Ascent Flight Training

Ascent Flight Training
TypePublic limited company
IndustryAerospace and Defence
Founded2008; 18 years ago (2008)
Headquarters
Bristol
,
United Kingdom
Area served
Ministry of Defence
Key peopleChloe Barker (MD)
Revenue£17.449 million (2019)
Total assets£54.503 million (2019)
Number of employees
420 (2026)
Websiteascentflighttraining.com

Ascent Flight Training is a flight training company set up as a venture between Lockheed Martin and Babcock International to deliver flying training to pilots and aircrew from the three services of the UK Armed Forces as part of a Private Finance Initiative (PFI).

UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS)

A Grob Prefect T1 trainer aircraft of the type based at RAF Barkston Heath.
A Grob Prefect T1 aircraft used by Ascent to deliver training
An Embraer Phenom 100, operated by No. 45 Squadron used to deliver Multi-engine training

Ascent was chosen to deliver the £3.2 billion UKMFTS contract over 25 years, training military aircrew from the Army Air Corps, Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force up to their respective Operational Conversion Units.

Ascent is responsible for delivering:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "ASCENT FLIGHT TRAINING (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED". companycheck.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Our People". ascentflighttraining.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "UK military flying training hits news highs | MOD-DCO". www.contracts.mod.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "National Audit Office - UKMFTS Ascent" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "What We Do – Ascent Flight Training". ascentflighttraining.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.