27 Mar 2024

Up, Up and Away: new flying school opens in AK

From First Up, 5:51 am on 27 March 2024

A new flying school has opened in Auckland, geared towards training new pilots amidst a rapidly growing Aviation Industry. Figures from Airbus and Boeing show that by 2040, the world will need around 600,000 more pilots to meet global demand. The Auckland Pilot Traning group will see two well established operators coming together in order to get more pilots trained, and ultimately in the air. Our reporter Leonard Powell took flight..