‘Future Pilot Skills’ seminar for University of West London
The University of West London has announced its inaugural ‘Future Pilot Skills’ day – featuring a variety of practical workshops and seminars – to be held on 10 December 2022. The free one-day event – the first of its kind – will be held at the University of West London’s Ealing campus, where a variety of exhibitors will be on hand to offer insights and advice across a variety of topics. From CV assistance to short talks from...
Air France reopens sponsored cadet pilot programme
Suspended since the COVID pandemic, the Air France cadet pilot programme is set to reopen with new recruitments by the end of the year. Online applications opened on 15 October 2022 and close on 20 November 2022. At the end of a rigorous selection process, candidates will receive a comprehensive training programme financed entirely by Air France. They will join an Air France-approved training school for a 24-month theoretical and...
LEAL launches fully-sponsored LEAP/FI cadet programme
Commercial pilot aspirants have until 04 December 2022 to apply for what is currently the UK’s only fully-funded flight training programe, generously offered by Leading Edge Aviation (LEAL), headquartered at London Oxford Airport. LEAL’s standard fATPL training programme, ‘LEAP’, has been adjusted to include a Flight Instructor (FI) rating for this fully-sponsored package. Successful applicants to the programme...
Final call for Pilot Careers Live, LHR, 05 November 2022
Pilot Careers Live is taking place this Saturday (05 November) at the Sofitel, Heathrow T5. The event provides an opportunity for aspiring commercial pilots to meet the industry’s leaading training organisations, airlines and much more. A main exhibition hall is where leading flight training schools from across the world will convene to offer attendees to chance to learn about what is involved in training to become a commercial...
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When they designed the Airbus, the head of the company was quoted as saying that they were building an aeroplane so simple “even my concierge” at his apartment building would be able to operate it. As we know, commercial aviation is not quite as simple as that, but many of us appreciated Airbus’s attempts to relieve the pilot workload. In doing so however they introduced other potential errors which need to be trapped. I am talking...
