PCL inaugurates Professional Flight Training Awards
Pilot Careers Live (PCL) – the operators of Europe’s largest series of annual flight training events – has opened applications for its inaugural Professional Flight Training Awards, recognising the achievements of both students and training providers across the industry. The PCL awards celebrate attainment and dedication across ten categories. The awards ceremony will take place just before Pilot Careers Live London in March 2025. The...
UWL Pilot Skills Event 2025
The University of West London (UWL) is hosting its annual Pilot Skills Event this Saturday, 18 January 2025, at UWL’s campus in Ealing, London. This free-to-attend event is designed to equip aspiring, trainee and existing commercial pilots with essential skills and resources to embark on their flying careers. The day promises a host of engaging activities and opportunities, including: Aptitude skills assessment Technical...
CAA employees threaten strike action from 20 January 2025
Having averted strike action back in August 2023, the UK Civil Aviation Authority is now facing new action from its employees arising from a pay dispute. According to trade union Prospect, it’s CAA employee members are planning on taking strike action from 20 January 2025 after having rejected a proposed 3-4% pay rise. The industrial action is to take the form of working to rule and an overtime ban. According to Prospect, the extra...
FINAL CALL: HCAP 2025 PPL scholarships
The application window for the 2025 series of PPL scholarships provided by the Honourable Company of Air Pilots (HCAP) is closing tomorrow (07 January). Valued at over £10,000 per scholarship, successful applicants will receive funding to cover the cost of flight training, which typically includes the minimum number of hours required to achieve a PPL, as well as ground school, exams, and other associated costs. The goal of the...
TUI fully-funded MPL programme reopening in January 2025
TUI has announced that it will be opening the application window for the next intake of its fully-funded Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) programme on 06 January 2025. Last month, TUI Pilot Manager Kathyrn Cleaver confirmed that course #6 had completed induction during November and they are now making preparations for their 2025 course intakes. TUI was the first airline to provide fully-sponsored pilot training programmes in the...
The Air League and Royal Air Force Cadets launch new partnership
In a significant step towards greater collaboration, The Air League and Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at enhancing educational outreach programmes and inspiring the next generation of talent for the aviation, aerospace, and space industries. The partnership will promote opportunities available to Air Cadets through The Air League, including its popular Soaring to Success...
