Executive Jet, the business aircraft fractional aircraft firm, has started its own flight school for employees. The company's Columbus, Ohio, centre will house the school, which has obtained two new Cessna 172R Skyhawks. The single-engined aircraft will join 75 Cessna Citations operated by Executive Jet. The company has more than 100 Cessnas on order.
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.
