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Parliamentary debate on fair finance for professional pilot training
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Parliamentary debate on fair finance for professional pilot training
BALPA has continued to drive its campaign on the issue of flight training schools requesting substantial upfront payments from aspiring pilots.
A group of training providers have written to the Secretary of State for Transport asking for action over the financial risks in UK Flight Schools as several Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved institutions have collapsed in the last few months, leaving customers owed millions.
The UK CAA has been 'asleep at the wheel' as flight schools have gone bust over the last few months leaving trainee pilots owed millions
Dundee-based Tayside Aviation appointed receivers on 20 April with the loss of 22 jobs, and leaving customers in limbo.