05 Dec Making ends meet: Pilots, pay and stereotypes
by Nancy Jackson, BALPA Media and Communications Officer For some time, BALPA has been aware that when it comes to money the image of what a pilot earns may be quite different...
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25 Oct Becoming a pilot? I would actively discourage it
A little over eight years ago, in 2009, I finished my pilot training at a Swedish flight school. As the world was still recovering from a financial crisis there were...
19 Sep Becoming a pilot: the good, the bad & the ugly
I want to tell you something no-one else will: becoming a pilot is not always a good idea. It sounds provocative, I know. Especially, coming from an airline pilot, who is...
13 Sep Becoming a pilot? Good or bad career choice?
Glamorous, challenging, rewarding, inspiring… The job of a commercial airline pilot is often described with an unending string of superlatives. While the pilot profession still continues to be one of...
17 Aug Pilots’ association warns of training cost barrier to aspiring pilots
As students across the country open their A-level results, the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) is calling for the airline industry to ensure pilot selection is open to all and that those from less advantaged backgrounds are not put off.01 Aug What is Pay-to-fly?
“Pay-to-Fly” (P2F) is an atypical employment form that occurs when an airline requires the pilot to pay for his/her ‘line-training’ on board of revenue-earning flights, instead of earning a salary. But...
17 Jul “Do you think there are enough qualified pilots?”
This was one of the key questions that the participants at the Annual EASA Safety Conference had to answer during an interactive poll with the audience. Together with other industry...
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