24/07/2024 news UK sees highest number of pilot licences issued to women The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has revealed that the number of licences issued to female pilots has increased. The regulator has seen an increa...
14/09/2023 news Flight training debated in UK House of Commons Tim Loughton MP, whose constituency of East Worthing and Shoreham was home to FTA Global, raised a debate in the House of Commons concerning the pligh...
26/06/2023 news UK Government Announces £750,000 Investment for Future Aviators A brighter future is set to take flight as the UK government boosts the next generation of aviators with a significant £750,000 investment. The addit...
22/06/2023 news Pilots demand Government protects students from flight school collapses In the wake of three UK flight school closures, representatives from the aviation industry have joined forces to demand stricter financial regulations...
03/06/2021 news UK pilot training industry calls for urgent change to CAA’s EU-exit strategy “The UK’s exit from EASA has been rushed and badly managed,” that’s the uncompromising opinion of a new campaign group, the Pilot Licensing Advisory Group.
25/03/2021 news Flights to and from UK fell by 75% across 2020 The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK aviation in 2020 has been outlined in data just released by the UK CAA. The data shows that passenger number...
22/03/2021 news FTA approved to offer both CAA and EASA ATPL training Brighton-based flight school FTA has been approved to train for both UK CAA and EASA commercial pilot’s licences and ratings. “This will come ...
07/01/2021 news Examiners and instructors issue five-point action plan to boost UK pilot training industry The Independent Flight Examiners’ and Instructors’ Association has called for action to stimulate the UK’s flight training industry following Br...
06/01/2021 news Professional flight training to continue under latest lockdown Professional flight training is allowed to continue under the latest lockdown rules imposed across England and the other nations of the UK. The Depart...
19/05/2020 news Bristol Ground School to run ATPL exam sittings with Austro Control The easing of Coronavirus lockdown restrictions has prompted Bristol Ground School (BGS) to update its own advice – including opening ATPL exam date...
14/02/2018 news Rolls-Royce engineer wins safety award for volcanic ash research A British engineer working for Rolls-Royce has won the UK CAA’s new flight safety award for his ground-breaking work to safely reduce the...
18/10/2017 news CAA gives pilot licensing a makeover The UK CAA is taking its licensing system online with a new ‘e-Licensing’ portal. It will start in December this year for commercial pilots, and b...