Also: ERAU Prof Wins Grant, EAA YE 2.5 Millionth, Ex-Spirit Pilots, AA Pilot Union Swap India’s skies are expanding at full throttle, and now a new training route is giving future pilots a clearer path into commercial aviation. With airline demand surging and fleets growing rapidly, Skyborne’s new Florida based programme could become a major launchpad for the next wave of Indian aviators. A new chapter is opening for aspiring pilots in India, and it feels like the kind of shift aviation watchers will be talking about for years. Proteus Flight School has trained thousands of pilots at Santa Monica Airport, outlasting competitors and weathering regulatory shifts that shuttered other operators at the field. But its future is uncertain now as closure of the airport hangs in the balance. Founded in 1996, Proteus is the oldest continuously operating flight school at the airport. It has since expanded to a primary location and a maintenance and instruction hangar. Volocopter has unveiled the VoloXPro, an all electric ultralight multicopter that feels less like science fiction and more like the first real glimpse into aviation’s next everyday reality. Built from the foundation of the company’s proven VoloCity platform, the VoloXPro blends modern technology with a refreshingly human approach to flying. It is aimed at everyone from flight schools and flying clubs to sightseeing operators and aviation enthusiasts eager to experience what electric aviation truly feels like from the pilot seat. All this — and MORE in today’s episode of Airborne!!!
