International triathlon medallist Lara Greggs has just achieved her Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) at Stapleford Aerodrome and her Multi-Engine Piston (MEP) rating, and is now moving on to her [...]
While many British pilots have ‘flying the Spitfire’ on their bucket list, the Mustang has been my pin-up for as long as I can remember. In February 2023, I was able to experience this [...]
Happy International Women in Engineering Day! #INWED is celebrating its tenth year in 2023 and this year’s theme is #MakeSafetySeen. The latest figures, taken in 2021, show that in the UK only [...]
We love hearing from our scholarship winners! Recently, Fiona Smith, winner of the 2021 624squadron.com scholarship, told us how she used her funds. What a week it has been. With just shy [...]
The BWPA regional groups are a fantastic way to connect with other members in your area. There have been many catch ups and events as the weather has improved across the country. Let’s see what [...]
BWPA South Region Representative and easyJet Captain Lisa recently had the opportunity to show her daughter what a day in the life of a commercial airline pilot looks like… As an airline pilot, [...]
BWPA member and social media guru, Steph Smith, recently completed her night rating, and was keen to tell us about it. There is a long standing joke in our family that the women are all witches. [...]
As 2022 says goodbye, and 2023 says hello, we wanted to take a moment to look back at some of our favourite moments from the last 12 months… Scholarships We were thrilled to once again be [...]
On 4 December we celebrated our first in-person AGM and festive lunch since 2019, at The Elvetham Hotel in Hampshire. It was a pleasure to see so many members and their guests in person, after so [...]
BWPA members, including two of the BWPA Communications Team, Steph Smith and Maeghan Sheehan, recently completed courses with Flight Deck Wingman, the pilot recruitment and flight school [...]
