20th European Airline Training Symposium returns “in full force”
The 20 th European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) has returned “in full force” for the first time post-pandemic, with over 900 delegates and 50 exhibitors gathering in Berlin for a two-day event. Billed as “Europe’s number one civil aviation training event,” EATS typically combines networking opportunities, speakers, seminar sessions and exhibitors with attendees from over 50 countries. “It is increasingly important that the...
GlobeAir selects AFTA for pilot cadetship
Irish ATO Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA) has announced a new mentored training programme to supply pilots to private jet charter company GlobeAir. The exclusive partnership is now open for applications from EU/EEA and British passport holders, with training programmes commencing next year, offering a secure route into the exciting world of private jet charter operations. GlobeAir operates Europe’s largest fleet of...
LEAL launches fully-sponsored LEAP/FI cadet programme
Commercial pilot aspirants have until 04 December 2022 to apply for what is currently the UK’s only fully-funded flight training programe, generously offered by Leading Edge Aviation (LEAL), headquartered at London Oxford Airport. LEAL’s standard fATPL training programme, ‘LEAP’, has been adjusted to include a Flight Instructor (FI) rating for this fully-sponsored package. Successful applicants to the programme...
Does dual licence training work?
In the post-Brexit era, commercial pilot cadets training in the UK are now facing the conundrum of whether to train towards a UK licence; to train towards an EU licence; or whether to maximise their future employability by training for both. With a growing number of UK schools offering dual training programmes, cadets are now able to train towards both licences at the same time, but is this a realistic challenge to be undertaking and...
Neuroscience tech trial for cadet pilots
Rome, Italy based ATO Urbe Aero has been trialling new neuroscience technology, designed to aid real-time evaluation of the different human factors that affect pilots. Urbe Aero says that the aviation industry is moving away from an hours-based to a competency-based training approach and neuroscience is nowadays able to provide objective insights regarding human factors behind those core competencies that a pilot should overcome, such...
