Britten Norman to train Gulf Med pilots in Islander deal
Britten Norman to facilitate the training and development of Gulf Med pilots, maintenance, and ground staff from facilities in Malta as part of a new aircraft deal. The SJC Group headquartered in Malta has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Britten Norman for two factory Islander aircraft, including options for a third. The two aircraft will be part of the first batch of aircraft made at Britten Norman’s UK factories at Bembridge,...
Diamond Aircraft’s new aerobatic trainer makes its debut
Diamond Aircraft’s latest trainer makes its premiere at the 2023 Paris Airshow only a week after its maiden flight in June. The DART-750 tandem seat aerobatic trainer is powered by a Pratt and Whitney PT6A-25C turboprop engine and equipped with next generation avionic technology. Covering all basic flight manoeuvres, performance and handling checks, the first test flight lasted 30 minutes. According to the Austrian aircraft...
UK students win Paris Airshow rocketry award
Members of the Ridgeway Rocket Club from Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College, were crowned International Rocketry Challenge Champions at the 2023 Paris Airshow. The three students won the prestigious rocketry award after completing an international fly-off against teams from the US, Japan, and France. It is the first time a UK team have won the International Rocketry Challenge since 2019. The stringent 2023 mission requirements to...
Women needed for glider pilot study
Leinster Gliding Centre in Co Kildare ROI is currently recruiting women candidates to take part in a study on the experience of participating in learning to fly gliders in a typical gliding club environment. The study is being run in partnership with the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin. The participants in the study will become members of the Leinster Gliding Centre for six months, with membership and the...
