Air League Air Day 2017 at Bicester Gliding Centre
By Air League Scholarship winner Andy Fisher Like most others in the aviation world, I have the desire to sample as many forms of flight as possible, if not all of those which are humanly possible as a regular person. I’ve sampled flight whilst an Air Cadet and civilian Instructor in the form of: rotary, both heavy lift and training, fixed wing light aircraft in the form of the Tutor (Grob 115E) and Aquila A211 (whilst on a...
easyJet signs agreement with Air Berlin
Meantime Luton-based easyJet have signed an agreement with Air Berlin to acquire part of its operations at Berlin Tegel Airport for a purchase consideration of €40 million. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in December 2017. The acquisition will result in easyJet entering into leases for up to 25 A320 aircraft, offering employment to Air Berlin crews and taking over other assets including...
Up, up and away (Perhaps)
Going around is taught as a normal flight manoeuvre during early training. The psychological subtleties become apparent only later. Darragh Owens explains the importance of the go around The go-around is one of the earliest safety-related procedures to which a learner pilot is exposed during initial training. The student is taught that a decision to discontinue the approach to landing, to climb back up into the sky, can be prompted by...
Monarch pilots in demand
UK airlines have reacted quickly to the collapse of Monarch airlines which left around 400 ex-Monarch pilots looking for new positions. A number of airlines set-up Monarch-specific recruitment web pages within hours of the news that Monarch had ceased flying, with major airlines including Virgin Atlantic, EasyJet, Flybe, Thompson and BA City Flyer all offering a ‘fast track’ applications process for ex-Monarch crew. It is understood...
At last – a certified DC-3 flight simulator
Here at FTN Towers we’re used to reporting the latest news of advanced simulators being bought by flying schools and other training organisations. We’ve even been known to have a go in simulators from time-to-time (and it’s not true that an FTN staffer once described a particular simulator as being more realistic than the actual aeroplane it was representing). Even so, the news that that the Dutch CAA has certified a DC-3 simulator as...
