UK Royal Air Force Will Send Trainee Pilots To Italy

Leonardo M-346 advanced jet trainer

Leonardo M-346 advanced jet trainers will be used at the newly established International Flight Training School at Decimomannu in Sardinia.

Credit: Leonardo
ROME—The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is to send trainee pilots to Italy as it attempts to resolve throughput issues with its own training pipeline. Italian air chief Gen. Luca Goretti and UK Air Chief Marshall Sir Mike Wigston signed a technical arrangement during the Italian Air Force’s Centenary...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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