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Spanish Flight Training Group FTEJerez Restores Satellite Airfield After Large‑Scale Investment and Upgrade

Spain – FTEJerez has officially reopened Trebujena Aerodrome, a critical training field used in the early stages of student flight operations. After a comprehensive upgrade programme, the aerodrome is now back in service and ready to support FTEJerez’s training mission.

  • FTEJerez invested over €850,000 in maintenance and improvements across runway resurfacing, extension works, enhanced safety zones, and new perimeter fencing

  • The upgrades are designed to significantly bolster operational safety and reliability during ab initio training phases

Source: FTEJerez

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Oman Aviation Academy Inducts 13th Batch

Oman – Oman Aviation Academy (OAA), the country’s only approved flight training organisation based in Sohar, marked the start of a new training cycle with the induction of Batch 013, officially welcoming a fresh group of cadets under both EASA and CAA Oman pathways. This milestone underscores OAA’s continuing expansion as a dual-approval pilot training provider in the region. The batch consists of almost 20 students.

Oman Aviation Academy had received ATO EASA certification in February 2024.

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Turkish Airlines Flight Academy Celebrates 130th and 131st Cohorts – Graduates 51 New Pilots

Türkiye – Turkish Airlines Flight Academy (TAFA), the ab initio pilot training arm of Turkish Airlines, held a graduation ceremony marking its 130th and 131st fleet cohorts, celebrating the advancement of 51 newly qualified pilots. On this symbolic day, dignitaries including the Minister of Family and Social Services Ms. Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, Aydın Governor Mr. Yakup Canbolat, and Turkish Airlines Chairman Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bolat joined the event to honour the occasion.

  • The academy extended heartfelt thanks to the Mayor of Aydın Metropolitan Municipality, TAFA’s Board Chair and members, its General Manager, protocol members, and all guests

  • At the ceremony, the Minister observed that “thanks to our trained pilots, the future of our country is in safe hands in the skies,” also highlighting Turkish Airlines’ leading role in promoting female pilots

  • Chairman Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bolat emphasised that over two decades, TAFA has brought nearly 2,000 new pilots into aviation, reinforcing both the Turkish Airlines brand and the national civil aviation sector

  • TAFA CEO Fatih Unalan congratulated the graduates and highlighted TAFA’s continued focus on safety, airline aligned flight training and training infrastructure expansion

Source: Turkish Airlines Flight Academy
Photo Credit: Turkish Airlines Flight Academy

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Global Pilot Training Solution Provider CAE Hosts UAE Future Aviation Leaders at Montreal Headquarters

Canada & United Arab Emirates – CAE hosted participants of the UAE National Programme for Future Leaders in Civil Aviation at its headquarters, offering them a deep dive into its global civil aviation ecosystem through plant tours, visits to its Air Traffic Services training centre, demonstrations of modern pilot training technologies, and interactive sessions with CAE experts.

CAE operates multiple full flight simulator training centers in the UAE including partnerships with Emirates and flydubai.

Source: CAE

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Global Flight Training Group Airways Aviation Highlights Queensland Export Support in 2025

United Arab Emirates – Airways Aviation, one of the largest aviation and pilot training group’s in the world operating pilot training academies across Europe, the Middle East, Asia/Australia, India and Africa, has shared that it was represented at the Queensland Exporters Roundtable by Rizwan Taj who outlining how the Dubai branch acts as a feeder academy to the Gold Coast campus in Australia and stressing the mutual economic benefit of training students from the GCC region.

  • The event at Jumeirah Emirates Towers was convened by The Hon. Ros Bates MP, Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training, and brought together government, diplomatic, investment and business leaders

  • Organized by the Trade & Investment Queensland (TIQ) Middle East team, the roundtable included contributions from Kassem Younes (Commissioner – Middle East) and Emma Page, who support trade ties between Queensland and the Gulf region

  • In his presentation, Taj framed Airways Aviation’s Dubai campus as a pivotal link—enabling students to access world‑class pilot training in Australia, thereby contributing to Australian education, economy, and aviation workforce

  • Dialogue at the roundtable tackled student visa challenges; government officials reportedly committed to reforms aimed at supporting Queensland’s education and training sector

Source: Rizwan Taj (Airways Aviation)

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Italian Flight School Professional Aviation Welcomes Final 2025 Batch – 40 Future Pilots

Italy – Professional Aviation, one of the largest flight training organisations in the country, has welcomed the final class of the year, inducting 40 new students into its pilot training programme.

Just last month Professional Aviation celebrated the graduation of nearly 60 new pilots at its 2025 Graduation Fest. The event recognized students who successfully completed their PPL and CPL airplane and helicopter programs, highlighting the school’s growing role in supplying pilots to the global aviation industry.

Professional Aviation achieved 16,000 flight hours in 2024 and launched a new helicopter academy, expanding its training portfolio.

Curious to hear more about Professional Aviation – check out the interview with AFM here: Growing to Become One of the Largest Flight Schools in Italy – Professional Aviation Academy – AFM.aero

Source:  Professional Aviation

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Hungary’s Simnest Pilot Academy Announces New B737MAX Simulator Investment – Installation in 2026

Hungary — Simnest Pilot Academy CEO Kuhtreiber Gyula has announced that the pilot training organisation will add its first B737MAX device in 2026.

Earlier this year Simnest Pilot Academy had reported a major milestone: by September 2025, its four A320 FNPT II MCC simulators have logged over 30,000 operating hours across 7,113 training sessions.

  • Of those sessions, 1,998 were MCC (Multi‑Crew Cooperation) and 3,787 were APS MCC (Airline Pilot Standard MCC).

  • 1,440 APS MCC sessions were delivered specifically to Wizz Air cadets.

  • The academy achieves all training using simulators alone—no live single‑ or multi‑engine aircraft are used—underscoring its full‑simulation model.

  • Simnest’s simulator fleet includes APS‑ready FNPT II MCC devices tuned for A320 operations.

Source: Kuhtreiber Gyula (Simnest Pilot Academy)

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