Kura launch ‘BESTPILOT’ modular pathway
Stratford-Upon-Avon based Kura Aviation have launched what they say is a new training route for aspiring professional pilots, incorporating the quality training and risk reduction measures of an integrated training programme, with the attractive pricing of the modular training route. The BESTPILOT Modular Pathway has been developed by Kura Aviation Limited C.IC. in partnership with CATS Aviation Training, Tayside Aviation, The...
Aviation Skills Partnership open Norwich academy
Aviation Skills Partnership has opened the doors of the brand-new International Aviation Academy – Norwich (IAA-N). The academy is now in operation, students are attending, courses are running, and the facilities are in use. The occasion of the opening was marked by a VIP event with partners from across the industry in attendance. ASP CEO Simon Witts talked about the academy’s development and the bright future of both the building and...
Young Aviators dinner
Ever get cynical about the aviation business? It’s a tired cliché that old hacks (like those you’ll find most days at FTN towers) are sceptical by nature, having been exposed to the darker reaches of human nature, and airline catering, just once too often. Nevertheless, even our hardened hearts were warmed recently by an evening spent at the Young Aviators dinner – an event hosted by The Air League and The Honourable Company of Air...
Single engine commercial operations arrive in Europe
As previously forecast in FTN, the European Commission has now published a new regulation allowing Commercial Air Transport (CAT) operations with single-engined turbine aeroplanes in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) or at night (known as CAT SET-IMC) in Europe. To assist in the implementation of the new rules, EASA have published the associated Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material (AMC/GM). The new...
