Skyborne Expands Gloucestershire Airport Training Facility to Support Training Demand

United Kingdom - Skyborne, one of the world’s leading airline pilot training academies, announces the expansion of its Gloucestershire Airport (GLO) training facility, significantly increasing the academy’s UK capacity amid growing global demand for airline standard pilots.

Enhancing the academy’s training capabilities, the expansion includes additional hangar space for its growing fleet of aircraft, more classrooms for ground training and breakout rooms for both trainees and employees. Skyborne’s facility in Gloucestershire will work with its base in Bournemouth to deliver UKCAA and EASA Integrated ATPL courses for Skyborne’s airline programmes, as well as military conversions and the modular aspects of the recently launched Fly First pathway.

Lee Woodward, CEO, Skyborne, says: “Our Gloucestershire Airport site expansion reflects our commitment to the region’s economic growth and the future pilot pipeline. We built Skyborne from the ground up and started our very first intake here in Gloucestershire Airport. Since then, we’ve set up bases in Bournemouth and Vero Beach, Florida, USA, where we’ve established a global network of airline partnerships and seen Skyborne pilots go on to fly for more than 50 airlines worldwide. Safety, quality and airline standards are our highest priority at Skyborne and this investment in Gloucestershire Airport ensures we can continue developing the next generation of pilots without compromise.”

The expansion of the state-of-the-art facility in Gloucestershire will also enable Skyborne to increase its team of instructors, mechanics and other units of the business to support its growth.

About Skyborne
Skyborne Airline Academy is one of the world’s leading airline pilot training academies, based at Vero Beach, Florida, United States, and Gloucestershire and Bournemouth Airports in the United Kingdom. Established by industry experts, Skyborne brings a fresh approach to airline pilot training. Skyborne is proud to hold close relationships with the world’s leading airlines, offering opportunities for trainees as part of easyJet’s Flightcrew Futures programme, Ryanair’s Future Flyer Academy, British Airways’ Speedbird Pilot Academy, Jet2.com’s Jet2FlightPath, the IndiGo Cadet Pilot Program and the SkyWest Professional Pilot Pathway. Skyborne is also the only academy to support DHL Air (UK) with a fully funded Integrated ATPL training initiative for its employees.

Source: Skyborne