Wed, Aug 17, 2011
Airline Has Launched Pilot Recruitment Drive
British Airways has launched its biggest pilot recruitment drive
in more than 10 years. The airline plans to take on more than 800
new pilots by 2016, using three combined recruitment programs.
First, there is a new program to help people to train to become
airline pilots for the first time, called the 'Future Pilot
Program'. The airline is also actively recruiting qualified pilots
from other airlines, and has entered into a joint initiative with
the UK Armed Forces to provide military pilots with a planned
career path into commercial aviation.
The British Airways Future Pilot Program will help about 400
applicants to gain a place at an approved flight training school,
with successful candidates landing a job as a British Airways
pilot. Previously people have been prevented or deterred from
starting a career as an airline pilot, due to the initial private
training costs of around GBP100,000 ($163,000), which they have had
to find themselves. This program helps students to secure funding
to train as a pilot which they can pay back later in their
career.
The airline is also using YouTube as a recruitment tool for the
first time. Anyone interested in becoming British Airways' next
generation of pilots can learn more about the program and hear
useful advice from current pilots from the clip on the company's
dedicated YouTube site.
"The Future Pilot Program is a fantastic opportunity for anyone,
from any background to realise their ambition of becoming a pilot
and flying for British Airways," said Captain Robin Glover, head of
pilot recruitment at British Airways. "By removing the barrier of
initial training costs and making it more accessible to a wider
range of people, we hope to be able to attract the very best talent
out there. It is a really exciting time to join British Airways as
we are giving our customers even more choice by adding new
destinations to our network including flights to San Juan and
Marrakech and introducing new aircraft to our fleet. No other
airline in the UK offers the opportunities that British Airways
does for developing a career as a pilot."
Successful trainees will attend one of three world-class flight
training colleges in the UK and Spain, with the initial training
fees covered by sponsor company, Airline Placement Limited (APL),
with British Airways acting as guarantor.
The Future Pilot Program is part of a wider pilot recruitment
plan at British Airways. The airline is also taking on current
commercial pilots and working with the UK Armed Forces to give
military pilots a new career in commercial aviation, once their
agreed service period has ended.
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