Europa Aircraft has developed a variant of its Europa XS single-engined all-composite kit plane. Dubbed the Europa Motor Glider, the aircraft has two carbon fibre wings spanning 13m (42ft) and a new laminar flow aerofoil section. The standard aircraft version can be changed in 5min to the motor glider version. Production tooling and final flight testing on the 75kW (100hp) Rotax 912-powered aircraft are scheduled for completion within six months.
Source: Flight International
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. ...
European safety authorities have lifted a precautionary grounding of Italian manufacturer Blackshape’s BS 115 and BK 160 trainer aircraft, following further investigation into two fatal accidents involving the type. The grounding was ordered in March after an in-flight break-up involving a BK 160TR in Malaysia on 13 February, which prompted ...
