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Once again, the Aviatrix Project is supporting the Nuffield Foundation by offering 25 research projects to successful applicants. All supervisors are BWPA members and supported this venture in [...]

Happy International Women in Engineering Day! Now in its eight year, #INWED aims to raise the profile of women in engineering, and the amazing career opportunities available to women and girls in [...]

…and be in with a chance of winning £20 of Pooleys vouchers! The BWPA needs YOU… to complete a short survey and help us deliver the best membership experience possible. This also gives all [...]

“But you don’t actually fly a balloon do you? I mean, you can’t really…can you?” This was once the question posed to me by a fixed wing pilot on discovering that I had recently gained my private [...]

It is International Flight Attendant Day – a perfect opportunity to increase awareness about the role and to highlight why it is essential for cabin crew and pilots to work effectively [...]

Talk to me Goose… and tell us all about Top Gun Day! This iconic film, and breakout role for Tom Cruise, turns 35 this year and is a staple in any pilot’s film collection. Of course many of us [...]

To celebrate World Pilots’ Day, we are sharing some of our members’ stories and their experiences of what being – or becoming – a pilot means to them. Claudia Kracher says: I am thrilled to be [...]

A joyful recollection of the wonders of flying from Caernarfon to Yeatsall Farm. I am at 6000 feet and my seat is vibrating gently. All around my head, the sky is a dome of perfect blue. I glance [...]

Many Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) students have been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Abbie Croft, BWPA member and a qualified MPL pilot, shares her journey to the flight deck . How did [...]