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FLYBE ASSISTED PILOT TRAINING SCHEME

Flybe is the Number 1 Regional Airline in Europe, currently operating over 60 aircraft on a UK domestic and European network. In business for over 25 years, the airline only recently completed the acquisition of BA Connect. It is now undertaking a major expansion plan incorporating an aircraft replacement programme. When complete in mid-2009, Flybe will operate 60 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 and 14 Embraer 195 aircraft. This fleet will be one of the youngest and most efficient in the world, fully reflecting Flybe’s commitment to taking full account of growing environmental as well as operational considerations.

Formed as Jersey European in 1979, the expanding company was renamed British European in the 1990s before eventually adopting the now familiar name of Flybe. It currently employs 700 pilots in 12 bases throughout the United Kingdom, with its Head Office and Engineering Centre in Exeter. The airline operates over 157 different routes and carries 8 million passengers a year to almost 60 destinations throughout the UK and Europe.

Flybe is making a major investment in new, environmentally friendly aircraft. All new First Officers will join the Q400 fleet. This is a modern 30 tonne turboprop aircraft with full EFIS 'glass' cockpit and electronic engine control. Although it shares a common type rating with the Dash 8 100/200/300 series, the Q400 is a completely different aircraft. Its performance is equivalent to a regional jet with similar sector times over most Flybe routes. The Q400 can carry 78 passengers and represents an exciting challenge for all new pilots. Flybe's route network covers a wide variety of operations from major international airports to small regional airfields - certainly sufficient to maintain the variety and interest of the pilots.

The company has a continuing recruitment requirement of up to 10 'ab-initio' First Officers each month for the foreseeable future. The establishment of this new pilot training scheme with OAA is recognition that graduates of the APPFO course meet the demanding requirements of operating a modern turboprop aircraft within the Flybe environment.

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Please note that the Flybe Assisted Pilot Training Scheme is currently closed to new applicants. Please keep checking back in future for any announcements.

For more information on the opportunities that Flybe offer, please visit: http://www.flybe.com/vacancies/pilots_sponsorship.htm