AERO Friedrichshafen 2024 event round-up
The 30th AERO Friedrichshafen will not only be remembered as an anniversary edition, but also as a trade fair with a particularly large number of innovations and premieres. With 31,500 visitors from 81 nations, the numbers were significantly higher than the previous year’s edition and the proportion of pilots among visitors increased once again. The AERO Drones, the AERO Gliding Expo and the AERO Career Days proved their worth....
Loganair and CRM Aviation Europe partner for APS MCC course
Loganair is partnering with CRM Aviation Europe to offer a new pilot training course that will prepare students for joining the flight crew of a commercial airline. The Airline Pilot Standard Multi-Crew Cooperation (APS MCC) course is focused on teaching candidates how to work as part of a team in the flightdeck. APS MCC is regarded as the gold standard for pilot training, and provides new pilots with the necessary technical and...
Pipistrel delivers its 100th Velis Electro trainer
Slovenian planemaker Pipistrel and a subsidiary of US company Textron Inc. has announced the delivery of its 100th Velis Electro, the world’s first type-certified electric aircraft, marking a significant milestone in the company’s history. The occasion comes after the total number of general aviation new aircraft deliveries exceeds 4000 units in 2023. Velis Electro serial number 100 has been delivered to customer Green Aerolease, a...
easyJet opens pilot training programme targeting 200 new pilots
easyJet has announced that it has opened its Generation easyJet Pilot Training programme, which takes aspiring pilots with little or no experience to the cockpit of an Airbus A320 commercial airliner in around two years as qualified co-pilot. Over 1000 new pilots are set to join easyJet by 2028 as part of a five year recruitment drive, with around 200 places now available this year. The announcement comes shortly after Aer Lingus, TUi...
Results in for UK CAA cost-sharing flight advertising consultation
The UK CAA has been running a consultation on potential changes to the advertising of cost sharing flight as part of a wider cost-sharing flight consultation, and judging by feedback received, pilots do not want to see new, more restrictive advertising regulations imposed. The UK CAA apparently wants to tighten cost sharing flight regulations in order to crack down on illegal charter flights (also known as ‘grey charter’), an...
AERO Friedrichshafen career day starts
The future of aviation depends first and foremost on the people who shape it. The anniversary AERO offers an ideal platform for young people to find out about the diverse career opportunities in the industry with the AERO Career Days. Aviation is a growth industry with interesting career prospects. Manufacturers of aircraft, helicopters and drones, suppliers and service providers in the aerospace industry as well as operators and...
