+VIDEO The UK CAA has confirmed that new designs of aeroplanes and helicopters weighing between 450kg and 600kg will move from pan-European certification, under the … Read more
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World’s first type certificate for electric aircraft to Pipistrel
+VIDEO It’s a world-changing moment : the first electric aeroplane to receive Type Certification is the Pipistrel Velis Electro. Slovenian company Pipistrel and the European … Read more
eVTOL aircraft step closer with EASA proposals
Europe is moving closer to the introduction of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing aircraft known as eVTOLs. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has … Read more
EASA: hours on microlights count for PPL
EASA has allowed fixed-wing microlights to be used to maintain an EASA PPL or LAPL, opening up microlight flying to pilots who want to retain … Read more
EASA announces winners of first GA Safety Award
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced the winners of its first General Aviation (GA) Safety Award. The award was launched in April … Read more
Pilots with UK licence cannot fly EASA aircraft from 8 April
UK pilots with a non-EASA pilot licence will not be able to fly an aircraft with an EASA Certificate of Airworthiness from 8 April 2020. … Read more
UK to leave EASA says Shapps
The UK is to leave the European Aviation Safety Agency. That was confirmed by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps speaking in Washington on Friday. Mr Shapps … Read more
Norway links with EASA for zero emissions roadmap
Norway is taking a lead in emissions-free aviation with a programme to “transform Norwegian air transportation and serve as a learning ground for sustainable aviation”. … Read more
Even Sunny Swift finds airspace complex
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CAA issues advice on medical self-declarations
The CAA has just issued this advice to pilots affected by the 8 April expiry of the current exemption that allows General Aviation (GA) pilots … Read more