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This week's guest is Ivy McIver of Cirrus, telling us all about how to get a plane to land itself! Read more

In this video, we break down the costs of learning to fly and obtaining a Private Pilot Licence (PPL): flight training, medical exams, ground school, landing fees, equipment, and CAA licence charges. Read more

This week's guest is Mike Pearson, telling us what the future has in store for 100LL. Read more

The new roadmap is to speed up the certification of new aircraft types, and the validation process each country goes through to approve another country's type certification. Read more...

Textron Aviation: why is your Beechcraft King Air air ambulance sporting factory installed hard points on the wings? Read more

Well known professional pilot training company FTEJerez is to open a new UK base at London Oxford Airport in addition to its HQ in Spain. Read more...

Robinson Helicopter has received FAA approval to install the Garmin GFC 600H Helicopter Flight Control System on all future R66 helicopters Read more...

Aircraft manufacturer GippsAero is back in business, in Australia, making aircraft again. The first new airframe in five years began to be assembled last week. Read more

This week's guests are Dan Subhani, who’ll be telling us about this year’s Spamfield, and George Bacon about the future of air displays Read more

Geoff Hall, from Kent microlight club, joined hundreds of microlight enthusiasts at Spamfiled Fly-in, on the picturesque Isle of Wight… Read more...

Discover how Skies Unlocked, a free careers event at Manchester Airport, is helping to close the 29% Disability Employment Gap in aviation Read more

The French tech startup says it brings hybrid-electric propulsion to propeller-driven aircraft - homebuilt, kit-built and light aircraft. Read more

The Honourable Company of Air Pilots (HCAP) has a new, one-day initiative aimed at guiding prospective pilots through the assessment process. Read more...

Van's Aircraft is back working steadily on its new high-wing backcountry aircraft, the RV-15. Late last week, the new wing was flown successfully on a warm Oregon afternoon. Read more

First flight in the Junkers A50, a modern take on the 1930s open cockpit Junior, which is set to be approved in Germany as a 600kg microlight Read more...

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This week's guest is Paul Warren Wilson, giving us the lowdown on what it’s like operating the legendary Catalina flying boat Read more

Owain Johns is the new chief executive of the British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA).Owain is a keen pilot of a P&M QuikR microlight Read more

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The long process of modernising the UK's airspace is coming out of the 'talking about it' phase into a 'taking action' phase... we think. Read more

Flying at Dubai's Emirates Flight Training Academy just got a whole lot more fun with the addition of two Gamebird GB1 aerobatic aircraft Read more

Seventy-four pilots graduated from Leading Edge Aviation at a ceremony held beneath the wings of Concorde at Aerospace Bristol recently. Read more

This week's guest is Simon Keeling, telling us about the dangers of summer weather. Read more

+VIDEO Vertical Aerospace says it has made European aviation history with the first-ever piloted wingborne flight of a winged electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in open airspace. Read more

There's a wide spread of free landings for FLYER Club members for June: Balado, Scotland; Jersey International; Sackville Farm and East Kirkby Read more

Will the former RAF Scampton site become yet another housing estate rather than be turned into a hub of aviation, aerospace and satellite technology? Read more

A fully electric aircraft designed, developed and built in the US, the Alia CX300 from Beta Technologies, has arrived in the UK as part of a European tour. Read more

Hangar Homes on Enniskillen Aeropark has finally been giving the green light by the local planners. Read more...

TAG Aviation's Angel Wun has successfully completed her line check and is now a Junior First Officer pilot on a Gulfstream G650 business jet, Read more

This week we are talking all things summer fly-ins! The team will be picking their favourite events of the season and sharing what makes them so special. Read more

Stay ahead of the curve with the ForeFlight 2025 Updates — a must-watch for pilots, aviation enthusiasts, engineers. Read more

Diamond Aircraft is setting up a network of authorised training centres. Training organisations operating Diamond aircraft can achieve recognition. Read more...

Otto Aviation has unveiled the Phantom 3500, a radical new private jet that’s turning heads: it has no passenger windows. Read more

A huge blaze which started yesterday evening (Thursday) at about 6pm has destroyed a large hangar at Bicester Airfield. Read more

Shock news but Blackbushe Airport has won a long-running case to deregister part of the site to modernise facilities for General Aviation. Read more

This week's guest is Dave White, sharing his tips for flying across the Channel. Read more

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A Cessna Grand Caravan powered by ZeroAvia's ZA600 hydrogen-electric propulsion system could be the world’s first zero emission commercial cargo aircraft - and it will be flying here in the UK. Read more

The latest to announce a hybrid-electric alternative is the UK's Vertical Aerospace for its VX4 aircraft, following similar moves by Archer and Joby Read more

Britain’s regulators are protecting reputations, not pilots’ lives — and the consequences are real: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Read more...

TV presenters Richard Hammond and James May have pitched an electric Pipistrel Velis Electro aircraft against an electric Porsche Taycan car Read more...

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Junkers Aircraft is set to launch one of the most ambitious private aircraft tours of the year: the Junkers A50 Junior Tour 2025. Read more

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Ultimate High founder and boss Mark Greenfield is calling for the CAA to recognise the latest techniques used to recover from a stall Read more...

Klein Vision, Slovakia-based developer of a flying car, has unveiled its production prototype of the Aircar. Read more...

The British Women Pilots’ Association (BWPA) today opens the applications window for its 2025 aviation scholarships. Read more...

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Cirrus Aircraft has launched a major update of its SR Series piston aircraft, the G7+, fitted with Garmin Autoland emergency landing system Read more