March 2023: Dates for your Diary
A look ahead to noteable dates and deadlines for March 2023: Saturday 4 March: Cranfield University Open Day Cranfield University, Bedford. For “those interested in postgraduate study”, the University offers “the widest selection of specialist aerospace postgraduate degrees in the UK“. A registration form can be completed via this link. Event scheduled from 10:00 – 15:00. More info here. Saturday 11...
Swansea Airport loses license amid safety concerns
The CAA has halted Swansea Airport (EGFH)’s operating licence citing a “systematic failure of safety management”. Following an unannounced audit in which “a series of safety concerns” were found, the aerodrome’s status as a licensed facility was revoked on 15 February. A spokesperson for the CAA told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that the provisional license suspension was the result of ineffective safety management,...
The Air League opens 2023 scholarship applications
Aviation and aerospace charity The Air League has opened applications for its 2023 scholarship programme, offering both powered and gliding opportunities to successful candidates. Founded in 1909, the Air League – described by the organisation as “the UK’s leading aviation, aerospace and space charity” – aims to “break down the barriers into these industries through its scholarship and outreach programmes“....
Rougham airfield to shut in May
Residents of Rougham airfield, located three miles east of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, have been given notice to quit ahead of the impending closure of the site. Rougham Estates, which owns the airfield, has written to residents to inform them that the airfield’s license will not be renewed. Simon Eddell, Rougham Estates manager, emphasised this decision had been reached “because of increased costs of insuring, running and...
Ethiopian Airlines announce a second training centre in Hawassa
The largest aviation group in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines Group, has recently announced its intention to open a new aviation training centre in the Ethiopian city of Hawassa. This second facility will join the Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA)’s existing training centre in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, allowing the academy to “accommodate more trainees”. As well as offering aviation-specific courses – including pilot, cabin crew...
