Market Intelligence: Europe

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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US Flight School Aviator College Welcomes French Cadets to Florida Training Base in 2025

Florida, USA – Aviator College of Aeronautical Science & Technology has welcomed a new group of international students from the France’s Wecair program to its European Flight Training (EFT) program, marking the start of their professional pilot training journey.

In March 2025 WECAIR, the France headquartered international pilot training organisation, had launched the Flyfirst World programme, the first pilot training curriculum conducted across three continents. This 22-month course provides cadets with a comprehensive aviation education in the United States, Europe, and South Africa, culminating in an EASA licence.

  • Programme Structure:

    • Phase 1: Initial flight training in Florida, USA (16 weeks)

    • Phase 2: Theoretical ATPL courses in Bordeaux, France (36 weeks)

    • Phase 3: Time-building flights in South Africa (12 weeks)

    • Phase 4: Advanced flight training in Europe, including EASA CPL/IR ME/AUPRT (16 weeks)

    • Phase 5: Multi-Crew Cooperation (MCC) and Jet Orientation Course (JOC) on A320/B737 simulators in Europe (3 weeks)

Source: Aviator College

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Ireland’s ASG Celebrates 10 Years as Leading Aviation Training Provider

Ireland – Aviation training provider ASG is marking its 10th anniversary, reflecting on a decade of growth, global partnerships, and expanding training capabilities. Founded in 2015, the organisation has developed into a respected EASA-approved training provider, supporting airlines, state organisations, and thousands of student pilots.

“By placing training quality, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction at the forefront of everything we do, ASG has developed and grown trust with key stakeholders across the aviation industry, from partners, to regulators, to private and public aviation organisations, and of course, with student Pilots,” says Diarmuid O’Riordan, founder of ASG.

“The organisation has experienced tremendous growth year on year since its foundation, not just in the number of students trained, but in the variety of organisations supported with their aviation training and consultancy needs. To support this growth, ASG has invested consistently in growth enablers from customer relationship management platforms, process automations, its own learning management system and video tutorials, a classroom booking and reservation platform, instructor and crew scheduling tools, not to mention significant ongoing investments in both software and hardware technology solutions to continue to enhance the quality of training, consultancy, and support available to customers. Over the past ten years it has been gratifying to see the team developing, managing, and delivering training across the industry and across a spectrum of disciplines including Airline Pilot training, Crew Control, Safety and risk management, Military Pilot training, Apron / Ramp management, Air Defence & Air Interception, Air Traffic Control (ATC), Search & Rescue Tasking (SAR) and co-ordination, Flight Operations and Aircraft Dispatch.”

Over the past decade, ASG has built long-lasting relationships with some of the biggest names in the aviation industry:

  • Aer Lingus
  • Norwegian Air
  • SAS Scandinavian Airlines
  • Emerald Airlines
  • Hibernian Airlines
  • Simtech Aviation
  • Aluminium Offshore
  • DAS Private Jets
  • ASL Airlines
  • Irish Police Force
  • GFTS
  • Path2Pilot
  • Flyer
  • Skymates Flight Academy
  • United Nations (UN)
  • Aramark
  • Irish Coast Guard (IRCG)
  • Irish Air Corps (IAC)
  • Ernst & Young,

Source: ASG
Photo Credit: ASG

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