Boeing Forecasts Unprecedented Pilot Demand
Boeing has released the 2018 update of its annual Pilot and Technician outlook, forecasting that the global aviation industry will need 790,000 pilots over the next 20 years. Boeing say that this figure represents double the current pilot workforce and the figure is the most significant demand in the outlook’s nine-year history. In part, the leap in projected demand has occurred because the Boeing forecast now includes data from...
BALPA: New Drone Rules “Don’t Go Far Enough”
The British Airline Pilots Association, BALPA, say new UK drone laws, restricting drone-flying activity above 400 feet within one kilometre of an airport, “don’t go far not enough.” With 93 incidents between aircraft and drones in 2017 alone, the new regulations are expected come into force on 30 November 2019. This follows a year-on-year increase of reported drone incidents with aircraft. Additionally, the new laws...
Middlesex University Celebrates New Aviation Graduates
16 airline pilots have graduated with BSc (Hons) Professional Aviation Pilot Practice degrees, as a result of a partnership between the airlines, L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3), and Middlesex University London. The easyJet graduates represent the second group of easyJet pilots in the UK to graduate with this unique degree and are the first students on the MPL (Multi Pilot Licence) route to achieve their licence alongside the...
KURA and Simtech Become Aviation Training Partners
Stratford-upon-Avon based KURA Aviation and Dublin based Simtech Aviation have announced a new partnership that will provide training to the next generation of pilots. KURA, with its BESTPILOT™ training programme and Airline Resourcing Solutions, has partnered with Simtech Aviation to deliver training solutions for pilots and airlines. Together they will provide enhanced training and airline preparation courses, transitioning...
