Leading Edge Aviation announces six successful candidates for fully-funded ATPL course
Leading Edge Aviation Academy has announced the selection of six candidates for its fully-funded LEAP integrated ATPL training and Flight Instructor Course. Applications for this “fantastic professional development opportunity” closed in December 2022, with CEO Andy McFarlane citing an “overwhelming response” from prospective candidates. Noting the “passion, dedication and talent demonstrated by all applicants”, he added his hope that...
Air experience flights approved in ex-military jets
On 30 January 2023 the UK CAA approved revenue earning passenger flights in former military jet aircraft. Following an extensive consultation last year, the CAA has agreed that former military jet aircraft operators can now use a Safety Standard Acknowledgment and Consent (SSAC) risk analysis framework to gain permission to conduct experience flights. The SSAC concept isn’t new, but until now has been limited to ex-military...
The Royal Aero Club Trust 2023 Bursaries closing 31 March
An update that the Royal Aero Club Trust will be closing its 2023 bursary applications on 31 March, with no applications to be accepted after that date. As part of the organisation’s Flying For Youth programme, 25 bursaries were offered in 2022, as well as a number of additional grants worth up to £500 each. The Royal Aero Club Trust’s Bursary Scheme was first established in 2002 “to provide financial assistance for those wishing to...
BMAA Young Person’s Flying Bursary open for applications
The British Microlight Aircraft Association (the BMAA) has announced details of this year’s Young Person’s Flying Bursary. Awarded annually, this funding is open to “selected candidates between the ages of 15 and 20” who meet certain selection criteria. In order to qualify for initial selection, candidates must be able to show a dedication to microlight flying; either having commenced training with a microlight instructor (and passed...
March 2023: Dates for your Diary
A look ahead to noteable dates and deadlines for March 2023: Saturday 4 March: Cranfield University Open Day Cranfield University, Bedford. For “those interested in postgraduate study”, the University offers “the widest selection of specialist aerospace postgraduate degrees in the UK“. A registration form can be completed via this link. Event scheduled from 10:00 – 15:00. More info here. Saturday 11...
Swansea Airport loses license amid safety concerns
The CAA has halted Swansea Airport (EGFH)’s operating licence citing a “systematic failure of safety management”. Following an unannounced audit in which “a series of safety concerns” were found, the aerodrome’s status as a licensed facility was revoked on 15 February. A spokesperson for the CAA told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that the provisional license suspension was the result of ineffective safety management,...
