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The Cabair Group
Cabair Services
The Cabair Group
From a take off nearly four decades ago we are now one of the largest companies operating in the general aviation sector worldwide. We offer commercial and private pilot training of the highest standards for both FAA and JAA licenses. Our fleet totals over 160 aircraft and flies more than 72,000 hours a year in the UK and USA. It encompasses state of the art glass cockpit fixed wing and rotary aircraft and simulators, from trainer to corporate jet.
As a major supplier of quality First Officers and future commanders to international airlines, our customers include British Airways, Flybe, Ryanair, Air India, Kuwait Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines and many others of a similar stature.
The Group also provides consultancy, executive charter, FBO operations, aviation & English language training & testing, pilot assessment & selection to both civil and military requirements.
We complement these services with aeroplane & helicopter sales & management, London sight-seeing flights and helicopter visits to schools to educate & entertain our future pilots - all this supported by our own maintenance divisions.
Cabair works closely with many of the world’s leading airlines to ensure employment opportunities are available upon completion of training. The list above shows airlines for whom some of our recent graduates now work. We are also involved in sponsored programmes such as the very successful scheme with Flybe which offers a partly sponsored ATPL Integrated Programme and has been running for the last twelve years.
Cabair also works with banks and financial institutions in order to provide funding solutions for commercial pilot training.
Airline pilot, Commercial pilot & Private pilot training
Within Europe, Cabair has the largest independent group of flying schools for commercial and private pilots offering consistently high quality training and services throughout.
Cabair College of Air Training (CCAT)
at Cranfield, 50 miles North of London, has specialised in airline pilot training for over 20 years and our graduates can be found flying for - or as senior managers in - airlines around the world. The flagship Integrated course is a substantial provider of quality First Officers to the industry and is conducted using the most advanced all-glass cockpit aircraft and simulators in the industry.
The European Pilot Training Academy (EPTA)
South of London at Bournemouth International Airport offers Modular commercial pilot training. The flexibility of the Modular route to an ATPL allows professional courses to be completed at various Cabair locations around the globe, yet still be represented on a graduate’s CV as training from one quality training provider, a benefit acknowledged by airline recruiters.
Fair weather base options for commercial training are available at our affiliate organisations at various centres in Florida, USA; at Kissimmee with Orlando Flight Training - the most popular locations, and at Merritt Island with Space Coast Aviation.
operates eight traditional Private Pilot flying schools in the UK specialising in both fixed wing and helicopter, and offering a range of products from one-off flights to Private Pilot Licenses, additional ratings and Flight Instructor courses.
Degree courses with Airline and commercial pilot training
For some years Cabair have been working closely with several universities and colleges in developing unique degree courses which integrate commercial pilot training with an academic qualification.
Buckinghamshire New University offers two different Degree courses, both with commercial pilot training included.
The first option is a 3 year BA (Hons) in Air Transport which is coupled with a Modular training programme to gain an Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence through Cabair. The second option is the same degree but it can be completed within eighteen months and in conjunction with an Integrated Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence programme at CCAT which involves flight training taking place in the UK or Florida.
Kingston University’s Faculty of Engineering offers a Foundation Degree in Aviation Studies with an optional one-year or part-time BSc (Hons) in Aviation Studies. It provides an option to gain an Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence as an integrated part of the course, and is proving extremely popular with students who very much enjoy the basic flying training in Florida.
London’s City University offers a BSc (Honours) course in Air Transport Operations combined with an Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (ATPL). Students can undertake the Honours degree and combine it with either an Integrated ATPL programme at CCAT, Cranfield, or with a structured Modular ATPL programme at EPTA in Bournemouth.
The third year of the degree is ‘part-time’ allowing students to begin working within the industry as commercial pilots at the same time as completing their BSc.
Aircraft Charter & Helicopter Services
www.helilondon.com is our Internet portal through which visitors can access all our helicopter and charter services:
24 hour charter services - 7 days a week. Arranging complete bespoke itineraries, limousines to accommodation, business or pleasure. Fixed wing or helicopter. You can be assured of a personal service from true professionals.
We have a portfolio of sightseeing packages - including a tour over the city of London taking in all the famous landmarks. Buy your own seat or rent the helicopter - the choice is yours.
A unique advertising opportunity for a high-profile effective campaign. Cabair’s Helilondon is the official supplier of this service for the UK. The unique banner system is the subject of a worldwide patent and has enabled us to secure exclusive aviation licenses to fly over built up areas in the many countries in which we operate.
Demonstrating how helicopters work to young school children nationwide, our ‘flying’ visits usually form part of a formal science or geography project, and provide a day few children will forget.
Aircraft Sales & Management
Cabair provide a professional range of services for new and used aircraft, fixed wing or rotary, from our centres at Elstree Aerodrome, London and Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire - the latter was the UK’s first Cessna C-STAR dealership and Service Centre. Your aircraft can be operated just for your personal use or to provide you with operational revenues. Private or corporate ownership alike can benefit from our experienced management services.
Our engineering divisions service the group’s fleet of aircraft, private and commercial customers with maintenance facilities at Bournemouth, Cranfield, Elstree and High Wycombe. We are major a distributor of the Centurion diesel engines and are EASA 145 and Part-M Subpart G approved.