Pilot Careers Live event this Saturday (13 July 2024)
Pilot Careers Live is returning to the Concorde Centre at Manchester Airport this Saturday, 13 July 2024. For those interested in learning more about what is involved in training to become a commercial pilot, as well as learning about the various careers on offer, PCL offers a one-stop shop for aspiring pilots. Flight academies from across Europe will be in attendance, providing an opportunity to learn about the training programmes...
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...
Ravenair acquires LFS & Keenair facilities
Following on from the announcement last month that one of the UK longest established flying schools – Liverpool Flying School (LFS) – had closed, fellow Liverpool John Lennon Airport resident Ravenair has confirmed that it is in the process of acquiring the business’ hangar and office facilities. Ravenair Ops Director Wayne Barrett told FTN that the company is in the advanced stages of purchasing LFS’ sister company Keenair, which for...
Disabled woman’s life “transformed” after learning to fly from home
A 56-year-old disabled woman from London is learning to fly on her computer with Aerobility’s Virtual Aviation Experience (VAE). Yvonne, whose disabilities have a profound impact on her mobility, speech, and emotional well-being says her life has been “enriched” after completing Aerobility’s free VAE course. Yvonne has been disabled since 2021 after she experienced a stroke which severely affected the right side of her body, making...
CATS Aviation running FREE HPL Webinar
Theoretical knowledge (TK) training specialist company CATS Aviation is running a free Human Performance & Limitations (HPL) webinar on Saturday 22 June 2024, designed for PPL students. The Luton-based TK company is running the webinar from 10:00-13:15 and PPL students are encouraged to sign up to learn more about HPL, which forms one of the nine subject categories that students will be examined on during their training course. To...
