11 Nov 2026

COP31 runs in Antalya from 9 to 20 November 2026. Here's what it means for aviation: tighter airport operations, ICAO's push for net-zero flying, CORSIA's 2027 milestone and the SAF supply gap.

10 Nov 2026

EASA's latest review finds European aviation safety stable in 2025 and names the five leading risks in commercial air transport: fire, smoke and pressurisation; aircraft upset; airborne collision; runway collision; and runway excursions.

10 Nov 2026

With jet fuel at record levels and airlines across Europe trimming winter schedules, here is where crew jobs are under pressure, where airlines are still growing, and how to position yourself for 2027.

10 Nov 2026

The key aviation stories from 7 to 10 November 2026: European airlines cut winter capacity as jet fuel stays high, Boeing cuts 5% of its commercial workforce, airBaltic moves on crew redundancies and Philippine Airlines opens a first Midwest route.

6 Nov 2026

The key aviation stories from 1 to 6 November 2026: a wave of hoax bomb threats against European flights, record passenger numbers at Turkish Airlines, Airbus's October orders and deliveries, and new SunExpress routes to Central Asia.

6 Nov 2026

The month's key aviation stories for pilots and cabin crew: attacks on Riyadh's airport and new EASA airspace guidance, Lufthansa's stake in TAP, Pegasus completing its Smartwings takeover, Boeing and Airbus delivery figures, and the opening of Western Sydney International.

6 Nov 2026

How European pilots reach an airline seat: Class 1 medical, ATPL theory, CPL and multi-engine IR, MCC, a type rating, and the 1,500 hours needed for a full ATPL.

6 Nov 2026

Cabin crew requirements for Turkish Airlines, SunExpress and AJet from each airline's official careers pages: age, height, education, languages, swimming and where to apply.

6 Nov 2026

What Turkish Airlines and SunExpress officially ask of new cabin crew: citizenship, height, education, languages, health checks, and how the assessment and training work.

4 Jul 2026

On 16 December 2026, at one minute to midnight Korea time, Asiana Airlines will formally leave Star Alliance after more than 23 years of membership. The next day, it ceases to exist as an independent airline, fully absorbed into Korean Air. For the travelling public, the headlines have focused on frequent-flyer deadlines. For those who work in the industry, the more interesting story is what this merger says about where global aviation is heading — and it is a story of consolidation, alliance realignment, and the quiet reshaping of one of Asia's most important aviation markets.
Here is what is happening and why it matters beyond the mileage math.

4 Jul 2026

For years, the Gulf's hiring landscape for pilots and cabin crew came down to three names: Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad. As of this summer, there is a fourth serious contender — and it arrived with a war chest few startups in aviation history have matched. Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia's new flag carrier, has crossed the line from ambitious plan to operating airline, and for anyone weighing a Gulf career, it changes the maths.
Here is what happened, and what it means for crews watching the region.

4 Jul 2026

If you follow aviation careers online, you have seen both headlines: "Historic pilot shortage — airlines desperate for crew," and "Hiring has slowed, the boom is over." Both are circulating right now, and both contain some truth. The reality in 2026 is more nuanced than either, and understanding that nuance is the difference between making good career decisions and chasing a narrative.
Here is a clear-eyed look at where pilot hiring actually stands this year — by tier, by region, and what it means for how you should be preparing.

4 Jul 2026

More than a year after Air India Flight 171 went down seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad, the final accident report has still not been published — but the picture emerging from the investigation has shifted significantly. Evidence that surfaced through 2026 increasingly points away from the theory that a pilot deliberately shut down the engines, and toward a technical failure. For the professional flying community, this is more than a news story. It is a case study in how investigations work, why they take the time they do, and how the system is meant to protect crews rather than convict them.
Here is where things stand, and why it matters for anyone who flies the line.

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For a pilot, the aircraft the manufacturers are developing right now are not abstract industry news. They are the flight decks you may sit in, the type ratings that will define your marketability, and the fleet decisions that will shape which airlines are hiring and for what. Understanding the Boeing and Airbus pipelines is genuinely useful career intelligence.
So here is a clear, current picture of what is actually coming — what is close, what is delayed, and what is still years away — as of mid-2026.

14 Jun 2026

For anyone who flies to, through, or near the Gulf — and for the many pilots watching the region as a potential career destination — the single most common question right now is simple: has it calmed down? The honest answer, as of mid-June 2026, is no. After a period of genuine recovery through April and May, the situation deteriorated again at the start of June. This is a moment of renewed tension, not resolution.
Here is a clear, current picture of where things stand, hub by hub, and what it means for the people who fly.

14 Jun 2026

Every professional pilot lives with a quiet, chronic adversary that no amount of experience fully defeats: the mismatch between the body's internal clock and the schedule the job demands. Early reports, red-eyes, back-of-the-clock duties, and the constant churn between early starts and late finishes all pull your physiology in directions it did not evolve to handle. Understanding that adversary — and managing it deliberately — is one of the most underrated professional skills in aviation.
This article explains what circadian disruption actually does to you, what the research says, and the practical protocols that help. It is general wellness information, not medical advice; for anything affecting your fitness to fly or your Class 1 medical, consult an aviation medical examiner.

14 Jun 2026

There is a comfortable myth in aviation that physical fitness is a personal lifestyle choice — nice if you have the time, irrelevant to the actual job of flying. The reasoning goes: you sit down for the entire duty, the aircraft does the physical work, and as long as you pass your medical, your fitness is your own business.
This is wrong, and understanding why it is wrong is one of the more useful shifts a professional pilot can make. Fitness is not a vanity project sitting alongside your career. It is infrastructure for it — directly tied to alertness, fatigue resistance, cognitive performance, long-term health, and the longevity of the Class 1 medical your entire livelihood depends on.
This article makes the case. It is general wellness information, not medical or training advice; consult appropriate professionals for your specific situation.

14 Jun 2026

The first half of June carried the heavy headlines — the fuel shock, the IATA verdict in Rio, the Frankfurt 787. The second half has been quieter on the surface but rich in the kind of detail that actually matters to people who fly for a living: a sobering AAIB report on intersection-takeoff errors, the operational debut of a new long-range narrowbody category, and a low-cost sector visibly redrawing its own map.
Here is what mattered in mid-June, and why it should hold your attention.

14 Jun 2026

Most First Officers flying the line today hold a "frozen" ATPL, and a surprising number do not have a precise picture of what it will take to unfreeze it — or of how much that single piece of paper is gating their career options. This article lays out the roadmap clearly: what a frozen ATPL actually is, what unfreezing requires, and why it is very often the highest-leverage move available to an ambitious First Officer.
It is general information, not a substitute for advice from your authority or a licensing specialist. But it will give you the map.

7 Jun 2026

The past five weeks have been among the most consequential in recent aviation history. A war-driven fuel crisis is reshaping airline economics in real time. A Boeing 787 collapsed on its nose at one of Europe's busiest hubs. A United Airlines 767 struck infrastructure on short final at Newark. And at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro this week, the industry's most senior figures delivered a stark verdict: profits are being cut in half, and the industry is navigating one of its most complex operating environments since the pandemic.
Here is everything that mattered — and what it means for the people who fly for a living.