Rougham airfield to shut in May
Residents of Rougham airfield, located three miles east of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, have been given notice to quit ahead of the impending closure of the site. Rougham Estates, which owns the airfield, has written to residents to inform them that the airfield’s license will not be renewed. Simon Eddell, Rougham Estates manager, emphasised this decision had been reached “because of increased costs of insuring, running and...
Ethiopian Airlines announce a second training centre in Hawassa
The largest aviation group in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines Group, has recently announced its intention to open a new aviation training centre in the Ethiopian city of Hawassa. This second facility will join the Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA)’s existing training centre in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, allowing the academy to “accommodate more trainees”. As well as offering aviation-specific courses – including pilot, cabin crew...
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...
2FLY Airborne announces new hiring partnership with Avelo Airlines
United States flight training provider 2FLY has announced a new ‘Preferred Hiring Pathway’ with Avelo Airlines, offering graduates the opportunity to interview for First Officer positions (subject to meeting a minimum hour requirement). 2FLY graduate pilots and flight instructors who have achieved their 1500 hour milestone will now be eligible to interview for an FO position with the airline, something Vice President of 2FLY Airborne,...
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...
