Skyway Code updated
The fourth edition of the CAA’s popular Skyway Code has been published online and is now available in book format from aviation publisher and pilot supply company Airplan Flight Equipment online. The Skyway Code has quickly become the most useful ‘pocket guide’ for General Aviation pilots involved in non-commercial and flight training operations in the UK. Filled with practical guidance on the operational, safety and...
Hellenic Air Force Orders 12 Tecnam P2002 JF Training Aircraft
Tecnam have signed a contract with Hellenic Air Force (HAF) for the supply of 12 low wing trainer P2002JF held in Athens last July 5th. The contract, signed by Walter Da Costa, Tecnam Global Sales and Marketing Director and by the General Staff of the Hellenic Air Force, in the presence of the Minister of National Defense, Mr. Panos Kammenos, and the Chief of General Staff Chief of Staff, Vice-Chief Christos Christodoulou, is the...
L3 Commits to £75 Million Investment in London
L3 Technologies has announced that it is investing more than $100 million (£75 million) in its soon-to-open London Training Center, supporting London Gatwick as the center of its worldwide commercial pilot training operations. This significant commitment from L3 is designed, the company says, to meet increasing airline customer demand and to help address the worldwide shortage of commercial pilots. “We are excited to be making this...
Skyborne Airline Academy Launches at Gloucestershire
Three well-known figures in aviation training have announced the launch of Skyborne, a new airline training academy based at Gloucestershire Airport in the UK. The new academy will welcome its first intake of cadets in October 2018, following the completion of a purpose built, state-of-the-art training facility at Gloucestershire Airport and will initially offer full-time frozen Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) training. Lee...
L3 Awarded Royal Air Force Multi-Engine Pilot Training Contract
L3 Commercial Aviation has been selected by the Royal Air Force to support the training of future RAF multi-engine pilots. The three-year contract represents the first time that L3 has provided such training for the RAF. Following a competitive tender process, L3 was selected to provide a bespoke solution for approximately 100 trainee pilots in total. Trainees will undertake a course similar to a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) with...
