Diamond Aircraft hopes to fly a four-seat derivative of its popular Katana DA20 "within 36 months", says the Canadian-based company. A second line is already being built to meet demand at the London, Ontario factory. The company says that it has around 280 orders, and production for the rest of the year is sold out. Output is around one a day, and there is a "12-16-week waiting time for new aircraft".
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 ...
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. ...
