GreyBird Pilot Academy Appoints Kenneth Burkarl as Head of Training in October 2026

Denmark – European flight training organisation GreyBird Pilot Academy has appointed Kenneth Burkarl as Head of Training, strengthening its training management structure as the academy continues to expand its pilot training operations across Europe.

• GreyBird currently reports more than 200 commercial pilot students across seven European training bases, supported by over 40 flight instructors.
• The appointment follows other management changes during 2026, including the appointment of Signe Nicolaisen Hørning as Chief Executive Officer and Thomas Brams as Chief Operating Officer in June.
• GreyBird has also ordered 13 additional Tecnam training aircraft, comprising ten P-Mentor single-engine aircraft and three P2006T NG twin-engine aircraft, to support its European training expansion.
• The academy's training operations use Tecnam P2002JF single-engine aircraft, Tecnam P2006T twin-engine aircraft and Bellanca 8KCAB Decathlon aircraft for upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT), supported by an FNPT II procedure simulator and an Airbus A320 Multi-Crew Cooperation (MCC) simulator.

Learn more about GreyBird Pilot Academy or connect with Kenneth Burkarl via his LinkedIn profile here.

About GreyBird Pilot Academy
GreyBird Pilot Academy is a Denmark-headquartered EASA-approved flight training organisation based at Aarhus Airport, providing integrated and modular commercial pilot training across Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Ireland and Spain. Established in 2013, the academy combines theoretical knowledge instruction at its European locations with practical flight training primarily conducted in Denmark and Spain.

Source: Kenneth Burkarl (GreyBird Pilot Academy)