Tamworth Regional Council says there plenty of interest in flight training in Tamworth

Jacob McArthur
August 7 2019 - 4:00pm
BE SEEN: New England MP Barnaby Joyce and Tamworth mayor Col Murray with airport staff inspecting the new ILS system. Photo: Jacob McArthur
BE SEEN: New England MP Barnaby Joyce and Tamworth mayor Col Murray with airport staff inspecting the new ILS system. Photo: Jacob McArthur

Irrespective of whether Virgin choose to conduct their pilot training in Tamworth or not we will see these facilities flat out within a year-and-a-half to two years.

- Tamworth mayor Col Murray

TAMWORTH mayor Col Murray said the installation of a multi-million safety system at the airport will make the facility attractive to even more flight schools, as the council's deal with Virgin remains up in the air.

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Jacob McArthur

Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.

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