In this edition of The Log we focus on the process of becoming a commercial pilot and hear from a selection of BALPA members about the challenge, both past and present, to get their'dream'job. Where pilots of previous generations were lucky enough to have airline-sponsored training, with a permanent job offer at the end of it, the situation today is very different. The path to obtain a commercial pilot's licence has crept slowly and surely away from sponsorship to self-funding.
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