New Zealand pilot Jean Batten is one of the great names in aviation history. She obtained her pilot’s licence at the London Aeroplane Club in 1930 and later flew record-breaking solo flights [...]
In 2020, the BWPA awarded eleven scholarships to female pilots. They are now six months into their scholarship year; here is an update of how some of them are getting on. Alison Field was [...]
The winners of the BWPA Motion Flight Simulator Bursaries have been announced. They include both experienced and recently qualified commercial pilots, as well as aspiring commercial pilots [...]
The BWPA Northwest Regional Group has now had three meetings and is rapidly gathering momentum. Regional coordinator Claire Hatton tells us more… “Our first meeting took place on Wednesday 12 [...]
Coronavirus has changed the world and has particularly impacted on the aviation industry. I have spent the past two months in talks with several major airline representatives, many of whom are [...]
This story is adapted from an article first published in the BWPA Autumn 2017 newsletter. Allie spoke about her adventures in a talk to BWPA members in May 2020 – the second part of her [...]
Fiona and Angus Macaskill, both BWPA members, have just become world record holders. This week, Guinness have formally confirmed that on 7 July 2020, they landed at 71 airfields in 12 hours. Both [...]
The first meeting of the new Scottish Regional Group took place on Sunday 5 July and was a brilliant success. Run by Alison Field, who lives in Livingston in West Lothian, the inaugural meeting [...]
Dad got me interested in aviation through his love of gliding. I started flying myself in 1999, when I was 10, and spent most of my teenage years on the airfield. On my 16th birthday I flew solo [...]
