RVL Group's second Partenavia P68 survey aircraft has entered into commercial service. Acquired a year ago with its sister ship, the aircraft has since been undergoing extensive maintenance and modification work.

The aircraft has a busy summer ahead of it flying for Blom Aerofilms in the UK and in Europe. Plans are already well advanced to send the aircraft to Norway and Finland on high resolution photography work.

This will be the fourth RVL Group aircraft flying for Blom this year, which will itself be relocating into RVL Group's new East Midlands Airport complex at the end of their busy summer season.

Building of RVL Group's office and hangar facility at East Midlands airport has reached another important milestone. Restoration of the office block – which will eventually house Ordnance Survey, Blom Aerofilms and the Environment Agency as well as RVL's own staff – and the car park is complete. Construction of a new hangar complex is now under way, and by the autumn RVL Group's entire operation will be located in the new facility.