New Piper Aircraft has delivered its 200th Malibu Meridian single-turboprop business aircraft. Certificated in 2000, the Meridian is a derivative of the Malibu Mirage high-performance piston single, with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine and Meggitt Magic glass cockpit. Deliveries began in November 2000.
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.
