THE new owners of a flight training school based at Leeds Bradford Airport say they have big plans for the operation.

Business jet management company Naljets has acquired Multiflight - which will be known as PTT Aviation - pilot training and testing.

Natjets is investing £500,000 on new state-of-the-art training aircraft. including a Diamond DA42, one of the most advanced twin engine training craft available.

It will also expand the courses, adding commercial pilot training and instrument rating- which a pilot must have in order to fly under visually restricted conditions - to training private pilots .

Aircraft management and charter operator Naljets,has a long-standing relationship with Multiflight which houses its growing fleet of business jets.

Craig McLeod, Naljets managing director, said he was inspired to acquire Multiflight after seeing its progress and potential for expansion.

He said: “The flight training facility has enormous potential for further development and growth; giving pilots and companies of today and tomorrow first class training and testing services.

“We aim to make PTT the premier pilot training and testing facility in the UK by bringing industry expertise, investment and a passion to succeed. We want to nurture the pilots of tomorrow and will provide aggressively structured flight training paths getting pilots where they want to be both quickly and cost effectively.

“Our business jet operation at Naljets gives PTT trained pilots opportunities to be involved with a flourishing global aircraft management brand, and we are very excited at the potential opportunities our acquisition of the Flight Training Centre presents.”

Steve Borrowdale, Multiflight managing director, said: “We have had a close relationship with Craig and Naljets for a number of years now and we are delighted that they are going to take over and further invest in flight training for the north of England. We are confident that Craig and the PTT team will further develop additional capability from Leeds Bradford.”