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easyJet announces 330 new permanent jobs for pilots
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, today announced 330 new permanent jobs in 2013 for pilots as part of a new career structure to provide cadet and First Officer opportunities for pilots looking for a career at easyJet. The new permanent… Continue reading
Afghan pilot program achieves milestone with first graduates
SHINDAND, Afghanistan (Sept. 7, 2012) — For the first time in more than 30 years, Afghan pilots completed pilot training held in their home country. The Rotary Wing Flight Training Program was developed and conducted by Soldiers from the U.S.… Continue reading
Qantas pilots grounded after cockpit argument
QANTAS has stood down two pilots who argued in the cockpit of a Boeing 747 on the tarmac at Dallas’s international airport.
A captain and second officer on a 747-400 disagreed over the take-off calculations they should be punching into… Continue reading
Olympics Air Security Chief thanks private pilots
The Air Component Commander for Operation OLYMPICS, Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Atha, has acknowledged the cooperation and efforts of the GA Community to comply with the Olympic airspace restrictions, including the need to file flight plans following the introduction of the… Continue reading
US F-15 crashes in Mideast, crew ejects safely
The U.S. Air Force says one of its F-15E fighter jets has crashed on a routine training mission in the Middle East. Both crew members ejected safely.
The Air Force says the crash happened late Thursday morning in southwest Asia,… Continue reading
Russia’s Golden Eagles helicopter pilots group celebrates 20th anniversary
Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the Golden Eagles, the pilots group that is the symbolic calling card of the Russian helicopter industry.
Based at the Russian Army’s Flight Training Centre in Torzhok, the Golden Eagles are one of the… Continue reading
Leaflet for RAF Pilots Explains Olympic Interception Procedures
RAF Eurofighter Typhoon. Photo: M. van Leeuwen Z.A.P.P. archive
As air security preparations for the Olympics continue this week, the Civil Aviation Authority in collaboration with the Royal Air Force has today released a leaflet for pilots, warning them that… Continue reading
Jetstar pilots ‘forgot to lower wheels’ due to mobile phone
Confused Jetstar pilots forgot to lower the wheels and had to abort a landing in Singapore just 150 metres above the ground, after the captain became distracted by his mobile phone, an investigation has found.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau… Continue reading
150 Qantas pilots take unpaid leave after capacity cuts
Qantas (QF) has confirmed to ATW that about 150 of its 2,000 pilots have taken unpaid leave after it reduced services to cut losses on unprofitable international operations
The airline has allowed pilots to take unpaid leave since the 2008… Continue reading
Boeing to Provide Simulator-based Training for Australian Army Kiowa Pilots
OAKEY, Queensland, Aug. 18, 2011 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it will use a Helimod helicopter simulator leased from Ryan Aerospace to help train Australian Army pilots to fly Bell 206B-1 Kiowa helicopters. Delivery is expected before the… Continue reading
Pilots wrestled with the controls of an Air France airliner
PARISÂ - Pilots wrestled with the controls of an Air France airliner for more than four minutes before it plunged into the Atlantic with its nose up, killing all 228 people on board, French investigators said Friday.
The 2009 emergency began… Continue reading
Low-cost carrier flydubai to hire 600 pilots by 2016
Low-cost carrier flydubai said on Wednesday that it will hire 600 pilots over the next five years as it expands its fleet and adds new routes.
The Dubai-based carrier, which already has over 200 pilots, will recruit another 600 by… Continue reading