Today Affinity celebrate 5 years in operation. In February 2016, Affinity and the MOD signed the Fixed Wing Training Package Contract in support of the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS). We had an ambitious goal of delivering all aircraft by November 2018, and with...
This year has been a difficult one for us all, but for some it has been made even more difficult due to limited access to local food banks, support groups and community help. There have been lots of amazing volunteering groups who have gone out...
Fantastic to see the four Texan T1 aircraft land at RAF Valley this morning. The four Texan T1 basic training aircraft have arrived at their new home RAF Valley. The additional aircraft reflect an expansion of the capacity of the UK Military Flying Training System...
History was made at RAF Valley recently with the first student pilot graduating from Basic Flying Training in the new Texan T1 aircraft. RAF Valley is now home to two-thirds of fast jet pilot training for the RAF and RN. First up is Basic Flying...
At the end of June, our teams took part in the Big Brew Up to raise money for SSAFA as part of Armed Forces Week. SSAFA are the Armed Forces charity which has been providing lifelong support to our Forces and their families since 1885....
To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day on the 23rd June, we spoke to two of our female colleagues at Cranwell who are part of the Engineering and Operations team at Affinity Flying Services. Louise, one of our Shift leader/Aircraft technicians leads a team of approx....
Across our sites this week we joined forces with a number of Military and Ascent personnel to pay tribute to the wonderful work the NHS, carers and keyworkers are doing to protect us from COVID19. The whole force Texan T1 team at RAF Valley of...
At Affinity we believe we have the power to work for good in the communities we serve. We believe in supporting these communities. Each year we ask our employees to nominate a charity that means something to them and is close to their heart. At...
On the 4th February, Iain Chalmers, Affinity Managing Director lectured to the Royal Aeronautical Society MoD Boscombe Down branch. The lecture covered how Affinity supports the UK Military Flying Training System and how we are looking at developing engineers as they embark on their career...