GAMTA APPOINTS
The UK General Aviation Manufacturers and Traders Association (GAMTA) has appointed Mark Wilson as chief executive. Wilson, managing director of Britten Norman Aircraft, takes over from Graham Forbes, who is moving to the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved New Glasair's jump-start kits for the GlaStar kitplane, comprising tail, wing and fuselage assemblies.
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. ...
