North Weald Flight Training

05/08/2026

Exciting career opportunity ! 🎉

✈️ Ready to lead a growing General Aviation engineering team?

FT Aero is hiring a Chief Engineer / UK CAA Nominated Person to lead our engineering operation at North Weald Airfield.

We offer a highly competitive salary, excellent career prospects and the opportunity to play a key role in the continued growth of the business.

Applicants should hold a relevant UK CAA Part-66 licence and be capable of gaining CAA acceptance as the relevant Nominated Person/Postholder.

📍 North Weald Airfield, Essex

Apply in the strictest confidence to the Accountable Manager at [email protected]

Please share with anyone who may be interested.

05/08/2026

Come and join our team with our sister company FT Aero Ltd. 👩‍🔧👨‍🔧🧰🔧🪛🛠️

✈️ Build Your Career in General Aviation with FT Aero

Light Aircraft Engineer / Trainee Aircraft Engineer
📍 North Weald Airfield, Essex
💷 Highly competitive salary, dependent on experience

FT Aero is looking for an experienced Light Aircraft Engineer—or someone actively working towards their licence—to join our growing team at North Weald Airfield.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with a varied fleet of light aircraft, develop your technical experience and build a long-term career within general aviation.

What we offer:

• A highly competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Support for candidates working towards their licence
• Varied and interesting aircraft work
• A friendly, professional and close-knit team
• A permanent role at one of the UK’s best-known general aviation airfields

We would like to hear from candidates who:

• Hold, or are working towards, a relevant UK CAA Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence
• Ideally hold, or are progressing towards, a B1.2 or B3 licence
• Have light aircraft experience or relevant aviation engineering training
• Take pride in safe, accurate and high-quality work
• Are practical, reliable and keen to develop
• Can work independently and as part of a team

Previous general aviation experience would be an advantage, but training and development may be available for the right candidate.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

📩 Ready for your next opportunity?

Send your CV and a brief introduction to [email protected].

19/07/2026

☀️ Sunday Training Flight ✈️

Some people travel halfway around the world hoping to find scenery like this...

For us, it's simply another day in the office.

One of the greatest privileges of learning to fly is discovering just how beautiful the UK really is. From a few thousand feet, familiar places take on a completely different perspective, making every training flight unique.

This incredible view was captured during today's training flight over Kent. It almost looks tropical—but it's right here on our doorstep.

Every lesson is another opportunity to experience moments like this.

Who wouldn't want an office with a view like this?

✈️ Learn to fly with North Weald Flight Training.

11/07/2026

Congratulations, a fantastic achievement as Maren Strohbuecker successfully passed her Private Pilot Licence (PPL) Skills Test.

This significant milestone reflects Maren's dedication, commitment and hard work throughout her training, and we are delighted to welcome her as our newest qualified private pilot.

Congratulations Maren! We wish you many years of safe and enjoyable flying. 🛩️

10/07/2026

✈️ Congratulations, Harry Grief!

A fantastic achievement this week as Harry successfully passed his Private Pilot Licence (PPL) Skills Test.

This significant milestone reflects Harry's dedication, commitment and hard work throughout his training, and we are delighted to welcome him as our newest qualified private pilot.

Congratulations, Harry. We wish you many years of safe and enjoyable flying. 🛩️

30/05/2026

🚨 First Solo Complete 🚨

Today was a big day for Ashton as he took to the skies on his very first solo flight! ✈️

A moment every pilot remembers forever and a milestone that’s earned through dedication, commitment and plenty of hard work.

We’re incredibly proud of what Ashton has achieved and can’t wait to see what comes next.

Congratulations, Ashton! 👏🔥

27/05/2026

We’d love you to come join our team!

14/05/2026

✈️ **Project Warrior – Identity Returns**

The registration is back on.

A great moment as the Warrior starts to look like herself again.

29/04/2026

🛠 Project Warrior – Panel Planning

Designing a new instrument panel isn’t just about fitting equipment — it’s about layout, ergonomics and usability.

Here we’re trialling a mock-up of the proposed layout before final installation, ensuring everything works perfectly in the cockpit.

27/04/2026

🎨 **Project Warrior – Taking Shape**

Fresh paint going on…

The transformation is well underway now and it’s great to see the Warrior starting to come back to life.