The government has announced a funding competition for the Future Flight Challenge starting with a two-day discovery workshop for successful applicants. The workshop will refine, … Read more
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Eshott Airfield needs our help
Eshot Airfield needs our help with its planning application to extend its operating hours. “A permission was gained through a lot of hard work to … Read more
Scylax announces island-hopping electric airliner
A ten-seat 100% electric twin engine mini-airliner is under development by a German company called Scylax. The company was founded in 2013 by Calin Gologan … Read more
Cirrus Aircraft aims at flight training market with new TRAC series
Cirrus Aircraft has made a bold pitch for the flight training market with the launch of a dedicated aircraft, the TRAC series. Reliability, durability and … Read more
Video: flying with Cirrus’s Dale Klapmeier
A series of aviation videos with a difference. They’re interviews with notable entrepreneurs in aircraft while visiting key locations that influenced the subject. Subject number … Read more
Brize Norton revises latest airspace proposal
RAF Brize Norton recently hosted a stakeholder meeting at which its latest and near-final design for a larger area of controlled airspace surrounding the airfield … Read more
CFS launches Rotax engine finance offer
If you’re building or overhauling a kitplane or microlight, then the £16,761 new price of the best-selling 100hp Rotax 912ULS engine is a challenge. So, … Read more
James Ketchell completes round-the-world flight
James Ketchell has completed his round-the-world flight in a Magni M16C open-cockpit gyrocopter. The 37-year adventurer landed at Popham Airfield on Sunday having covered 24,000 … Read more
Cranfield launches AVIATE+ to help small businesses
Cranfield University has been awarded £1.2m to create a UK Aviation Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship cluster, named AVIATE+, to help small businesses develop the technology … Read more
Kristoff heads to uni with Air BP’s PPL award
An aviation-mad 18-year-old glider pilot has won the Air BP Sterling Pilot Scholarship, valued at around £10,000. Air BP, named Kristoff Ahlner from Shenfield in … Read more