Empire Test Pilot School Take Delivery of New Aircraft
The Empire Test Pilots’ School, ETPS, at MoD Boscombe Down has begun taking delivery of its new fleet. The first Airbus H125 helicopter decorated in the new ETPS livery has arrived at Boscombe Down, to join the school’s modernised air fleet. The H125 joins the new Grob 120TP fixed-wing aircraft, which has been flying from Boscombe Down since November 2017. The school’s new Pilatus PC-21 has now also joined the new ETPS fleet. A...
Boeing Forecasts Unprecedented Pilot Demand
Boeing has released the 2018 update of its annual Pilot and Technician outlook, forecasting that the global aviation industry will need 790,000 pilots over the next 20 years. Boeing say that this figure represents double the current pilot workforce and the figure is the most significant demand in the outlook’s nine-year history. In part, the leap in projected demand has occurred because the Boeing forecast now includes data from...
L3 Awarded Royal Air Force Multi-Engine Pilot Training Contract
L3 Commercial Aviation has been selected by the Royal Air Force to support the training of future RAF multi-engine pilots. The three-year contract represents the first time that L3 has provided such training for the RAF. Following a competitive tender process, L3 was selected to provide a bespoke solution for approximately 100 trainee pilots in total. Trainees will undertake a course similar to a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) with...
LAA Rally Busiest Since Return to Sywell
The 2018 Light Aircraft Association Rally broke records at Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire. The good late summer weather ensured a record turnout of over 4,500 visitors and a total of 958 visiting aircraft over the three days of the show. At one point on Saturday afternoon there were over 400 aircraft parked on Sywell’s grass. An enlarged exhibitor area also set a new high in the number of companies and organisations on show,...
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