09/01/2017 news Video game tech for ATPL training Aviation publisher, Padpilot, is taking interactive airline pilot training to the next level with the introduction of ‘gamification’ ̵...
19/12/2016 news 320 pilots graduate in CTC’s biggest ever ceremony The largest pilot graduation ceremony ever held by CTC Aviation saw 320 – yes, 320! – pilots celebrating passing their courses. They inclu...
19/12/2016 news European airlines must up their game to retain local pilots While the pilot shortage is well known, there is a less-documented local skills drain in Europe, as pilots have been heading to the Middle East and As...
15/12/2016 news easyJet raises target for new female pilots easyJet has raised its target for female new entry pilots to 20% by 2020 after smashing its original aim of 12% by 2017. The airline achieved this fig...
13/12/2016 news Hillsboro Aero Academy and Horizon Air launch pilot recruitment programme Hillsboro Aero Academy and Horizon Air have signed an agreement to establish a pilot development programme, which will provide a tuition stipend to st...
12/12/2016 news EASA proposes new mental fitness rules and support structure for pilots EASA has published a proposal to the European Commission on new operational rules to better support pilot mental fitness
09/12/2016 news BA Cityflyer reopens applications for First Officer Placement Programme BA Cityflyer is to re-open applications to its First Officer Placement Programme, taking applications from modular trained CPL/MEIR holders from 13 De...
09/12/2016 news Training towards a PPL? CATS Aviation announces new PPL online and app products CATS has announced an overhaul of its PPL online and app products, including new video content, updated lectures and Pooley's Air Pilot's Manuals.
08/12/2016 news BAA Training partners with SmartLynx Airlines on pilot training programme BAA Training is to partner on a pilot training programme with SmartLynx Airlines, a Latvia-based charter airline
08/12/2016 news Japan plans more flexible training to fast-track airline pilots The government of Japan plans to allow airlines to organise their own training programmes for captains, in order to address a shortage of pilots stemm...
06/12/2016 news Helicentre Aviation Academy increases Cabri G2 fleet to six Helicentre Aviation Academy has taken delivery of its sixth brand new Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter
05/12/2016 news Airways Aviation opens pilot training academy in Northern Spain Airways Aviation has opened its fair-weather airline pilot training academy in Huesca, Northern Spain