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Out of the half dozen flying schools based at Coventry Airport, at least two have now removed their training aircraft to alternative airfields in the region.
Atlantic Flight Training and Almat Flying Club relocated up to 20 training aircraft to Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield earlier today, where they remain parked up while the two schools wait to hear of the outcome to tomorrow’s High Court action by the Inland Revenue against Coventry Airport operators West Midlands International Airport Ltd.
FTN understands that the two schools are waiting to see how the hearing will progress before approaching the CAA to secure a dispensation to continue flight training at alternative airfields until such time as Coventry Airport is re-opened and re-licensed for commercial operations. |
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The Helicentre at Liverpool, John Lennon, Airport in the UK’s North West, has undergone a recent change of ownership. The school has been acquired by a consortium comprised of Andrew Tyrer, Guy Cowper and the existing Chief Flying Instructor Jon Rayner. According to commercial manager Louise Southern, all aspects of helicopter private, commercial and flight instructor training (PPL & CPL) are being offered, including a full range of type ratings and charter services.
Currently the Helicentre operates a fleet comprising three Schweizers,four Robinson R44 Raven II and two Robinson R 22, and there are plans to expand the fleet over the coming months.
Capt Jon Rayner said, “This is an exciting opportunity for the Helicentre to further expand our operations and customer services. I am looking forward to continuing to work with our existing staff as we start this new phase of our development. We are proud to have achieved a 100% pass rate with our CPL/H courses to date. In addition we very much wish to encourage any fixed wing flyers looking for a fresh challenge to come and join us." |
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It’s been almost two years since FTN broke the news that the future of the UK’s Instrument Meteorological Conditions rating (IMCr) was to be outlawed from 2012 by proposed rules from Europe’s new aviation regulator, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
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Europe’s new aviation regulator, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), has announced a new set of priorities for its responsibilities covering aviation regulation. The announcement follows a stern warning from EASA’s political masters at the European Commission that the Agency was taking on responsibility for areas of aviation regulation that were outside of its scope.
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