EASA issues Austro Engine Airworthiness Directive
Mar14

EASA issues Austro Engine Airworthiness Directive

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) announcing mandatory work to be undertaken on all E4 and E4P Jet-A1-powered piston engines installed in Diamond Aircraft, including the popular twin-engine DA-42 NG trainer in use at a large number of flight schools across the world. The AD refers to a Mandatory Service Bulletin (MSB) from Diamond that has been issued following a number of...

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Save Plymouth Airport petition quickly gaining momentum
Mar13

Save Plymouth Airport petition quickly gaining momentum

After reporting that the lease holders of mothballed Plymouth Airport, Sutton Harbour Group (SHG), were facing legal action over an alleged breach of its lease covenants, a petition has now been started calling for the site to be protected for aviation use. The petition, which had garnered a little over 3,000 signatures at the time of writing, states: “For nearly 15 years, the people of Plymouth have been without their airport. This...

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AERO Friedrichshafen 30th anniversary event to promote sustainable aviation
Mar12

AERO Friedrichshafen 30th anniversary event to promote sustainable aviation

The annual AERO event, held each year at Friedrichshafen in southern Germany, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and one of the key topics for 2024 will be sustainable aviation. Europe’s largest General Aviation event will be focussing on sustainable aviation fuels, new propulsion systems, new energy sources and new aerodynamic concepts. On the Saturday of the show (20 April 2024), an airshow will also take place featuring,...

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IFA invests €2.1m in training fleet additions
Mar11

IFA invests €2.1m in training fleet additions

Portugal’s International Flight Academy (IFA) has confirmed a new €2.1m contract with Textron for seven Pipistrel aircraft. Two of the new aircraft will be the Velis Electro model, the world’s only certified fully electric aircraft, powered by two water-cooled lithium batteries, with a flight range of 50 minutes, plus reserves. The two new electric trainers will be the first of their kind in Portugal, the school confirmed. The...

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Beyond Aero achieve first hydrogen electric flight
Mar09

Beyond Aero achieve first hydrogen electric flight

Beyond Aero has completed manned flights in a hydrogen-electric aircraft using a fuel cell. The test flights, which were flown from Gap-Tallard airfield in Southern France, are the first manned hydrogen flights to be conducted in the country. The aircraft a G1 Aviation two-seater ultralight aircraft retrofitted with Beyond Aero’s hydrogen-electric powertrain. The hydrogen powertrain drives a single propeller with two-thirds of its...

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ACS Aviation 2024 PPL Flying Scholarship
Mar08

ACS Aviation 2024 PPL Flying Scholarship

Scottish commercial pilot training academy ACS Aviation is continuing its flying scholarship scheme in 2024 and has recently opened the application process.  The Perth Airport based Approved Training Organisation is offering 10 hours of flight training towards a Private Pilot Licence (PPL) to successful applicants to the scholarship, as well as 12 months school membership and a Bose A20 headset worth over £1,000.00. ACS Aviation has...

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