UK Aerodromes are Fighting to Survive
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation has called on the Prime Minister and Transport Secretary to grant ‘official safeguarding’ status to all 123 licensed or certificated aerodromes in the United Kingdom. In letters to Prime Minister Theresa May, and the Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling, the 170-strong all-party group warns that “many of the UK’s aerodromes are facing serious battles for survival due to...
L3 Commits to £75 Million Investment in London
L3 Technologies has announced that it is investing more than $100 million (£75 million) in its soon-to-open London Training Center, supporting London Gatwick as the center of its worldwide commercial pilot training operations. This significant commitment from L3 is designed, the company says, to meet increasing airline customer demand and to help address the worldwide shortage of commercial pilots. “We are excited to be making this...
All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation Welcomes Change
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation (APPG-GA) has welcomed two pro-General Aviation changes made to the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) but says government has more to do if it wishes to return General Aviation, and its many supporting skills to the global pre-eminence set out in its policy. The APPG-GA says that it received ‘literally thousands’ of submissions in response to its call for submissions...
Diamond Aircraft Excited With The New DA40
With first deliveries planned for 2019, Diamond Aircraft is introducing a DA40 Lycoming IO360 aircraft with state of the art avionics. The Lycoming version of the DA40 has been upgraded with the Garmin G1000 NXi, a Mid-Continent Standby Attitude Module and USB ports for pilot and co-pilot. “We are very excited to re-introduce the DA40 Lycoming at EAA Airventure 2018,” said Scott McFadzean, Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Aircraft...
Skyborne Airline Academy Launches at Gloucestershire
Three well-known figures in aviation training have announced the launch of Skyborne, a new airline training academy based at Gloucestershire Airport in the UK. The new academy will welcome its first intake of cadets in October 2018, following the completion of a purpose built, state-of-the-art training facility at Gloucestershire Airport and will initially offer full-time frozen Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) training. Lee...
Empire Test Pilot School Take Delivery of New Aircraft
The Empire Test Pilots’ School, ETPS, at MoD Boscombe Down has begun taking delivery of its new fleet. The first Airbus H125 helicopter decorated in the new ETPS livery has arrived at Boscombe Down, to join the school’s modernised air fleet. The H125 joins the new Grob 120TP fixed-wing aircraft, which has been flying from Boscombe Down since November 2017. The school’s new Pilatus PC-21 has now also joined the new ETPS fleet. A...
