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British Airways Ground Crew Operations roles

By British Airways 15 Feb 2023 6 min read

The job responsibilities within British Airways’ Ground Operations team

British Airways share their insight into what makes a great Ground Operations team, and what they search for in job seekers. Every single day, hundreds of British Airways flights ar...

By Laura Cronin 15 Feb 2023 7 min read

How to become an Air Traffic Controller in the UK

What are the main responsibilities of an air traffic controller? The main aim of air traffic controller jobs is to ensure the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within their assigned airsp...

By Jennifer Cairns 10 Feb 2023 6 min read

10 key skills you need to become Ground Crew

Becoming a ground crew member in the aviation industry is a rewarding and challenging career that offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Ground crew members are respon...

By The CV & Interview Advisors 01 Feb 2023 7 min read

The biggest mistakes made in the interview room

Written by Matt Craven, Founder of The CV & Interview Advisors If you’ve created yourself a good CV, conjured up a decent LinkedIn profile and executed a solid job hunting strat...

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By Jennifer Cairns 01 Feb 2023 6 min read

How I became an Air Ambulance Pilot

Meet Jop, an Air Ambulance Pilot. Jop has been flying helicopters for almost 10 years, and is an Air Ambulance Pilot in the UK, flying the AW169. __related_jobs__ Where did t...

By Jennifer Cairns 01 Feb 2023 6 min read

How travelling inspired me to become a Pilot

Meet Ashleigh, a trainee airline pilot in Oxford who has recently passed her commercial pilot test and is coming towards the end of her ATPL flight training. __related_jobs__ ...

By Jennifer Cairns 01 Feb 2023 5 min read

Life as a 22 year old Pilot at Ryanair

Meet Patrick, a 22 year old Pilot at Ryanair. __related_jobs__ Where did the journey start for you? Becoming a pilot at this age unveiled quite a lot of challenges. Other...

By Beth 30 Jan 2023 10 min read

“Your colleagues are your support network” - maintaining work/life balance as Cabin Crew

We recently spoke to Jason Pestel, Flight Service Manager at Virgin Atlantic, Personal Trainer and online Fitness Coach. Jason uses his years of experience as Cabin Crew combined with his skills as a...

Joshua, Aircraft Engineering Apprentice stands in front of an aircraft

By Laura Cronin 25 Jan 2023 5 min read

My first year as an Aircraft Engineering Apprentice at Ryanair

We spoke to Joshua Price, Aircraft Engineering Apprentice at Ryanair, to learn more about what his experience has been like so far, and what advice he'd give to other engineers in the early s...

Conor, Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, at work

By Laura Cronin 13 Jan 2023 4 min read

“Everyone around you is willing to help” - Life as an Apprentice Aircraft Maintenance Engineer at Aer Lingus

We recently spoke to Conor Hyland, Apprentice Aircraft Maintenance Engineer at Aer Lingus. He explained what his role consists of, and his career advice for young engineers. What first made you dec...

Line training captain in front of easyjet aircraft

By Jennifer Cairns 13 Jan 2023 7 min read

Breaking down barriers on the journey to your wings

Thanks Jen and the team at Aviation Job Search for inviting me to write this article on my journey to the flightdeck. I hope you will find it useful in planning your own journey, or at least just find...