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Reading Time: 4 minutes Now he’s sharing how he landed his first role onboard an Airbus A320… It’s been a turbulent time for trainee pilots over the past 3 years, believe me, because I was one of them! The industry was already heading towards a global pilot shortage before the pandemic, so many airlines instituted […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Airbus A330 belonging to Turkish Airlines scraped its tail on the runway on departure. It returned to Istanbul afterward. The Airbus A330-300 was working flight TK726 from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Tribhuvan Worldwide Airport (KTM) in Kathmandu, Nepal. The aircraft (TC-JOG) circled over Northern Turkey for more than four […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Iceland’s first electric flight had some notable passengers – the Icelandic president and prime minister. Iceland’s first electric flight took place on August 23, 2022, with some notable passengers. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland, and Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the Prime Minister, each caught a ride as Iceland’s first electric […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Yesterday Lufthansa Group celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner, a 787-9, to Europe’s largest airline group at Paine Field, Everett, Wash. The Lufthansa Group has 32 firm orders for the 787 and joins nearly 50 customers worldwide to operate the fuel-efficient and capable airplane. Using 25% less fuel […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Air Europa Líneas Aéreas S.A.U. plans to add 15 aircraft to its fleet according to the long-term lease contract with AerCap Holdings N.V. The airline will lease 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 5 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, receiving the deliveries in 2024-2026. Air Europa will become the first Spanish operator […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Norwegian has announced it will be based in Barcelona again in 2023.  The airline will cover short-haul operations from El Prat and employ 800 staff for its seasonal base. Three hundred pilots and five hundred cabin crew are to be hired. It also plans to get more aircraft in its […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Mack Rutherford, the Belgian-British dual national, a 17-year-old pilot, became the youngest person to fly solo around the world. He spent five months traveling through 52 countries and crossing the equator twice. He ended his journey in Bulgaria on Wednesday and now holds two Guinness World Records as the youngest […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you heard the latest news? BAA Training has launched two cadet programs with two Spanish airlines. If you succeed in the assessment, you will get a letter of engagement from the airline, which can be perceived as a conditional job guarantee. Both operators are well-established in the market and are […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes On January 12, 2023, the MPL (Multi-Crew Pilot License) program of Bamboo Airways and BAA Training was officially approved by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), becoming the first and only program of such type in Vietnam. BAA Training Vietnam, a leading pilot training center, and Bamboo Airways, a 5 star-oriented full-service carrier, […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Reigniting a fading dream For many, the prospect of becoming a pilot is a dream they’ve carried since childhood. As we grow-up though, our dreams are often eroded, we’re told we can’t achieve things, or we become scared of perceived financial challenges. You know what? I fell into this trap 100% […]