Hi All, my name is Hugh Maguire, and I’m a cadet on the Ryanair Mentored Programme at AFTA. I’m progressing nicely through my training at the moment, so let’s get up to speed about who I am and what stage I’m at. After leaving school, I studied Mechanical Engineering, and got my Master’s Degree. Through […]
Congratulations to AFTA Aircraft Apprentice Engineers Alex Nolan and Dominic Daly on receiving their Certificate of Recognition for successful completion of their EASA CAT A2 Part 66 basic training examinations. The AFTA Engineering apprentices were presented with their certs by Michael Hayes Training Manager at Shannon Aviation Maintenance School at the main AFTA Engineering hangar […]
AFTA was delighted to take part in a voluntary special sail/fly past in Cork Harbour with Safehaven Marine to lift spirits in Cobh and to show solidarity with frontline workers. The sail/fly past featured AFTA’s Slingsby T-67 Firefly aerobatic aircraft and Safehaven Marine’s Thunderchild II, one of the world’s fastest boats. In AFTA the Slingsby […]
Hello everyone! I am back sharing my experience, luckily much sooner than expected! Once I finished my training I went back home to Italy and looked for a job. For a couple of months I worked as a postman in my town post office, although not my dream job I was very thankful I found […]
We are pleased to announce we will be running a part-time PPL theory ground-school over 5 weekends starting on Saturday 27th February. This is ideally suited for anyone who is currently training for their PPL and hasn’t completed the PPL theory ground-school yet. The course will be delivered completely online through Zoom. We are offering […]
Ireland has adopted the EU Recommendation on a coordinated approach to travel restrictions due to COVID-19. The ‘traffic lights’ system provides for regions across the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA & the UK) to be categorised as green, orange or red based on the risk levels of COVID-19. The Traffic Light System […]
Airline Pilot Club and AFTA create a new pathway to becoming an Airline Pilot APC and AFTA have today announced the launch of a partnership that is aimed at providing aspirant airline pilots with professional guidance and high-quality training as they move along their route to an airline pilot career. APC has established an 8-step […]
That’s it folks! I finally finished my training…I still can’t believe it. 🙈 So the last bit was APS MCC. For me personally was one of the toughest things I have ever done! 😅 Some humble personal advice: begin studying before you start APS…take a few days if you need to! It’s going to make […]
Happy Girls in Aviation Day to all our female students past, present and future. Girls in Aviation Day was established to encourage girls aged between 8-17 to participate in aviation. Just over 5% of airline pilots worldwide are female, according to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots. At AFTA we are dedicated to training […]
Hello everyone! 😁 Finally I completed my Multi Engine Instrument Rating. 🤩 I finished my MEIR flights on the DA42 and I passed my exam. Like the other flight tests it is made of two parts, the ground one and the flight. For the ground part you will have to plan an IFR flight to […]
