Aviation & Flight Training News

Updated: 11:55 a.m, July 14th, 2008

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BRITISH MICROLIGHT AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION AND LIGHT AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
The Councils of the British Microlight Aircraft Association ( BMAA ) and the Light Aircraft Association ( LAA ) have agreed to initiate joint discussions leading to amalgamation. Keith Negal, BMAA Chairman and Roger Hopkinson, LAA Chairman said “During mid-April our respective Councils voted unanimously to work towards the amalgamation of our two successful associations. Our aim is to put this proposal to our members later this year and, withtheir support, enter 2009 as a single association of nearly 12,000 members. There is much work to be done but, particularly at this time of great change in the regulation and structure of European light aviation, the advantages of pooling our strength, experience and resources for the benefit of all our members can no longer be ignored”. 17th April 2008

AIR NEW ZEALAND ACADEMY

Air New Zealand plans to build an aviation academy in the face of a global shortage of pilots and engineers? Now, the airline mainly recruits pilots who have built up experience flying with small airlines and then trains them to fly its planes.But Air New Zealand general manager of airline operations and chief pilot David Morgan said the huge demand for pilots worldwide meant Air New Zealand had to develop a steady flow of talent to support its growth plans.The academy was expected to open later next year and would take students from high school or tertiary education and train them to fly from scratch. The airline would continue to recruit qualified pilots.

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New Air Traffic Services Outside Controlled Airspace (ATSOCAS) Education Plans Confirmed

The Airspace and Safety Initiative (ASI)* today confirmed the detail of the extensive communications and education programme that has been put in place to inform pilots and air traffic controllers of the UK’s new Air Traffic Control Services Outside Controlled Airspace (ATSOCAS) that will be introduced on 12 March 2009

Commercial pilots and air traffic control staff are receiving the CD now to enable them to conduct training within their organisations. Private pilots will receive their CDs closer to the introduction of the new services to enable them to undertake their own training. The full content of the CD can be downloaded from the CAA website at www.caa.co.uk/publications. Full Story