Dassault Aviation has won US certification for the improved Falcon 900C business jet. The aircraft combines the 7,400km (4,000nm)-range Falcon 900B airframe with the Honeywell Primus 2000 integrated avionics of the longer-range 900EX. Dassault, which has an "18-month order backlog for every Falcon", including 51 Falcon 2000s for Executive Jet's European, Middle East and US programmes, is to deliver the first Falcon 900C "before the end of the year".
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.
