UK fully funded commercial helicopter pilot scholarship open
Helicentre Aviation Academy is inviting promising professional helicopter pilots to apply for its 2024 commercial helicopter pilot [CPL(H)] Scholarship. In the past the UK helicopter operator has awarded over £1m in training scholarships, sponsorships and bursaries to dozens of trainee helicopter pilots since 2013. Previous scholarship recipients are now employed in a diverse range of helicopter flying roles, including...
How many First Solos have you sent?
In a call-out to all flight instructors, FTN is intrigued to learn the number of students FIs have sent on their first solo flight over the course of their careers and who might claim the current record? One of the most daunting experiences for an FI is the first time they send a student off on their first solo circuit and landing. It’s also one of the most rewarding, of course. It’s also a rite of passage for a newly graduated FI,...
Diesel powered Seminoles?
It appears that Piper Aircraft may start offering a diesel-powered variant of its popular twin-engine trainer, the PA-44 Seminole, after announcing that it has entered into a collaborative relationship with DeltaHawk Engines, builders of the DHK jet-fuelled piston engines. According to DeltaHawk, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two companies has been signed and sharing of engineering data and technical resources is now...
EBACE24 show preview and line up
Some of the world’s most advanced, efficient and cutting-edge business aircraft, along with the most forward-looking innovations in advanced air mobility (AAM) will be on display at the 2024 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2024), taking place 28-30 May at Palexpo and Geneva Airport (GVA) in Geneva, Switzerland. The event is co-hosted by the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and the National...
British Airways restarts London Stansted Airport operation
British Airways has returned to London Stansted Airport and is now offering scheduled services from the airport for the first time since the global pandemic. Launched on 18 May 2024, weekend flights from London Stansted to Florence, Ibiza and Nice have now joined BA Cityflyer’s operations for the summer season on its Embraer 190 aircraft. London Stansted Airport is now the fourth London airport British Airways flies from. BA...
Boeing pauses production to focus on safety, quality and training
Since January, more than 70,000 Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) employees across the company have paused production and delivery activities for a day to focus on ways to improve safety and quality. “When we find issues, we go as far as standing down a team to make sure that everybody on the team or everybody in the area is aware of the issue. It’s not meant to be punitive, and we share the information across the programs, from...
