Diamond has – at last! – a single-engine flagship aircraft to go head to head with rival manufacturer Cirrus. It’s the Diamond DA50 RG which … Read more
EASA
Continental receives EASA type certificate for CD-170 engine
The newest aero diesel engine from Continental, the higher power CD-170, has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The first aircraft to … Read more
TBM 940 receives EASA OK for Autoland
Daher’s TBM 940 is the first aircraft equipped with Garmin’s emergency Autoland system to be approved by both EASA and the FAA. Autoland is available … Read more
EASA certification for Garmin G3X Touch
Last year, the FAA granted Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the installation of G3X Touch in nearly 500 certified single-engine piston aircraft, and now … Read more
UK to accept new 600kg microlight weight limit
+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
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
