The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) says recruitment is looking positive for 2023-24 but questions if the training industry can cope. BALPA has updated its position on pilot recruitment to recognise...
The highs and lows of flying for companies on a contract. Professional flying comes in many different forms of employment. Whether a pilot for an airline, a charter company, the military,...
Europe is moving forward with regulations that only require one pilot in the cockpit for long-haul flights. The rest of the world could follow suit. Source: Politico...
by Marco Calegari “BM8LT Cleared for Landing rwy 15 !” On 22 February 2020 it was the last time that I heard this sentence. My Name is Marco and I was a...
An industry-wide campaign to recruit more female aviators is under threat, dealing a blow to efforts to overhaul the male-dominated airline sector as the coronavirus crisis transforms a shortage into...
Lufthansa’s in-house flight academy has advised student pilots to consider other careers as the industry will not require them “for a very long time”. Source: FlightGlobal...
Air France has opened its latest window for its cadet pilot programme with the surprising revelation that it will pay for training from ab initio right up to First Officer. This...
Pilot shortage is just around the corner, or at least this is what media headlines say. Take such videos with a pinch of salt. Often aspiring pilots underestimate how volatile the...
Wages, length of training, cost of school among reasons the profession struggles to attract new recruits, writes Kyle Bakx, CBC News. "A pilot's life is not easy. The scheduling is not easy,"...