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...
Government ‘General Aviation Champion’ announced
The Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, has announced that Byron Davies will be the Government’s first ever General Aviation Champion. Mr Grayling made the announcement at the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on General Aviation Christmas Reception on the Terrace of the House of Commons. The Reception was by over 80 members of the General Aviation community as well as Members of Parliament and Lords, and...
Piper Aircraft enjoy strong growth in 2017
Piper Aircraft Inc. say that they have achieved “double-digit” growth in both sales revenue and deliveries of new aircraft in 2017, in particular as demand for trainer aircraft and M-class products has continued to expand. As a result, there are now over 900 employees at the Piper Aircraft headquarters in Vero Beach, Florida, USA. Piper Aircraft say that during the past 18 months, it has hired over 300 employees, which equates to a...
Stoflight order ALSIM FNPTII
ALSIM has sold an AL42 FNPT II flight simulator to the Stoflight Academy, based in Stockholm Vasteras Airport, Sweden. The simulator will be delivered at the beginning of this year. Stoflight’s Head of Training, Diako Rad, said: “We have been looking for a capable simulator to meet our needs for a while now and after trying a few of them, we finally found the Alsim AL42 to be the best. We flew the simulator and were impressed by its...
Discovery Aviation Launches Advanced XL-2 Aircraft
Florida-based Discovery Aviation has started production of its new ‘advanced XL-2’ with a three aircraft order from a current XL-2 operator in Seoul, Korea. The business plan calls for production to ramp up in 2018 with full production capabilities to be achieved later in the year. The new advanced XL-2 will feature an upgraded avionics suite which will include the Garmin G500 Dual Screen Electric Flight Display, Mid Continent Standby...
Diamond Aircraft acquired by Chinese Wanfeng Auto Holdings Group
Diamond Aircraft Industries has been acquired by Wanfeng Aviation Industry Co., Ltd. Wanfeng Auto Holdings Group is a global company with more than 60 subsidiaries. Wanfeng Auto Holdings Group employs over 12,000 employees in six industrial sectors and is amongst the Chinese Private Enterprises Top 500 (#123) and China Auto Industry Top 30 (#18). Mr. Christian Dries, former CEO of Diamond Aircraft said: “Diamond is my life’s work. In...
