Honeywell has received US Federal Aviation Administration technical standard order (TSO) approval for its $10,000 Mark VI and VIII enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) for turboprops and light jets. It expects TSO approval for the Bendix/King KGP 560 EGPWS for piston and light twins in the second quarter. The company has also received TSO approval to adapt the RDR-4B radar to provide predictive windshear detection for business jets and regional 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 ...
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.
