From 2008 to 2015, almost 98,000 bird crashes with airplanes or “bird strike” were reported, according to data from the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). It is evidence that this is a relatively common occurrence of modern air travel.
Only 4% of pilots in Spain are women
Nowadays, just over 5% of commercial flight pilots are women, according to the International Airline Pilots Association.
The country with the most female pilots is India, and Asian airlines are the ones that employ the highest proportion of female pilots. This is undoubtedly one of the professions with the greatest gender inequality.
Which are the largest airplanes in the world?
Talking about largest airplanes, it often comes to mind the memory of two of the best known, one more modern the Airbus A 380 and the other – already classic and removed from most airlines – the Boeing B747. But there are other models, some even larger, created for the transport of heavy loads, military or even used to launch space rockets.
New record for the world’s longest non-stop flight
Qatar Airways and Qantas have long struggled to be the airline with the longest flight in the world. However, Singapore Airlines has recently joined the market for very long-distance flights.
The Asian company had recently offered the longest non-stop flight in the world, connecting the cities of Singapore and Newark (New Jersey) on a trip of just over 17 hours, and previously this record was held by Qatar Airways, with its 17.5 hour flight linking Auckland (New Zealand) and Doha (Qatar). Another airline that bets on this type of flights is the Australian company Qantas. Until now, its longest route without stops was the Perth (Australia) -Londres route, which runs in 17 hours.
Airplane Pilot Salary – How much does an airplane pilot earn?
Actually there is no standard regarding airplane pilot salary, since there are many variables and conditions that end up affecting the salary of a pilot, such as location, operation, the aviation market, function, age, experience, among others.
Which are the regions with the highest pilot demand?
Beyond the strong shock experienced by air transport due to the recent situation against COVID-19, which has caused a temporary slowdown in the growth of the sector, the truth is that commercial aviation at the global level has been experiencing for some years a significant and sustained growth in the demand for pilots over time.
SUNEXPRESS CONFERENCE
Great success in the SUNEXPRESS Presentation in EAS Barcelona. More than 40 students came to the school to attend a recruitment section presentation from SUNEXPRESS. They have been told about …
