Boeing 747 Lands at Hartlepool College
Hartlepool College of Further Education, has celebrated the opening of its new Travel, Tourism and Aviation training centre. The centre features part of a genuine Boeing 747 fuselage, reassembled at the college, allowing students the opportunity to train in an authentic environment. Darren Hankey, Principal of Hartlepool College of Further Education, said: “The Travel Tourism and the Aviation departments here at the college have just...
Line in the Air?
As FTN went to print last month, the UK Civil Aviation Authority published its decision to grant Farnborough Airport new controlled airspace, some six years after the possibility of controlled airspace for Farnborough had first been formally mooted. The airspace proposal put forward by airport operators TAG Farnborough Airport was modified by the CAA, in order it said to afford easier access to non-commercial, light aircraft traffic,...
Cotswold Airport Appoints New Airport Manager
Cotswold Airport, Kemble, has announced the appointment of Christian Ackroyd as the new Airport Manager. Christian joins Cotswold Airport from the Army Senior Leadership Team with REME Regiment, where he served for 20 years. Christian’s record of active service included Bosnia, Kosovo, twice in Iraq and twice in Afghanistan. He also served in Canada, Poland and the US for operational training, including a two-year exchange with the US...
On the Numbers: Oshkosh 2018 EAA Air Venture
According to EAA Chairman Jack Pelton: “A ‘perfect’ event may be unattainable, but AirVenture 2018 came about as close as one could imagine. “The combination of outstanding programs, aircraft variety, a robust economy, and good weather combined to complement the efforts of our staff and 5,000 volunteers throughout the grounds. The week was upbeat, exciting, and filled with many ‘Only at Oshkosh’ moments.” Attendance:...
New “Declared Training Orgaisation” Regulations Get EASA Go Ahead
UK CAA announces all Registered Training Facilities, RTF, to convert to Declared Training Organisations, DTO, status by the Spring 2019, in a move to cut down ‘planned’ operational requirements for flying schools offering private flying qualifications. The welcome decision will require all private pilot flying schools that are classed as Registered Training Facilities to convert to the new simpler Declared Training Organisations...
Cork Institute of Technology Launch BA ‘International Business with Aviation Studies’
Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has launched Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in International Business with Aviation Studies – a programme specifically aimed at those who have been trained as pilots in the aviation industry. Delivered online, the programme builds upon the training and development that pilots undertake and combines it with extensive business knowledge and skills. The aviation sector plays an important role in...
