviation and business aircraft types. Others cleared for the de-icing device include the King Air 200, Twin Commander, Cessna 340A, 421C, Fairchild Metro and Merlin and the Piper PA-34 Seneca.
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. ...
