Flight schools come to rescue of trainee pilots

Career paths for trainee pilots left stranded after their flight course collapsed have taken off again with special offers of courses in Ireland to help them finish training.

Students of the Waterford-based Pilot Training Centre of Ireland (PTC) had paid up to €80,000 each in fees and were left stranded in Florida in July when their courses halted unexpectedly.

However, after talks with Irish aviation chiefs, at least three Irish flight schools have now agreed to allow the student pilots to finish training under easier cost terms and to carry over hours already completed.