22/03/2021 news FTA approved to offer both CAA and EASA ATPL training Brighton-based flight school FTA has been approved to train for both UK CAA and EASA commercial pilot’s licences and ratings. “This will come ...
28/01/2021 news Boeing 737 MAX safe to return to service, says EASA Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX can restart passenger operations after both the European and US authorities gave the OK for the return to service of a mod...
28/01/2021 news AirlinePrep and Symbiotics partner to deliver pilot assessments AirlinePrep, a European airline pilot interview and assessment training provider, and Symbiotics, the provider of ADAPT Pilot Psychological Assessment...
07/01/2021 news Examiners and instructors issue five-point action plan to boost UK pilot training industry The Independent Flight Examiners’ and Instructors’ Association has called for action to stimulate the UK’s flight training industry following Br...
21/05/2020 news European agencies issue guidelines for safe air travel Guidelines for keeping passengers and air crew safe from Coronavirus once airlines resume flights have been issued by the European Union Aviation Safe...
05/10/2018 news Brexit theory exam issue solution from Bristol GS What do you do if you’re halfway through the professional pilot theory exams next March and the UK exits the EU without a Brexit deal ...
02/08/2018 news EASA welcomes new rules on mental fitness of air crew The European Union has published new safety rules on air operations, including new provisions to better support the mental fitness of air crew. The Re...
31/07/2017 news Upset Prevention and Recovery Training compulsory from next year Some good has come out of the 2009 disaster of flight Air France 447, when an Airbus A330 on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris went into an aerodyn...
22/02/2017 news New EU rules failing to stop pilot fatigue Pilot fatigue rules introduced a year ago by the European Union are being misinterpreted and wrongly applied, according to the European Cockpit Associ...
12/12/2016 news EASA proposes new mental fitness rules and support structure for pilots EASA has published a proposal to the European Commission on new operational rules to better support pilot mental fitness
16/08/2016 news EASA strengthens medical requirements for commercial flight crew The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a set of proposals to the European Commission for an update of the rules concerning the medic...
16/12/2015 news Why EASA is right to fight the question banks Graham Cownie, Managing Director, Padpilot, explains why EASA has recently undertaken a major overhaul of its exam question database