20/02/2014 news BALPA welcomes CAA review of North Sea helicopter operations Helicopter pilots operating around Britain’s shores and represented by the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) have welcomed the recom...
17/02/2014 news Canada adopts Multi-crew Pilot Licence Canada is joining European and Asian countries in adopting the Multi-crew Pilot Licence (MPL). Canada’s Ministry of Transport has announced that...
08/11/2013 news FAA adopts new pilot training rules The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted new training requirements for all US airline pilots, which came into effect on 5 November. The r...
11/10/2013 news UK CAA welcomes new powers to tackle pilot fatigue The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has welcomed a decision by the European Parliament to support harmonised flight time limits for pilots across Eu...
10/10/2013 news BALPA calls for government support on flight safety standards British pilots union BALPA has called on the Government to block EU plans to cut UK flight safety standards for passengers which the association says ...
27/08/2013 news CAA issues advice on training school transition The UK CAA has released details of the assistance being provided to flight training schools, to manage the introduction of new European regulations. T...
19/08/2013 news CAA launches aviation language research project Language communication problems in the aviation industry are to be studied by the UK CAA. An extensive research project will explore whether poor comm...
12/12/2012 news UK CAA develops Future Airspace Strategy Proposals which aim to enhance the UK’s airspace system were discussed on 12 December at a Future Airspace Strategy (FAS) conference organised b...
06/11/2012 news Professional Pilot Higher Apprenticeship framework to be in place by spring 2013 In June of this year, it was announced that a new Higher Apprenticeship would be developed by City & Guilds that would lead to a commercial pilot&...
23/10/2012 news CAA publishes advice for trainee commercial pilots The UK CAA has released new guidance for prospective commercial pilots. The advice, including information on protecting financial payments, is aimed a...
15/10/2012 news CAA tackles loss of control events with training package for commercial pilots As part of its campaign to combat the seven most serious safety risks currently facing the airline industry, the UK CAA has developed a pilot training...
06/09/2012 news BALPA continues air safety campaign The appointment of the new Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, has been welcomed by the British Airline Pilots Association, with rep...
