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Kemble Air Services – based at Kemble Airfield in Gloucestershire – has secured the future of the Great Vintage Flying Weekend. The G-VFWE, as it’s … Read more

Cirrus has announced that its VLJ – which flew for the first time at the end of last week – will be named the Cirrus … Read more

Update 11/07/08: Thielert’s administrator, Dr Kubler, has responded to Diamond’s actions (see below) by suggesting that Diamond was withdrawing on a ‘pretext’. Diamond would have … Read more

TGD leasing, which already owns Pilot Flight Training based at Wellesbourne Mountford, has acquired Aeros Holdings LImited. Aeros has bases at Gloucester and Bristol Filton … Read more

Cirrus has made the first flight of its ‘the-jet’. The aircraft took off, flew for 45 minutes or so, and then landed – all apparently … Read more

Tecnam, the Italian manufacturer, has bought 88% of Spanish company Composite Aeronautic Group (CAG), manufacturer of the Toxo range of light aircraft. The purchase will, … Read more

Phil Boyer, the president of US AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) is to retire at the end of the year. Boyer has been at … Read more

The CAA, in conjuction with Helios, has launched a new website to help private pilots report any problems they experience with GPS. Called <i>nano</i> (‘navigation … Read more

Cirrus has rolled out its ‘the-jet’, the latest arrival in the VLJ – Very Light Jet – market. The-jet was first announced a year ago … Read more