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Flight Training Group Leading Edge Aviation Celebrates 98 Graduate Successes with European Airline

United Kingdom – headquartered flight training group Leading Edge Aviation, which operates flight training bases in the UK and Spain, has announced that 98 of its graduates have successfully passed assessments to join British Airways, with the latest group beginning their airline careers at the start of September.

The flight training group announced just earlier this month that its graduates are high in demand by airlines such as easyJet , with 65 students securing positions at the airline in the past 12 months. Of these, 54 cadets were tagged by easyJet before completing their training, demonstrating the strength of the pathway from training to airline employment. In total, 129 Leading Edge graduates are now employed with easyJet, reinforcing the academy’s role as a key talent pipeline for the carrier.

About Leading Edge Aviation
Leading Edge Aviation, headquartered at London Oxford Airport, is a UK-based EASA and UK CAA-approved pilot training academy. The school offers Integrated and Modular ATPL programmes, airline placement support, and advanced training courses. The academy has a strong track record of preparing cadets for airline careers with carriers including British Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air UK, and other European operators.

Source: Leading Edge Aviation

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Global ACMI Leader Deploys First Cadets to Flight Training Phase of Partially Sponsored MPL Program in September 2025

Lithuania – Avia Solutions Group, the world’s largest ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) provider, has shared through its Pilot Runway program that the first cadets have completed theory training and are transitioning to the group’s flight school in Spain.

The groups’ “Pilot Runway” program has the ambition to train and deploy 200 new pilots annually to support its expanding global ACMI operations.

  • Launched in April 2024 via subsidiary BAA Training, the “Pilot Runway” Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) program is a partially sponsored ab initio pilot training initiative with a guaranteed job offer.

  • Cadets are guaranteed job placement with Avia Solutions Group airlines upon successful completion.

  • Initial airline placements are with Avion Express, followed by SmartLynx Airlines.

  • In January 2025, the program hosted a successful Open Door Day in Vilnius, attracting approximately 100 prospective pilots.

Source: Pilot Runway & BAA Training

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Global Pilot Training Group AeroGuard Flight Training Center Highlights Partnership with China Airlines to Train Cadet Pilots

USA – headquartered global flight training group AeroGuard Flight Training Center, which operates a number of flight training bases, has highlighted the latest cadet batch from China Airlines (CAL 3) conducting flight training in Phoenix.

Throughout this 11-month program approved by the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA), cadets apply directly through China Airlines and are screened by the airline before arriving at AeroGuard. AeroGuard’s Phoenix location provides an exceptional flight training environment with year-round flying weather, ideal airspace availability and complexity, and additional student support.

About AeroGuard Flight Training Center
AeroGuard Flight Training Center is a global leader in ab initio flight training with three U.S. campuses. Each location offers accelerated commercial pilot training programs to airline cadets from all over the world. With a commitment to safety and student success, AeroGuard’s high quality training has established airline-ready cadets for over 20 years with more than one million flight hours of training experience and graduating over 7,000 cadets.

Source: AeroGuard

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Turkish Airline Owned Flight Academy Welcomes 149th Cohort in September 2025

Türkiye – Turkish Airlines Flight Academy (TAFA), the ab initio flight training unit of Turkish Airlines, as welcomed its 149th training cohort in September following growing its fleet by 7 new aircraft alone in August.

  • TAFA currently operates over 60 aircraft, with 7 new Cessna 172 aircraft delivered in August 2025.

  • The academy conducts flight training at six different airports across Türkiye.

  • The training center employs over 100 flight instructors and more than 200 total aviation professionals.

  • Nearly 500 cadet pilots are currently enrolled in training.

  • The academy plans to expand its training fleet to 107 aircraft by Q1 2027

  • TAFA has trained and graduated over 900 pilots in the past five years, with 220,000 total flight hours logged as of December 2024.

Source: Turkish Airlines Flight Academy

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