Dassault Aviation's Falcon 900C business jet is due for certification in the second quarter of this year, with first customer deliveries following soon after. The aircraft, which made its first flight from the company's Istres, France, test centre on 17 December, "-combines the performance, value and comfort of the Falcon 900B [which it replaces] with the advanced Honeywell Primus 2000 Avionics System of the Falcon 900EX", it says.
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.
