Cessna has unveiled a limited-edition range of piston singles, covering the 172 Skyhawk SP, 182 Skylane, 206 Stationair and Turbo Stationair lines. Key features of the Millennium Edition aircraft will include a redesigned interior with leather seats; exterior striping schemes and Honeywell Bendix/King KLN 94 instrument flight rules global positioning system. Deliveries will begin in April.
Source: Flight International
US investigators believe a Cuban-registered Antonov An-2 crashed while attempting to land on a levee, after a pilot with limited understanding of the aircraft failed to activate oil-cooling shutters, causing the engine to overheat. The aircraft had been flown, three weeks earlier, from Cuba’s Sancti Spiritus airport to Miami’s Dade-Collier ...
French investigators are seeking tighter regulations to ensure safety for passengers who pay for on-demand flights outside of commercial air transport operations. Investigation authority BEA is urging action from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency after a Piper PA-46 stalled and landed hard, badly damaging the aircraft, during a fourth ...
UK regulators are mandating installation of active carbon monoxide detectors in certain piston-engined light aircraft from the beginning of next year. The Civil Aviation Authority had formally sought opinions from the general aviation community last year in order to shape its policy on the issue. Its directive requires carriage of ...
