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CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
‘Gold standard for aviation training': Western University partners with MFC
One of Canada's leading flight training organizations is coming to Ontario for the first time this fall. One of Canada's leading flight training organizations is coming to Ontario for the first time this fall, with the partnership of Western University and New Brunswick-based MFC. The training will occur at London International Airport as part of Western's commercial aviation program, running out of the Executive Aviation Hangar. According to Western officials, MFC is investing about $50 million, including the purchase of planes from Diamond Aircraft in London. Jackie Book, the commercial aviation management program director at Western University, said the university will be able to offer the Integrated Airline Transport Pilot license for the first time. 'We're really excited to partner with MFC Flight Training, which we view as the gold standard for aviation training and especially pilot training in Canada,' said Book. With labour shortages in all areas of aviation, the program addresses a local need. Scott McFadzean, London International Airport president, said this will help London's aviation sector. 'You have the education and the graduates, you know, coming out of London, then you're more apt to get business and industry here that want to hire those graduates and continue to grow their aviation businesses right here in London.'
BBC News
12-05-2025
- BBC News
Shoreham Airshow crash pilot's bid to fly again turned down
A decade after 11 men were killed in one of the worst airshow disasters in the UK their families say they can "finally have peace" knowing the pilot will never fly Hill, the pilot of the Hawker Hunter plane that crashed at Shoreham Airshow in 2015, has had a final legal challenge to get his licence reinstated turned down at the High Court in London. A coroner blamed Mr Hill for the crash which killed the men at an inquest in 2022 after an Old Bailey jury cleared him of manslaughter in Hill appealed against the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) decision not to restore his flying licence. He had been performing a manoeuvre in the vintage aircraft when it crashed into the A27 in West Sussex in August CAA's decision not to let him fly again was upheld following a two-day hearing last a second time, the pilot started the process of applying for a Judicial Review of the CAA of the men who died were told on Friday the application had been turned down. Caroline and Bob Schilt, who lost their son Jacob in the disaster, said they were "greatly relieved" by the said: "It seems to us that justice has finally been served by the refusal to renew his licence."It has taken 10 years to finally bring peace to the 11 families whose lives were torn apart by this avoidable tragedy."Anthony Mallinson lost his father, retired engineer James Graham Mallinson, in the said: "This will hopefully now enable us after nearly 10 years to finally be able to grieve for all of our loved ones in peace and we would now ask Mr Hill to fully respect that." Phil Grimstone, who lost his son Matthew, said: "Obviously we are relieved and hope that will now be the end of this."We believe that there is nothing to stop Mr Hill applying for a flying licence in another country."Given the reasons the CAA gave for rejecting his licences here we hope that he is never allowed."The CAA said it understood that Mr Hill's application for judicial review was refused.A spokesperson for the Judicial Office confirmed this to the BBC, saying Mr Justice Fordham had refused permission for the added: "The claimant has not renewed for an oral reconsideration hearing, so the matter has been closed."
