Ryanair boosts capacity on select routes ahead of Euro 2024
Ryanair has added over 11,000 extra seats from the UK ahead of Euro 2024 taking place in Germany this June. High passenger traffic levels for the international footballing event is causing Ryanair to add extra capacity on some of its existing key routes, including London Stansted and Manchester. The Irish low cost carrier (LCC) is also launching new routes for the event from Edinburgh, Bristol, and Glasgow on a temporary basis. Head...
UK flight training regulatory charges rise by 7.7%
The UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) charging scheme for the financial year 2024/2025 came into effect in April. The headline figure for the flight training industry is a 7.7% increase across all CAA safety related charges which includes licensing charges for pilots and flying schools, revised down slightly from the 8.3% increase previously proposed. Details of the revised charges for pilots and flight schools are contained...
Unleaded Avgas operator reverting back to leaded fuel
The University of North Dakota (UND) – which operates one of the largest flight training fleets in the US – has reported valve seat recession issues in some Lycoming engine powerplants installed in its training aircraft following its switchover from leaded to unleaded Avgas. UND undertook the change from leaded Avgas (100LL) to Swift Fuels’ unleaded Avgas (UL94) in June 2023 and by October last year had logged some 46,000 flying hours...
Aurigny to add two ATR 72-600s to its fleet to improve punctuality
Aurigny will lease two new aircraft from July in an effort to improve the reliability of its services, which has dropped below the UK average in recent months, according to the company’s CEO. The Guernsey-based airline hopes adding two aircraft to its fleet of ATR 72-600s will reduce cancellations and delays. Nico Bezuidenhout, CEO of Aurigny, said the airline’s punctuality rate was normally “well above” the...
LIFT Academy orders Diamond Aircraft to meet growing demand
Diamond Aircraft and Leadership in Flight Training (LIFT) Academy announce an expansion of LIFT Academy’s training fleet. The addition of 50 DA40s and 6 DA42s to the fleet demonstrates LIFT Academy’s strong growth and its commitment to providing students with the skills needed for success. This collaboration supports LIFT Academy’s cutting-edge program, which is designed to prepare student pilots for successful...
Iberia offering cadet pilot jobs in ‘part sponsorship’ training deal
Iberia announced the relaunch of its cadet pilot training programme in association with FTEJerez Flight Training Europe. The collaboration between Iberia and FTEJerez will see the Spanish flag carrier providing interest-free financing for approximately 50% of the training cost. New pilot hopefuls have until the 15 May to submit their applications for the Iberia initiative that is helping to ease the burden of high professional flight...
