easyJet opens pilot training programme targeting 200 new pilots
easyJet has announced that it has opened its Generation easyJet Pilot Training programme, which takes aspiring pilots with little or no experience to the cockpit of an Airbus A320 commercial airliner in around two years as qualified co-pilot. Over 1000 new pilots are set to join easyJet by 2028 as part of a five year recruitment drive, with around 200 places now available this year. The announcement comes shortly after Aer Lingus, TUi...
Results in for UK CAA cost-sharing flight advertising consultation
The UK CAA has been running a consultation on potential changes to the advertising of cost sharing flight as part of a wider cost-sharing flight consultation, and judging by feedback received, pilots do not want to see new, more restrictive advertising regulations imposed. The UK CAA apparently wants to tighten cost sharing flight regulations in order to crack down on illegal charter flights (also known as ‘grey charter’), an...
AERO Friedrichshafen career day starts
The future of aviation depends first and foremost on the people who shape it. The anniversary AERO offers an ideal platform for young people to find out about the diverse career opportunities in the industry with the AERO Career Days. Aviation is a growth industry with interesting career prospects. Manufacturers of aircraft, helicopters and drones, suppliers and service providers in the aerospace industry as well as operators and...
AELO offers ‘zero training delay’ guarantee
A Swiss flight training academy has taken the interesting stance of offering its customers a zero training delay guarantee. AELO Swiss Academy, part of the Aero Locarno Group, which operates flight training bases in Switzerland and Italy, has confirmed that it is offering a ‘Zero Delay Guarantee’ for cadets enrolled on commercial pilot training programmes with the academy. “If you do not complete your training in 16 months, you will...
FTEJerez to celebrate 25 years by hosing Alumni Celebration
Pilot training academy FTEJerez has announced that it will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this May in Jerez, southern Spain. Since having relocated from Prestwick, Scotland in 1999 to sunnier climes, the school reports that it has graduated over 3,000 pilots through its various training programmes and has recently commenced its 250th training course. To mark the occasion, FTE is hosting an Alumni Celebration at the Atalaya Museum...
Pilot Careers Live Heathrow this Saturday
Flight training event Pilot Careers Live (PCL) is returning this Saturday (20 April) to the Sofitel, Heathrow T5. The event brings together many of the world’s top pilot training academies, along with airline representatives and aviation associations. For those considering embarking on commercial pilot training, be it with an end goal to join the airlines, charter operators, rotary companies, or training academies as flight...
