South Africa — Skyhawk Aviation is pleased to announce that 100 percent of its shareholding has been acquired by new flight training group holding group Excellentia Airline Academy. This includes the entire fleet of twenty aircraft, simulator, both ATOs (Approved Training Organisations), being Lanseria and Grand Central, Approved Maintenance Organisation (Skyhawk Aviation Technical), as well as transport and accommodation divisions.

An extensive hand-over process is in place for the rest of the year.

This acquisition, alongside the acquisition of Aeronav Academy at Lanseria, will pave the way for Excellentia, as the holding company, to become the largest provider of pilot training on the continent, while maintaining the individual brands.

With a sound operational outlook as well as major financial backing, plans are firmly in place to take this venture to over one hundred aircraft within the next 18 months, with additional bases already being finalized in Gauteng.

Mike and Tracey Gough, who started Skyhawk over seventeen years ago, would like to thank their global network of consultants who have contributed to the massive success of the company and are excited to watch the next evolution as Skyhawk and Aeronav are ramped up to address the critical skills shortage in the aviation sector.

Source: Skyhawk Aviation