Aerohire expands operations at Halfpenny Green Airport
Aerohire Flight Training has opened a second base at Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport as part of its ongoing expansion plans. The school, which has operated at the West Midlands airport since 2019, has operated out of a portacabin for the last five years, before taking over its second facility last month, providing the school with much needed extra space and room to grow. The new facility comprises briefing rooms, flight planning...
Reach for the Sky funding programme reopens
In one of his first official engagements as the new UK Aviation Minister, Mike Kane MP launched the latest round of funding for the Government’s Reach for the Sky programme at the Farmborough International Air Show on 26 July. The Reach for the Sky skills and outreach programme serves as a way for young people aged 4-18 from under-represented groups that may not otherwise have had the opportunity to pursue a career in aviation, to do...
Premier Flight Training ceases trading
Premier Flight Training have gone out of business after around two decades of operation. The Norwich airport-based flying school was set-up in 2002 and had been based at Norwich airport for over two decades. Starting out providing training for the Private Pilot Licence (PPL) and associated ratings, Premier Flight Training later went on become a CAA Approved Training Organisation (ATO) offering commercial, instrument rating and Flight...
Textron Aviation improves Cessna piston engined aircraft features
Textron Aviation announced the entry into service (EIS) of its enhanced Cessna Skyhawk, Cessna Skylane, Turbo Skylane and Turbo Stationair HD following first deliveries for each aircraft. The announcement comes after a record number of general aviation (GA) new aircraft deliveries was recorded in 2023. “These enhancements to the iconic Cessna piston family offer improved comfort, functionality and style,” said Chris Crow, vice...
AERO Friedrichshafen 2024 event round-up
The 30th AERO Friedrichshafen will not only be remembered as an anniversary edition, but also as a trade fair with a particularly large number of innovations and premieres. With 31,500 visitors from 81 nations, the numbers were significantly higher than the previous year’s edition and the proportion of pilots among visitors increased once again. The AERO Drones, the AERO Gliding Expo and the AERO Career Days proved their worth....
