Trainee RAF pilots face year-long wait to start flying lessons due to training 'shambles' The delay, aimed at easing a logjam in the troubled system, comes as the UK prepares to start giving ...

Trainee pilots are waiting around RAF bases, military headquarters and even at the Ministry of Defence in London - called 'holdies' as they remain on hold for a training course.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a year in office this week, facing challenges from within his party and the public.

The first cadre of RAF and RCAF pilots trained in Italy at the International Flight Training School at Decimomannu air base have completed the LIFT course, the most advanced phase of the pilot ...

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, the Royal Air Force (RAF) took a significant leap forward in redefining pilot training with the completion of successful demonstration ...

Defence minister Maria Eagle confirmed to Parliament that a competition will be opened to replace the venerable ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a year in office this week, fighting a rebellion from his own party in a vote ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met trainee pilots and their families and was shown a flight simulator on a visit to RAF ...

Former RAF pilot reunited with training plane in Whanganui ... There was an unlikely reunion in Whanganui as a 71-year-old aeroplane brought together former Air Force pilots from opposite sides ...

MoD: Labour defence minister admits "problems" training RAF pilots with long waits causing many to leave. By Freddie Webb. Defence Reporter. Comment. Published 10th Oct 2024, 15:29 BST.

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, the Royal Air Force (RAF) took a significant leap forward in redefining pilot training with the completion of successful demonstration ...