2017 BA CityFlyer Mentored Airline Pilot Scheme launched with FTEJerez
BA CityFlyer’s Mentored Scheme has been developed with training partner, FTEJerez, to provide the airline (a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways) with a source of pre-selected pilots to crew their Embraer aircraft. Captain Steve Cook, Head of Flight Operations at BA CityFlyer said that successful candidates will undertake training under the Multi-crew Pilots Licence (MPL) route to the right-hand seat of their aircraft. This...
Generation easyJet Pilot Training Programme open for applications
L3 Airline Academy say that they are now accepting applications for the ‘Generation easyJet’ programs, designed to take the successful applicants to a First Officer position with EasyJet via either a Multi Pilot Licence (MPL) training route, or an Integrated ATPL course. The basic entry criteria are: To be at least 18 years of age to commence training. Have the unrestricted right to live and work in the European Economic Area (EEA) or...
Air League seek to appointment development director
The Air League (formed in 1909) is a not-for-profit aviation organisation, well-known for its flying bursary and scholarship programs. The Trustees of the Air League have announced that they are looking for a Development Director to take the lead and proactively secure and manage the induction of new and retention of existing corporate members. The Air League anticipates that the new director will work closely with Trustees and the...
Who owns the air?
As the UK aviation authorities continue to warn General Aviation about the “unacceptable” level of airspace infringements, and in turn the General Aviation community’s attitude towards the ongoing expansion of controlled airspace continues to harden, the CAA have launched a major consultation on how decisions on introducing and changing controlled airspace are made. Meantime, a more fundamental question is being asked by the GA...
ASP receives a VIP visitor at Norwich
Aviation Skills Partnership say that they were honoured and delighted to receive Prime Minister Theresa May at the International Aviation Academy – Norwich, a couple of weeks into the general election campaign. The visit enabled ASP and partners Norse Group, KLM UK Engineering, City College Norwich and University of East Anglia to showcase the facility and allowed the Prime Minister to meet students and aspiring aviators. Simon Witts,...
Court judgement offers new hope for airfields embattled by noise complaints
The latest twist in a long-running court case between the owners of Denham airfield and a couple living close to the airfield boundary has opened up new legal options for airfields which find themselves under siege from noise complaints from near-by residents. The battle between Norman and Lorna Peires and the owners of Denham airfield near Gerrards Cross, in Buckinghamshire, came to a head in 2016 when the couple went to the High...
