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31 March 2025 Penny McGrigor Tucked away in the heart of Gloucestershire, surrounded by rolling green fields and the quiet hum of light aircraft, the Wings for Warriors Flight School sits as a powerful symbol of possibility, resilience, and renewal.
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Members of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector of Guam conducted a search and rescue exercise in Weno, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. 6 March 2023
A U.S. Navy ship served as a training platform for helicopter pilots from the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, 22-24 February. 3 March 2023
Despite the fact that women have been flying planes for over a century, they are still under-represented in the aviation industry. In honor of International Women's Day in March, Bristol Groundschool is shining a spotlight on their female students who aspire to soar high above the clouds as pilots. 3 March 2023
infoWERK has become a member of the European Business Aviation Association, enabling them to join a group of more than 700 aircraft operators and aviation experts, among them corporate and commercial operators, manufacturers, airports, fixed-base operators, and more, with a total fleet of more than 1,000 aircraft. 3 March 2023
The University of Waterloo was awarded nearly $10 million in federal funding to rebuild Canada's pandemic-battered aeronautics sector and position it for a more sustainable future. 2 March 2023
Airways Aviation has entered into a new strategic alliance with India’s Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy Limited to provide prospective Indian students and airline cadets access to a new Pilot Pathway Program from May 2023. 2 March 2023
The academy is part of ST Engineering’s expansion plans in the U.S., and will help address the growing demand for skilled aviation maintenance professionals in the region. 1 March 2023
Ensuring openness to diversity and various generations, it invites anyone regardless of age and skills, and also encourages people who already have a long-term work experience in other fields to apply. 1 March 2023
Skyborne is partnering with Wings for Warriors, a UK-based charity, to offer an annual scholarship worth £15,000 to one ex-military personnel to help with the cost of aviation training. 28 February 2023
Women in Aviation International held one of its largest and most successful annual gatherings during the 34th Annual Women in Aviation International Conference at Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California, 23-25 February. 28 February 2023
Introducing Matthew McNeil, a former airline pilot with human factors experience. Matthew is the Founder, President and Clinical Director of Denver-based LiftAffect, which provides mental health services to pilots, such as psychotherapy and mental skills counseling. 28 February 2023
Paragon Flight Training, based at Page Field in Fort Myers, Florida, has been recognized by The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the world’s largest aviation association, as a Distinguished Flight School. 27 February 2023
URBE AERO FLIGHT ACADEMY has purchased two flight simulators: B737 MAX and A320 NEO, from FTD.AERO, which will be located inside the headquarters of the school in Rome Urbe Airport. 27 February 2023
Reliable Robotics, a provider of safety-enhancing aviation technologies, celebrated the opening of a new engineering and development center at its headquarters with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, top local elected officials, and representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Federal Aviation Administration. 17 February 2023
FL Technics has extended its technical courses portfolio after receiving new approval to provide type training for Airbus A350 aircraft, which includes both theoretical courses and practical training. 16 February 2023
Captain Helen Heenan, MSc FRAeS, sits down with Captain Jacques Drappier to discuss mental health in aviation. Helen explains why conversations about mental health in aviation need to go further, with some pilots afraid to disclose issues for fear of losing their jobs. 23 January 2023
Airbus UpNext has started testing new, on ground and in-flight, pilot assistance technologies on an A350-1000 test aircraft. 13 January 2023
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) released an update to its industry-wide Safety 1st General Aviation Misfueling Prevention Program — a free, online training resource for pilots, line service professionals, and other aircraft refueling stakeholders. 11 January 2023
ATPG Chair Andy Mitchell sat down with EATS 2022 Conference Chair Jacques Drappier to discuss what went on at our exclusive Heads of Training discussion in Berlin. The duo go through instructor standardisation, sustainability and pilot well being. 9 January 2023
Residents who graduated from the National Capital Consortium Pediatrics Residency Program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center received a 100 percent passing rate for their certifications from the American Board of Pediatrics for a third year in a row. 5 January 2023