Skyborne recruiting FIs
Skyborne Airline Academy is recruiting for Flight Instructors to join its Gloucestershire Airport operation. Skyborne is seeking multi-engine rated FIs, although has indicated that for the right instructor the academy is willing to sponsor upgrade of single-engine rated FIs to multi-engine. FIs will earn a generous basic salary of £60k, with a competitive uncapped bonus scheme in place (subject to realistic and achievable targets)....
Almat goes electric
Coventry headquartered Almat Flying Academy has become the latest British ATO to embrace the use of electric-powered aircraft. Towards the end of last year, Almat took delivery of two Pipistrel Velis Electro, the first electric powered aircraft to be approved for flight training by the UK CAA. Alongside the Velis, Almat has also acquired a Pipistrel SW121, a highly efficient, MOGAS powered trainer. By combining the two aircraft, Almat...
FTEJerez updates single-engine fleet
FTEJerez has announced a new fleet agreement with Piper Aircraft for the acquisition of 20 brand-new Piper Archer DX, with deliveries of the 10 first units already underway. “Our acquisition of these brand-new Piper Archer DX aircraft is a testament to FTE’s commitment to excellence in aviation training,” said Oscar Sordo, CEO of FTEJerez. “Having successfully operated older Piper Warrior aircraft for many years, we have a...
Goodwood ‘Rob Wildeboer’ scholarships
In 2022, Goodwood Flying School launched a series of scholarships in memory of former school manager Rob Wildeboer who died unexpectedly after a sudden illness. Since 2022, to remember and honour Rob, scholarships have been made available to help several students on their aviation journeys, made possible by generous donations from the community, which has raised over £27,400 to date. Rob Wildeboer Three scholarhips are available this...
Complete your PPL with an Armstrong/Isaacs bursary
The Armstrong/Isaacs bursaries, run by the UK Light Aircraft Association (LAA), are once again open, with seven bursaries of £1,500.00 on offer this year to PPL students currently undergoing flight training. Armstrong/Isaacs bursaries are funded from the Armstrong/Isaacs Fund, which is based on a major donation from David Armstrong, who was a founder member of the original Ultralight Aircraft Association in 1947, a lifelong member of...
Air India orders 34 new trainers
Air India has placed an order for 34 trainers for its cadet pilots as the flag carrier prepares to ramp up pilot training ahead of its fleet expansion. Air India’s new flight training academy, which is set to commence operations in Maharashtra, western India in the second half of 2025, has ordered 31single-engine Piper Archer DXs and three twin-engine Diamond DA42s. “The FTO, that will be South Asia’s largest, is a leap forward in Air...
