Cotswold Airport Aviation Scholarship
Running since 2007, the annual Cotswold Airport Aviation Scholarship is designed to introduce the younger generation to the various career opportunities available within the aviation industry through a mixture of on-site and off-site visits involving industry expert talks, engineering facility tours, and hands-on flying experiences. As with previous scholarships, the programme is open to people who reside in Gloucestershire,...
Falcon Flying Group launches new scholarship scheme
London Biggin Hill Airport-based aviation training organisation, Falcon Flying Group, has launched a new scholarship scheme aimed at supporting underprivileged and underrepresented individuals looking at joining the aviation industry. Working in collaboration with London Biggin Hill Airport, the British School of Aviation (BSA), Talent Squared GmbH and Modul University Vienna, Falcon Flying Group has established the Falcon Flying...
Emirates expands training academy with three Diamond aircraft
Dubai-based Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA) is bolstering its fleet with three new twin-engine Diamond DA420VI aircraft and a corresponding flight simulator. “Slated to be the flagship that ushers in multi-engine piston (MEP) training at EFTA,” the AUSTRO jet-fuel powered DA42-VI is the latest version of Austrian manufacturers Diamond Aircraft Industries’ light piston twin. The total deal is worth an estimated four million...
Aviation South West open fully funded scholarship applications
Exeter-based training provider Aviation South West are welcoming applications for their fully funded 203 DCT Scholarship Programme, intended to take a successful candidate “from zero experience to commercial pilot”. Covering both UK CAA and EASA licenses, tuition will commence at Aviation South West’s facility at Exeter International Airport (EGTE) before concluding at Malta International Airport (LMML), where the EASA license will be...
FTA Global launches ‘Fair Fees’ pricing strategy
Flight training academy FTA Global, located at Brighton City Airport, is launching a new payment structure this year, allowing students to make more frequent and smaller payments as they progress their training. FTA says that the initiative is in reaction to a growing propensity for pilot training schools to adopt course fee payment plans requiring aspirant pilots to pay both a large deposit and material fees in advance of training...
