…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 [...]
As people around the world celebrate International Women’s Day, today we open applications for our 2021 scholarships, to support women in achieving their flying dreams. We encourage any eligible [...]
To celebrate World Engineering Day, we introduce you to three of our members who work as engineers. Meaghan O’Neil, Lucy Wootton and SJ Huxtable tell us about their fascinating, and widely [...]
