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our history
The Barbados Light Airplane Club, parent company of The Flight Training Institute (Barbados) Inc., was established in 1951, where the Club members met in the Goddards Restaurant, Bay Street, St. Michael, Barbados.
In 1952, the Club acquired its first aircraft, assembled by Ross McKenzie, an engineer of Trans Canada Airlines.
Errol W. Barrow, the Premier of Barbados at the time, was the president of the Club in these early years. Other members were, Dr. Arnott Cato (former President of the Senate), Freddie Millar (Member of Parliament) and Gordon Butcher, the first person to gain a Private Pilot's License from the Club.
Shortly after that, Joyce Johnson, now Joyce Straker wife of Emile Straker from the famous group The Merrymen, was the first female pilot to receive her pilot's licence at The Barbados Light Airplane Club.
To meet the demand for pilots and to share the love for aviation The Flight Training Institute (B’dos) Inc. (FTI) was established in April 2013 with a specific focus in mind - to take flight training in Barbados to another level. Since that time, many Barbadians have completed their Private Pilot Licence at our training facility and have gone on to commercial pilot training. Several past students currently fly with both local and international carriers.