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...
AviAlliance buys Aberdeen, Glasgow & Southampton airports
The consortium behind Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Southampton airports is set to change hands in a sale exceeding £1.53bn. Spanish construction giant Ferrovial and its investment partner Macquarie have struck a deal to offload AGS Airports to AviAlliance for £900m, whilst taking on an additional £653m of debt. The agreement is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of next year, subject to regulatory approvals. AGS Airports owns and...
Ted Leys awards 2025 open for applications
UK aviation charitable trust, Launchpoint, has opened applications for the 2025 Ted Lys awards. Named in honour of a former member of the British Gliding team, who flew in national and European gliding championships from the 1970s up until his untimely death in 1998, the Ted Lys awards are given each year to qualified glider pilots wishing to advance their skills in any sphere of the sport. Established by Ted’s wife Krystyna and their...
