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Pipistrel opens electric aircraft charging station
Pipistrel, one of the world’s most innovative light aircraft companies, has developed a charging station for electric aeroplanes. The Slovenian company worked with students from … Read more
Llanbedr Airfield open weekends thanks to FLYER
Llanbedr Airfield is open at weekends following an appeal by pilots on the FLYER forum. Free landings at Llanbedr with a fuel uplift of a … Read more
Russian aircraft parts launched by Yakovlevs
Owners of Russian light aircraft – Yak and Sukhoi – have a new source for parts. It’s Airborne Services Ltd (ASL), parent company of formation … Read more
First test for in-flight weather uplink
U.S. pilots have long enjoyed uplinked weather reports but getting the same information into a U.K. cockpit currently involves a satellite link and the associated … Read more
Aerospace Careers Zone: opportunities for all
Seager Publishing, organiser of Pilot Careers Live and publisher of FLYER Magazine, is to launch Aerospace Careers Zone at its flagship event, Pilot Careers Live … Read more
Lilium Jet backed by $90m investment
The team developing the all-electric Lilium Jet air taxi has received a second round of funding valued at $90 milliion. The investment comes from a … Read more
First flight for Eclipse Project Canada
The new Eclipse twin-engine jet, the EA700 ‘Project Canada’, has taken its first major step forwards with the first flight of the proof-of-concept aircraft. Experimental … Read more
LAA Rally booms in September sunshine
Bright sunshine for the opening days of the 2017 LAA Rally at Sywell in Northamptonshire allowed Britain’s annual showcase for sport and homebuilt aircraft to … Read more
British champions win Beccles air race
The final round of the Royal Aero Club’s 2017 air race series saw not only the historic Airborne and Merlin trophies tightly contested but also … Read more