New EASA Rules on Mental Fitness in Wake of Germanwings Flight 9525 Accident
The European Union published new safety rules on air operations, including new provisions to support the mental fitness of air crew. Talking about the new regulations, EASA’s Executive Director, Patrick Ky, said: “These new European rules take up the proposals EASA made in its swift follow-up of the Germanwings Flight 9525 accident, in consultation with the wider aviation community. “With these rules Europe...
BALPA: New Drone Rules “Don’t Go Far Enough”
The British Airline Pilots Association, BALPA, say new UK drone laws, restricting drone-flying activity above 400 feet within one kilometre of an airport, “don’t go far not enough.” With 93 incidents between aircraft and drones in 2017 alone, the new regulations are expected come into force on 30 November 2019. This follows a year-on-year increase of reported drone incidents with aircraft. Additionally, the new laws...
CAE Growing Pilot Intake
CAE has announced that it is growing its cadet intake at its CAE Madrid training centre. In May 2017, CAE announced the expansion of its cadet training network to Spain with its Madrid-based integrated ATPL programme, followed with the launch of a new cadet training programme in partnership with European low-cost carrier Volotea in August 2017. A total of 17 cadets have started at CAE Madrid to date, with the first 6 recently...
Middlesex University Celebrates New Aviation Graduates
16 airline pilots have graduated with BSc (Hons) Professional Aviation Pilot Practice degrees, as a result of a partnership between the airlines, L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3), and Middlesex University London. The easyJet graduates represent the second group of easyJet pilots in the UK to graduate with this unique degree and are the first students on the MPL (Multi Pilot Licence) route to achieve their licence alongside the...
KURA and Simtech Become Aviation Training Partners
Stratford-upon-Avon based KURA Aviation and Dublin based Simtech Aviation have announced a new partnership that will provide training to the next generation of pilots. KURA, with its BESTPILOT™ training programme and Airline Resourcing Solutions, has partnered with Simtech Aviation to deliver training solutions for pilots and airlines. Together they will provide enhanced training and airline preparation courses, transitioning...
Jersey Aero Club Orders New Tecnams
Jersey Aero Club has placed an order for two P2008JC MkII and one P2010 Tecnam trainers. Chris Brook, Jersey Aero Club, said: “We are excited to move to the next chapter of Jersey Aero Club with Tecnam as our partner. The choice of Tecnam was due to their whole life cost, unique construction, safety record and advanced avionics giving the organisation the ideal platform to provide flight training in The Channel Islands as well as the...
