BALPA general secretary Jim McAuslan

Home Secretary Alan Johnson has today cancelled plans for the compulsory equipage of National ID cards by airport workers at Manchester and London City airports.

Atlantic Airlines, the UK’s largest independent cargo carrier, based at Coventry Airport in the Midlands, is providing a fully-funded ATPL sponsorship scheme.

In partnership with Multiflight Flight Training, the Leeds Bradford Airport based FTO, the Atlantic Airlines Cadet Pilot Programme/Sponsorship scheme provides a rare opportunity for aspiring pilots. It takes trainee pilots who hold a valid Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL) and can meet the selection criteria, to the issue of a full Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (ATPL) and Instrument Rating (IR).