FTEJerez formally approved by UK CAA
Spanish-based training provider FTEJerez has been formally approved by the UK CAA as an Approved Training Organisation. Following an announcement on 17 November 2022, FTEJerez may continue to provide the “full scope” of Part-FCL training courses, with British students able to work towards both an EASA or a UK CAA licence. Despite basing its current headquarters in southwestern Spain, FTEJerez has its origins in Scotland (as the...
FTEJerez become official ATO of Jazeera Airways
Spanish-based ATO FTEJerez has announced a new partnership with Kuwaiti airline Jazeera Airways. Ahead of an announcement that sees FTEJerez becoming the airline’s exclusive training provider, the Kuwaiti Civil Aviation Authority has already implemented the necessary approval for FTEJerez to operate as a training organisation; a new milestone for the ATO. The first 21 students are expected to arrive at the training provider’s...
‘Future Pilot Skills’ seminar for University of West London
The University of West London has announced its inaugural ‘Future Pilot Skills’ day – featuring a variety of practical workshops and seminars – to be held on 10 December 2022. The free one-day event – the first of its kind – will be held at the University of West London’s Ealing campus, where a variety of exhibitors will be on hand to offer insights and advice across a variety of topics. From CV assistance to short talks from...
Air France reopens sponsored cadet pilot programme
Suspended since the COVID pandemic, the Air France cadet pilot programme is set to reopen with new recruitments by the end of the year. Online applications opened on 15 October 2022 and close on 20 November 2022. At the end of a rigorous selection process, candidates will receive a comprehensive training programme financed entirely by Air France. They will join an Air France-approved training school for a 24-month theoretical and...
Pilot medical declarations under review
It would appear that the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is concerned that self-assessed Pilot Medical Declarations (PMDs) are being misused by a small number of pilots who would have likely otherwise been declared unfit to fly by aeromedical examiners and as a result the Authority is considering enacting changes to tighten up the system. The PMD has been around since October 2016 and is an extremely popular route used by private...
Urbe Aero bolsters training fleet with eight Diamond aircraft
Italian-based Urbe Aero Flight Academy have “placed a large order for the purchase of brand-new training aircraft”; an investment that will see their existing 11-strong Diamond fleet bolstered by an additional eight airframes. Joining seven other Diamond DA20-C1 aircraft already in use, seven new DA40-NG single-engined aircraft (augmenting Urbe Aero’s current nine examples) will be joined by one additional DA42-VI twin-engined trainer...
