Executive Jet Aviation (EJA) will hire more than 80 pilots before the end of year to fly the fractional-jet-ownership operator's growing fleet of business aircraft. EJA hired 55 pilots in 1994 and 100 the following year, swelling the roster to 213. An additional 20 pilots work for Executive Jet International.
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.
