22nd April 2017 / Pilot Careers Live / Sofitel airport, Heathrow T5, UK
22nd April 2017 / Pilot Careers Live / Sofitel airport, Heathrow T5,...
Concorde on the move again
OK – don’t get too excited, although we have to admit that even now, some 14 years after Concorde left commercial service, even the mention of the name brings on a certain misty-eyed longing around FTN towers. The actual news (yes, we do dabble in that occasionally) is that Concorde 216 G-BOAF has been moved from a long repose next to the now-closed runway at Bristol Filton, to her new home across the airfield in the soon to be opened...
fly2help Gala Dinner
If you’re looking for a good night out, the chance to dine in the world-famous RAF club, and the opportunity to raise some money for a very worthy aviation cause, you could do worse than check your diary for the 3rd May. The event will be the 2017 fly2help Gala Dinner, to be held at the historic RAF Club, on Piccadilly in central London on Wednesday 3rd May 2017. The evening will include a champagne reception in the Churchill Bar...
Straight and Very Level By Darragh Owens
My student Rick had been looking forward to this long cross-country flight, part of his commercial pilot’s licence (CPL) training. Quite the stickler for detailed planning, all of his paperwork was immaculately prepared, legible, and well organised in the cockpit. His plan called for a cruising altitude of 5,000 feet. We were climbing to that height and he had just checked in with the en-route controller. Mind you, we weren’t...
Stobart Air recruiting
Stobart Air – formerly Aer Arran – are recruiting pilots as part of its ambitious expansion plans. At present Stobart Air provide ‘franchise’ services on UK and Ireland routes including services for Aer Lingus Regional and Flybe, operating ATR72 aircraft. Stobart are now recruiting for Embraer 195 pilots, both type-rated and non type-rated, to be based at ‘London’ Southend and Dublin. These aircraft will be operated as a Flybe...
