Aero Legends to run flying training school at Compton Abbas
Operator of vintage aircraft experiences Aero Legends have announced their expansion to Compton Abbas airfield in Dorset where, alongside offering historical experience flights, they also intend to operate a flying training school. Compton Abbas airfield was sold by the Hughes family on 7 October 2022 to Ashcombe Estates LLP, owned and operated by film director Guy Ritchie. In a letter dated 6 October, Mr Ritchie noted that although...
January 2023: Dates for your Diary
With the New Year almost upon us, it’s time to take our first look at the upcoming aviation events of 2023. Friday 6 January: Wizz Air Cabin Crew recruitment day Courtyard by Marriott, Luton Airport. Interested applicants are advised to bring along an English CV and an ID photo for a process which “might take until late afternoon”. Event scheduled from 09:00. More info here. Saturday 14 January: Skyborne Airline...
FTA Global appoint new strategic adviser
UK-based training provider FTA Global has confirmed the appointment of Anthony Petteford as its new Strategic Adviser; the first step in the school’s plan for “both attracting and making significant future capital investment in UK pilot training”. With 26 years’ experience in the aviation industry, including leading and investing in ab initio brands including Oxford Aviation Academy (now CAE) and L3Harrris (previously CTC Aviation),...
Quality Fly becomes EU’s first carbon-neutral flight school
Earlier this month, Quality Fly flight academy – based at Madrid-Cuatro airport in Spain – became the “first European flight school to achieve carbon neutrality”. Unique among flight schools in Spain, the training provider’s investment in “carbon-neutral integrated and modular commercial pilot programmes” (something it claims “very few in Europe” are doing) have helped it to reach this milestone; moving one step closer to the goal of...
FTEJerez formally approved by UK CAA
Spanish-based training provider FTEJerez has been formally approved by the UK CAA as an Approved Training Organisation. Following an announcement on 17 November 2022, FTEJerez may continue to provide the “full scope” of Part-FCL training courses, with British students able to work towards both an EASA or a UK CAA licence. Despite basing its current headquarters in southwestern Spain, FTEJerez has its origins in Scotland (as the...
