Aviation: Training
Commons · Question 111339 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with industry on the number of flight instructors; and assessment she has made of the capacity of flight schools to train commercial airline pilots.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 13 Feb 2026
Ministers and officials engage regularly with industry and trade bodies (including the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) on all aviation skills issues. As the UK aviation sector operates predominantly in the private sector, it is for individual ...