09/09/2024 how to be a pilot easyJet pilots to start long-haul secondment to Virgin 20 easyJet pilots are to join Virgin Atlantic on a three-year secondment to fly long-haul with the airline. The exchange programme is due to start in ...
22/08/2023 news Virgin Atlantic expands recruitment to fast jet pilots Virgin Atlantic has announced a renewed recruitment drive. The airline is actively seeking direct-entry ex-military Fast Jet pilots, with training cou...
26/10/2022 news Virgin Atlantic takes delivery of its first A330neo Virgin Atlantic has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330neo aircraft – the start of the airline’s fleet transformation. It’s also the...
07/05/2020 news Virgin Atlantic positions itself for post-Covid-19 future Virgin Atlantic is to become leaner and greener in its post-Covid-19 future, the company has announced. The airline will fly only wide-body, twin-engi...
13/07/2018 news Middlesex University celebrates 16 new pilot graduates Sixteen airline pilots, 15 with easyJet and one with Virgin Atlantic, graduated this week with BSc (Hons) Professional Aviation Pilot Practice degrees...
26/04/2018 news CAE signs 10-year training agreement with Virgin Atlantic CAE has signed a ten-year agreement with Virgin Atlantic Airways to train pilots on the Airbus A330 and A350. Virgin Atlantic’s pilots will rece...
14/02/2018 news Virgin Atlantic wakes up Sleeping Beauty Virgin Atlantic has brought back into service an Airbus A340-600 that’s been in storage since 2015. The aircraft, known as Sleeping Beauty, has ...
19/12/2016 news 320 pilots graduate in CTC’s biggest ever ceremony The largest pilot graduation ceremony ever held by CTC Aviation saw 320 – yes, 320! – pilots celebrating passing their courses. They inclu...
31/10/2016 news Virgin Atlantic launches 2017 Future Flyers Programme Virgin Atlantic has announced the re-launch of its Future Flyers Programme, which is designed to give those with little or no flying experience the op...
28/07/2016 how to be a pilot Preparing for your pilot interview You’ve been through the training, you’ve submitted your applications and you’ve just landed an interview with an airline – here are Pilot Care...
18/02/2016 news BALPA calls for ‘more action’ following laser incident The British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) has called for more to be done to tackle the growing use of lasers against aircraft
16/11/2015 how to be a pilot Interview: SFO Kat Hodge, Virgin Atlantic Following the news that the deadline for Virgin Atlantic's Future Flyers Programme has been extended by one week, we spoke to SFO Kat Hodge