Florida, USA – Acron Aviation Academy welcomed Air India Training Academy’s CEO Sunil Bhaskaran for a site visit and strategic planning session. Acron Aviation Academy is a an abinitio cadet program flight training partner of Air India as well as Acron Aviation also being a supplier of full flight simulators to Air India.
Source: Heather Rice (Acron Aviation Academy)
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Jordan — flight training organisation Mideast Aviation Academy (MAA) has officially welcomed a new cohort of around 16 students as the academy begins its latest academic semester.
The unique training offering that MAA has is in part due to the Academy having entered into a cooperation agreement with Romania’s Regional Air School to streamline the process for pilots seeking the Full European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) license. The agreement was signed on December 18, 2024, by Eng. Mohammad Odeh, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Roy Ritter, Director of Training. The partnership establishes an integrated training pathway for pilots aiming to acquire the Full EASA license.
Source: Mideast Aviation Academy
Türkiye – Turkish Airlines Flight Academy (TAFA), the ab initio pilot training arm of Turkish Airlines, has highlighted that Turkish Airlines has achieving a significant increase in the number of female pilots over the past 20 years. The announcement was made during the dual graduation ceremony of the 130th and 131st squadrons at Turkish Airlines Flight Academy (TAFA).
Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş emphasized that female pilots now make up 9% of all TAFA graduates, compared to less than 5% in many airlines worldwide
Among 560 current cadets, 73 are women, indicating continued momentum in narrowing the gender gap in aviation
Turkish Airlines Chairman Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bolat reiterated the importance of TAFA’s female graduates in achieving the airline’s growth ambitions
TAFA CEO Fatih Ünalan confirmed that the share of women in TAFA’s student body has reached 13%, and expressed a vision for further increases
Source: Turkish Airlines Flight Academy
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
