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UK Airline Cuts Nearly 30,000 Flights in Seven Months Due to Staff Shortage

British Airways (BA) announced it will cut more flights through to October. Another round of flight cancellations were announced by the UK airline as it cuts 10,300 short-haul flights of August to October which will affect London Heathrow, Gatwick and City airports. With the recent announcement, the airline has had already cut nearly 30,000 flights since April.

“The whole aviation industry continues to face into significant challenges and we’re completely focused on building resilience into our operation to give customers the certainty they deserve,” British Airways said in a statement.

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Major European Airlines Cut Hundreds More Flights Due to Staff Shortage

Netherlands flag carrier, Air France-KLM, and Germany’s flag carrier, Lufthansa, announced their latest flight cancellations due to staff shortage. KLM plans to cancel 20 roundtrips flights to European destinations daily until the end of August while Lufthansa will cancel 770 flights starting this week.

The measures are designed to “calm” operational stress on staff at the airport and within the airline, KLM said in a statement.

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European Pilot Training Group Announces Type Rating Contract for 170 Airline Pilots

BAA Training, a leading independent aviation training providers in Europe and expanding globally, a family member of Avia Solutions Group, leaders in end-to-end capacity solutions for passenger and cargo airlines worldwide, has signed a partnership agreement with Air France. Under this contract, BAA Training will be providing the French carrier with Airbus A320 Type Rating services.

Marijus Ravoitis, CEO of BAA Training, says, “We closely cooperate with dozens of airlines, including the largest industry players, which makes us fully aware of the challenges provoked by the aviation recovery. We look forward to strengthening our existing relationship with Air France and would like to thank them for their continued trust.”

Fulfilling the agreement, BAA Training will prepare more than 170 pilots Type Rated on A320 for Air France. The students will be trained at BAA Training simulator centres in Barcelona, Spain and Vilnius, Lithuania, using both full flight simulators (FFS) and flight training devices (FTDs). Innovative developments, such as Virtual Reality technology and an FFS/FTD mix, add complementary value to the training courses. The first pilot group begins training in September 2022.

BAA Training development in France
BAA Training expands its presence in the French aviation market by building a new simulator training centre near Paris in partnership with Transavia France, the low cost subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group. The new facility featuring 6 simulator bays will start operations in January 2023. Full flight simulators modeled on narrow-body aircraft – A320 and B737 – and the wide-body will join the fleet.

In addition, FTD Level 2 devices, Virtual Reality technology, and full-scope cabin crew training equipment, such as RFFT, Door trainers CEET, slide, etc., will extend the range of equipment available.

BAA Training has also launched an Ab Initio training program in cooperation with Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC), the only aviation-oriented university in France. This pilot training program is tailored to individual clients and airlines.

Source – BAA Training Press Release

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