Cork-based flight training school continues to teach new pilots

Atlantic Flight Training Academy staff Philip Smythe, safety manager and Dan Lynch, Chief Instructor beside one of the two Diamond DA-42 aircraft on 'standby'. The planes are fully fueled and ready for urgent deployment. Picture: Larry Cummins

The Irish flight school that trains pilots for Ryanair and for Aer Lingus Regional operator, Stobart Air, has said the Covid-19 crisis will be overcome and that there is light at the end of the tunnel for the aviation industry.

One of the Cork hangars of the Atlantic Flight Training Academy where three aircraft are stored indoors during this downtime. (L-R) Mark Casey, owner and founder, Atlantic Flight Academy with Philip Smythe, safety manager and Dan Lynch, Chief Instructor. Pic; Larry Cummins