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VERO BEACH A British flight-training school will purchase a flight school in Vero Beach, making it the company s first U.S. operation.
Skyborne Aviation Group Limited said it would buy a 10-acre pilot-training base here and reopen it in the spring as Skyborne Airline Academy Vero Beach, according to a news release.
At least three flight schools FlightSafety Academy, Florida Pilot Center and Legacy Flight Training are located at or near Vero Beach Regional Airport. A spokeswoman for Skyborne Aviation Group Limited declined to identify the acquisition.
The purchase is expected to close in the second quarter, according to the release. No purchase price was announced.
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Skyborne Aviation Group Limited is today confirming the proposed acquisition of its first pilot training base in the United States in Vero Beach, Florida.
“Skyborne Airline Academy Vero Beach” will offer prospective pilots US FAA Part 141 approved training on a 13-month residential program, as well as individual, part-time modules. It will also serve as a fair-weather base for Skyborne’s UK CAA Integrated ATPL program, and welcome trainees from the Academy’s IndiGo Cadet Pilot Program as they complete their US FAA 141 CPL SEIR plus ME flying.
Lee Woodward, Chief Executive Officer, Skyborne Aviation Group Limited, says: “This is a great day for Skyborne as we expand our global training footprint. Skyborne Airline Academy Vero Beach will deliver a unique value proposition to the US pilot training market, and we’ll soon share further information on our plans for this world-class facility.
Skyborne Aviation Group Limited, based at Gloucestershire Airport, UK, has signed an agreement to purchase Vero Beach Flight Training Academy in Vero Beach, Florida, marking its first pilot training base in the U.S.
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Skyborne Aviation Group Limited is today confirming the proposed acquisition of its first pilot training base in the United States in Vero Beach, Florida. Skyborne Airline Academy Vero Beach will offer prospective pilots US FAA Part 141 approved training on a 13-month residential program, as well as individual, part-time modules. It will also serve as a fair-weather base for Skyborne s UK CAA Integrated ATPL program, and welcome trainees from the Academy s IndiGo Cadet Pilot Program as they complete their US FAA 141 CPL SEIR plus ME flying.
Lee Woodward, Chief Executive Officer, Skyborne Aviation Group Limited, says: This is a great day for Skyborne as we expand our global training footprint. Skyborne Airline Academy Vero Beach will deliver a unique value proposition to the US pilot training market, and we ll soon share further information on our plans for this world-class facility.