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We hear from an anonymous UK pilot made redundant in the pandemic about further stress caused by the loss of mutual licensing recognition after Brexit – and how to find support.
The past year or more has been very challenging for the aviation community. Being a pilot, I was made redundant by my former employer, and losing my dream job was a heartbreaking blow.
While dealing with the impact of the Covid-19-driven downturn, many airlines have understandably stopped or frozen recruitment, reducing the chances of re-gaining employment. Now UK pilots are facing the issues that Brexit has brought in terms of licensing transfer requirements.
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If the airline industry were to be given a coronavirus anthem, Frank Sinatra’s Come Fly With Me wouldn’t be a candidate; Kings of Leon’s Going Nowhere, on the other hand, might just be.
A former airline captain has told
The National that the situation for many pilots is “desperate” with the devastating toll Covid has wreaked on aviation laid bare by the Pilot Survey 2021.
Of those who participated, 30 per cent described themselves as being unemployed and 17 per cent as being furloughed.
The survey also showed that only six per cent of pilots have been accommodated in non-flying roles in aviation, with another four per cent working but in another industry. This left just 43 per cent of respondents still in active service.