VisionAire plans to display the proof-of-concept prototype of its Vantage single-turbofan business jet at the US National Business Aviation Association show in Dallas, Texas, on 22-25 September. Some 55 flights, totalling 100h, have been completed at Scaled Composites in Mojave, California. The aircraft is to be based from October at VisionAire's St Louis, Missouri, base.
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.
