Skyborne offers Flybe crew support package
Apr24

Skyborne offers Flybe crew support package

Gloucestershire Airport-based Skyborne Airline Academy are inviting former Flybe pilots to apply for a specialist Skyborne sponsored flight instructor programme, and are also offering three hours of free time in Skyborne’s Boeing 737 MAX simulator, to prepare for the simulator assessment phase of any future job interview, for those pilots wishing to continue their airline careers with other carriers. Lee Woodward, Skyborne CEO, said:...

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VA ‘BURSARY 24’ extended
Apr24

VA ‘BURSARY 24’ extended

Following the success of its ‘Bursary 24’ offer during March 2020, VA Airline Training has announced that an additional 24 £500 Bursaries will now be available throughout the months of April and May 2020. Pilots booking either a VA Airline Pilot Standards Multi-Crew Cooperation (APS MCC) course or a Ryanair Mentored APS MCC will receive a £500 bursary to secure the course for £6,400 including VAT instead of the regular £6,900 course...

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Theoretical knowledge exam completion period extended
Apr24

Theoretical knowledge exam completion period extended

With ATOs and DTOs unable to deliver theoretical knowledge examinations for their students during the Covid-19 shutdown period, and with the CAA announcing cessation of all UK CAA Exam sessions until at least 01 May 2020 (now more likely to be June), the Authority has decided to extend the maximum permitted exam completion period from 18 to 24 months. The general exemption is for candidates within UK-based Approved Training...

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BGA launches webinar, issue exemptions and announces new radio telephony course
Apr24

BGA launches webinar, issue exemptions and announces new radio telephony course

In  bid to keep the gliding community engaged during the pandemic lockdown, the British Gliding Association (BGA) have been running a series of webinars over the last few weeks. The webinars commenced on 29 March with a presentation from Andy Perkins, the BGA’s chairman. The date was apposite as it also marked the 90th anniversary of the association. Andy explained that the BGA had introduced the webinars to keep their membership...

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Pen y Fan gets a surprise visitor
Apr15

Pen y Fan gets a surprise visitor

A friend of FTN, a Search & Rescue pilot, sent us this photo of his team atop Pen y Fan (the Brecon Beacons’ highest mountain). It’s a first for the SAR team based out of St Athan Airport, as although they have lifted plenty of people off the mountain in the past, this is the first time that they’ve managed to land their LDH189 on the peak as it’s usually packed with...

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