Sydney Flight College Launches New CPL Package and MCC Simulator as 2026 Intake Numbers Build

Australia – Sydney Flight College (SFC Australia), a flight training group operating dual bases at Bankstown in Sydney and Tamworth, New South Wales, has opened multiple new intakes across its professional pilot and flight instructor programmes in early 2026, launched a new Hybrid Commercial Pilot Package, and received its long-awaited ALSIM Airliner synthetic trainer — only the second such device certified in Australia.

• SFC Pilot Academy Tamworth has welcomed two new student cohorts in February and March 2026, with 38 students enrolled across both intakes; the college projects a total of 100 students at its Tamworth base by year's end.
• Two Flight Instructor Rating intakes are simultaneously in progress at the Sydney base, reinforcing SFC's instructor development pipeline and long-term industry supply capacity.
• SFC has launched a Hybrid Commercial Pilot Package — a Double Diploma of Aviation combining the Commercial Pilot Licence and Instrument Rating — with the first intake commencing in March 2026, delivered across both Sydney and Tamworth campuses.
• SFC has received its ALSIM Airliner synthetic trainer, supporting the college's Multi-Crew Cooperation (MCC) syllabus; the device is only the second ALSIM Airliner certified in Australia, representing a significant infrastructure investment for the college.
• SFC is currently engaged in dialogue regarding proposed airspace changes to the west of Bankstown Airport and a slot allocation proposal from Airservices Australia that would limit SFC to three VFR slots per hour at Bankstown — a restriction the college has flagged as having material impact on its flying capacity.
• SFC has a programme of industry events scheduled across 2026, including a Flyaway to Warbirds over Scone (28 March), the Australian Light Aircraft Championships (8 April), a Safety Night Western Sydney Airspace Workshop (15 April), and Night Circuits (22 April).

Source: Sydney Flight College