General Aviation

Old Sarum airfield, which has seen continuous flying since 1917, will officially close on 321st October 2019 at 16:45hrs. The move was originally reported by us back in July after …

The owners of Old Sarum Airfield near Salisbury have given aircraft owners notice to leave the airfield as they plan to wind down the site. The notice gives aircraft owners …

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has appointed Rachel Gardner-Poole as the new head of its General Aviation Unit. Rachel, who is currently the Portfolio Director at the CAA has previously …

A pilot of a light aircraft has suffered a head injury after being forced to ditch his aircraft into the sea in Whitesands Bay near St Davids, Wales. It is …

Stratford-Upon-Avon Council has commenced Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) proceedings for Wellesbourne Airfield (EGBW). Developers are interested in building homes on the site however the Council has stepped and has written …

Delays in the runway reopening at Carlisle Airport are being blamed for the closure of Border Air’s Carlisle flying school. In a statement on their website Border Air said: “We …

The UK Government has appointed a General Aviation Champion to help identify a network of UK aerodromes that are most important for non-scheduled flying to flourish. Former Police Detective and Conservative politician Byron …

A plane crash near Builth Wells which killed two people was the result of an “inadvertent manoeuvre” according to the official accident report. Both men, Nick Jefferies and Scott Penlington, died at …