Loganair and CRM Aviation Europe partner for APS MCC course
Loganair is partnering with CRM Aviation Europe to offer a new pilot training course that will prepare students for joining the flight crew of a commercial airline. The Airline Pilot Standard Multi-Crew Cooperation (APS MCC) course is focused on teaching candidates how to work as part of a team in the flightdeck. APS MCC is regarded as the gold standard for pilot training, and provides new pilots with the necessary technical and...
The straw that broke the student pilot’s back?
With the UK Chancellor’s Autumn Budget Statement just released, there would appear to be no new tax breaks or other funding assistance on offer for individuals enrolling on commercial pilot training programmes, once again leaving them with no formal ‘student’ recognition from Government. Loganair CEO Jonathan Hinkles calls the situation anachronistic, explaining that it stems from the 1970s when airlines and, in the case of Air...
Airlines react to the CAA’s approval of NATS price increase
Already in the doghouse over its system failure back in August which caused over 2,000 flight cancellations, NATS is once again in the firing line following the CAA’s approval for the UK air traffic controller to increase its enroute charges. First proposed in August, the CAA has now approved new price controls that mean that NERL (NATS Enroute) will increase the average unit rate for its regulated activities over 2023 to 2027 by...
Wings Alliance to offer Pilot Studies Degree Programme
The newly-launched ‘BEng Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies degree programme’ is delivered in partnership with the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol. This programme gives candidates the flexibility to pursue a degree which includes a Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL), with the option for students to study the Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (ATPL) theory and practical flight training alongside their degree,...
