EH Industries' EH101 multirole utility helicopters have clocked up more than 10,000 flying hours since the long-range machine's first flight in October 1987. The European consortium, which includes GKN Westland of the UK and Italy's Agusta, has orders for about 100 military EH101s and is targeting the Heliliner at civilian operators, having delivered only one aircraft to date - to Japan's Tokyo police.
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. ...
