AAA opens its 1st aviation foundation school in India

Airways Aviation Academy (AAA) is pleased to announce the opening of the first of several planned aviation foundation schools in India. The new school will deliver its bespoke Foundation Courses as part of the Airways Aviation Airline Pilot Pathway Program from April 2022 and provides the perfect opportunity for aspiring aviators interested in beginning theirRead More

FlightSafety to provide crew training products & services for Lilium Jet operators

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been announced recently between eVTOL startup manufacturer Lilium, fractional-share provider NetJets, and FlightSafety International calls for the latter company to provide crew training products and services for Lilium Jet operators. Last week, NetJets signed an MoU for up to 150 Lilium eVTOLs that it plans to operate under itsRead More

UK’s aviation industry skills shortage continuing impacted by Brexit

The UK aviation industry’s skills shortage continues to be exacerbated by a failure to reach an agreement on the movement of labor across borders following the country’s departure from the European Union (EU). Marc Bailey, chief executive of the British Business & General Aviation Association (BBGA), told the group’s conference recently that high-level political obstaclesRead More

Skyborne graduates secure jobs with Wizz Air UK

Skyborne is celebrating six graduates who have secured jobs with Wizz Air UK. UKCAA Integrated ATPL graduates Adam Prince, Christopher Coles, Matt Langrudge, Thomas Pearson and James Mosscrop, as well as UKCAA Modular ATPL graduate Henry Wallace, have been selected to fly the Airbus A320/A321 aircraft across Wizz Air’s UK’s growing UK network. Since completingRead More

United Academy buys 25 Cirrus TRAC SR20 aircraft for its training program

United Aviate Academy has purchased a fleet of twenty-five Cirrus TRAC SR20 aircraft for its ab-initio training program. The Academy is part of United’s pilot career development program, which aims to offer streamlined paths to a United flight deck for beginning and established pilots. Within the next decade, United aims to hire more than 10,000Read More

ACS Flight Training celebrates 15 years of pilot training, alongside new investment

ACS Flight Training is celebrating fifteen years of training pilots, alongside significant investment in the company. The Scottish company is investing to meet increasing post-pandemic demand for its two major areas of business: pilot training and aviation maintenance. Graeme Frater, ACS Aviation managing director, said, “After almost two years of significant turmoil for the globalRead More

Skyborne Academy, United Airlines partner to deliver new training program

Skyborne Airline Academy has partnered with United Airlines to deliver the Aviate program, a training program that will train candidates with no flying experience through an FAA Part 141 program to become a Certified Flight Instructor, ultimately joining the airline as a First Officer. Candidates will need to meet Skyborne’s entry criteria and pass theRead More

British Army lowers minimum rank to become Army pilot

The British Army has lowered the minimum rank to become an Army pilot to Private with a recommendation for promotion to Lance Corporal (LCpl). The Army Air Corps cites this as ‘one of the biggest upheavals in the way the AAC recruits, selects and employs soldier pilots since its formation in 1957.’ The change isRead More

Leading Edge Aviation launches new distant learning program ‘Vector’

Leading Edge Aviation has announced the launch of the new distance learning program called ‘Vector’, allowing aspirational pilots to complete ground school studies remotely. Leading Edge was the first ATO (Approved Training Organization) to resume training by providing an online option, and the arrival of VECTOR is intended to capitalize on this success. VECTOR aimsRead More

Gulf Air designs 1st in-house type rating course for its pilots

Gulf Air has developed for the first time an in-house type rating course for its pilots who fly Airbus to be qualified to fly its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet. Approved by Bahrain’s Civil Aviation Affairs, the course was fully conducted by Gulf Air’s experienced Bahraini instructors. The first pilots who successfully completed the course wereRead More