GlobalX signs long term pilot training agreement with CAE
Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) signs exclusive long-term pilot training agreement with CAE to operate an A320 family full-flight simulator (FFS) at is Miami, Florida base. The FFS will be ready for pilot training in the first quarter of 2024 and will support the operator’s growing aircrew maintenance and insurance (ACMI) and air charter fleet, plus its A321F expansion programme. “We are delighted to be signing this agreement...
Best of gliding 2023
Glider pilot and influencer Flyingmutz highlights his 2023 gliding season by creating a montage of his best flying sequences. During the year the pilot became the Swiss Junior Champion, and completed successful flights in both the Alps and Southern Germany....
Practise – Demonstrate – Teach
As a Flight Instructor Examiner (FIE) I get to observe many instructors delivering flight training exercises and most of them perform satisfactorily. Occasionally I come across one or two that really don’t know what they are trying to teach. This may be due to poor and inadequate training during the instructor course, or it might be they have forgotten what to do or, more importantly, how to do it. The process of teaching can best be...
Efficiency gains from EU airspace update
Aircraft operators can now enjoy the benefits of the H24 cross-border free route airspace operations in the upper airspace of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Germany. The implementation of cross-border free route airspace by Eurocontrol’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) and by DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung’s Karlsruhe Upper Area Control Centre (KUAC) – two of Europe’s major air navigation service providers – has...
Busy UK airfield to be sold by local council
One of the UK’s busiest general aviation (GA) airports is being put up for sale after the two councils that own it confirmed their intention to sell. Gloucestershire Airport is being put up for sale by Cheltenham Borough and Gloucester City Councils, who say they “are seeking new investment for the airport and are expected to instruct advisors to bring it to market in the near future”. Commenting on the announcement, airport director...
