Virtual Aviation Launches UK’s First APS MCC Course
Virtual Aviation has launched its new ‘Airline Ready’ APS MCC course, the first of its kind to be approved by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The APS MCC course structure was introduced by EASA to deliver enhanced MCC training to Airline Pilot Standards. It is intended to equip a pilot with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to commence initial type rating training to the standards generally required by a commercial air...
L3 CTS Signs Three Year Training Agreement with WOW Air
L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS) has announced a new training agreement with WOW air to deliver recurrent training for the airline. The Icelandic carrier has selected L3 CTS for a three-year contract, with an option for renewal, to deliver training for pilots across its A320 and A330 fleets. The agreement commences immediately and means the airline will also be one of the first customers at the L3 London Training Center, the...
Aeros Expands with Doncaster Training Base
Aeros Flight Training, a major UK-based modular flight training school, has opened a new base at Doncaster Sheffield Airport to facilitate the expansion of the company’s operations. The move will allow Aeros, part of the renamed Aeros Global Ltd group, to establish itself as a major flight training organisation in the north of England, as it looks to strengthen its position as a leading modular school. Aeros say that with Doncaster...
Tayside Aviation Invests in Alsim ALX Flight Simulator
Alsim has announced the sale of an ALX simulator – Multi Engine Piston, Light Turboprop, Medium Turboprop and Medium Jet – to Tayside Aviation in Dundee. “The ALX is a high quality device and the versatility of the simulator will allow us to develop an MPL with our partner airline.” The Scottish training facility delivers the full time ATPL theory courses as well as the modular ATPL and Flying Instructor...
Regulatory Roundabout
08 April 2018 was supposed to be a key date for adoption of new pilot training and licensing regulations across Europe, but procedural delays at the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have meant that most of these regulations are now being rolled back and National Aviation Authorities are having to postpone their implementation plans. For individual pilots, the largest impact is the requirement to hold an EASA PPL (also known as a...
FASVIG Gets Funding to Continue Airspace Work
Following its unsuccessful bid for continuation funding from the FAS Investment Board in November 2017, the Future Airspace Strategy VFR Implementation Group (FASVIG) has now received a reprieve after its funding bid for 21 month’s work was submitted and accepted. The FASVIG team presented the outline plan for this new programme of work to stakeholders on 21 March. In addition to increased GA communications and engagement, the FASVIG...
