EBACE2024 forging connections with tomorrow’s new talent today
Students and young professionals sat down with aviation leaders at the 2024 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2024) to share their views on how to attract more young people to the industry. Participants in the panel, titled, “Forging Connections Between Tomorrow’s Talent and Today’s Industry Leaders,” discussed a wide range of ideas including reaching out to local high schools and universities, offering...
University of Birmingham flight safety researchers seek volunteers
Flight safety researchers at the University of Birmingham are looking for low-houred student pilots to participate in simulator-based sessions. As part of a series of experiments “designed to inform future aircraft design and future pilot education and training,” researchers are looking to recruit pilot volunteers aged 18 to 25. Candidates must have also between five and 50 hours of Single Engine Piston (SEP) time. The sessions will...
Middlesex University Celebrates New Aviation Graduates
16 airline pilots have graduated with BSc (Hons) Professional Aviation Pilot Practice degrees, as a result of a partnership between the airlines, L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3), and Middlesex University London. The easyJet graduates represent the second group of easyJet pilots in the UK to graduate with this unique degree and are the first students on the MPL (Multi Pilot Licence) route to achieve their licence alongside the...
Helicopter Pilots Graduate with BSc (Hons) Degree
Three helicopter pilots have graduated with the UK’s only operator-supported BSc (Hons) Professional Aviation Pilot Practice (Helicopter) degree. The graduates, Barry Wilmott, Russell Sheriff and Andrew Thompson, are the first students in the UK to graduate with this degree that is unique to Middlesex University and Helicentre Aviation, and designed specifically for helicopter pilots. Professor Tim Blackman, Vice-Chancellor at...
