“Always ready for a briefing”: fantastic approach and landing
Full approach and landing on runway 05L of Dusseldorf International Airport. Onboard Europwings’ latest A320neo...
British Airways launches sponsored pilot cadet programme
British Airways announce a new sponsored pilot training programme that funds all pilot training costs for 60 pilots a year. British Airways say that professional flight training costs for aspiring pilots can top £100,000. The major’s latest multi million pound initiative will axe the prohibitively high entry cost that push the profession beyond most peoples reach. “The Speedbird Pilot Academy will make the ambition of becoming...
Diamond Aircraft’s new aerobatic trainer makes its debut
Diamond Aircraft’s latest trainer makes its premiere at the 2023 Paris Airshow only a week after its maiden flight in June. The DART-750 tandem seat aerobatic trainer is powered by a Pratt and Whitney PT6A-25C turboprop engine and equipped with next generation avionic technology. Covering all basic flight manoeuvres, performance and handling checks, the first test flight lasted 30 minutes. According to the Austrian aircraft...
Unruly passengers on the rise
The International Aviation Transport Association (IATA) reports the number of unruly passenger incidents increased in 2022. IATA calls for more states to take the necessary authority to prosecute passengers under Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14), and for greater crew de-escalation training. Analysis illustrates that the number of unruly passenger events changed from one in every 835 flights in 2021, to one in 568 flights in 2022. The...
Degraded Visual Environment training
Rotary flight training school Helicopter Services is launching a new training programme aimed at equipping pilots with new knowledge and techniques for dealing with flight in a degraded visual environment. Flight in a Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) is unfamiliar, can be extremely challenging and ultimately lead to an accident, explains Helicopter Services MD and chief pilot Leon Smith. “By understanding planning, avoidance and...
RAeS Futures Scholarship Programme
The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has launched its new scholarship programme to highlight the importance of internships and impact in the field of aerospace, aviation and space. The application process is currently open now until 31 May. The Futures Scholarship Programme focuses on increasing the probability of employment in the aerospace sector through offering extra opportunities for pre-employment development. This could be a...
