New Zealand's Pacific Aerospace has delivered a PAC 750XL single-engine turboprop to US distributor Utility Aircraft. The Hamilton-based manufacturer has sold 18 sky-diving configured aircraft, with options for a further 260. The 750XL can carry 17 jumpers, or eight tandem pairs and a solo, to 14,000ft (4,300m) in 12min. Floatplane, medical evacuation, passenger and freight versions of the aircraft are planned.
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. ...
