BEA appointed UK Piper Aircraft dealer
Jan16

BEA appointed UK Piper Aircraft dealer

British European Aviation (BEA) has announced its appointment as the exclusive dealer in the UK for Piper Aircraft. BEA was formed in 2010 by combining several GA businesses including Heli Air and Booker Aviation. The company says that since the signing of a fifty year lease for Wycombe Air Park, BEA also has the stability and control to develop as the premier business venue for General Aviation in and around the London area. Speaking...

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Stapleford airfield planning GNSS approach
Jan15

Stapleford airfield planning GNSS approach

Stapleford airfield in Essex, home to the Stapleford Flight Centre and one of the busiest General Aviation airfields in the London area, has launched a consultation on a new GNSS ‘RNAV’ instrument approach to its 21L runway. The airfield, which sees extensive private and commercial flight training activity says that approximately 700 flights a year are expected to use the satellite-guided approach (out of approximately 40,000 annual...

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Brize / Oxford airspace proposals spark controversy
Jan13

Brize / Oxford airspace proposals spark controversy

 The proposals, developed jointly between RAF Brize Norton and London Oxford Airport, call for a very significant increase in Class D controlled airspace across a swathe of the Cotswolds, extending approximately from west of Cirencester across to Bicester and Banbury in the east. The airports say that the new controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate their existing and projected traffic, and in particular Instrument Flight Rules...

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Egyptian Aviation Academy order Beechcraft
Jan12

Egyptian Aviation Academy order Beechcraft

Textron Aviation Inc., has received an order from the Egyptian Aviation Academy for two Beechcraft Baron G58 twins and two Beechcraft Bonanza G36 single engine aircraft. These aircraft will join the academy’s existing Beechcraft fleet as they continue to modernise their training platforms. “The Beechcraft Bonanza and Baron are proven platforms ideally suited to train students as they transition into high-performance, turbine...

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Airfield protection and the championing of GA
Jan10

Airfield protection and the championing of GA

Safeguarding UK airfields from housing development is back on Government’s agenda, after a crucial intervention by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for General Aviation. The APPG for General Aviation, formed last February, has quickly grown to become one of the largest parliamentary groups in Whitehall and has been active in rolling out initiatives to support the General Aviation sector. Consisting of 124 cross-party MPs and...

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