Blackpool apprentice jobs boost
Blackpool could be in line for an apprentice jobs boost after Bond Aviation Group recently set up a £5m training scheme.
The firm, which flies daily to Irish Sea rigs from the resort's airport, has appointed 10 new trainees from its scheme which it hopes to expand across the UK.
It's new state-of-the-art training centre at Gloucestershire Airport is being used to train pilots who will be used at its bases across the country, including Blackpool.
Peter Bond, executive chairman of the company, said;
"The nature of our business requires highly skilled and motivated individuals, so as a company committed to excellence, we took the decision to invest in our training programmes and facilities.
"We have now trained some of the best pilots and engineers in the business today and we will continue to invest, to nurture the talent for tomorrow.
Last year, Bond brought in a fleet of new helicopters for its Blackpool base and it is hoped some of the new graduates will be able to fly them after completing the scheme.
Gloucestershire-based Bond Aviation Group is privately owned by Stephen and Peter Bond and has a turnover of more than £100m.
It has two main operations - Bond Offshore Helicopters and Bond Air Services, which between them transport personnel and equipment for the offshore gas, oil and renewable energy industries, provide air support for the emergency services, including the air ambulance and the police.
They also help out on search and rescue missions across the UK coastline.
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