Soloy is extending its Turbine Pac Cessna 206/207 re-engining programme to include aircraft made since 1986 and powered by the Lycoming IO/TIO-540 piston engine. Until now Soloy's conversion, which centres on the Rolls-Royce 250-C20S turboprop, has only been available for 206s made from 1977 to 1986. The expanded supplemental type certificate also covers a revised inlet location and other changes.
Source: Flight International
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. ...
European safety authorities have lifted a precautionary grounding of Italian manufacturer Blackshape’s BS 115 and BK 160 trainer aircraft, following further investigation into two fatal accidents involving the type. The grounding was ordered in March after an in-flight break-up involving a BK 160TR in Malaysia on 13 February, which prompted ...
