Market Intelligence: Europe

Low-Cost European Airline Begins Offering Conditional Jobs to L3Harris Airline Academy Students

United Kingdom headquartered L3Harris Airline Academy, which conducts flight training in the UK and in the United States, has announced an exciting new development for its students that Wizz Air UK will begin offering conditional employment to students during their training, starting as early as the end of Module One of ground school training.

Earlier in the month L3Harris Airline Academy announced a new collaboration with the UK based University of West London (UWL) to launch the Integrated ATPL with BSc(Hons) Air Transport Management program. The 2 year combined ATPL and degree course offers career pathways to major airlines and access to funding options for those that qualify.

Source: L3Harris Airline Academy
Photo Credit: Wizz Air UK

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Textron Aviation Bolsters Support in the United Kingdom and Ireland Through Expanded Relationship with Gama Aviation (UK) Limited

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) that the company is expanding its relationship with longtime channel partner Gama Aviation. Newly designated as an Authorized Sales Representative (ASR) for Textron Aviation Special Missions aircraft in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Gama Aviation will now feature special missions variants of the entire portfolio of Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft.

“With an established and growing base of our special missions aircraft in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Textron Aviation is continuously investing in providing the best aviation experience for customers,” said Bob Gibbs, vice president, Special Mission Sales, Textron Aviation. “Gama Aviation has a proven record of providing quality maintenance and excellent service on Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft, and this latest authorization provides an even greater level of convenience for new and returning customers.”

This authorization allows customers to engage with Gama Aviation on their total needs, from developing their requirements through turnkey solutions of missionized aircraft, with full in-country support.

“We are delighted to be extending our relationship with Textron Aviation as an Authorized Sales Representative for Special Missions aircraft,” said Mark Smith, managing director, Special Missions, Gama Aviation. “As a long-term design, embodiment, maintainer and operator of Textron Aviation platforms for Air Ambulance and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions, we feel ideally placed to advise end users and operators of the art of the possible in their Special Missions configuration. Working with Textron Aviation in this way will strengthen the total support we can collectively provide in the U.K. and Ireland.”

Endless Special Missions Possibilities

When government, military and commercial customers want airborne solutions for critical missions, they turn to Textron Aviation. The company’s aviation solutions provide the high performance and flight characteristics required to address the unique challenges of special missions operations. With unparalleled quality, versatility and low operating costs, Textron Aviation products are ideal for air ambulance; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); utility transport; aerial survey; flight inspection; training and a number of other special operations.

About Textron Aviation

We inspire the journey of flight. For more than 95 years, Textron Aviation has empowered our collective talent across the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands to design and deliver the best aviation experience for our customers. With a range that includes everything from business jets, turboprops, and high-performance pistons, to special missions, military trainer and defense products, Textron Aviation has the most versatile and comprehensive aviation product portfolio in the world and a workforce that has produced more than half of all general aviation aircraft worldwide. Customers in more than 170 countries rely on our legendary performance, reliability and versatility, along with our trusted global customer service network, for affordable, productive and flexible flight.

About Textron

Textron is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, Pipistrel, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Arctic Cat, and Textron Systems.

Source: Textron
Photo Credit: Textron

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UK’s Leading Modular Pilot Training Organisation Chairman and Founder Calls for End to Large Upfront Payments at UK ATOs to Protect Students

Multi-Award Winning Midlands based Entrepreneur Thomas Dunn MBE calls for an end to upfront payments for all UK-based Approved Training Organisations (ATOs). Tom is Chairman & Founder of the UK’s Leading Modular ATO, Aeros Flight Training, and blames the practice of up-front payments as the root cause for the failure of several major ATOs over the past 17 years.

Read Dunn’s statement below:

“I was very sad to hear about the loss of 3 major UK based ATOs in 2023 but then I was disturbed to hear of the £4m lost by unsuspecting students and their families due to the demand for upfront payments followed by large stage payments from their ATO.

This weekend sees Pilot Careers Live North in Manchester and I would strongly urge anybody considering a career on the flight deck to attend this fantastic, inspiring, and highly respected event. However, I would urge extreme caution before signing a contract with any ATO requesting upfront payments followed by large stage payments for services to be delivered sometime in the future. Upon attending the show, you will meet many different ATOs, most of them are highly skilled professionals, who will deliver exceptional quality for the entirety of your course. However, there are some exceptions and they are more interested in your money than you’re training, these could be big flashy outfits or smaller tidy suppliers.

How can I determine the good from the bad?

That’s the easy part if they are requiring you to part with any amount of cash upfront before supplying you with goods or services, be cautious. Last year alone 3 ATOs ceased training causing students to lose millions of pounds which they had that paid up front. In recent months I have met with Parents, Grandparents and Students who have had their lives irreversibly changed following the loss of live savings or after remortgaging their properties to pay upfront fees.

How do I prevent that from happening to me?

The only way you can be certain is please do not pay any money upfront before you have received your training, don’t be fooled by talk of guarantees or refunds, if the ATO ceases trading all guarantees and refunds will be lost. By simply consulting public records held at companies house you can gain valuable insight into a company’s financials, look out for things like deferred income, cash at bank etc. These documents are not easy to read so if you’re unsure of what you’re looking at take financial advice, if you’re considering investing over £100,000 with an ATO it’s a relatively small amount to pay for an independent financial expert to give you an overview of a company’s financials.”

Source: Aeros Flight Training

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