Video: The not so glamorous life of an airline pilot?
If you are thinking of becoming an airline pilot, check out this really cool video entitled “Life as an Airline Pilot (reality is a lot less glamorous),” which may or may not have you reconsidering...
View ArticleBrits beat out Russians as the biggest in-flight drinkers
Here is a big surprise (or perhaps not!): British holidaymakers were voted the biggest alcohol drinkers by international cabin crew followed by Russians for second place in a survey conducted by...
View ArticleRyanair’s latest stunt: Would you fly with a teenage airline pilot?
Nineteen year old Ryan Irwin, from Wirral, Merseyside, has been offered a job with budget carrier Ryanair after qualifying as a pilot from the Oxford Aviation Academy back in February. Apparently, he...
View ArticleBig in Japan: black-market stewardess uniforms
According to The Times, with Japan Airlines in bankruptcy, there is likely to be a glut of sought-after stewardess uniforms which, previously, went for up to $11,000 on the black market where they were...
View ArticleAre biofuels the future of green aviation?
Thomson Airways became the first UK airline to fly customers on sustainable biofuel when flight TOM 7446 flew from Birmingham to Arrecife on October 6th. To celebrate they prepared this cool...
View ArticleWho wants to be an airline pilot?
Apparently not many according to a recent article posted on AVweb by a certain “Captain X” who reported that a substantial percentage of the newly hired airline pilots they get just aren’t excited like...
View ArticleRound the world in seven days for charity
Richard Tams, British Airways’ head of UK & Ireland sales and Management Consultant and oneworld Emerald top tier frequent flyer, Andrew Solum, are warming up for a globe-trotting week’s challenge...
View ArticlePilotless aircraft: A great idea for Michael O’Leary (and a bad one for...
Over the next few weeks, a twin-engined Jetstream will fly from the Warton Aerodrome in Lancashire towards Scotland but it won’t be an ordinary flight as the aircraft will be pilotless according to the...
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