Honourable Company of Air Pilots PPL Scholarship Applications Close Soon
The aim of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots (HCAP) scholarship programme is to assist the successful individual, who might otherwise not have the necessary resources, to achieve their licence. The scholarship covers only direct training and examination costs. The costs of obtaining the Class 2 Medical Certificate and any associated travel, subsistence and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of the scholarship winner....
Air League Flying Bursaries 2020
The Air League flying bursaries support aspiring pilots with their training. They are intended for those individuals who require support either to complete their PPL and move onto the next stage of their training or for those who require post PPL support to finance their night rating, instrument ratings or similar. In 2020, we would especially like to encourage applications from pilots who will use the bursaries to progress their...
First mentored APS MCC graduates join Ryanair
VA Airline Training (VA) has announced that all of their inaugural Ryanair Mentored Programme APS MCC graduates, who undertook Ryanair pilot selection, have been selected to join the airline. The successful graduates will be undertaking an upcoming B737 type rating. VA is the only Ryanair approved training provider in the UK for the Mentored APS MCC programme. VA pioneered the new EASA Airline Pilot Standards Multi-crew Cooperation...
2Excel Enters Corporate Partnership with the Air League
2Excel, the aviation services company, has announced a corporate partnership with the Air League, the leading aviation and aerospace charity which focuses on changing lives through aviation. The charity’s core purpose is to inspire people from all backgrounds into the aviation industry and to champion British aviation and aerospace. Each year many hundreds of aspiring young people benefit from Air League support to help them start a...
Aer Lingus pilot Lisa Cusack wins 2020 AWAR Dublin Trailblazer Award
Dublin City University, in partnership with the Irish aviation industry, has kick-started a year-long focus on inclusion in the aviation industry. The ‘Year of Inclusion in Aviation 2020’ encompasses a range of activities aimed at growing knowledge and building awareness around inclusivity, with a specific focus on increasing the representation of women in aviation. The initiative was launched with two key events include the...
Tech Entrepreneur to Fund Wings Alliance Scholarship
Wings Alliance have announced the sponsorship of one of their students, Paidamwoyo (Paida) Marizani, by the Arlan Hamilton & Earline Butler Sims scholarship, which is covering a large proportion of her flight training costs. Paida’s dream is to become a pilot and her focus to find a way to fund this path was a mixture of her determination and focus and, her mother’s willingness to increase her working hours and do whatever it...
