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Updated: 5:46 p.m. EST (22:46 GMT), March 31, 2008
 
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WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? For those of you interested in becoming a commercial pilot, you know that it can be an expensive business to train. Anywhere between £45-80K and that includes study, exams and then a number of hours of basic flying. Worse still, since 9/11, when the airline business and consequently pilot recruitment slumped, wannabe commercial pilots – rather than the airlines – now have to fork out for the experience of actual flying big passenger aircraft. ’s predictions of a shortfall are way too low.
Europe fine tunes 8.33kHz above FL195
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Brussels, Belgium – As of 13 March 2008, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Portugal
and Spain have enforced the mandatory carriage of 8.33kHz radio equipment
above Flight Level (FL)195. This means that all European States are now
aligned with European Commission Regulation 1265/2007 on this issue Full Story
Airport Listing
Belfast City Airport www.belfastcityairport.com
Belfast International Airport www.belfastairport.com
Birmingham International Airport www.bhx.co.uk
Blackbushe Airport www.blackbusheairport.co.uk
Blackpool Airport www.blackpoolairport.com
Bournemouth Airport www.flybournemouth.com
Bristol Filton Airfield www.bristolfilton.co.uk
Bristol International Airport www.bristolairport.co.uk
Cambridge City Airport www.cambridgecityairport.com
Cardiff International Airport www.cwl.aero
Carlisle Airport www.carlisleairport.co.uk
Chichester Goodwood Aerodrome www.goodwood.co.uk
City of Derry Airport www.cityofderryairport.com
Coventry Airport www.coventryairport.co.uk
Denham Airport www.egld.com
Dundee Airport www.dundeecity.gov.uk
Durham Tees Airport www.durhamteesvalleyairport.com
Elstree Aerodrome www.elstree-airfield.co.uk
Exeter International Airport www.exeter-airport.co.uk
Fairoaks Airport www.alanmann.co.uk
Farnborough Airport www.tagaviation.com
Glasgow International www.baa.com
Glasgow Prestwick International Airport www.gpia.co.uk
Gloucestershire Airport www.gloucestershireairport.co.uk
Guernsey Airport www.guernsey-airport.gov.gg
Humberside Int Airport Ltd www.humberside-airport.co.uk
Isle of Man Airport www.iom-airport.com
Jersey Airport www.jerseyairport.com
Manston - www.kentinternationalairportmanston.com
London Biggin Hill Airport www.bigginhillairport.com
London Southend Airport www.southendairport.net
Lydd Airport www.lydd-airport.co.uk
Manchester Barton Aerodrome www.bartonaerodrome.co.uk
Newcastle In Airport www.newcastleinternational.co.uk
Norwich International Airport www.norwichinternational.com
Nottingham East Midlands Airport www.nottinghamema.com
Oxford Airport www.oxfordairport.co.uk
Popham Airfield www.popham-airfield.co.uk
Redhill Aerodrome www.redhillaerodrome.com
Robin Hood Airport (Sheffield) www.robinhoodairport.com
Sheffield City Airport www.sheffieldcityairport.com
Shoreham Airport www.shorehamairport.co.uk
Sywell Aerodrome www.sywellaerodrome.co.uk
Wolverhampton Airport www.wolverhamptonairport.com
Wycombe Air Park www.bafc.co.uk
GA UK NEWS
CABAIR FI Programs
Cabair continue their concerted recruitment drive to bring in new flight instructors to work in their seven PPL schools located around the London Orbital. More
CAA Airspace changes
The CAA has announced the changes which will lead to the delayed publication of the next Southern 1:500,000 chart. more
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