Pilots will race over the ThamesTHEY said it would never happen, but Red Bull WILL run an air race over the UK’s capital on 28 July.At a special press conference on the 32nd floor of No 25 Canada Square in Canary Wharf, the UK’s invited media looked out in amazement on the setting for the course – London’s Docklands.Air race fans will get to see the pilots scream past at 30ft above the Thames as they peel round the re-developed Mill ... more

CESSNA has flown for the first time the new Williams FJ44-4A engine aboard a Citation test bed aircraft. The FJ44-4A will power the new Citation CJ4 under development.First flight of the CJ4 is scheduled for the first half of 2008 and entry into service is set for the first half of 2010. "The first flight of the new engine went very well, and performance exceeded our expectations during the 50-minute flight," said CJ4 program mana ... more

PC-12 tops 700 as Next Gen aircraft completes testsSWISS manufacturer Pilatus has just delivered its 700th PC-12 single-engine turboprop aircraft. It's the world's top-selling turbine business aircraft - and Pilatus is already hard at work on a follow-up model.The 700th aircraft went to David Fountain, a private investor based in Halifax, Nova Scotia - and it replaces one he has flown since 2001.Fountain said, "The Pilatus PC-12 is an ... more

Pair finally reach the North PolePOLARFIRST helicopter pilots Jennifer Murray and Colin Bodill have finally made it to the North Pole in their Bell helicopter. The pair were stuck at Eureka in the Arctic for a week waiting for a gap in the weather and finally made it to the Pole on Friday 20 April. The pair told LOOP they felt on top of the World and have a huge sense of relief. "We had been stuck at Eureka - about 600 nautical miles f ... more