Pacific Aerospace has received US certification for its PAC 750 XL single-engine turboprop, for which it says it has options for 260. The 750 XL, fixed-gear, low-wing utility aircraft is designed for skydiving and has a 2,000kg (4,400lb) useful load and a high-lift wing. The New Zealand manufacturer says it can carry 17 fully equipped skydivers to 12,000ft (3,660m) in about 12min.
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. ...
