easyJet wants to hire 1000 pilots
February 7, 2022 Cadet programmes

easyJet relaunches training programme to recruit over 1,000 new pilots

Airline easyJet has relaunched a training programme for pilots following a two-year pause during the Covid-19 pandemic. The relaunch has the ultimate aim of recruiting over 1,000 new pilots during the course of the next five years. Th...

Covid-19: EASA guidelines on vaccination of pilots
April 16, 2021 Medical requirements

Covid-19: EASA guidelines on vaccination of pilots

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released guidelines advising that airline crew should wait for 48 hours after COVID-19 jabs before returning to work. The guidelines were issued in its latest Safety Information Bul...

FlyBy's new cadet pilot scheme comes with employment guarantee
December 21, 2020 Cadet programmes

FlyBy’s new cadet pilot scheme comes with employment guarantee

FlyBy aviation academy based in Spain has unveiled a new cadet programme with a guaranteed year-long job as a flight instructor at the end of training.On completion of the 17-month programme, students will be awarded an EASA Airline Tran...

BALPA advises potential pilots to delay pilot training and use modular route
November 20, 2020 Pilot demand

BALPA advises potential pilots to delay pilot training and use modular route

Pilots’ union BALPA has advised anyone considering starting a pilot training course to delay, saying that students may pay around £100,000 for training with no guarantee of a job once they have qualified. BALPA’s Head of Membership an...

FTEJerez launches Silver Lining course
June 14, 2020 Flight schools

FTEJerez launches Silver Lining course for pilots who have had their training curtailed due to the COVID-19 crisis

Some flight training organisations has terminated training due to financial or operational difficulties caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Flight training organisation FTEJerez has launched a programme for integrated ATPL students who have h...

April 22, 2020 Airlines

Covid-19 Aviation Crisis: What changes will there be in pilot training and the job market after the crisis?

In the last Covid-19 update we had a look at aviation crises from recent history to find out how long it took to recover. In today’s article we take a look into the future to guess what will change in our market after Covid-19 is over...

COVID-19 Aviation Crisis: How long it will take until airlines start to hire pilots again
March 30, 2020 Pilot demand

COVID-19 Aviation Crisis: How long it will take until airlines start to hire pilots again

The crisis is still not over and in some countries it hasn’t reached its peak yet. So, it’s difficult to make any predictions and say how long it will take until the airlines start hiring pilots again. But what we can do is look into...