Wizz Air UK tags 20 British cadet pilots
European carrier Wizz Air has selected 20 cadet pilots part way through their training and given them conditional offers of employment through its ‘tagging scheme’. Pilot cadets from two UK flight training academies – Leading Edge Aviation Academy and L3Harris Airline Academy – were given their conditional offer of employment at a ceremony in London’s West End. Wizz Air has adopted a ‘tagging’ scheme, which involves...
Pilot Careers Live – Dublin 19.10.24
This Saturday, 19 October, Pilot Careers Live is making its annual visit to the Croke Park Conference Centre in Dublin. The event, designed as a one-stop shop for prospective commercial pilots seeking to learn about commercial pilot careers and the various training routes available, will feature a number of Europe’s largest flight training academy’s promoting their training programmes, alongside representatives from...
The heady days of Hamble
We recently came across this short film of one individual’s training journey to become a pilot for BOAC on the Vickers VC10 in the early 1970s. Training at the famous Hamble College of Air Training, established jointly by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA), which later merged to form British Airways, the school was created in the late 1950s to combat a growing shortage of ex...
Aerohire expands operations at Halfpenny Green Airport
Aerohire Flight Training has opened a second base at Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport as part of its ongoing expansion plans. The school, which has operated at the West Midlands airport since 2019, has operated out of a portacabin for the last five years, before taking over its second facility last month, providing the school with much needed extra space and room to grow. The new facility comprises briefing rooms, flight planning...
Liz Inwood Taildragger Scholarship open for applications
The Vintage Aircraft Club (VAC) has opened its doors to applications for its long-running Liz Inwood Taildragger Scholarship. Established in memory of the late Tiger Moth pilot and flying instructor Liz Inwood, the scholarship is open to licensed pilots under the age of 35. The successful recipient is offered five hours flying to assist them in transitioning from flying nose wheel aircraft to tailwheel heritage types. The applicant...
