British Airways Will increase Variety of Funded Locations in Speedbird Pilot Academy

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(23/07/24)
 British Airways has elevated the variety of
locations obtainable to potential pilots desirous to observe their dream
of flying for a industrial airline with out the fear of
self-funding the £100,000 price of coaching.

Launched final 12 months and open to candidates
yearly, the Speedbird Pilot Academy is already coaching 100 future British
Airways pilots who managed to beat off competitors from greater than
20,000 candidates to have the price of their tuition paid for by
the airline.

Funding was in place for an preliminary 100 locations on the
2025 programme, and this has now been elevated to 200.

It takes two years to finish coaching and develop into
a professional First Officer with the airline.

“I’m incredibly proud of the Speedbird Pilot Academy and the
opportunity it provides to those talented individuals who have
held a lifetime ambition of becoming a commercial airline pilot,
but have perhaps found it difficult to independently fund their
training,” stated Sean Doyle, British Airways’ Chairman and CEO. “The standard of applicants we see for this programme are
consistently high so as part of our commitment to attracting the
very best candidates from right across society, we’ve increased
the 2025 cohort to give as many people as possible the chance of realising their dream.”

Ryan Road, a Speedbird Pilot Academy cadet from
Stockport, had dreamed of a profession in aviation since he was a younger
boy. He joined the air cadets on the age of 12, the place he rose to
the rank of Cadet Warrant Officer, earlier than starting work at
Manchester Airport for a floor dealing with firm. He held varied
roles there together with a ramp loader, an plane dispatcher and a load
controller earlier than being chosen for the Speedbird Pilot Academy.

“Applying for the Speedbird Pilot
Academy and being selected for such a highly-competitive
opportunity was a dream come true, knowing that I would finally be
able to achieve the career I had always wanted,” stated Ryan. “Without the
assistance British Airways provided with this cadetship, I might
not have ever been able to afford the current training costs, so I
am thankful to them that they are able to provide this wonderful
opportunity for those that might never have been able to get this
far.”

British Airways at the moment employs round
4,000 pilots.

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