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...