Flight Training Guide: Emirates’ call for new cadets
While the Emirates Flight Training Academy hasn’t been entirely immune to the fallout from the pandemic, the pilot school continues to welcome new recruits, as Richard Schuurman finds out
Flight Training Guide: Flight school focus
Pilot training schools come in all shapes and sizes, but there are common themes. Thomas Haynes visited Skyborne Airline Academy to find out what prospective cadets can expect
Flight Training Guide: When dreams take flight
Airbus A320 captain Faraz Sheikh shares his remarkable journey to the flight deck
Flight Training Guide: State of the industry
Why, in the middle of a global pandemic which has decimated the airline industry, would anyone think about training to be a commercial pilot? We explain why it might actually be the perfect moment to consider your options
Flight Training Guide: Bridging the gender gap
Bhanu Choudhrie, founder and executive director of Alpha Aviation Group shares his thoughts on why championing women in the cockpit is critical to mitigate future pilot shortages
Flight Training Guide: The eyes have it
Captain Matt Gray explains how eye-tracking technology could help enhance the learning and development of commercial pilots
Supersonic in the Super Sabre in 1957
The North American Aviation F-100 Super Sabre was the USAF’s first supersonic fighter and The Aeroplane gave a first-hand account of flying in this fighter after John Fricker was taken aloft. His revealing report was published in the June 28, 1957 edition
Orange2Fly A320 stall-protection activated on approach to Muscat
The jet’s automation kicked in to prevent the aircraft from stalling
The secrets of the Tiger 9 formation team
Flying in formation is no simple feat, especially in a 90-year-old aircraft. Ben Dunnell from Aeroplane spoke to Jeff Milsom of the Tiger 9 aerobatics team to really get an idea of just what it takes…
Behind the scenes of Qantas' Antarctic flights
Owen Zupp, a former Qantas Boeing 747 pilot, explains how the Aussie flag carrier brought the Flying Kangaroo to the frozen continent