• Commercial airline pilot scheme covering the £100,000 cost* of training 60 recruits is now open to applicants
• Scheme will level the playing field in pilot recruitment and removes the biggest factor that gets in the way of people pursuing their dreams
• British Airways will work with local groups to boost applicants from communities up and down the country

A new British Airways programme that will see the carrier fully cover the $100,000 cost of prospective pilots’ training is now accepting applications from interested parties.

With its Speedbird Pilot Academy project, the national flag carrier will help level the playing field and make a career in aviation a viable option for everyone by removing the previously prohibitive cost barrier to training to be an airline pilot for up to 60 successful candidates a year. People from all communities will be encouraged to apply, it is hoped, by eliminating the expensive fees of pilot training from the applicant.

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It is the only airline programme that covers all associated fees for successful applicants during their 16-month training term, and it also covers housing and food expenses.

The airline’s careers website now accepts applications for the programme, and those interested are urged to do so as soon as possible because the application period will expire in seven days due to the anticipated, unprecedented demand. Early in the next year, training will start, and after passing the programme, applicants will be hired by the airline as full-time, salaried pilots.

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British Airways is collaborating with Fantasy Wings, the leading UK organization for aviation diversity and a member of the BA Better World Community Fund, to promote the scheme to young people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, as well as other communities across the country and young women in the aviation industry.

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