Pilot mentoring service launches
A free mentoring service and website resource designed to provide support to cadet/graduate pilots across the training aviation community was launched at the end of May. Named Resilient Pilot, the not for profit initiative offers free mentoring support for pilots across the industry, whether they are still undergoing training, have recently graduated, or are already employed. According to Resilient Pilot founder, Senior First Officer...
Aerobility raises record £101,000
British aviation charity Aerobility has raised £101,000 through a record-breaking auction. The auction took place on Saturday, 30th November at the Sofitel Heathrow T5 as part of one of the charity’s biggest annual fundraising event, the Aerobility Aviators’ Ball. The event brought together over 400 people from civilian and military aviation communities, as well as members of the charity, friends, family, supporters and members of the...
VA Welcomes First Titan Airways Cadets of the New Decade
VA Airline Training (VA) has welcome their first airline sponsored trainees of 2020 – a course of four Titan Airways cadets into training at their Cambridge training centre. The cadets were welcomed along with two self-sponsored cadets by VA’s Managing Director Anthony Petteford, Titan Airways’ Pilot Manager Captain Matthew Wilson and other senior personnel from both VA and Titan Airways. They now embark upon a programme of EASA...
Aviation Skills Partnership takes on new Form
Pennant International Group PLC, who took over Aviation Skills Partnership (ASP) in 2019 have announced their plans for the future of the organisation. According to a statement from Pennant, with effect 1st January 2020, ASP’s ‘Charter for Aviation Skills’ will be advanced through a new entity called the ‘Aviation Skills Foundation’ (ASF) which is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. Pennant also say that by mutual...
Turbo-Prop Training now on Offer at Stapleford
Stapleford Flight Centre in Essex, working in conjunction with Flywatch Global, is offering a ten-hour Single Engine Turbine (SET) class rating course on a Pilatus PC-12. The new PC-12 has now joined the Stapleford fleet of training aircraft. It will also be available for dry leasing. Stapleford says that five students are already signed up for the new course, which will be led by Tony Gunn, Director of Flywatch Global Ltd, which runs...
