Cotswold Airport 2017 Aviation Scholarships open for applications
Introduced in 2007, the Cotswold Airport Aviation Scholarship provides young adults from the ages of 14 – 18 years living in the Gloucestershire / Wiltshire / Oxfordshire/ Berkshire area the opportunity to experience career options available within the aviation sector. The ethos is to provide Scholars with that vital initial experience that will put them on the first rung of the ladder to their chosen career path. Funded by Cotswold...
Civil Aviation Authority go on the road
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will be holding a number of roadshows in March and April to discuss recent and forthcoming regulatory changes affecting General Aviation (GA) organisations. The CAA say that the ‘roadshow’ programme will cover: Implementation of Part-DTO (Declared Training Organisation), Update on the efforts to reduce Airspace Infringements Implementation of Part-SPO (Special Operations Implementation of Part-ML...
Piper aircraft sell 50 training aircraft to China
China Air Shuttle, based in Beijing, China, will begin to take delivery of the PA28s in the second quarter of 2017, with 30 aircraft scheduled to be delivered in the first year and the remaining 20 to follow in Q1 and Q2 of 2018. China Air Shuttle also intends to order and stock more trainers to meet what it says is the fast-growing flight training market in China. China Air Shuttle CO., Limited (CAS) was incorporated in 2015,...
L3 confirms launch of new Gatwick training centre
L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS) – parent company of CTC Aviation – has announced a partnership with Surrey County Council for the development and construction of a purpose-built airline training centre and production facility for airline simulators. The new training facility, to be named ‘L3 London Training Center’, is scheduled to become operational in the second quarter of 2018. The two new operations will have a combined...
Robinson sell 12,000th helicopter
On December 23, 2016 Robinson R66 S/N 0763 became the 12,000th helicopter to roll off Robinson Helicopter’s production line. S/N 0763 will be delivered to Hover Dynamics in South Africa, the helicopter was purchased by a new charter and tour operator, Fly Karoo Air Services. Robinson’s first two-place R22 was produced and delivered in 1979, and revolutionised the civilian helicopter training market. The four-place R44 appeared in 1993...
