This important judgement means that the High Court has given permission for the case to go ahead because it considers that the claim meets the threshold of arguability

Fairoaks 2020, the volunteer campaign group fighting plans to close Fairoaks Airport to create 1,000 homes on its Green Belt site, has been swift to galvanise support from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) of General Aviation and also from other sectors of the industry

L3 Commercial Aviation have announced the launch of the L3 Pilot Pathways Female Scholarship program, which will provide 10 scholarships to female candidates applying for its Integrated Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) training program

CAP 1616 describes the different stages of the airspace change process and the activities involved and the second edition will give updated guidance on the regulatory process for changing airspace design including community engagement requirements

The German Ultralight Aviation Association (DULV) have granted the the coaxial helicopter RotorSchmiede VA115 ultralight its type certificate and RS Helikopter GmbH will deliver the first helicopters in time for the 2019 season

Tim Hardy has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Light Aircraft Association, succeeding Brian Davies who has stepped down after five years in the post. David Mole has been appointed vice-Chairman in addition to his role as the Association’s secretary

Drone experts from all over the world have gathered in Amsterdam on 27-28 November 2018 for this year’s EASA High Level Conference on Drones

The SkyBeacon ADS-B unit from uAvionix has had its STC data package accepted by the FAA with 272 aircraft AML

The Solent LAIT membership has formulated its ’10 Golden Rules’ of good advice to help pilots avoid infringing notified airspace

Although the deadline has now passed for your official objections, the Fairoaks 2020 campaign say the concerned councils are still accepting comments on the development

California has played a crucial role in the development of modern aviation and Air New Zealand have tracked that history through this fantastic timeline

Development of the first electric race airplane has taken a major leap forward due to an innovative partnership announced between the University of Nottingham and Air Race E

Re-live all the action from 2018’s Old Buckenham Airshow with this action-packed DVD featuring over an hour of exclusive footage

Californian racer Steve Senegal has become the first person to win an Air Race in China after clinching the Air Race 1 China Cup in Wuhan

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) today published its 2018 third quarter aircraft shipments and billings report

The Duxford-based team was initially formed for just one show but now they are planning to do more in 2019

“This is the first serial-hybrid electric plane in the world with two electrically powered free-stream propellers and one combustion engine.”

Organisers have released an exciting line-up of pilots who will compete for the Air Race 1 China Cup title at Hannan Municipal Airport in Wuhan City, China

“Oriens Aviation offers an extensive maintenance facility at Biggin Hill, so its smart hangar was the perfect backdrop to showcase our amazing, one month-old Super Versatile Jet in the UK.”

Celebrated US air racing pilot Darryl Greenamyer died on 1 October at the age of 82

At October’s National Business Aviation Association Convention in Orlando Aerion Corporation predicted that its AS2 supersonic business jet will fly in 2023 and make its first transatlantic flight on 24 October that year on the 20th anniversary of the last commercial flight by Concorde

Key sub-systems have now successfully passed their preliminary design review, paving the way to the manufacturing of key components

Piper’s performance in this quarter and year to date is up by 54% compared to the same period in 2017

The All Party Parliamentary Group for General Aviation (APPG-GA) has written to the Secretary of State for Transport urging him to reconsider the safeguarding obligations invested in the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in order to improve protection for the UK’s vital network of airfields

On 15th October, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) opened a public consultation on its proposal of airworthiness standards which will enable the certification of small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft

Bloodhound Programme Ltd, the company behind Project Bloodhound, the initiative to break the land speed world record, entered into administration on 15th October 2018

Having received the final documents for its proposed application for a Judicial Review of the CAA decision on the TAG ACP from its Airspace Team on 8 October, the Lasham Gliding Society’s committee has approved filing of the society’s application with the Court

Edinburgh-based Trig Avionics Limited has announced plans to move its regulatory HQ to the Netherlands as part of its planned European expansion

Bristol Groundschool have announced a solution for all students currently or about to start taking their European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) professional pilot theory exams with the UK Civil Aviation Authority that safeguards against a Brexit ‘no deal’ next March

In a letter to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA), lawmakers from the UK APPG on General Aviation and the Congressional General Aviation Caucus, have called for a bilateral agreement to provide recognition and acknowledgement for new medical standards