Dassault Aviation has moved completion of all Falcon business jets to Dassault Falcon Jet in Little Rock, Arkansas. The centre is expected to complete 32 aircraft this year, up from 24 in 1995, and 42 in 1997. Expansion of the centre to provide two additional hangar positions and a third paint bay is to be completed by the fourth quarter of 1996.
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.
